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The Cyber Resilience Act is here. What does it mean for developers?

From today, EU CRA reporting obligations kick in - security isn't just best practice, it's law.

🎥 Watch the new Betatalks where Jelle & Christian explain more: youtu.be/SKliMePWrzc
139. Cyber Resilience Act: What Developers Need to Know
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September 11, 2026 at 8:16 AM
🎙️ In this Betatalks episode, @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with Wilco Burggraaf about cutting digital waste and building smarter, more sustainable systems. #GreenSoftware #Sustainability youtu.be/FuF-3SFOkfc
136. Green Software Building More Sustainable Systems - with Wilco Burggraaf
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August 12, 2026 at 8:15 AM
🎥In this betatalks: Bram and Christian explore how Playwright tags and annotations turn test metadata into a tool for smarter workflows. Combining metadata with graph databases and LLMs, teams can understand, query, and optimize tests. youtu.be/huIByt-J8wU
137. How annotations can help you with your AI driven workflow
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August 6, 2026 at 8:01 AM
🎥 What if the biggest improvement to your test automation isn't a new tool, but the way you write your code? In this Betatalks video, Bram and Christian show how SOLID principles help testers build more maintainable, scalable and reliable test automation. youtu.be/aNRKzKUxcgE
136. SOLID Principles for Test Automation
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July 16, 2026 at 7:58 AM
🎙️AI agents are changing the way developers build software. In this new Betatalks episode @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with @burkeholland.bsky.social. They discuss GitHub Copilot, AI agents, coding in the terminal and the future of software development. youtu.be/rupzQy-2WB8
134. The Future of Software Development with AI Agents - With Burke Holland
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July 14, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Betatalks, the Podcast Episode 134 - The Future of Software Development with AI Agents - with Burke Holland

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#podcast #devcommunity #ai #agents #githubcopilot #devtools
134. The Future of Software Development with AI Agents - with Burke Holland - Betatalks the podcast
In this episode, Rick & Oscar talk with Burke Holland about a future that is already changing the way developers work. From GitHub Copilot and AI agents to coding in the terminal, they explore how…
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July 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It has been a long time in the making, but @oscarvantol.nl and I FINALLY got to talk to @burkeholland.bsky.social in #betatalks the #podcast. And it was nothing short of awesome 😊

cc @betabitnl.bsky.social

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134. The Future of Software Development with AI Agents - With Burke Holland
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July 13, 2026 at 8:07 AM
🎙️New Betatalks alert: What happens when AI stops being just a tool and starts acting like a teammate? @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl discuss how AI agents are reshaping software development, collaboration, and the way organizations work. youtu.be/JBe0Sq_MMQE
132. The Next Era of AI From Tool to Teammate - with Rick & Oscar
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June 16, 2026 at 7:41 AM
🎙️New Betatalks alert: @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with @baaijte.net, maintainer of Microsoft’s Fluent UI Blazor library, about open source, the Microsoft ecosystem, .NET Aspire, AI, and modern software development. youtu.be/-tLKuJX1Kxc
131. Fluent UI Blazor in the Microsoft Ecosystem: Open Source, Aspire & Beyond - with Vincent Baaij
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June 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Betatalks, the Podcast Episode 131 - Fluent UI Blazor in the Microsoft Ecosystem: Open Source, Aspire and Beyond - with Vincent Baaij

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#podcast #blazor #dotnet #devcommunity #webdev #csharp #fluentui
131. Fluent UI Blazor in the Microsoft Ecosystem: Open Source, Aspire and Beyond - with Vincent Baaij - Betatalks the podcast
In this episode, Rick & Oscar talk with Vincent Baaij, solution architect at Rubicon and principal maintainer of Microsoft’s Fluent UI Blazor library. Vincent shares how a small open-source…
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June 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🎙️New Betatalks: @rickvandenbosch.net & @oscarvantol.nl talk with Hannah King about cloud architecture, security, AI and creativity in engineering. They discuss why many organizations still struggle with cloud fundamentals and how AI is reshaping security operations.
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130. AI, Cybersecurity & Creativity in Modern Cloud Engineering - with Hannah King
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May 19, 2026 at 8:53 AM
🎙️New Betatalks: Why Developers Still Matter in the Age of AI. @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Tim Corey about learning, fundamentals, and why understanding your code matters. They also discuss AI as a tool for developers, not a replacement.

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129. Why Developers Still Matter in the Age of AI - with Tim Corey - Betatalks the podcast
In this episode, Rick & Oscar talk with Tim Corey about his unconventional path into software development and how it shaped his focus on teaching fundamentals with clarity. What started as simple ...
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May 6, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Betatalks, the Podcast Episode 129: Why Developers Still Matter in the Age of AI - with Tim Corey

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#podcast #devcommunity #ai #softwaredev
129. Why Developers Still Matter in the Age of AI - with Tim Corey - Betatalks the podcast
In this episode, Rick & Oscar talk with Tim Corey about his unconventional path into software development and how it shaped his focus on teaching fundamentals with clarity. What started as simple…
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May 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Was asked to do a Podcast with Betabit: Betatalks! Was a fun one, check it out! #PowerShell #Automation #Fun
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127. Why PowerShell is Fun and Automation Matters - with Harm Veenstra
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April 6, 2026 at 11:43 AM
🎙️In this #betatalks episode, @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Toon Vanhoutte about moving from BizTalk to modern Azure architectures. Scalable integrations, solid APIs, reliable data. That’s where AI starts to deliver real value. #GenAI #Azure
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126. GenAI: Is Your Azure Architecture Ready? - with Toon Vanhoutte - Betatalks the podcast
In this episode, Rick and Oscar talk with Toon Vanhoutte, Azure Solution Architect and Microsoft MVP, about the shift from BizTalk integrations to modern Azure architectures and how organizations can ...
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March 17, 2026 at 1:09 PM
🎙️ New Betatalks: @rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl talk with Emily van Putten. We discuss bias in the tech industry, the shift from traditional hierarchies to more self-steering organizations, and why building a more people-first tech ecosystem matters. www.buzzsprout.com/1622272/epis...
125. Rewriting the Operating System of Tech - with Emily van Putten - Betatalks the podcast
In this episode, Rick and Oscar talk with Emily van Putten, a tech leader, Microsoft MVP, TEDx speaker, and founder of the mission-driven initiative Beleeve. She explains how her gender transition exp...
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March 4, 2026 at 9:49 AM
🎥In this Betatalks, Christian and Yvo show how pattern matching in C# replaces complex if/else logic with concise, readable switch expressions. From discounts to validations, business rules become clear, compact, and safe to handle.
#csharp #patternmatching #softwaredevelopment

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129. Pattern Matching in C-sharp: Getting Started
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February 26, 2026 at 8:17 AM
🎙️New Betatalks: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
@rickvandenbosch.net and @oscarvantol.nl explore where AI truly adds value in early 2026, where it still falls short, and the risks of relying on AI output in compliant production environments. #AI

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124. The Reality of AI in Software Development - with Rick & Oscar - Betatalks the podcast
In this podcast episode, Rick and Oscar explore the reality of AI in software development in early 2026. Where does AI genuinely add value today, and where does it fall short? Should developers fear f...
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February 23, 2026 at 9:07 AM
From Xamarin.Forms to .NET MAUI with .NET 8, plus real-world ML.NET personalization in a startup app. Practical lessons on mobile architecture and career growth from an MVP in the trenches.

#dotnet #dotnetmaui
121. Building Smarter Apps with .NET MAUI and ML.NET - with Anjuli Jhakry - Betatalks the podcast
In this episode of Betatalks the Podcast, Rick and Oscar talk with Anjuli Jhakry, a .NET MAUI developer at 4Dotnet and Microsoft MVP who is building a startup app for people with food intolerances. Sh...
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January 29, 2026 at 7:22 PM
🎥 In our latest Betatalks, Christian and Jelle show how to benchmark .NET code with BenchmarkDotNet and why small choices like string concatenation vs. StringBuilder can make a big difference in performance and memory. #BenchmarkDotNet #DotNetCode

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128. How to Benchmark your .NET code
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January 29, 2026 at 9:17 AM
We have a new #Betatalks for you! Christian and Jelle show how AI & RAG scenarios can be built directly in SQL Server 2025 using embeddings, vector search, and semantic queries. The session was recorded on the preview, and SQL Server 2025 is now officially available. youtu.be/SOm4LCoFmDg
127. AI and RAG Scenarios Using Just SQL Server 2025
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January 8, 2026 at 8:35 AM
🎙️New #Betatalks the #podcast episode alert: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 .𝐍𝐄𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐔𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐋.𝐍𝐄𝐓.
With @codewithanjuli.bsky.social

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121. Building Smarter Apps with .NET MAUI and ML.NET - with Anjuli Jhakry
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January 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM