Null Pointers

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Your opinionated podcast on development, tech and every day struggles.

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May 7, 202034 min

1: Staying Home

Working from home during the Corona Pandemic.

May 20, 202035 min

2: .NET 5

With a new .NET release just around the corner, what does this mean for .NET Core? What will it mean for mobile, desktop or library developers. Should you adopt the new Framework? Tune in and find out what you can expect. Also join us on a trip down memory lane. Where we will have a look back at where we came from and what we personally expect from the upcoming release.

May 27, 202040 min

3: Recapping Microsoft Build 2020

In this episode we will talk about all the stuff that was announced at Microsoft Build 2020. Features like Windows Terminal, Microsoft Learn, Codespaces and Azure Static Web Apps and even more awesome stuff all make an appearance in this episode.

June 10, 202032 min

4: Azure Functions

Azure Functions have been around for a while and are Microsoft's implementation of serverless computing. In this episode, we learn what Azure Functions are all about. Also, we will share with you our war stories from our own experience.

June 17, 202031 min

5: Open Source Contributions

Ever considered contributing to an Open Source project? In our fifth episode we discuss about contributing to open source projects. We discuss why and how to get started, what different ways there are to contribute and some of the interpersonal pitfalls that can arise when taking part in your open source endeavour.

June 24, 202049 min

6: Mobile DevOps: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

We're all mobile developers here and to get our apps out there for the world to enjoy (we hope) you can do a lot of manual labor or automate it. That's what we're going to be talking about today: automating your entire app lifecycle using DevOps: the good, the bad and the ugly. Since it just so happens that there are three of us, we'll leave it up to you to decide who's who 😉

July 1, 202033 min

7: Mobile Design: Going in style

After sharing our thoughts on the news from Apples WWDC 2020 event - including our take on the new macOS design and icons, we will pick Stevens brain on how to approach designing a mobile app. What are the things to be aware of and what tools do we use. Also, a good design is not only what meets the eye but should also keep in mind how to enable to use the app for visually impaired users.

July 8, 202037 min

8: (Mobile) Security

In this episode, we share some things we know about security in general, but also specific to mobile apps. Gerald had a hacking incident on one of his web apps which triggered us to explore what we actually know about security. It's quite easy to make a mistake, and the internet is very unforgiving, people (or bots?) will exploit it in no time. Other than that we talk about SQL injection, open redirects, Have I Been Pwned, certificates and more!

July 15, 202040 min

9: Coded vs Structured UI

In this ninth episode, we talk about creating our apps in either coded UI using C# or using a dedicated markup language like XAML. We highlight the advantages and disadvantages and our personal preferences.

July 22, 202029 min

10: C#

In our tenth episode, we talk about C# - the programming language that allows us to pay our bills. In this episode, we reminiscent about when we first started using C#, what features had the most substantial impact on us and what we are looking forward to in the upcoming version of C#.