Mads Torgersen: C# Insights with Language Designer - Episode 325

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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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