Blue Blazes

Blue Blazes

Trailhead Technology Partners

Episodes 37
Avg. Duration 33m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Dec 2022
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
56%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

Just like obstacles blocking a hiking trail, barriers in the path to a successful software project can be frustrating. When you encounter one, it helps to take a trail marked with blue blazes to go around the problem, get back on course, and keep moving forward.

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Recent Episodes

S4E3 Blue Blazes S04E03: AI-Assisted Development – featuring Cory House

Mar 16, 2026 1h 27m

In this episode, host Jonathan “J.” Tower sits down with Cory House, author, consultant, founder of ReactJSConsulting, and a 12-time Microsoft MVP, to explore what it actually looks like to code…

S4E2 Blue Blazes S04E02: GitHub Copilot App Modernization for .NET – featuring Matthew Soucoup

Feb 16, 2026 34m

In this episode, host Jonathan "J." Tower sits down with Matthew Soucoup, Principal Cloud Advocate and .NET Cloud Advocacy Lead, to explore how GitHub Copilot's new App Modernization agent is…

S4E1 Blue Blazes S04E01: Uno Platform – featuring Sam Basu

Jan 13, 2026 33m

In this episode, host Jonathan “J.” Tower sits down with Sam Basu, technologist, author, Microsoft MVP, and Lead Developer Advocate at Uno Platform, to unpack the realities of modern cross-platform…

S3E10 Blue Blazes S03E10: Trailhead at 10 – featuring Trailhead Founders

Nov 11, 2025 34m

In this special 10th-anniversary episode, guest host Mark Adams turns the microphone toward the founders of Trailhead Technology Partners — Jonathan “J.” Tower, John Waters, and Josh Eastburn — for a…

S3E9 Blue Blazes S03E09: .NET Conf – featuring Javier Lozano

Oct 20, 2025 35m

In this episode, host J. Tower sits down with Javier Lozano, co-founder of .NET Conf and CEO of Lozanotek, a .NET-focused software consultancy based in Des Moines, Iowa. Javier is a longtime…

S3E8 Blue Blazes S03E08: AI in .NET – featuring John Waters

Aug 18, 2025 31m

In this episode, host J. Tower sits down with John Waters, his fellow Partner at Trailhead Technology Partners, to explore how AI is reshaping life as a .NET developer. They talk about the…

S3E7 Blue Blazes S03E07: .NET Aspire – featuring Maddy Montaquila

Jul 14, 2025 35m

In this episode, host Jonathan “J.” Tower talks with Maddy Montaquila from Microsoft’s .NET team about .NET Aspire—a tool aimed at simplifying modern cloud app development. They discuss how Aspire…

S3E6 Blue Blazes S03E06: Storybook - featuring Varun Vachhar

Jun 16, 2025 28m

In this episode, host Jonathan “J.” Tower chats with Varun Vachhar from Chromatic about using Storybook to build, test, and document UI components in isolation. The conversation explores best…

S3E5 Blue Blazes S03E05: Modular Monoliths - featuring Steve Smith

May 12, 2025 35m

In this episode, host Jonathan “J.” Tower chats with Steve Smith about the modular monolith, an architecture that delivers microservices‑style modularity within a single in‑process deployment. The…

S3E4 Blue Blazes S03E04: Event Streaming - featuring Mary Grygleski

Apr 11, 2025 29m

In this episode, host Jonathan "J." Tower and his guest, Mary Grygleski, delve into the intricacies of event streaming within distributed systems. They explore the definition of event streaming, its…

S3E3 Blue Blazes S03E03: Redis - featuring Guy Royse

Mar 17, 2025 34m

In this episode, host Jonathan "J." Tower sits down with Guy Royse to explore the power of Redis, an in-memory data store designed around classic data structures. They discuss how Redis enhances…

S3E2 Blue Blazes S03E02: Event Storming - featuring Sarah Dutkiewicz

Feb 10, 2025 26m

In this episode, host Jonathan "J." Tower speaks with Sarah Dutkiewicz about Event Storming and how it helps teams unravel complex systems. They discuss the origins of Event Storming in Domain-Driven…

S3E1 Blue Blazes S03E01: Terraform - featuring Carey Payette

Jan 13, 2025 33m

In this episode, host Jonathan "J." Tower speaks with Carey Payette about Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IAC). They discuss the benefits of using Terraform for managing cloud infrastructure,…

S2E12 Blue Blazes S02E12: .NET 9 - featuring John Waters

Dec 16, 2024 39m

In this episode, host Jonathan "J." Tower speaks with fellow Trailhead partner John Waters about the latest features in .NET 9. They dive into the platform’s new capabilities, exploring how updates…

S2E11 Blue Blazes S02E11: htmx - featuring Carson Gross

Nov 11, 2024 34m

In this podcast episode, host Jonathan “J.” Tower speaks with Carson Gross, creator of htmx, about simplifying web development with hypermedia-based design. Carson shares the story behind htmx, a…

S2E10 Blue Blazes S02E10: Blazor - featuring Steve Sanderson & Javier Calvarro Nelson

Oct 14, 2024 32m

In this episode, host Jonathan “J.” Tower speaks with Steve Sanderson and Javier Calvarro Nelson about Blazor, a web UI framework for .NET. They explore the various capabilities of Blazor, including…

S2E9 Blue Blazes S02E09: ML .NET - featuring Luis Quintanilla

Sep 16, 2024 36m

In this episode, host Jonathan “J.” Tower speaks with Luis Quintanilla about ML.NET, an open-source, cross-platform machine learning framework within the .NET ecosystem. They delve into the…

S2E8 Blue Blazes S02E08: Fitness Functions - featuring Neal Ford

Aug 12, 2024 38m

In this episode, host Jonathan "J." Tower speaks with Neal about architectural fitness functions and how they can serve as unit tests for your software architecture. They explore how incorporating…

S2E7 Blue Blazes S02E07: Vertical Slice Architecture - featuring Jimmy Bogard

Jul 15, 2024 35m

In this episode of Blue Blazes, host Jonathan "J." Tower speaks with Jimmy Bogard about vertical slice architecture (VSA) and how using it in your software projects can help make them more…

S2E6 Blue Blazes S02E06: Architectural Decision Records - featuring Mark Richards

Jun 17, 2024 34m

In this episode of Blue Blazes, host Jonathan "J." Tower speaks with Mark Richards about how architecture decision records can improve your software development process. You might know Mark from his…

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