Caleb Wells
Caleb Wells is a software architect focusing on .NET and Blazor. He is an Air Force veteran and a former collegiate swimmer. He enjoys games of all kinds (board games, Android games, PC games, Nintendo Switch games) and is always looking for a good plate of chicken fettuccine alfredo. Caleb lives in New Orleans with his wife, son and high-maintenance cat.
Media Entries
Performant Applications using the Actor Pattern & Akka.NET with Aaron Stannard - .NET 206
Adventures in .NET
Aaron Stannard joins the Adventures in .NET team this week to discuss Akka.NET. He digs into the Actor model, the...
Product Management? - .NET 205
Adventures in .NET
Most developers we know find project management to be a necessary evil but without it a lot of us would be stumbling...
Creating Developer Courses with Taurius Litvinavicius - .NET 203
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET, the panel discusses creating Udemy developer courses and .NET Core APIs with...
Moving .NET Solutions to Kubernetes with Andrew Lock - .NET 199
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NETm we get deep into .NET with Andrew Lock. Kubernetes, .NET Framework to .NET...
The S in KISS…..Embracing simplicity with Guilherme Ferreira - .NET 198
Adventures in .NET
Today we look at using simplicity both in your code at work an in your life and why the two are intertwined. How to...
How Do You Grow? - .NET 197
Adventures in .NET
Most developers we know are constantly learning new things and growing their skills. Jort Rodenburg has been a book...
NET Tools and Azure for .NET developers with Tim Heuer - .NET 196
Adventures in .NET
Tools like Intellicode and LiveShare make developers more productive. Tim Heuer discusses with the panel about what...
Containers with Michael Jolley - .NET 195
Adventures in .NET
Michael Jolley joins us to talk all things containers, live coding and being bald! Michael is a Developer Advocate...
Community is Key - .NET 193
Adventures in .NET
Andrea Angella has been involved in many communities over the course of his career and it has helped him become the...
A Tour Around the World of XAML with Dmitry Lyalin - .NET 190
Adventures in .NET
We spend time with Dmitry discussing all the great things going on in the XAML space. The teams working on XAML...
Innocent Application Performance Monitoring with Innocent Bindura from Raygun - .NET 189
Adventures in .NET
The panel discusses application performance monitoring, bug reporting, and real world experiences with Innocent...
Digging into .NET in AWS - .NET 188
Adventures in .NET
All cloud service providers have a learning curve and AWS is no exception. Garo Yeriazarian has been working with AWS...
The History of .NET with Richard Campbell - .NET 187
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET, Richard Campbell, podcast manager, conference creator and author, joins the...
The Magic of DAPR with Cecil Phillip - .NET 185
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET we learn about DAPR and how it can make all of our lives easier. Maybe you like...
Creating Developer Courses with Taurius Litvinavicius - .NET 184
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET, the panel discusses creating Udemy developer courses and .NET Core APIs with...
To CI/CD or not to CI/CD - .NET 180
Adventures in .NET
In today's episode, we are joined by Muhammad Azeez to discuss CI/CD. It is a safe bet that most development teams...
You've been Blazored! - NET 178
Adventures in .NET
Chris Sainty is a man on a mission. A mission to tell everyone how awesome Blazor is! Chris started working with...
All About Language Features - .NET 177
Adventures in .NET
In today's episode Morgan Kenyon joins us to discuss why choosing the right programming language is important and...
Mastering SignalR - .NET 176
Adventures in .NET
Have you ever used SignalR in your development? .NET might have used it for the code you wrote, but you didn't...
Pursuing Developer Certifications - .NET 172
Adventures in .NET
In this week's podcast, we have a panel discussion about certifications. Developer certifications and the processes...
Learning Playwright - NET 171
Adventures in .NET
In this episode, Caleb and Shawn discuss Playwright, an end-to-end testing framework for web apps. There are several...
Wonders and Woe of Open Source Development - .NET 169
Adventures in .NET
We have discussed open source packages and projects in previous episodes, but today we dig a little deeper. Manuel...
The Magic of DAPR with Cecil Phillip - .NET 160
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET we learn about DAPR and how it can make all of our lives easier. Maybe you like...
Get Interactive with Jupyter Notebook - .NET 158
Adventures in .NET
Ron Dagdag, lead software engineer at Spacee, joins us to get interactive with Jupyter Notebook. It is an open-source...
Designing C# with Mads Torgersen - .NET 156
Adventures in .NET
In this episode, we get the pleasure of picking the brain of the lead designer of C#, Mads Torgersen. Mads has been...
Staying on Top of Productivity - .NET 141
Adventures in .NET
This is a republished episode of .NET 133. Our jobs are hectic and there are always multiple priorities we have to...
Liquid Templates With Martin Tirion - .NET 139
Adventures in .NET
Sometimes you need something text-based (a template) that you can combine with data to provide some output. Martin...
BFF and Minimals APIs get Darker - .NET 138
Adventures in .NET
In this episode we dig into a few technologies that can be used together to great effect. We have discussed Backend...
Cross-Platform .NET - .NET 135
Adventures in .NET
.NET has been cross-platform for a number of years now starting with the release of .NET Core. Most of the developers...
WPF Still Going Strong - .NET 134
Adventures in .NET
"I thought WPF was dead" is usually one of the first things that Kevin Bost hears when discussing today's topic. WPF...
Authentication and Authorization - .NET 132
Adventures in .NET
If the title of this episode didn't give it away... we are talking about logging into and accessing the content in...
Blazor In Action - .NET 131 (Part 2)
Adventures in .NET
Chris Sainty returns to the podcast to discuss the release of his book, Blazor in Action, and more Blazor goodness....
Blazor In Action - .NET 130 (Part 1)
Adventures in .NET
Chris Sainty returns to the podcast to discuss the release of his book, Blazor in Action, and more Blazor goodness....
Learning Playwright - .NET 129
Adventures in .NET
In this episode, Caleb and Shawn discuss Playwright, an end-to-end testing framework for web apps.
Finding Your Focus - .NET 128
Adventures in .NET
This is a republished episode of .NET 017
Blazor Wasm Hosted or Standalone? - .NET 127
Adventures in .NET
Today's episode has more Blazor goodness. The panelists discuss the differences that one little check box can make...
Complexities of Open Source - .NET 126
Adventures in .NET
Dennis Doomen returns to the podcast to talk with us about open source projects. We discuss some of the latest...
Blazor Environment Quirks - .NET 124
Adventures in .NET
All frameworks have their quirks. As a framework matures some of the quirks go away but every framework seems to have...
Learning By Doing - .NET 122
Adventures in .NET
Believe it or not, software development is not an easy job. Each business domain is different, you are constantly...
Making a Wordle clone and more - .NET 121
Adventures in .NET
In today's episode we range far and wide over several topics. Our guest, Ferry To, works at a startup and we discuss...
Mastering SignalR - .NET 109
Adventures in .NET
Have you ever used SignalR in your development? .NET might have used it for the code you wrote and you didn't realize...
What Is Remote - Containers - .NET 107
Adventures in .NET
Have we piqued your curiosity? We were curious as well so Andy Watt agreed to join us on the podcast and fill us in...
Blangular (Blazor + Angular) - .NET 105
Adventures in .NET
Have you ever thought about mixing two SPA frameworks together? In today's episode we discuss doing just that, Blazor...
The Power in Microsoft Power Platform - .NET 104
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET the panelists take a look at the Microsoft Power Platform. Power Platform...
The BIG 100
Adventures in .NET
Adventures in .NET has come a long way in the last two years and has had a lot of great guests during that time. For...
New and Improved OWASP (Part 1 ) - .NET 097
Adventures in .NET
If you are listening to this podcast you probably know about the OWASP Top 10. A new top 10 came out in September to...
Let's Get Functional - .NET 095
Adventures in .NET
Today's episode is all about functional programming. While C# isn't necessarily designed for functional programming...
Azure Cognitive Services Etc - .NET 094
Adventures in .NET
Azure has a lot of services, some of which don't get much fanfare. Azure Cognitive Services might be a service that...
Blockchain on Azure - .NET 092
Adventures in .NET
Today we take a look at how Microsoft is working with blockchain in Azure. Stefano Tempesta is a senior program...
How Fluent Are Your Assertions? - .NET 091
Adventures in .NET
Do you write unit tests? Do you use Test Driven Development (TDD)? Dennis Doomen does. He started an open source...
VS 2022 64-bit - .NET 090
Adventures in .NET
A long time ago in a world very different from this one we had Mads Kristensen on the podcast. During our talk the...
Want To Pair Up? - .NET 089
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET we have a special guest join us to talk about pair programming. When you hear...
Advocate For Yourself ( Part 2 ) - .NET 088
Adventures in .NET
In today's episode we talk with G. Andrew Duthie about his career and how he went from developer to advocate. You can...
How Do You Grow? - .NET 086
Adventures in .NET
Most developers we know are constantly learning new things and growing their skills. Jort Rodenburg has been a book...
Get Interactive with Jupyter Notebook - .NET 085
Adventures in .NET
Ron Dagdag, lead software engineer at Spacee, joins us to get interactive with Jupyter Notebook. It is an open-source...
Is Your Code Secure?(Part 2) – .NET 084
Adventures in .NET
Today we dig into security with Christos Matskas, program manager for Microsoft Identity. How secure is your...
Is Your Code Secure? – .NET 083
Adventures in .NET
Today we dig into security with Christos Matskas, program manager for Microsoft Identity. How secure is your...
Extending VS Code and Yourself (Part 2) – .NET 081
Adventures in .NET
The Bald Bearded Builder, Michael Jolley, returns to talk about VS Code extensions and learning while live streaming....
Extending VS Code and Yourself (Part 1) - .NET 080
Adventures in .NET
The Bald Bearded Builder, Michael Jolley, returns to talk about VS Code extensions and learning while live streaming....
Global reach of .NET - .NET 079
Adventures in .NET
How often do you stop to think about how easy it is for new developers to get started with .NET? Since .NET Core was...
Career Paths and Job Roles - .NET 077
Adventures in .NET
The Adventures in .NET panel dives into the different roles within an IT or software organization and explain what...
All About Language Features - .NET 076
Adventures in .NET
In today's episode Morgan Kenyon joins us to discuss why choosing the right programming language is important and...
Developing your career - .NET 075
Adventures in .NET
Karim Jernite, co-founder of Advancio, joins us to discuss what today's job market is like for .NET developers. We...
The Power to Automate - .NET 074
Adventures in .NET
Microsoft Power Automate is a service that helps you create automated workflows and streamline repetitive tasks. Our...
Community is Key - .NET 073
Adventures in .NET
Andrea Angella has been involved in many communities over the course of his career and it has helped him become the...
Digging into .NET in AWS - .NET 071
Adventures in .NET
All cloud service providers have a learning curve and AWS is no exception. Garo Yeriazarian has been working with AWS...
You've been Blazored! - .NET 070
Adventures in .NET
Chris Sainty is a man on a mission. A mission to tell everyone how awesome Blazor is! Chris started working with...
What is your Identity? - .NET 069
Adventures in .NET
In today's episode Carl Layton joins us to discuss authentication in the Microsoft stack. The definition of Identity...
What is an ORM and why do they matter? - .NET 068
Adventures in .NET
Stuart Turner has been around since the early days of .NET and has seen the evolution of ORMs in .NET firsthand. In...
Wonders and Woe of Open Source Development - .NET 067
Adventures in .NET
We have discussed open source packages and projects in previous episodes but today we dig a little deeper. Manuel...
.NET 065: So You Want to Go to a Bootcamp
Adventures in .NET
Do you have questions about coding bootcamps? If so we have a lot of answers. Listen in as we pick Matt Eland's brain...
.NET 064: To CI/CD or not to CI/CD
Adventures in .NET
In today's episode we are joined by Muhammad Azeez to discuss CI/CD. It is a safe bet that most development teams...
.NET 063: Use cases for GraphQL in .NET
Adventures in .NET
Baskar Rao Dandlamudi joins us to discuss using GraphQL in .NET. There are a lot of good use cases for using GraphQL...
.NET 061: C# 9 Deep Dive with Jason Bock
Adventures in .NET
Jason Bock comes back on the podcast to dig into C# 9 just like he did C# 8. We go over record types, init only...
.NET 060: Pursuing Developer Certifications
Adventures in .NET
In this weeks podcast we have a panel discussion about certifications. Developer certifications and the processes to...
.NET 059: Blazor Keeps Getting Better with Daniel Roth
Adventures in .NET
Blazor has come a long way since 2018. Blazor WebAssembly was released in 2020 and Blazor was integrated as a...
.NET 058: Up in the Cloud with Stu Eggerton
Adventures in .NET
In today's episode we pepper Stu with lots of questions about Azure. We discuss the difference between on-premise and...
.NET 057: Open source, MediatR and Automapper with Jimmy Bogard
Adventures in .NET
Jimmy Bogard joins us to talk about how he approaches open source development and consulting. MediatR and AutoMapper...
.NET 056: How does HotChocolate and StrawberryShake relate to .NET and GraphQL ?
Adventures in .NET
Have you heard about GraphQL? HotChocolate makes it easy to integrate into .NET. Michael Staib walks us through...
.NET 054: How do you develop an IDE (JetBrains Rider) with Maarten Balliauw
Adventures in .NET
Have you ever wondered how a company develops a new IDE? Maarten Balliauw walks us through how JetBrains developed...
.NET 053: Abusing C#, Calendars, Epochs and the .NET Functions Framework with Jon Skeet (Part 2)
Adventures in .NET
Can you tell by the title that this is going to be another two part episode :) Jon has found some ingenious ways to...
.NET 052: Abusing C#, Calendars, Epochs and the .NET Functions Framework with Jon Skeet (Part 1)
Adventures in .NET
Can you tell by the title that this is going to be another two part episode :) Jon has found some ingenious ways to...
.NET 051: What the Expression Tree in C# with Max Arshinov
Adventures in .NET
Have you heard of expression trees? If not then you are in for a treat and if you have you are bound to learn...
.NET 050: The S in KISS…..Embracing simplicity with Guilherme Ferreira
Adventures in .NET
Today we look at using simplicity both in your code at work an in your life and why the two are intertwined. How to...
.NET 049: A web for everyone with Aaron Gustafson
Adventures in .NET
This week Aaron Gustafson joins us to talk about progress enhancement and how it can make everyone's lives easier. It...
.NET 048: Settle into Couchbase with Matthew Groves
Adventures in .NET
Matthew Groves, a Senior Developer Advocate at Couchbase, let's us pick his brain about NoSQL. Curious about...
.NET 046: Moving .NET Solutions to Kubernetes with Andrew Lock
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NETm we get deep into .NET with Andrew Lock. Kubernetes, .NET Framework to .NET...
.NET 045: All .NET Stack All The Time
Adventures in .NET
Caleb recently started a new job. The project he is working on is all in .NET (MVC, Web Api, Azure, etc.). Caleb and...
.NET 044: Creating Developer Courses with Taurius Litvinavicius
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET, the panel discusses creating Udemy developer courses and .NET Core APIs with...
.NET 043: The Pros of Using Unity with Jason Weimann CONT'D
Adventures in .NET
In this continuation of last week’s episode, Jason Weimann delves deeper into Unity. We discuss how to get into...
.NET 042: The Pros of Using Unity with Jason Weimann
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET, Jason Weimann joins us to dig into Unity. We discuss how to get into Unity,...
.NET 040: The Magic of DAPR with Cecil Phillip
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET we learn about DAPR and how it can make all of our lives easier. Maybe you like...
.NET 038: EFCore 5 and Blazor with Jeremy Likness
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET, we dig deep into Microsoft’s progression from EF6 to EFCore 5 and how EFCore...
.NET 037: Microsoft Build 2020
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET, the panel discusses Microsoft Build 2020.
.NET 036: dotNET – Blazoring with C# with Jeff Fritz
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET, guest, Jeff Fritz and panelists have lots of fun talking about all things .NET...
.NET 035: Performant Applications using the Actor Pattern & Akka.NET with Aaron Stannard
Adventures in .NET
Aaron Stannard joins the Adventures in .NET team this week to discuss Akka.NET. He digs into the Actor model, the...
.NET 034: What is Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS) with Derek Comartin
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET, guest Derek Comartin talks to us about Command Query Responsibility...
.NET 033: Working Remotely in the COVID 19 Pandemic
Adventures in .NET
The panelists of Adventures in . NET talk about working remotely during Covid 19 pandemic. They address issues such...
.NET 032: Containers with Michael Jolley
Adventures in .NET
Michael Jolley joins us to talk all things containers, live coding and being bald! Michael is a Developer Advocate...
.NET 031: gRPC, Microservices, and Teaching via Pluralsight with Shawn Wildermuth
Adventures in .NET
If you have ever used Pluralsight you'll know our guest, Shawn Wildermuth. A Microsoft MVP, speaker and author, Shawn...
.NET 030: CodeRushed with Mark Miller Pt2
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET, Mark Miller takes us on an exciting adventure of the science of UI, live...
.NET 029: CodeRushed with Mark Miller Pt1
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET, Mark Miller takes us on an exciting adventure of the science of UI, live...
.NET 026: A Tour Around the World of XAML with Dmitry Lyalin
Adventures in .NET
We spend time with Dmitry discussing all the great things going on in the XAML space. The teams working on XAML...
.NET 025: C#, NodaTime, versioning, and diversity with Jon Skeet Pt2
Adventures in .NET
Jon Skeet who has nearly 1.2M reputation on Stack Overflow discusses everything from where it all started, to some of...
.NET 024: .NET Tools and Azure for .NET developers with Tim Heuer
Adventures in .NET
Tools like Intellicode and LiveShare make developers more productive. Tim Heuer discusses with the panel about what...
.NET 023: C#, NodaTime, versioning, and diversity with Jon Skeet Pt1
Adventures in .NET
Jon Skeet who has nearly 1.2M reputation on Stack Overflow discusses everything from where it all started, to some...
.NET 022: Using DotVVM for migrating WebForms applications to .NET Core with Tomas Herceg
Adventures in .NET
Currently working on a .NET WebForms application and want to know how to move it to .NET Core without rewriting...
.NET 019: The History of .NET with Richard Campbell
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET, Richard Campbell, podcast manager, conference creator and author, joins the...
.NET 018: Fun and Development with Unit Testing, GraphQL and Firebase Auth
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET the panel shares some of the things they have been doing in their work. Caleb...
.NET 017: Finding Your Focus
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET the panel discusses the tools and techniques they use to find their focus while...
.NET 013: Simmy and Chaos Engineering Geovanny Alzate Sandoval
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET the panel interviews Geovanny Alzate Sandoval, the creator of Simmy. Geovanny...
.NET 011: SOLID and .NET Predictions with Patrick Smacchia
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET the panel interviews Patrick Smacchia who is known for his static analyzer,...
.NET 010: What's new in C# 8.0 with Jason Bock
Adventures in .NET
In this week’s episode of Adventures in .NET the panel is joined by Wai Liu, the new panelist, and Jason Bock, the...
.NET 009: The Treasures of .NET Core 3.0 with Wade Gausden
Adventures in .NET
In this week’s episode of Adventures in .NET the panel interviews Wade Gausden, who is well known for his website...
.NET 007: What We Know About LINQ
Adventures in .NET
In this week’s episode of Adventure in .NET the panel shares their experiences using LINQ or Language Integrated...
.NET 006: Async and C# 8 with Filip Ekberg
Adventures in .NET
In this week’s episode of Adventures in .NET the panel interviews Filip Ekberg, Microsoft MVP, about using async,...
.NET 005: Xamarin with James Montemagno
Adventures in .NET
In this episode of Adventures in .NET, James Montemagno, a PM in the developer division at Microsoft working with...
.NET 003: Blazor with Daniel Roth
Adventures in .NET
Daniel Roth, from Microsoft, the ASP .NET team, joins the panel to discuss Blazor. Daniel starts by introducing Web...
.NET 004: All About Azure Functions with Colby Tresness
Adventures in .NET
Colby Tresness, from Microsoft, joins the panel to answer questions about azure functions. He starts by defining the...
.NET 001:Welcome to Adventures in .NET
Adventures in .NET
In this very first episode of Adventures in .NET the panel starts by introducing themselves. The panel shares their...
.NET 002: Building Extensions with Mads Kristensen
Adventures in .NET
Mads Kristensen, from Microsoft, joins the panel to discuss building extensions in visual studio. Mads shares his...