Coder Radio

Scrum Burger | CR 231

November 14th, 2016  |  48 mins 55 secs

We ponder why Docker is a dumpster fire, doubt Samsung’s new Ai Bot platform, discover Botkit & discuss killing the Scrum.

Microsoft’s Public Shame | CR 230

November 7th, 2016  |  58 mins 57 secs

Ballmer is trying to pin it all on Bill, MacBook follow up & Lemur struggles.

Old Men Yell at Macbooks | CR 229

October 31st, 2016  |  1 hr 2 mins

Let's get real about the tools we use this week.

A Lemur Eats an Apple | CR 228

October 24th, 2016  |  56 mins 17 secs

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!

Everybody's Keyboard Fighting | CR 227

October 17th, 2016  |  1 hr 2 mins

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!

Coder Profiling | CR 226

October 10th, 2016  |  45 mins 8 secs

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!

The ROI of Things | CR 225

October 3rd, 2016  |  59 mins 52 secs

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.

Vaporware on the Server | CR 224

September 26th, 2016  |  48 mins 38 secs

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!

Get Swifty | CR 223

September 19th, 2016  |  52 mins 11 secs

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!

Rusty Support | CR 222

September 12th, 2016  |  54 mins 11 secs

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!

Bag of jQuery | CR 221

September 5th, 2016  |  1 hr 8 mins

The guys daydream about making the perfect developer platform & grouse about Mike’s new Note getting recalled.

Plus our speculation about the September 7th Apple event, what old unmaintained code says about you, clearing the air on Angular v2 & more!

Docker Dumpster Fire | CR 220

August 29th, 2016  |  57 mins 6 secs

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.

Dollar Store Quality | CR 219

August 22nd, 2016  |  50 mins 27 secs

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!

Agile Scapegoat | CR 218

August 15th, 2016  |  1 hr 11 mins

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!

Botpocalypse Now | CR 217

August 8th, 2016  |  1 hr 8 mins

Special guest Ryan Sipes from Mycroft joins us to discuss his projects & fulfilling the mission of an open source project.

Plus our thoughts on the bot revolution, the “Internet of APIs” it depends on & the shift that bots could cause in the industry.

Mismatch Patterns in Productivity | CR 216

August 1st, 2016  |  38 mins 7 secs

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!