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 Show Notes "But I was looking for something that I could give to some of my team members as prize for a hackathon that they completed and I basically I didn't want to didn't want to force them down that route of having to solder their own stuff. So I found um a little board with a a display on it um and various other capabilities um and then and realised that I could put the nano framework on it."— Andy Clark

 Hey everyone, and welcome back to The Modern .NET Show; the premier .NET podcast, focusing entirely on the knowledge, tools, and frameworks that all .NET developers should have in their toolbox. I'm your host Jamie Taylor, bringing you conversations with the brightest minds in the .NET ecosystem.

 Today, we're joined by Andy Clark to talk about .NET Nanoframework, how he came to find out about it (pro tip: there's a wonderful circular moment in the episode, see if you can spot it), and why he chose to look into embedded systems in the first place.

 "IAnd I think it's the the same kind of applies to software which is if you're doing the same things over and over again you almost kind of blinker yourself into working in particular ways."— Andy Clark

 Along the way, we talked about the importance of both constraints on software design, and in looking around at what other systems and frameworks do and use. We also took a walk down memory lane for me, as what we were talking about reminded me of my college days.

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We Are .NET

A podcast conversation with Andy Clark about .NET nanoFramework and embedded systems development. The discussion covers how nanoFramework brings C# development to microcontrollers like the ESP32, abstracting away low-level hardware concerns like memory management and interrupt handlers. Key topics include the constraints of working with 512KB of memory, managing screen buffers and custom fonts, the open-source community around nanoFramework, version-locked firmware images, and how working within tight hardware constraints can make developers better engineers. Andy shares his journey from hackathon prizes to building an automated greenhouse with Zigbee and e-ink displays.

IoT and .NET nanoFramwork: Andy Clark on Building Beyond the Limits