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Mike is betting big on Docker, Angular has a new release, JavaScript is taking the lead & Uber is playing with fire.
It’s a packed episode & wraps up with the bombshell that Mike is selling his new MacBook.
Habitat promises full automation that travels with app. Basically it's a great way to have an extremely lightweight "environment + your app" (hence the name) that has everything you need except the OS or OS related bits. But is this a layer of abstraction too far for Mike?
Plus the chronicles of one developer's journey of getting started with Open Source, some cool dark matter development Chris spotted at Dell & more!
Wes from Linux Unplugged joins Mike to host a special edition of the show. They chat about the merits (or not!) of Electron, Mike’s week from hell & their true feelings about Javascript. Then they discuss Clojurescript, React Native, & the benefits of a more functional programming style.
Plus Docker, Devops & of course the Beer of the Week!
Tune in for a special road edition of the show today! After Mike & Chris cover some feedback, they share their worst hire stories, eat some Apple crow & debate the end of the exodus.
Plus Chris shares some surprisingly topical experiences from his Dell trip, Mike’s got a tool of the week & Jonny’s feeling the hero rage.
Mike’s got a new testing pipeline & he’s fired up and ready to go. He shares what might be a game changer for his business.
Plus we discuss the damage done by “Coding Heroes”, the value of a namespace, a handy tool & more!
Mike’s new client has some strict requirements so we get very practical about the tools we use, compromises made & the line we won’t cross.
We follow up on WebAssembly, it’s not just the future, it’s already here & it might be great! Plus C# 7’s release gets us thinking & Canonical’s got us ranting.
Why coding everyday makes a big difference for Mike & Chris reflects on keeping momentum to prevent project rot.
Plus our first look at Java 9, hopes & fears of Web Assembly & more!
Our C++ alternatives quest for embedded continues, taking another look at Visual Studio Code, Mozilla’s big pockets & saving the web with Qt Quick.
Plus Mike’s war story, great feedback & more!
Rust has a busy 2017 ahead of it, Mike ponders Java’s failure on small Internet of Things & searches for a C++ alternative, then dazzles us with the new gear he’s recently picked up.
Mike reports back from his recent travels, we debate the renaissance .Net & solve all of future Mike’s problems.
The fear of productivity loss & the crazy things we do to avoid it, a sober look at the tablet market for developers, GitLab’s recent disaster & we bring it all home with a little time travel.
The tools we use to do the job, Microservices Gone Wrong, the real problem with TypeScript & more!
Your emails this week get us discussing & sharing some really hard learned lessons & insights.
Plus Mike spends the weekend preparing to shame Chris & shares a favorite book pick
Mike and Chris start things off with some traditional feedback, get into some Dart discussion & then get into the hardware throw down.
After we answer some audience feedback and chat about the week’s Hoopla & a fresh batch of Coder Radio 2017 predictions!
Mike’s got three wishes for the new year, Chris has a new Echo Dot & Google has partnerships to put Assistant in your TV.
Plus why Mike got rid of his office, GitHub’s near term future & how terrible code gets written by sane people.
We've given the guys the week off after a year of hard work, so in this episode we'll take a look back at a series of events where the guys ended up realigning their opinions. From hybrid vs native apps & developing on linux to Pokémon & Bots, a lot changed in 2016.
So sit back, grab a nice warm beverage & enjoy the show!
We reflect on the trainwreck that was 2016 & what might be emerging in 2017 as a real market opportunity. It's our last live show of the year, so we throw out the rules!
Mike reviews his Google Home and we discuss Google Actions, Fitbit buying Pebble & the usefulness of some of these products.
Plus Mike adopts a new philosophy about remote workers!
Mike shares his swift migration pain from over the weekend & opens up a bar in the office in honor of his new Google Home.
Mike reviews the state of hybrid development in the last days of 2016 & chat about his new Google Home and what he’s looking forward to testing.
Plus a quick chat about ethics in coding.
Mike is back from vacation has somethings on his mind he shares this week. Hardware follow up, customer management for devs, book recommendations & more!
We ponder why Docker is a dumpster fire, doubt Samsung’s new Ai Bot platform, discover Botkit & discuss killing the Scrum.
Mike betting on server side bots & AI, making the big jump from the MacBook to a System76 Lemur running Linux. We talk about the platform development opportunities for a small shop.
Plus how to design APIs that don’t suck & more!
The Dash debacle gets the full Coder this week & Mike’s got a new sweet keyboard he tells us all about.
Plus how it feels to learn Javascript in a React world & more!
We flunk and debunk the Joel test, and ponder the long tail of coder interviews gone wrong, Apple's removal of Dash, KDevelop on windows & more!
Mike & Chris share hard earned lessons for the first time about the expected value in the effort we put into our various next great ideas, marketing, attending conferences & whatever “networking” is suppose to be.
The growing case for Swift on the server & Java 8’s underplayed success are the two main topics this week. We also discuss Dart on Android & some platform fundamentals with renewed vigor!
Mike & Chris travel interdimensionally to discuss the pressure to get Swifty, marvel at Vapor.codes, witness the fall of Eclipse & the rise of Microsoft.
Plus our super quick take on the iPhone 7 & more!
The world's most egregious gadget sin is committed, why Mike still wants Star Trek gadgets, a Rust divorce, learning the fragile state of state & more!
The guys daydream about making the perfect developer platform, follow up a bit on Android N & grouse about Mike’s new Note getting recalled.
Plus some of our speculation about the September 7th Apple event, what old unmaintained code says about you & clearing the air on Angular v2.
Docker quality appears to be getting worse, Mike & Chris analyze the mystery of Docker’s decline & likely causes.
Plus we discuss the possibility of an AI monopoly, moving fasting & looking for a web-framework matchmaker.
Mike and Chris share their experiences with selling yourself just enough to get your foot in the door. Is productizing yourself and your work is worth feeling a little slimy?
Plus Microsoft’s move in open sourcing PowerShell, the fixed bid scam & more!
Fresh off new Agile courses Mike shares what he feels might be his core problems with Agile software development. Our thoughts on software quality in general, the big slack problem & more!
Special guest Ryan Sipes from Mycroft joins us to discuss his ambitious projects & fulfilling the mission of an open source project.
Plus our thoughts on the impending Bot revolution, the “Internet of APIs” it all depends on & the massive shift that bots could cause in the industry.
We start it all off with a new Coding Challenge!
Mike & Chris rip up the thinking behind iPad-only is the new desktop Linux mantra, discuss the date of LaunchKit, announce a new coding challenge & much more!
Mike shares his recent Linux switch experience & why he thinks it might stick this time. We chew on Verizon buying Yahoo & the grief Marissa Mayer is getting.
Plus we congratulate the winner of last week’s challenge & announce the next one!
Mike reflects on some critical feedback, shares impressions of his new Linux PC, we announce the new Coding Challenge & more!
Nintendo has a hit on their hands, is this a game changer for the company? Mike & Chris discuss the big picture ramifications of Pokémon GO.
Plus beer brewed by bots, our thoughts on Java EE, Spring Boot & getting PHP to really do what you want.
This week Noah steps in to host while Chris is out and cover Rails 5, Oracle’s suspicious silence around Java EE, talk about mike’s latest linux adventure, give some freelancing advice & more!
What is Machine Learning? How are companies & developers using it? We discuss that, the major approaches in the market & Apple’s use of Differential Privacy.
Plus Mike’s new Linux desktop, some feedback & a lot more!
It’s death by a thousand scrums this week & then admit there may be some value in frequent project communication.
Then we start the machine learning discussion, talk a little Android N & more!
We start with some developer news of the week, then dig into the best bits from WWDC.
Plus Mike shares his thoughts on some new hardware & the guys discuss the mystery of differential privacy.
Mike & Chris have very different opinions on how interview tests should be conducted & this week they try to come to some common ground. Plus the real reasons to develop software on Linux are not the ones often cited, bit more on Google’s fair use & the master plan to get Mike to move to the west coast.
Mike shares a humbling war story, then we dig into the great “Android Instant App Conspiracy”, the announcement that destroyed the .Net ecosystem & the poverty trap of software development.
Plus some closing thoughts on Google vs Oracle, a neat tool of the week & a special holiday bonus extended laid back chat!
We dig through the relevant bits of Google I/O, the possible anti-web move Instant Apps represent, no Kotlin & big improvements we’re excited about.
Plus Mike’s take on Android Studio 2.2 & Chris’ take on what we’re all calling “services”.
Github’s new pricing has a bit of a catch, Rob Robinson says Rails is yesterday’s software in light of Swift & GO. Which we simply have to talk about.
Then we jump in our time machine and dazzle you with our new term predictions & more!
In a podcast far far away, you asked for it & this week we delivered. It’s code review time, with a twist!
Plus the FUD seems strong with the second Oracle v Google trial, we attempting to do some busting, Dropbox falling back to reality & 30 years later why we still love QBasic.
A little reflective & contemplative after a successful human forking, our hosts reflect on a well stated OO vs Functional rant, the bot frameworks that impress & the surprisingly great use case for Go.
Plus the 800 pound snake in the room, a quick Linux switch update for Mike & more!
Could Google be about to make a major shake up in future development for Android? We discuss the scuttlebut about Swift on Android.
Plus Mike’s new mobile rig & Noah from the Linux Action Show joins for Mike’s update on his Linux Adventure & Mike gets the hard sell.
In this episode, Noah joins Chris to talk about the whole hiring process & experiences they've had while also taking a look back into the past of the show to some of the more interesting topics on the matter.
Has the whole world gotten hot for bots? Slack’s recent $3.8B & Microsoft’s new Bot SDK suggests there is serious interest there. Mike and Chris share their thoughts & ask what makes a bot…. A bot?
Plus the surprising math that makes us shed a tear, feedback & more!
Fresh off Build 2016, we talk about everything from free Xamarian, Bash on Windows & the changing case for .NET.
Plus Mike shares some assumption smashing news & much more!
Is Google dumping to compete with Nuance as they prepare to unleash their voice API to developers for free? Mike updates us on his Linux switch adventure, his new toy & a couple of important PSAs.
Plus feedback & more!
We discuss Mike’s general thoughts on ReactJS, the NY bill that would provide a tax credit for open source contributions & the interesting details in developer data.
Plus some real talk about your real value, what no indie developer wants to hear about the App Store & more!
Whenever we discuss Hybrid development, a big elephant is sitting in the room. This week, we give this elephant the mic.
Then, reflecting on a recent Android development project, the guys discuss the sticky side of Frames.
Plus an update on Mike's Ubuntu experiment & more!
We break down what we see as the top motivations, the big competitive move & what Microsoft is really saying about Android with their Xamarin acquisition.
Plus during the show Microsoft releases SQL server for Linux & we discuss how it all fits together in a larger plan.
Mike couldn't make it this week, so we decided that with Microsoft purchasing Xamarin that this would be the perfect time to take a glance back on our coverage of Xamarin & look at how they have come to their current situation
Mike shares his adventures in Ubuntu land this week, after a MacBook disaster. Then we discuss the implications of IBM backing Swift on their cloud.
Plus some feedback, code as speech, and more!
Mike and Chris talk about bombing job interviews, picking the right Android device for development, writing code that’s easy to delete & Mike shares an Ubuntu update!
Plus… Has the show forgotten about VR? A new device from Mattel might change our tune, some feedback & much more!
Something is rotten at GitHub. We discuss the big problem they're facing & why for most of us, we already have a backup plan.
Plus why Project Rider might get you excited & how the Parse shutdown is hitting Mike.
A brutally honest episode. Mike and Chris air some hard learned lessons, toss out the episode playbook & tell it like it is!
We discuss a compelling case against Object-Oriented programming, is it truly all bad? Plus the cold chills the new Rails Doctrine gives us, the worrying long-term ramifications of progress over stability & convention vs configuration strategy.
Plus a chat about the market position of Jetbrains’ AppCode, blaming Java & unplanning your work and travels.
Ang and Mike discuss business operational tools, practices & common issues, how Ang got her kids started on computers, good languages to get started with & she makes a pretty poignant comment about Linux. Mike discusses TarDisk & whether or not he recommends it & more!
Is the age of Apps finally coming to an end? Data points to yes & we discuss how platforms like Slack might offer more potential.
Then, more web developers are switching to Linux, is this the start of a trend?
Plus what caught our attention in the new iOS release, and interesting projects Google has in store for 2016.
Can Web standards make mobile apps obsolete? The new generation of hybrid apps aren't your grandparents solution to code once, run everywhere.
Plus why Swift is going to be big on Linux in 2016, Google has a thing with openJDK & much more!
When you look back at the year, a few really big things jump out for developers. Mike & Chris discuss the trends that seem to have really mattered, then debate about how things might change in 2016.
As we gear up for our end of year episode, we look back at a few moments in 2015 that we loved. From big news, new directions & industry trends that reflected into our personal lives.
It’s a very special edition of Coder Radio!
The Pixel C is the perfect example of a compromised device, caused in large part, by Google’s Strategy Tax. This week we debate if this is the underlying reason tablet apps are so far behind on Android, what Mike’s plans are as an Android developer & why the long-term picture might look rosy.
Plus the Jar Jar true Sith Master mega theory comes to light, some iPad Pro follow up, the missed Mameo opportunity, the hard reality of the “pro tablet” market & more!
Ballmer calls out Microsoft’s bogus revenue numbers over Azure, & we expand on his point to discuss an overall trend towards “hero CEOs”.
But the majority of our discussion this week is around the open sourcing of Swift, what Apple got really right & what areas still really need improvement.
Plus the real possibility of replacing your laptop with a large tablet, starting your first app the “easy way” vs the “hard way" & more!
Mike shares his open source picks for 2015 & why they are a real game changer for him. Then we read through a few submissions by the audience & then discuss Microsoft’s huge new PowerApps initiative.
Plus some feedback that cuts deep & more!
Mike has a big announcement & shares his insights for discovering an underserved niche and creating software for people most of us never considered.
Plus why Chris is a bit offended by the idea of Swift on the server, Microsoft delivers on the open source goods & a few quick gift ideas for anyone who wants to focus.
Microsoft kills a major Windows development initiative & becomes one of the top contributors to Go.
Mike has a new love & gets a bit ironic about Ionic. He explains why this framework just might be his new home.
Plus some great feedback & we bask in the dawn of the age of utility.
Is open source software immoral in some market conditions? The guys debate. Plus Google’s impressive new open source project, standing while you work is going out of style & how to adapt to the changing need of your users gracefully.
Plus is open source on the verge of being outlawed by the TPP? And a few of your great thoughts on Offshoring vs Onshoring.
Mike & Chris discuss the hard problem of identifying opportunity costs vs staying flexible and cheap, why making communication a priority is almost never a priority & the numbers suggest coding bootcamps are growing like crazy… But is that a good thing?
Plus when to ship, and why testing can really make Mike testy, your feedback & more!
The guys admit there is a growing amount of evidence pointing to going your own way, regardless of the design vision of the platform. What the Linux desktop has finally gotten right, why Mike is ready to can his wearable project.
Plus a Android BuildConfig pro tip, feedback & more!
Well known developers are trying out risky and bold methods to fund future development, but are they really all that practical? We debate.
A massively popular app is using a dirty trick to stay in the background and consume battery. We ponder why it hasn’t been shut down already & more!
The cultural challenges of living too far out of a “tech hotzone” hit home today. We discuss the recent revelations both of us have had.
And our reactions and lessons learned from LastPass selling, if Microsoft has nailed convergence & the practicality of the Surface Book.
Plus a quick chat about Chef & other automation platforms great for developers & more!
A really simple mistake that many of us have made in the past, led to the Patreon hack. We discuss the situation & the bigger picture.
Plus our take on the rumors that Oracle is planning the “obsolescence” of Java.
Mike and Chris discuss malware getting injected into unsuspecting developers apps. Then the advertising cold war that’s brewing, how it impacts users, content creators & developers.
Also our top three must haves before you sign any development work contract.
Mike shares his excitement for Ionic, an advanced HTML5 hybrid mobile app Framework. Then Chris asks if the tools used to make the product, as long as the end result is good, really matter?
Is the new iPad a capable developer machine? We discuss 3D Touch, the impact on developers, the release of the iPad Pro & some quick tips for finding a local development job.
With Mike’s move to Florida in progress he joins us via phone for a run through of the major JetBrains subscription hoopla, transitioning from a tester to a developer & that big poaching scandal comes to an expensive close!
Is Amazon another paradise of brogrammer culture? We have reason to suspect the recent reports may be overblown. Then meet Gigster, the VC backed service that wants to commoditize development.
Developers are excited by Google’s announcement that Android will support Vulkan. We explain what Vulkan is, the issues developers face around openGL, & why Mike is a bit skeptical.
Plus market data suggest we’ve reached peak iPad & tablets are not selling. Is it worth creating anything but consumption based apps for tablets? We’ll debate.
Plus some audience submitted topics, Apple’s 30% cut, feedback & more!
The big debate over today’s biggest UI compromise comes to life, Microsoft open sources its iOS-apps-on-Windows compatibility layer, the process of evaluating a new language, plus a book recommendation & more!
Still smarting from his burn, Mike shares his hard learned lessons after flying too close to the sun. What really pushes us to move to the next big thing & becoming and staying employable by focusing on the right market.
Mike argues why the web is the default platform of the future, we debate if third party mobile platforms should be written off, first impressions of the Ionic Framework & Chris has a few surprises to announce.
Plus our advice on leaving .Net, our response to ignoring the Pebble & why a slightly functional world isn't a bad thing.
A special edition of Coder Radio that dives into the darker side of start ups, the practicality of building super portable apps, the wear advantage & NASA’s top 10 coding commandments.
Plus Noah from the Linux Action Show joins us, we cover some great feedback & more!
We look at the tough spot developers are finding themselves in, the huge changes in backend infrastructure over the years, some Swift surprises & the big topics Mike’s been chewing on during his “down time”.
Mike is recovering from a weekend you wouldn't believe. Plus we revisit the web vs native topic with a vengeance & discuss the sun-setting of ActiveX.
How willing is Apple to leverage it’s developers to make a public statement? We look at the response to the confederate flag pullings & we debate if any gatekeeper puts developers best interests first.
Plus was the perfect laptop built a decade ago, your feedback & more!
Mike makes the case for Chris’ slide into hipsterhood & Chris responds in kind. Between those hijinks the guys discuss the massive LLVM advantage Apple is leveraging that nobody is talking about.
Plus we reflect on the most important skill in software development, read some emails & more!
Mike and Chris share their totally different perspective on the recent Yelp developer’s public exodus & discuss the big new industry trend developers need to take advantage of.
Then after 158 episodes, Mike’s mission in life is realized during our feedback segment.
We recap and also compare & contrast WWDC 2015 with Google I/O 2015. Which new platform features stand out, which miss the target & what will really move the needle this year.
Plus a quick update on Mike’s new company, Chris’ wear inspired surprise & more!
Mike takes a victory lap as we discuss the big announcements from Google I/O. Then we get into a heated discussion around how GitHub should be used vs how most people use it.
Plus some great feedback, Mike & Chris share some bold predictions & more!
Google may be planning to scrub the grime away from the Internet of Things devices with a new operating system designed for low resources in mind.
We debate what Google’s rumored Brillo OS would look like & the impact it could have on Canonicals big plans for Ubuntu Snappy.
Plus Mike ponders switching to BSD, Google Play services in a library & GBA games in your browser.
Mike shares his recent experience developing Chrome apps & we debate if Chrome platform tax is costing users a decent browser. Is Chrome becoming the next Windows?
Plus what we’d like to see announced next for Android and iOS & the big problems those features would solve for developers.
Electron could be the Adobe Air we all hoped for. At least Microsoft, Github, Docker, and others think so. But is it all hype? We debate Electron’s potential, and review Visual Studio Code which is built on-top of Electron.
Has Agile become a failure? We discuss what can lead to a failed Agile development implementation, and some secrets to success.
Mike and Chris reflect on Microsoft’s Build 2015 conference & discuss the undeniable shift to open industry wide. Mike also announces his new business with a focus on open source.
Plus we discuss Visual Studio Code a bit, bad app ports, new ways for developers to make money & more!
Is Microsoft confusing the container market & blowing the implementation?
Plus Apple gets caught rejecting Pebble compatible apps, we may have finally found the perfect Linux dev laptop & much more!
Mike's thinking about making the big switch, a J.O.B., but the interview process has been a nightmare. He shares his perspective after sitting out of the race for a while.
Plus how Google convinced their engineers to become managers, your feedback & more!
We discuss the top stories submitted by the audience this week. From the ultimate bridge burn to Stack Overflow’s developer survey & being ok with a little sociopathy.
Mike had a dream & that dream didn’t work out. Today we discuss how fixed contracts lead to fixed death & with perfect hindsight we debate what we might have done differently.
Plus some great feedback, a little nostalgia & more!
Transitions in life comes in many forms, work, relationships, gadgets. How we deal with the process of transition is key & why we shouldn't be anxious about a transition, even if it’s a difficult one.
Plus a bit about GitHub’s ongoing DDoS, switching from PHP to Ruby & a new contender for the perfect Linux dev rig.
It’s a special open mic edition of Coder Radio. We discuss the complex reasons behind Microsoft’s choice to open source MSBuild, the quest for the perfect Linux laptop continues & why, oh why, oh why HTML5 has a place.
Plus emails & more!
Chris shares what he’s loving about Android from a users perspective & Mike goes into what is driving him crazy from a developer's standpoint.
Plus redefining DevOps, starting a multi-user database & more!
We revisit some of the audience's favorite editors, then discuss the reality of terrible engineers.
Then Chris spends the weekend with a smartwatch & believes he’s discovered their purpose. We examine the audience for smartwatch apps in light of the Apple Watch announcement today.
The guys picture working a 9-5 job. If the security of a 9-5 paycheck is a myth, is it really just not having to worry about all the little things that's so appealing?
Plus how merit based hiring could get out of control & making documentation a bit less evil.
Mike and Chris start the show by sharing some hard learned advice, and discussing the events of the last two weeks.
Then we touch on SuperFish, Ubuntu Touch, and more!
Join us as we hop in our time machine and revisit some past topics on the coder radio program.
Can’t we all just settle down & focus? Mike’s just about had it with javascript framework madness. Plus could Microsoft be uniquely positioned to take advantage of the eventual die off of some frameworks?
Mike is stuck in a train, stuck in the snow. So it’s an open call edition, with some great discussion around Microsoft’s investment in Cyanogen & the pitch for Python.
Plus a robust chat about the new Raspberry Pi 2 & it’s ability to run Windows 10.
It’s a tip show edition of Coder Radio. Mike shares a great way to get some Heroku features without the bill.
Plus the annoying honeymoon period, your feedback & more!
Well known developers have recently gone public with how much they make & where they make it from. Mike & Chris chew on the numbers & discuss the raw reality.
Plus great feedback on Chris’ first development language & more!
Chris shares what’s prevented him from getting started with development & shares the three languages that are at the top of his list to try.
Plus we get passionate after some feedback to the Mac Exodus topic & more!
Is the quality of Apple’s desktop and mobile software causing a slow bleeding of developers? Chris & Mike debate what developers will do over 2015.
Plus we read some great follow up, feature a community project & more!
Mike is fired up by a topic that has been on fire over all of 2014.
Is it finally time to let the other 95% of great programmers in?
We peer into the past of the show to pull out the amazing clips you guys suggested to us and fondly remember how funny it is to listen to Chris get trolled. Sit back, relax & enjoy the fun in this look back at best of Coder Radio!
It’s the birth of another open source project live on this week’s Coder Radio. Plus it’s an open mic edition & we discuss a wide range of topics from Microsoft’s big mobile strategy that nobody is noticing, the best Linux development environment, setting expectations, your feedback & more!
Has Docker’s wild success caused it grow too big & too corporate? In light of the CoreOS project’s announcement of Rocket we’ll reflect on the big problem both projects needs to solve.
Plus our plans to involve community around building an API for Jupiter Broadcasting, your feedback & more!
That tech worker “shortage” Facebook and Microsoft keep telling you about is bogus. We’ll go over the study and reports that back that claim up. Then we dig into the rather understandable reasons why developers wages are being pushed down & more!
It’s a special roundtable edition of Coder Radio. Our panel discussed the advantages of Go development over PHP, creating a flat-file website with no database, and the real secret to finishing that last 10%.
Then we discuss the black magic Google is using to share 70% of their new Inbox’s apps code across the Web, Android, and iOS. And if Google’s new approach is a quiet condemnation of HTML5 applications.
Microsoft made headlines and has generated a lot of buzz around the open sourcing of .NET. So what does the future hold & what changes now? And why this could be more about what it says about Microsoft, than anything else.
Plus some great feedback, how to find a developer, what to expect to pay & much more!
Mike and Chris respond to feedback on lackluster HTML5 apps, then how developers can leverage social media to stay up to date & avoid drama.
Then we blow apart the “Full Stack Developer” myth and the evolution of the term.
Is the need to save money & time by developers forcing end users into less than acceptable application experiences? Have we all been oversold on HTML5?
Plus getting into QA, a cloud based IDE, some great feedback & much more!
Mike and Chris go meta & discuss their thoughts about the state of Coder Radio, some ideas to mix it up & request your input.
Then we dig into a revealing support chat between an Android developer & the manager for Google Play Developer Support that finally gives us some real insight into the public address debacle.
We have a bunch of great feedback that keeps getting interrupted by Chris and Mike jumping into deep discussion about vendor lock in, Apple’s new hardware, balancing work and life & much more!
Mike and Chris battle wits to expose the ridiculous nature of arguing about technology on the Internet, and this discuss why developers and enthusiasts get caught up in this mess.
Plus our take on working on open source in your spare time, an update on teaching students to code & a software pick that will make you hungry!
Mike and Chris discuss what to do when a client or employer requests you take a personality test. The reasons Microsoft is calling the next version of Windows 10, the recent cases of community going sour & the lessons learned for developers
Google is requiring developers to submit their physical address, and the Apple community has outed the manager behind the botched iOS 8.0.1 update. Are we seeing a dangerous threat or just a frantic response?
Plus some great questions, when to lawyer up & much more!
Developers all over the web are chiming in on the short comings (or lack there of) of Xamarin’s tools. Have developers been sold a hope and a lie?
Plus why Android continues to come in second for developers, your feedback & more!
Did Microsoft buying Mojang come around because Notch was burned out? Is the problem systemic to independent developers who just love to code?
Plus we respond to your strong feedback regarding privacy & much more!
The debate over whose responsibility it is to protect your cloud data heats up, we discuss how to get your confidence back & some Vala feedback.
Plus the recent Markdown drama, the systemd hater club & much more!
We take live calls, and discuss why .Net rules a Linux Admins life, learning OOP. Then, in light of the recent celebrity photo hacks, do developers have a moral obligation to protect the uninformed public?
Mike and Chris follow up on the TypeScript and JavaScript discussion from last week after a lot of you jumped to the defense of JavaScript. Plus the guys discuss why the phrase “work-life-balance” feels cheap & how each of us have to figure it all out for ourselves.
Where does TypeScript fit in, and are the many criticisms lobbied at it legitimate? We discuss the state of scripting, and the new dark pragmatism that seems to be setting in.
Plus picking your ideal client, package managers for Windows and Mac, your feedback & more!
Mike and Chris share their perspective on successfully cultivating a contact development business, and from their experience, the biggest gotchas that hurt the most.
Plus hosting on your own vs shared services, a little Dart love, and the Linux user who bought a Mac.
Mike and Chris record a bonus episode of Coder Radio for you this week. We discuss the possibility of Steam selling productivity apps for Desktop Linux, how Overcast.fm could set the trend for future mobile apps, and Chris shares his thoughts about his new Oculus Rift DK2.
Plus you great feedback, some follow up and more!
Mike discusses what his business has noted after using Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms. Plus we bust some myths, discuss use cases and advantages, the disadvantages.
Plus you great feedback, some follow up and more!
Chris makes the case for splitting Microsoft up into a consumer and services split, and why that would be the best possible outcome for developers.
Plus some great feedback, more on selling free software and more!
Have Interface designers led us down a false path? Why is it when heavy lifting is needed our tools still fall short in 2014? Mike discusses the shortcomings of some of our favorite tools, who is on the right track, and what the real solution seems to be.
Plus some great feedback and Chris begins a new kind of challenge.
Mike reflects on his transition from dedicated developer to business management, what makes a business “big” vs “lean” and what the guys feel is a good fit for their goals.
Plus when to cut yourself off from a pet coding project, a book that promises to help you pick a Javascript Framework and more!
Mike and Chris cover some great follow up on new hotness burnout. Then we discuss what impressed us and what tempers our excitement from Google I/O 2014.
Plus why AndroidOne could be the Android of the future and a quick chat about Rust.
Mike ponders if we can trust ourselves to walk the line between comfort, laziness and experience?
Plus you great feedback, a few more I/O thoughts and a framework you can take home to mom.
Our top 10 hopes and expectations from Google I/O 2014. Is this the year Google pushes developers on design, will Google+ take a backseat and more.
Plus our followup includes the challenges facing openGL, why the Nexus program will die, coping with information overload and getting your confidence back.
Mike shares his experience moving from GitHub to a self hosted GitLab installation and the benefits his team realized after making the move.
Plus we’ll take a look at the new Docker announcements, your feedback and some surprise followup!
Mike and Chris share their raw reactions from Apple’s WWDC Keynote, including Mike’s big concerns about Swift.
Mike and Chris run down their predictions and hopes areas Apple might improve iOS, Mac hardware, and general ecosystem development during next week’s big keynote.
Plus our thoughts on the state of Qt, re-thinking Linux’s market share, and more!
Mike and Chris discuss how, even when a laptop seems like the obvious choice, sometimes a desktop may be a better fit. Then, will the fate of Microsoft be slowly and embarrassingly slipping into irrelevance?
And of course your fantastic feedback and much, much more!
It’s a day filled with war stories, we start off by sharing how things have blown up in our laps this morning, and cover your excellent feedback.
Then - Chris shares his new gadget purchase, and how it’s making him re-think some of his firm opinions.
Mike and Chris celebrate 100 weeks of Coder Radio by reading some great feedback, discussing new hardware choices, and why the future of desktop Linux is a little worrying.
We double down on your follow up. Working remotely, scratching your itch while at your current job, why we missed Heartbleed, and the video that will make you never again complain about how hard something is.
Why you should write code every day, the hard numbers about mobile games, and more!
Chris and Mike face the limitations of remote workers, and the challenges they’ve experienced. We take your live calls, and discuss the awesome projects you're working on.
Why you should write code every day, the hard numbers about mobile games, and more!
The Heartbleed bug has ignited a new round of open source doubters, but are the renewed concerns about the open source development model unfounded? And what can be done to avoid catastrophes like this in the future? We discuss.
Plus an honest discussion about that moment of no return, your feedback, and more!
Note: Apologies for the transitional audio setup while we move between studios. Improvements next week!
Microsoft shocks the developer community by open sourcing some of their crown .Net jewels. Mike and Chris discuss the ramifications for Java, and the overall strategy Microsoft could be shifting too. Plus why the return of the Start Menu is a massive middle finger to devs, and other interesting bits from Build 2014.
Plus your follow up on Oculus VR, the Blame Game, and more!
Are your projects cursed with knowledge of the present? Mike and Chris discuss the tendency to blame the last guy, and in some cases even scapegoat the absent. And why its only human to see all the mistakes of those who came before you.
Plus our thoughts on Facebook buying Oculus VR, your feedback, and more!
Android growth is exploding, and showing no signs of slowing down… So why are big players still avoiding the platform? We’ll challenge some common misconceptions on why developers avoid Android.
Plus big Silicon Valley tech companies get busted colluding to keep wages low, the contractor fudge factor, your feedback..
And more!
The Rails community was blasted by a distinguished, and disgruntled member. But does his criticism hold up? And is there a larger problem at play here? Plus our thoughts on Amazon’s rumored new console, and a great batch of your feedback!
We embrace Daylight saving time with a special call-in edition of Coder Radio. Topics include a chat with one of the developers behind the online JavaScript assembly emulator, the encroachment of DRM in everyday life, and why Mozilla’s Persona has been put out to pasture and the difficult problem that creates for developers.
Plus your feedback, and much more!
Oren Eini from Hibernating Rhinos joins us to discuss their “second generation” document database written in .NET. We have an insightful conversation about RavenDB, a flexible data model designed to address requirements coming from real-world systems.
Plus our surprising answer to the big certification question, your emails, and more.
Florian Motlik from Codeship joins us to discuss automated unit testing, a practical approach to rethinking how to get started with your own testing, and how Codeship’s hosted continuous integration and continuous deployment platform is bringing much needed relief to some of developments most tedious tasks.
Plus getting started with simple approach, when to take the money, your emails, and more!
Responding to criticism for an open source project, or a closed commercial project can be a very tricky things. Mike and Chris share their thoughts on how you can properly set expectations and respond to negative feedback.
Plus what roles users play in their interaction with developers, your feedback, and more!
Mike and Chris use the recent drama around Paper and Flappy Bird to have a wider discussion about the forces against Indie developers. And our reactions to the CEO change at Microsoft.
Plus some great feedback, and more!
Mike and Chris address a number of topics this week, from open source project’s properly communicating with the media, Google selling Motorola to Lenovo, and a debate about Microsoft’s rumored CEO choice.
Plus your feedback, and more!
Is the concept of a one sized fits all methodology getting tired? We revisit Agile in the dynamic client/developer relationship. Then how opening up your development plans to the community, even for commercial software, can be full of benefits and drawbacks.
Plus a great batch of your feedback, and much more.
Back-end services are really helping developers focus on their core competency, but how quickly will you need to go outside the box? What about vendor lock-in?
Plus: A ton of great feedback, resisting the urge to hate change, and much more.
The classic battle flairs up this week, and the guys discuss how an over controlling sysadmin can slow down an important project, and why that problem seems to be so much worse in business.
Plus the market is still hot for Java, but down discount Python or C#, making a big career change, and the standard for replacing your own inhouse tools.
We’ll bust some java myths with Mark Heckler, a software engineer at Oracle. Plus the status of Duke, java on embedded systems, and what the future holds.
Plus your feedback and some of Mike’s 2014 bets.
With a little reflection on the years big moments, the guys look ahead to 2014. We’ll debate what’s going to be the big stories of 2014 for developers, and the tech industry at large.
Plus we’ll answer a few of your questions, and toss in a couple surprises in our last episode of 2013!
The guys take some calls and discuss a wide range of great topics. From workspace setups, developer hardware, C vs C++, and the real problems facing contract programmers.
Plus a batch of your feedback, the best editor ever (for Windows), and more!
Early builds of SteamOS have landed, and we wonder what the larger implications are. Plus our thoughts on Microsoft's clear challenges, the problem with Qt Creator, and betting on the future.
Plus your feedback, our thoughts on cloud build services, and much more!
After discussing our caffeine regimes, we take a crack at getting Q&A right. We’ll share some personal experiences with Q&A gone wrong, and our tips for fixing it.
Plus a look back at one of the giant’s shoulders developers stand on today, and your emails.
It’s a mailbag special with a hidden message. Mike and Chris discuss burnout a bit more, the pitfalls of bad Q&A, automated UI testing, and the open source projects we’re thankful for this year.
Is the Xbox One the next big App platform? We’ll share theories. Plus where to books fit in for self education? Are they too slow, or is there a place for the printed medium in a rapidly developing industry?
Plus a batch of your emails, our follow up, and more!
Burnout kills your productivity, creativity, and ability to get things done. The worst part? It can sneak up in different ways. Mike and Chris share how to recognize burnout, a quick fix to get you through, and their personal long term fixes.
Plus a great batch of emails, setting your weekend rate, and much more.
A recent snafu has left Mike in a bit of a bind with a client, and technical glitches nearly threatened to toss Chris out on the side of the road.
After digging through a batch of really great emails, the guys air some dirty laundry. This week we crack open a cold one, and chug some haterade.
After discussing recent hardware gadget purchases, and why, the guys jump into the case of Java. Mike’s ready to justify his love, for Java.
Plus a little dev world hoopla, your feedback, and more!
From backups to deployment, we go back to the backend! The new solutions giving us the opportunity to reconsider the infrastructure around our projects.
Plus gearing up for 64bit development, and much more.
With big Google and Apple events on the horizon we look at how Google’s early investment in relative UI layouts will be paying dividends in Android 4.4 KitKat.
Plus: Your emails, our php follow up, a few near-term predictions, and even an RMS rap.
When targeting Linux, developers have to face some tough choices. Mike’s spent a year planning his move and discusses the opportunity and the risk of supporting Linux, how much effort should be put into targeting Ubuntu, and keeping the big picture in mind.
Plus our follow up and your feedback!
Mike’s making some big changes to his workflow, and sharing the tools in his box. We’ll look at the transition to Ubuntu Linux for Mike and his dev team, and the productivity advantages they see.
Plus planning for scale, a fresh look at Vala, your emails, and more!
Mike and Chris chew on the major problems patent trolls are creating for small and large development shops.
Then it’s a race to the bottom for software prices, and the guys have a few theories on what, if anything, developers can do to carve out a living.
Mike discusses the culture clash between the ASP.Net framework diehards, and the recent converts. ASP.Net and Azure services have been at the core of project Mike and his team have had underway for a couple months and they’ve gotten a good feeling of it’s strengths and weakness.
Plus our live reaction to SteamOS, ending the platform/tool wars that even your benevolent hosts find themselves falling into, your feedback, and much more!
iOS 7 is landing and Mike and Chris discuss what’s in store for developers, and the real reason to put a 64bit CPU in a cell phone.
Plus the core of what’s wrong with Microsoft, practicing security from the start, your emails and more!
We’re joined by two gentlemen from dotCloud, the folks behind Docker. We chat about what Docker is best at, how far out the 1.0 release is, the projects use of Go, the future of Docker, and much more.
Plus is the commoditization of software development a bad thing? Your emails, and more.
It’s a Monday holiday episode of the Coder Radio show, so we opened up the Skype lines and officially declare this episode a grab bag of topics!
From the death of JavaScript to Android vs iOS we touch on a list of favorite topics.
Steve Ballmer’s legacy at Microsoft is controversial. We look over the long list of big and quiet successes and failures under his watch as CEO. Plus what we think the big problem facing Microsoft is going to be long term, and if they can really transform into a “devices and services” company.
Plus we’ll discuss the big problem with SourceForge, self taught programing vs structured schooling, your emails, and more!
We chat with Dan at the Mozilla about his work on the Persona project, and how Mozilla offers developers a neutral platform for effective authentication.
Plus our thoughts on what’s troubling the Ubuntu Edge project, a batch of your questions, and much more!
Hiring can be a real pain in the butt. The guys share the horror stories from interviews they’ve conducted that went horribly wrong. Plus a few tips for getting a gig.
Then the guys chew on the dev hoopla of the week, and read some great emails.
Mike and Chris bare it all on their classic work/life balance struggles. Dealing with the unique circumstances of working at home, why it’s not the dream 9-to-5 types picture.
Plus your feedback, a few follow ups and much more!
Celebrating 60 episodes we take live calls from our audience and chat about the topics are their minds. Then we follow up on the indie developer Xbox One situation, read your feedback, and more!
A compromise at Apple turns Mike’s week upside down. Reeling from the setback we dig into Mike’s concerns with Canonical’s crowd sourced Ubuntu Edge phone.
Why we're a bit dismayed at Firefox OS’ attempts to kill the app store...
And we answer your hard questions.
Data protection in the cloud can mean a lot of different things. But what about in the context of software development? The guys tackle that question, and cover a great batch of your feedback.
The guys bust some myths around outsourcing, and insourcing development work. Striking a balance when trying to codify better practices in the workplace, sticking with good old tech for bad reasons…
Plus a big batch of your feedback!
Stinging from a Build conference hangover, the guys focus on their current disappoints with Microsoft.
Then Mike gets a new OYUA box and has a few surprises, plus your emails, and more!
Even when you know better, you sometimes find yourself contributing to the problem, just to get the job done. This week the guys bare it all and discuss how they’ve ended up making things worse when they were hired to make it all better.
Plus keeping up on new trends without wasting time, how open environments provide better predictability, and a batch of your feedback!