Mads Torgersen: The Latest in C# - Episode 291
AI DevOps Podcast1 Apr 2024

Mads Torgersen: The Latest in C# - Episode 291

Mads is the Lead Designer of the C# language and has been at Microsoft for 18 years. Prior to this, Mads was a professor and contributed to a language starting with J. He was previously on episode 164 of the podcast where he spoke about the latest on C# at the time.

Topics of Discussion:

[3:40] The serendipitous career path Mads took that led him to C# and Microsoft.

[6:17] Where are the high points of where the C# language has gone over the past six months?

[7:40] Adding a unified syntax.

[10:00] Primary constructors.

[15:43] Some new features in C# are still too early to see their full impact, but we can still have hypotheses about how they will affect programming.

[16:14] Non-nullable conversion.

[21:45] Learning C# and its evolution.

[23:24] The concept of everyday C#.

[26:15] C# goals.

[33:02] Does C# have a clear category?

[39:41] Generative AI.

[41:16] AI's impact on coding and the impact generative AI is having on development.

[47:17] Will AI replace the career opportunities for developers?

[51:21] Acknowledging the disruptive nature of AI with also the belief that it will lead to societal changes, including job displacement, and hopes for environmentally sustainable productivity gains.

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!

Github.com/CSharplang

Ep #164: Mads Torgersen on C#10 and .NET6

Microsoft C# documentation

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