Conversations in Code: Recent Episodes
Mike Williams and Campbell Barton
A developer and a geek tinkerer talk about software tools, some hardware, Linux/FOSS, projects we're working on, etc.
In this episode we chat about artificial intelligence, where we think it's going, benefits and pitfalls, existential threats and how this impacts creative endeavors knowledge work. As always, feedback is welcome.
In this episode we talk about our getting into Emacs package development, learning programming and the curse of lisp. As always, feedback is welcome.
In this episode we talk about our approach to managing TODO's and managing tasks. As always, feedback is welcome.
In this episode we talk about our experience getting into Emacs and touch on pros/cons with it's package ecosystem. As always, feedback is welcome.
This week we discuss automation, robotics, fair compensation & the sunk costs of geek pursuits. As always, feedback is welcome.
In this episode we discuss electronic devices, gadgets we have and enjoy, what interests us when we look for new devices, and ideas we have for devices which should be a thing, but aren't yet. As always, feedback is welcome.
This episode we discuss building computers, different use cases, some of the recent happenings around ARM and some advice to others. As always, feedback is welcome.
In this episode we discuss open-source/free-software & related topics, including licensing, forking & where collaborative tools could be used outside of software development. As always, feedback is welcome.
In this episode we discuss ergonomic/split keyboards; pros & cons; the experience of moving from a traditional keyboard to a split layout, and our pro tips from these experiences. As always, feedback is welcome.
This episode we discuss donations, giving back to free & open-source software, user expectations & challenges with funding specific projects. As always, feedback is welcome.
This episode we discuss our experience getting into plain text accounting, where it works well and some of the down-sides. As always, feedback is welcome.
Hi, this episode we discuss shell, scripting, next-generation shells and the command line in general. As always, feedback is welcome.
Hello all, we present to you; this inaugural episode of Conversations in Code. Apart from brief introductions, in this episode we discuss configuration. How we do it; config design philosophies; "configuration bankrupcy" and more! Please don't hesitate to post comments, critiques and tips below. If you'd like to be on the show or know someone who you'd be interested in hearing from in an interview please drop us a line. ~ Mike