Coder Radio

Make Coding Great Again | CR 214

July 18th, 2016  |  52 mins 33 secs

Mike reflects on some critical feedback, shares impressions of his new Linux PC, we announce the new Coding Challenge & more!

PokéCode | CR 213

July 11th, 2016  |  1 hr 4 mins

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.

Derailing Java | CR 212

July 4th, 2016  |  1 hr 9 mins

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!

Ai Theater | CR 211

June 27th, 2016  |  55 mins 49 secs

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!

Productivity Theater | CR 210

June 21st, 2016  |  47 mins 54 secs

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!

WWDC Hypercap | CR 209

June 13th, 2016  |  1 hr 7 mins

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.

Fair-use Frustrations | CR 208

June 6th, 2016  |  45 mins 33 secs

Mike & Chris have very different opinions on how interview tests should be conducted. 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.

AGILE: Too Big to Fail | CR 207

May 30th, 2016  |  1 hr 35 mins

Mike shares a humbling war story, 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 & more!

Fat Bottom APIs | CR 206

May 23rd, 2016  |  1 hr 58 secs

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”.

Git off the Rails | CR 205

May 16th, 2016  |  1 hr 2 mins

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!

Revenge of the Swift | CR 204

May 9th, 2016  |  50 mins 14 secs

In a podcast far far away, you asked for it & this week we delivered. It’s code review time, with a twist!

Plus 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

Go Go Golang | CR 203

May 2nd, 2016  |  55 mins 7 secs

A little reflective & contemplative, 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!

GO Swift Yourself | CR 202

April 25th, 2016  |  1 hr 3 mins

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 LAS joins for Mike’s update on his Linux Adventure & Mike gets the hard sell.

Tough Market | CR 201

April 18th, 2016  |  1 hr 25 mins

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.

Bot Your Life | CR 200

April 11th, 2016  |  41 mins 14 secs

Has the whole world gotten hot for bots? Slack’s recent $3.8B & Microsoft’s new Bot SDK suggests there’s 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 & more!

The Good Xamaritan | CR 199

April 4th, 2016  |  52 mins 18 secs

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!