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:

[3:43 ] Mads’s career journey.

[5:14 ] C# Compiler and language evolution.

[9:18 ] 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.

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