V040 - Weekly Technology Vlog #40
Chris is joined by Johnny, a .NET developer and architect from Belgium, and Simon, a new Azure support engineer at Intercept, for a Sea of Thieves gaming session filled with cloud conversations. Johnny shares the story behind his upcoming Apress book on Azure Quantum and Q#, from attending a conference talk on quantum computing in 2017 to writing a developer-focused guide that demystifies the subject.
Simon discusses passing AZ-900 in his first month at his new role and outlines his certification roadmap through AZ-104, AZ-500, and AZ-700. Chris recaps a busy week of community speaking including .NET Nots, Azure Thames Valley lightning talks, and his first in-person session in 18 months at the Welsh Azure User Group on Azure Arc for applications. The episode closes with Chris openly discussing the importance of monitoring energy levels and mental health as a content creator, and previewing upcoming talks at South Coast Summit and Azure Community Conference on deploying static websites.
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