Engineer In the Looop
by Alec Harrison
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Inside Microsoft’s Secret to Scaling New Ideas W/ Taylor Black
Inside Microsoft’s Secret to Scaling New Ideas W/ Taylor Black
About this podcast
Engineer in the Loop is the weekly show for software engineers who ship with models in the mix. Host Alec Harrison chats with practitioners about architecture decisions, failure modes, and the workflows that keep humans firmly “in the loop.” Expect repo round-ups, post-mortems, and listener Q&A—with actionable code examples and zero buzzword fluff!
Episodes
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- Inside Microsoft’s Secret to Scaling New Ideas W/ Taylor Black · 29 min · Season 4 Episode 1What does it really take to turn bold ideas into real impact inside one of the world’s largest technology companies? In this episode of Engineering in the Loop, Alec Harrison…
- AI, Turkey, and Catching Up · 48 min · Season 4 Episode 1In this episode Alec and Brian talk about AI, turkey, and AI turkey?
- From 11 Nested For-Loops to AI-Driven Engineering — A Conversation with Zure CEO Sakari Nahi · 43 minAlec welcomes Sakari Nahi, CEO of Zure, for a fun and thoughtful discussion that spans 25 years of tech evolution. Sakari shares how a single C# book jump-started his career, why…
- Be Useful — And Pivot: Cory House on Specialization, AI, and Staying Valuable · 52 minCory House (Pluralsight/DomeTrain author and principal at ReactJS Consulting) shares the story of going “all-in” on JavaScript/React and how that focus grew into a successful…
- Certs, Copilot, and Code: From Microsoft Learn to Speech-to-Infrastructure · 36 minAlec Harrison and Brian Gorman return from a short break to talk all things certifications, Copilot, and the curious evolution of learning with AI. Alec shares his experience…
- Force Multipliers, Not Magic: Javier Lozano on AI & .NET · 40 minFounder of .NET Conf and 20-year Microsoft MVP Javier Lozano joins Engineer in the Loop to talk about what’s changed—and what hasn’t—in web development. We riff on MVP…
- News Oct 3, 2025 · 1 minTech news for Oct 3rd, 2025https://github.com/github/copilot-clihttps://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/azure-sdk-release-september-2025/https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/…
- Platform > Servers: Elliott Leighton-Woodruff on Landing Zones, FinOps, and Real-World Cloud Tradeoffs · 52 minFrom Exchange 2003 to Azure landing zones, Elliott shares 15 years of lessons on moving beyond VMs, building platform ops that devs actually love, and keeping cloud costs sane…
- Oct. 2nd 2025 · 2 min · Season 3 Episode 2AI News For October 2nd Sora 2 is out! Perplexity Acquires AI Video Company Microsoft Agent Framework
- October 1st, 2025 We're Back · 7 min · Season 3 Episode 1Here's a little life update and AI/Tech news for October 1st 2025 [Anthropic Joins Microsoft 365 Copilot](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/09/24/expanding…
- GPT-5 Won’t Kill OpenAI: Why the Hot Takes Miss the Mark · 15 min“GPT-5 is going to kill OpenAI.” That’s the headline making the rounds—but it’s wrong. In this episode, Alec Harrison breaks down why the panic is overblown, why those infamous…
- Full Episode: Hot Takes & Hard Truths: Growing Your Tech Career (Without Losing Your Mind) · 41 minReady for a master-class in mentoring, managing, and staying sane in the age of AI? In this no-filter chat, Alec Harrison and Brian Gorman welcome returning guest Cameron…
- Hot Takes & Hard Truths: Growing Your Tech Career (Without Losing Your Mind) · 1 minReady for a master-class in mentoring, managing, and staying sane in the age of AI? In this no-filter chat, Alec Harrison and Brian Gorman welcome returning guest Cameron…
- Growing Developers, Not Just Code – with Cameron Presley · 36 min📄 Episode Description: In this episode, we welcome back Cameron Presley, now the owner of Small Batch Solutions, to dive deep into the real work of building better engineers—not…
- People Over Prompts: Building AI That Works for Humans · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 14In this thought-provoking episode, Alec Harrison sits down with Peter Swimm—founder of Toyleville and a veteran in conversational AI—to unpack the real value of AI in today’s…
- AI Model Security and Practical Application in Enterprises · 30 minNebraska.Code 2025 is right around the corner, but before you pack for Lincoln, join Alec and Brian as they tackle the hottest developer question of 2025: How do I harness AI…
- Why AI Layoffs Aren't Just About AI: A Deep Dive into Tax Code Section 174 · 24 minFor a while now, AI and tech headlines have been dominated by layoffs and market shifts. But what if a crucial, yet often overlooked, factor was at play? I'm experimenting with a…
- Build 2025 Unpacked: Copilots Everywhere and the Rise of the Agentic Web · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 12🚀 Description: In this packed episode of Engineering the Loop, we break down everything you need to know from Microsoft Build 2025—and trust us, it’s not just incremental…
- Becoming a Microsoft Certified Trainer: Mentorship, Certification, and the Realities of Teaching Tech · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 11In this episode of Engineer in the Loop, Alec and Brian sit down with Dwayne Natwick—renowned Microsoft Certified Trainer, security expert, and mentor to countless professionals…
- Code, Community & Conference Chaos — Inside Nebraska.Code() with Ken Versaw & Arthur Doler · 46 minHeads-up, hallway-track fans! In this episode of Engineer in the Loop, Alec and Brian sit down with Nebraska.Code() co-founder Ken Versaw and “community & culture steward” Arthur…
