Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman

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Python Tools for Visual Studio with Dino Viehland Aug 16, 2013

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Scott talks to Dino Viehland, a Microsoft developer who has worked on Python inside Microsoft for almost seven years. He and his team make Python Tools for Visual Studio, a complete and FREE Python IDE that supports CPython, IronPython, mixed-mode debugging and a hundred other features you won't believe.

Enough with the JavaScript Already! with Nicholas Zakas Aug 09, 2013

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Nicholas Zakas is a Front-end guy at Box and recently gave a talk called "Enough with the JavaScript Already!" where he advocates that developers use fewer libraries and write smarter JS. Where do we start? What are the four opportunities to load JavaScript? Is Progressive Enhancement still the right solution? Aren't we supposed to be writing MORE JavaScript? Nicholas educates Scott on all the right moves when writing front ends on today's web.

Creating the AGENT Smart Watch with Chris Walker of Secret Labs Aug 02, 2013

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Scott is at the MonkeySpace conference talking to Chris Walker about how SecretLabs created the AGENT Smart Watch. A week of battery life, Bluetooth 4 and much more! It runs .NET and you'll be able to write apps for it yourself on an open ecosystem.

What's the Deal with Windows 8.1? Jul 26, 2013

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Scott talks to Pete Brown about the upcoming Windows 8.1 update. What does it add to Windows 8 and will we care? How does 8.1 change the start screen, the windowing environment, and how apps work and update? What about power users with multiple monitors? Also, we hear about how 3D printing is coming and its drivers are built into Windows 8.1.

Web Development Pain and Suffering with Jim Wang Jul 11, 2013

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Scott talks to web developer Jim Wang about what sucks about today's web development experience, how they work, and what we can do to fix it.

The Future and Past of Computing with Dan Bricklin Jul 04, 2013

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Scott sits down with Computing Pioneer and VisiCalc developer Dan Bricklin. Dan also wrote the popular iPad application Note Taker HD and has recently joined Alpha Corporation as their CTO. Dan and Scott chat about Douglas Engelbart, the invention of the mouse, and the myriad of computing innovations that we've enjoyed since the 60s.

Hanselminutiae 12 with Richard Campbell - The post-BUILD show Jul 01, 2013

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BUILD week is over, so Scott and Richard get together to talk it out. What's the deal with these new 8" tablets? Will Apple get Live Tiles? What about smart Agent technology...does my phone know too much about me?

Open Sourcing Web Essentials - Mads Kristensen and the Front End Developer Jun 27, 2013

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Scott sits down with Mads Kristensen and talks about his new open sourced Web Essentials. Web Essentials adds dozens of new features to Visual Studio for the Front End Developer...and now it's open source! We also talk Visual Studio 2013 and the new project Codenamed Artery that's posed to change everything.

A gentle introduction to node.js with Raquel Velez Jun 14, 2013

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Scott's attending the jQuery Conference this week so Raquel Velez takes a moment before her node.js talk and explains the why node, why now, and what .NET developers should think about the rise of JavaScript on the server.

On Culture and Remoteness at GitHub with Paul Betts and Justin Spahr-Summers Jun 14, 2013

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Scott's in the Bay Area today talking to Paul Betts and Justin Spahr-Summers at GitHub. What is it about GitHub's culture that makes it work so well? Is it tools or culture or both? Are remote workers fully accepted at GitHub?