Today's guest is Jon Peppers, Principal Software Engineer on the .NET MAUI team at Microsoft. Before building developer tools, Jonathan was a Xamarin MVP and the lead developer behind various cross-platform Maui apps. With a deep background in C#, from WPF-based self-checkout systems to home automation software featured on Extreme Home Makeover, Jonathan brings a wealth of experience in both app development and the frameworks that power them.
Topics of Discussion:
[1:59] Jonathan recounts his first job after college, working on C# for self-checkout software and migrating to WPF.
[4:40] How much on the continuum are we right now with Copilot agent mode?
[7:11] The process of setting up Maui development, including installing Visual Studio and the Maui workload.
[12:40] Using Copilot for multi-language debugging.
[18:42] Copilot's effectiveness in deleting unnecessary files and finding errors in string localization files.
[19:10] Copilot coding agent.
[21:20] The process of assigning issues to Copilot, which creates a branch, opens a pull request, and updates the description with its plan.
[27:36] The availability of different models in VS Code, including Claude and GPT, and the anticipation of new models being released.
[31:36] The potential for using LLMs on-device for privacy concerns, especially in healthcare.
[35:01] Jonathan encourages developers to try Copilot in their IDEs and explore its code completions and suggestions.
[35:17] Jonathan's Cat Swipe dating site!
Mentioned in this Episode:
How the .NET Maui Team uses GitHub Copilot for Productivity
Want to Learn More?
Visit AzureDevOps.Show for show notes and additional episodes.
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com