.NET Show
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The .NET Show is an Internet webcast
released by the Microsoft Developer Network
(MSDN). It released its first episode in 1999 and changed its name to ".NET Show" on the 11th episode on February 21, 2001. It is broadcast and distributed via the Internet. Guests from Microsoft come on stage and discuss specific topics of interest to developers, in particular issues connected to Microsoft
's .NET
technology. The show is hosted by Robert Hess and co-hosted by Erica Wiechers. It ended its last episode on August 14, 2007.
was the guest for somebody@microsoft for the 50th episode of the show.
Webcast
A webcast is a media presentation distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology to distribute a single content source to many simultaneous listeners/viewers. A webcast may either be distributed live or on demand...
released by the Microsoft Developer Network
Microsoft Developer Network
The Microsoft Developer Network is the portion of Microsoft responsible for managing the firm's relationship with developers and testers: hardware developers interested in the operating system , developers standing on the various OS platforms, developers using the API and scripting languages of...
(MSDN). It released its first episode in 1999 and changed its name to ".NET Show" on the 11th episode on February 21, 2001. It is broadcast and distributed via the Internet. Guests from Microsoft come on stage and discuss specific topics of interest to developers, in particular issues connected to Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
's .NET
.NET Framework
The .NET Framework is a software framework that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes a large library and supports several programming languages which allows language interoperability...
technology. The show is hosted by Robert Hess and co-hosted by Erica Wiechers. It ended its last episode on August 14, 2007.
Segments
A typical .NET Show is composed of five segments, of which four are main. The episodes usually start with a brief introduction from Robert Hess and Erica Wiechers, after which Erica presents a news report titled MSDN News Update, reporting on the latest Microsoft news. Robert then introduces guests for the show at Techno-Babble, providing an overview and insight of a chosen Microsoft technology or topic. After approximately 35 minutes, a session break is then presented called Diversionary Tactics, often featuring trivia of Microsoft. At the beginning of the second half of the program, Robert Hess returns with two (usually new) guests for Enter the Programmer, which begins demonstrations on code programming for the technology discussed in Techno-Babble. The program then enters into an interview session called somebody@microsoft.com, discussing the background of Microsoft employees before finishing off with a final wrap-up and preview of the next episode from both hosts. Bill GatesBill Gates
William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen...
was the guest for somebody@microsoft for the 50th episode of the show.