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Episode 92: Discussing Metaprogramming with Kevin Hazzard

comments@deepfriedbytes.com (Keith Elder & Chris Woodruff) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:43:00 GMT

In this episode, Keith and Woody sit down with Kevin Hazzard to discuss metaprogramming. The guys chat with Kevin about the core concepts and then deep dive into the tools and techniques used to implement them in code.

Thanks to our guest this episode

Kevin Hazzard is a consultant, author and Microsoft Windows Azure MVP from the Richmond, Virginia. He serves as a Director at CapTech Consulting where he designs and implements large-scale SQL Server databases and .NET services for Fortune 500 clients, focusing on the health care, retail, manufacturing and communication industries. Kevin is the author of Metaprogramming in .NET by Manning, a book that concerns the value of adaptable software design.

Kevin can be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/KevinHazzard

Kevin’s blog can be found at http://blog.devjourney.com

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