Coder Radio

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

516 episodes of Coder Radio since the first episode, which aired on June 24th, 2013.

  • 346: Serverless Squabbles

    February 26th, 2019  |  45 mins 21 secs
    access, apple, aws, aws lambda, azure, azure functions, coder radio, containers, developer podcast, docker, functional programming, hardware, haskell, ios development, linux, microservices, objective c, patent trolls, patents, pragmatism, ruby on rails, rust, serverless, software patents, swift, swift on windows, tools, vapor, vmware, web development, windows, zealots

    The three of us debate when to go full serverless, and if ditching servers is worth the cost.

  • 345: F# Envy

    February 19th, 2019  |  55 mins 37 secs
    .net, 13”, autosleep, c#, coder radio, darter pro, design, desktop, developer podcast, f#, functional programming, ios development, laptop, linux, login form, lts, macbook pro, microsoft, modal, pattern matching, pop!_os, post, scale, simplicity, sleep, snap packages, snapcraft, subscriptions, swift, switch expression, system76, thelio, ubuntu core

    The guys discuss the real last bastion of scratch your own itch, and debate the merits of recent C# functional programing fads that are transforming the language.

  • 344: Cupertino's King Makers

    February 12th, 2019  |  1 hr 5 mins
    ai, angular, app store, apple, c, coder radio, contracting, darter pro, developer podcast, employment, facebook, freelance, functional programming, google, independent contractor, javascript, jetbrains, laptops, laugh track, learning c, mac os, machine learning, mixins, ml, mvc, netflix, nvidia, pwa, pycharm, python, python developer survey, react, react hooks, repl, self-employment, spa, system76, vue

    The gangs all together and cover your poignant feedback right out of the gate. Then we jump into the psychological trap of freelancing, and imagine a world where app stores are a true level playing field.

  • 343: Say My Functional Name

    February 5th, 2019  |  50 mins 3 secs
    .net, app store, apple, c#, c# 8.0, certificates, coder radio, compiler, concurrency, developer podcast, edc, embedded development, enterprise, facebook, facebook research, functional programming, google, haskell, ios, ipad, iphone, jailbreak, macos, maybe, ml, monads, mono, nil punning, npe, null, nullable, nullable reference types, optionals, privacy, rust, rustc, safety, sideload, soundness, static types, unity, vpn, walled garden

    Mike breaks down the drama around nullable reference types in C# 8.0, and we debate what it means for the future of the language.

  • 342: Webs Assemble!

    January 28th, 2019  |  42 mins 30 secs
    apache 2, apple, c++, cd, chrome, ci, clojurescript, coder radio, compilers, developer podcast, edge, electron, ffi, firefox, games, google, javascript, jenkins, lawsuit, licenses, llvm, node, ocaml, open web, optional chaining, optionals, oracle, rails, reason, ruby, rust, software packaging, software patents, swift, transpilers, typescript, unity, v8, wasm, web standards, webassembly

    Apple wades into controversy after filing some Swift-related patents and we explore WebAssembly and its implications for the open web.

  • 341: Too Late for Jenkins?

    January 23rd, 2019  |  52 mins 24 secs
    apple, arduino, blue ocean, c++, capistrano, carbo, ci/cd, cloud, coder radio, continuous integration, deployment, developer podcast, devops, dokku, embedded development, gitlab, gryphon, hudson, ios, ipad pro, java, jenkins, jenkins x, jvm, kubernetes, mad botter, pipeline, pipelines as code, radar, rails, ruby, ruby on rails, rust, swift, usb-c

    Mike and Wes are back to debate the state of developer tools and ask where Jenkins fits in 2019.

  • 340: The Optional Option

    January 15th, 2019  |  57 mins 23 secs
    .net, aws lambda, azure, beam, c#, classes, coder radio, complexity, cron, datomic, datomic ions, developer form, developer podcast, elixir, erlang, f#, f# foundation, faas, flow control, iokit, javascript, jvm, kotlin, monad, monitoring, nerves, nerves framework, node, optionals, sdk, serverless, simplicity, structs, swift, usb-c development

    Wes joins Mike for a special Coder. They share thoughts on the costs and benefits of Optionals in Swift, uncover Mike's secret love affair with F#, and debate the true value of serverless.

  • 339: One Week at a Time

    January 7th, 2019  |  46 mins 47 secs
    .net, android, coder radio, developer podcast, development platform, jupiter broadcasting, kotlin, object-c, performance, pwa, swift, tdd

    Mike’s just had the talk, and now it's time to make some changes. Including admitting he was wrong about Swift.

  • 338: sleep(jesus);

    January 1st, 2019  |  1 hr 11 mins
    2019 development landscape, coder radio, cortex, desktop realism, development podcast, electron, jupiter broadcasting, linux desktop, macos, microsoft, qt, structure, swift, win rt, xcode

    Don’t call them resolutions, lets just call them reasonable goals. Mike and Chris share their plans for 2019’s ground work, and why every single thing is fair game.

  • 337: 2018's Deal Channels

    December 27th, 2018  |  51 mins 43 secs
    2019 predictions, alexa, business headwinds, coder radio, contracting, development podcast, homepod, indy development, javasript, jupiter broadcasting, microsoft year in review, software development

    The guys drink some Liquid Christmas Tree and reflect on the major trends of 2018, and the stuff they are preemptively freaking out about for 2019.

  • 336: It's The Culture Stupid

    December 18th, 2018  |  37 mins 43 secs
    coder radio, desktop, factory tour, jupiter broadcasting, linux, software development, system76, thelio

    Chris is back from his trip to Denver to tour System76’s factory, and what he discovered while he was there was the last thing he was expecting.

  • 335: Everyone’s Going Chrome

    December 11th, 2018  |  43 mins 23 secs
    #noestimates, chromium, coder radio, developer podcast, edge, electron, estimates, github, intelicode, jupiter broadcasting, liveshare, microsoft, peter kretzman, the case against no estimates, visual studio 2019, xamarin

    Estimates can be a very tricky thing to get right, but their vitally important. Peter Kretzman joins us to make it all a bit easier and clearer.

  • 334: Time Crisis

    December 9th, 2018  |  58 mins 51 secs
    coder radio, developer lifestyle podcast, javascript, jupiter broadcasting, kotlin, open source libraries, too old to start, top programing languages

    Mike and Chris don’t claim to have a time machine, but they still have a major problem to solve.

  • 333: Space Gray Handcuffs

    November 27th, 2018  |  57 mins 27 secs
    coder radio, development laptop, ipad pro, pencil, performance, qt, remote workstation, shell, ssh

    iPad Pro is a great machine for people that don’t want to get too much work done.

  • 332: Before Coder

    November 7th, 2018  |  54 mins 45 secs
    .net core, asp.net, coder radio, development podcast, independent contracting, mac mini, microsoft, software development, system76, thelio

    We answer how Chris and Mike started in independent contracting, and the lessons changes they’d make with some perspective of time.

  • 331: Blue Is The New Red

    October 30th, 2018  |  47 mins 41 secs
    .net core, coder radio, development podcast, github, ibm, microsoft, qml, qt, qt design studio, red hat, remote workers, swif lsp, wpf

    We react to the news that IBM is buying Red Hat, cover some feedback that sets us straight, and are pleasantly surprised by Qt Design Studio.