The .NET Trilogy and Learning .NET with Mark J Price

NService Bus This episode of The Modern .NET Show is supported, in part, by NServiceBus, the ultimate tool to build robust and reliable systems that can handle failures gracefully, maintain high availability, and scale to meet growing demand. Make sure you click the link in the show notes to learn more about NServiceBus. Show Notes Welcome to The Modern .NET Show! Formerly known as The .NET Core Podcast, we are the go-to podcast for all .NET developers worldwide and I am your host Jamie "GaProgMan" Taylor. In this episode, I spoke with Mark J Price, a software developer and educator with over 20 years of experience. We talked about .NET 8, Blazor, server-side rendering, and more. We also explore the compiler changes in .NET 8 and how they can improve performance and efficiency. Mark also discusses his upcoming trilogy of .NET 8 books, which cater to developers of all levels, from beginners to professionals: What I find when I’m learning something new is even if something has some documentation and it might have a kind of introductory tutorial, they are not always kept up to date and they’re not always easy to follow because what tends to happen is the experts who build the platform are then told, oh, just write a tutorial for it. Now they’re the experts, but they’re not experts at education and so they’re not always that great at actually explaining how to get started with something. So that’s where my books come in, I feel. I’m an expert at education and I’m an expert because I’m actually not a quick learner. I’m not the quickest, I’m not the brightest, but I do notice the things that trip people up. And so when I first learnt GRPC, I had some misconceptions, I struggled with certain areas, but I notice all of that and I can write it down and so I can write a chapter that I think really helps people get started. —Mark J Price With a focus on providing accurate and up-to-date educational resources, Mark's dedication to the community and continuous improvement shines through in this engaging and informative conversation. With a focus on providing accurate and up-to-date educational resources, Mark's dedication to the community and continuous improvement shines through in this engaging and informative conversation. So let's sit back, open up a terminal, type in dotnet new podcast and we'll dive into the core of Modern .NET. Supporting the Show If you find this episode useful in any way, please consider supporting the show by either leaving a review (check our review page for ways to do that), sharing the episode with a friend or colleague, buying the host a coffee, or considering becoming a Patron of the show. Full Show Notes The full show notes, including links to some of the things we discussed and a full transcription of this episode, can be found at: https://dotnetcore.show/season-6/the-net-trilogy-and-learning-net-with-mark-j-price/ Useful Links Mark's previous appearances on the show: Episode 44 - Learning .NET Core with Mark J Price Episode 91 - C# 10 and .NET 6 with Mark J Price Episode 117 - Our Perspectives on the Future of .NET with Mark J Price Mark's .NET Trilogy books: C# 12 and .NET 8 – Modern Cross-Platform Development Fundamentals Apps and Services with .NET 8 Tools and Skills for .NET 8 Pros (there is no link for this, at the time of creating the show notes) Announcing .NET 8 Release Candidate 2 Tools and Skills for .NET 8 Pros GitHub Repo Conversation about PGO Episode 72 - Emulating a Video Game System in .NET with Ryujinx Performance Improvements in .NET 8 target framework moniker (TFM) The LangVersion element Dapper Cosmos DB JetBrains Rider Visual Studio Code Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software Packt Publishing discord server Supporting the show: Leave a rating or review Buy the show a coffee Become a patron Getting in touch: via the contact page joining the Discord Music created by Mono Memory Music, licensed to RJJ Software for use in The Modern .NET Show Remember to rate and review the show on  Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or wherever you find your podcasts, this will help the show's audience grow. Or you can just share the show with a friend. And don't forget to reach out via our Contact page. We're very interested in your opinion of the show, so please get in touch. You can support the show by making a monthly donation on the show's Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/TheDotNetCorePodcast.