Scott Hunter: .NET8 - Episode 272

Scott is the Vice President of Product for Azure Developer Experience. He builds all the .NET tools for Azure.   Topics of Discussion: [2:20] Scott talks about joining Microsoft in 2007 and a few of his most memorable milestones and moments. [5:55] .NET Aspire [6:46] The 3‒4 items in .NET that are important for developers to focus on. [12:02] Improving.NET performance through AOT compilation. [12:22] Introducing a self-contained application. [19:09] Advancements in .NET technology and its applications. [22:11] AI technology and its integration into various products. [22:12] The generative pre-trained to chat transform (GPT). [24:19] Semantic Kernel and open SDK in .NET. [30:12] Aspire, a tool for simplifying web development. [38:25] What Scott calls the orchestrator app. [43:27] Scott’s excitement for the multi-part cloud applications coming together. [45:08] The great feedback that is already rolling in.   Mentioned in this Episode: Clear Measure Way Architect Forum Software Engineer Forum Programming with Palermo — New Video Podcast! Email us at programming@palermo.net. Clear Measure, Inc. (Sponsor) .NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer’s Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way, by Jeffrey Palermo — Available on Amazon! Jeffrey Palermo’s Twitter — Follow to stay informed about future events! Ep #211 with Scott Hunter Orchestrate Your AI with Semantic Kernel openai sdk in .NET Demystifying Retrieval Augmented Generation with .NET .NET Aspire .NET Conf   Want to Learn More? Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.