Betatalks the podcast
95. From Dev Containers to OpenTelemetry: Mastering .NET Productivity - with Alex Thissen
In this episode, we talk with Alex Thissen, a cloud architect at Xebia. We discuss the evolving .NET ecosystem and productivity tools for developers. Alex shares insights on the collaborative .NET community. We highlight the advantages of Dev Containers, which simplify setting up and managing development environments, allowing for seamless onboarding and multi-project work without conflicts. We also compare Visual Studio Code with the full Visual Studio IDE, noting strengths of each, and explore the value of OpenTelemetry in standardizing observability, making debugging and monitoring more efficient across platforms.
About this episode, and Alex Thissen in particular: you can find Alex on X @alexthissen, GitHub and LinkedIn.
