Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:00:44 +0000
<span style="font-weight: 400;">This week, Jeffrey welcomes Bryan Costanich, Founder of Wilderness Labs and former VP of Xamarin. Bryan talks with us about the state of .NET, the advantages and disadvantages of moving into the embedded space, and how embedded computing is the new revolution. Bryan is also on a mission to leave the world a little better than he found it.</span> <p> </p> <p><strong>Topics of Discussion:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:04] Bryan talks about his background and time at Xamarin, Microsoft, and the origins of Wilderness Labs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[4:16] What is the state of .NET? In the embedded system world, what are the realistic options and future in 2022 and beyond?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[8:04] What are both the advantages and disadvantages of moving into the embedded space?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[11:04] Bryan discusses how a lot of the advantages of microcontrollers moving to embedded are historical in the sense that you are developing for embedded devices that haven’t changed a lot since the ’70s and ’80s.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[12:30] Seventy percent of all security bugs aren’t even an issue in .NET.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[15:05] Bryan talks about his intent to make it easier for people to use and to create the ideal experience through Xamarin.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[15:41] The next phase of humankind’s technological computing journey is embedded computing. This is the new revolution.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[16:45] There are three parts of the IoT market: consumer, commercial, and industrial.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[20:23] Bryan talks about how Xamarin’s main products are compromised and where they land on the spectrum. He discusses Azure Sphere and Raspberry Pi.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[26:29] What exactly does Bryan develop with? He describes his setup.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[31:09] Some fun smart chicken coop talk!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[34:42] How does crash reporting work in Xamarin?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[36:55] In the core compute module, how does one build the enclosure that it snaps into?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[39:11] What is the most common product mix?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[39:30] When will Xamarin’s products be released?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Mentioned in this Episode:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://architecttips.clearmeasure.com/"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Architect Tips</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">— New video podcast!</span></p> <p><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-ca/services/devops/?&OCID=AID736756_SEM_7eul5uID"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Azure DevOps</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.clear-measure.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clear Measure</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(Sponsor)</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/NET-DevOps-Azure-Developers-Architecture/dp/1484253426"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.NET DevOps for Azure: A Developer’s Guide to DevOps Architecture the Right Way,</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Jeffrey Palermo</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">— Available on Amazon!</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ROXy08zc-qTA0-3GAQDLw"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Jeffrey Palermo’s YouTube</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/jeffreypalermo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeffrey Palermo’s Twitter</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow to stay informed about future events!</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.wildernesslabs.co/developers"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wilderness Labs</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Raspberry Pi</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/azure-sphere/get-started/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Azure Sphere</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryancostanich/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bryan Costanich</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Want to Learn More?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Visit</span> <a href="http://azuredevopspodcast.clear-measure.com/"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">AzureDevOps.Show</span></em></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for show notes and additional episodes.</span></p>
