Mads is the Lead Designer of the C# language and has been at Microsoft for 18 years. Prior to this, Mads was a professor and contributed to a language starting with J. He was previously on episode 164 of the podcast where he spoke about the latest on C# at the time.
Topics of Discussion:
[03:43] Mads’s career journey.
[05:14] C# Compiler and language evolution.
[09:18] C# 12 and 13 features.
[14:35] The impact of the new features.
[18:11] The importance of gathering user feedback in refining and expanding new features.
[22:19] What’s the best avenue to learn if you’re coming in fresh?
[26:30] Mads explains the goal for C# this year.
[37:51] Mads views generative AI as a productivity boost rather than a replacement for human programmers.
[38:00] Does C# have a category?
[40:55] Generative AI and its impact on programming.
[43:43] Serving as another productivity booster for developing code.
