Betatalks the podcast podcast

Betatalks the podcast

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Welcome to Betatalks the podcast, in which we talk with friends from the development community. We chat not only about technology, but what drives them, inspires them and makes them unique. Rick (Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft) and Oscar (CTO at Virtual Vaults), invite developers, makers, Open Source maintainers and other amazing people from the .NET and Azure development community. Looking for more content? Have a look at our [Betatalks video's] (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCLCtgDNNiJR_LDx6RT8X50VrKAH3_49B) .

Welcome to Betatalks the podcast, in which we talk with friends from the development community. We chat not only about technology, but what drives them, inspires them and makes them unique. Rick (Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft) and Oscar (CTO at Virtual Vaults), invite developers, makers, Open Source maintainers and other amazing people from the .NET and Azure development community. Looking for more content? Have a look at our [Betatalks video's] (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCLCtgDNNiJR_LDx6RT8X50VrKAH3_49B) .

 

#121

Building People-focused Leadership in Tech - with Amber Vanderburg

In this episode of Betatalks the podcast, Rick and Oscar talk with Amber Vanderburg, a dyn... more

08 Dec 2025

45 MINS

45:05

08 Dec 2025


#120

118. Designing Smarter SaaS Workflows: Rethinking Legacy Constraints - with Yasen Dinkov

In this Betatalks episode, Rick and Oscar talk with Yasen Dinkov, an artist turned enginee... more

24 Nov 2025

42 MINS

42:40

24 Nov 2025


#119

117. AI and the Future of Developer Documentation - with Alvin Ashcraft

Rick and Oscar talk with Alvin Ashcroft, Senior Content Developer at Microsoft, about how ... more

10 Nov 2025

42 MINS

42:15

10 Nov 2025


#118

116. The Evolution of Cybersecurity - with Paula Januszkiewicz

In this Betatalks episode, Rick and Oscar talk with Paula Januszkiewicz, founder and CEO o... more

27 Oct 2025

51 MINS

51:25

27 Oct 2025


#117

115. How AI Transforms Software Development - with Jelle Fremery

In this Betatalks episode, Rick and Oscar talk with Jelle Fremery, who moved from psycholo... more

13 Oct 2025

49 MINS

49:16

13 Oct 2025


#116

114. .NET 10, TUnit, GPT-5 and More: Discussing Software Maturity - with Rick, Oscar & Jelle

In this Betatalks episode, Rick and Oscar are joined by Jelle Fremery, Principal AI Archit... more

29 Sep 2025

45 MINS

45:18

29 Sep 2025


#115

113. Vector Databases and RAG for Grounding AI in Reliable Data - with Christian Peeters

In this Betatalks episode, Rick and Oscar talk with Christian Peeters, a principal Cloud A... more

15 Sep 2025

45 MINS

45:47

15 Sep 2025


#114

112. Transforming Cloud Innovation with Microsoft Fabric - with Jos Eilers

In this Betatalks episode, Rick and Oscar talk with Jos Eilers, a cloud principal at Twyze... more

01 Sep 2025

39 MINS

39:59

01 Sep 2025


#113

111. The Test Pyramid Is Dead: A New Era of Software Testing - with Bram Albers

In this Betatalks episode, Rick and Oscar talk with Bram Albers, Principal Quality Assuran... more

18 Aug 2025

45 MINS

45:55

18 Aug 2025


#112

110. Smart Cloud Migration with Azure Technologies - with Rick & Oscar

In this podcast episode, Rick and Oscar discuss Virtual Vaults' journey of evolving their ... more

09 Jun 2025

36 MINS

36:58

09 Jun 2025


#111

109. Semantic Kernel to Raspberry Pi: Building Smart AI Solutions - with Jamie Maguire

In this Betatalks episode, Rick and Oscar talk with Jamie Maguire, a Microsoft MVP in AI a... more

26 May 2025

45 MINS

45:07

26 May 2025


#110

108. How PowerToys and AI Are Changing Windows Development - with Niels Laute

In this episode, we talk with Niels Laute, a senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, about ... more

12 May 2025

43 MINS

43:19

12 May 2025


#109

107. Tech Without Limits: Innovating Through Open Source - with Nico Vermeir

In this episode, we talk with Nico Vermeir, a senior application architect and Microsoft M... more

28 Apr 2025

40 MINS

40:22

28 Apr 2025


#108

106. Where AI and Software Engineering Meet: Breaking the Black Box - with Megan Bloemsma

In this episode, we talk with Megan Bloemsma, who is a Data and AI specialist. We discuss ... more

14 Apr 2025

41 MINS

41:31

14 Apr 2025


#107

105. AI's Coding Breakthrough: Unstructured to Understood - with Andreas Wänqvist

In this episode of Betatalks, Andreas Wänqvist shares his journey from reluctant web devel... more

31 Mar 2025

42 MINS

42:53

31 Mar 2025


#106

104. Decoding Software: Learning Through Experience - with Shawn Wildermuth

In this episode, we talk with Shawn, a consultant, architect, and Microsoft MVP, who thriv... more

17 Mar 2025

48 MINS

48:24

17 Mar 2025


#105

103. Integrating AI in C#: Trade-offs and Best Practices - with Panu Oksala

In this episode, we talk with Panu, a Microsoft MVP and CTO at Adafy Oy. He shares his pas... more

03 Mar 2025

36 MINS

36:06

03 Mar 2025


#104

102. Low-Code Development with the Evolving Power Platform and AI Tools - with Keith Atherton

In this episode, we talk with Keith, a Microsoft MVP, MCT, Power Platform solutions archit... more

17 Feb 2025

36 MINS

36:29

17 Feb 2025


#103

101. From Minicomputers to Cloud Computing: How Technology Shapes Our World - with Rocky Lhotka

In this episode, we talk with Rocky, VP of Strategy at Xebia. We discuss his journey from ... more

03 Feb 2025

49 MINS

49:11

03 Feb 2025


#102

100. Blending Comedy and Code: From Young Programmer to Conference Entertainer - with Rendle

In the 100th episode of Betatalks the Podcast, Rick and Oscar celebrate the milestone with... more

20 Jan 2025

48 MINS

48:29

20 Jan 2025


#101

99. Azure DevOps vs. GitHub: The Evolving Cloud Development Ecosystem - with Wesley Noordam

In this episode, we talk with Wesley, a cloud architect and expert, about the evolution of... more

06 Jan 2025

39 MINS

39:16

06 Jan 2025