Larry Osterman Gets Nostalgic | Retro Tech

Principal Software Engineer Larry Osterman shares some early Microsoft stories and tells us who would play him in a movie about Microsoft. Follow Misty on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mistymadonna Follow Channel 9 On Twitter - https://twitter.com/ch9 [00:58] Microsoft hardware and software you wish would come back & why [01:50] If you could pair program with anyone, who would it be & why? [02:23] Being a programmer in the '90s [04:08] Dancing baby [04:11] Favorite dev setups [05:18] How Do You Pronounce It? [06:35] Y2K [08:47] Mythical Man Month & favorite tech books [10:46] Who would play you in a movie? [11:13] Early Microsoft story [14:01] Getting stuck on code [17:30] Favorite IDE extensions [18:50] Productivity hacks [21:05] Customizations in Visual Studio [22:00] Computers taking over the world [23:24] SkyNet, robots, and AI [24:50] Least favorite feature Follow Misty on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mistymadonna Follow Channel 9 On Twitter - https://twitter.com/ch9 Installing Visual Studio 2005: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDn7RD8sEZ8 1-minute Encarta tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoJInibT_Ik&t=5s Retro Tech at #MSIgnite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SspDuKS-TyM Note: *This episode was shot on a Canon ZR830 Mini DV Camcorder and then converted to digital.* #retrotech