Coder Radio

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!

Brave New Code | CR 198

March 28th, 2016  |  1 hr 1 min

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!

Rails Crazies React | CR 197

March 21st, 2016  |  1 hr 2 secs

We discuss Mike’s thoughts on ReactJS, the NY bill that would provide a tax credit for OSS contributions & the interesting details in dev data.

Plus some real talk about your real value, what no indie developer wants to hear about the App Store & more!

Hybrid Hijinks | CR 196

March 14th, 2016  |  1 hr 7 mins

Dscussing Hybrid development ha a big elephant 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!

The Xamarin Hand | CR 195

March 7th, 2016  |  1 hr 9 secs

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 Microsoft releases SQL server for Linux & we discuss how it all fits together in a larger plan

Xamarin through the Ages | CR 194

March 1st, 2016  |  1 hr 31 mins

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

Big Blue's Swift Move | CR 193

February 22nd, 2016  |  1 hr 12 mins

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!

Post Apocalyptic Linux Desktop | CR 192

February 15th, 2016  |  1 hr 26 mins

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? Some feedback & much more!

Parsing Your Options | CR 191

February 8th, 2016  |  38 mins 17 secs

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.

Death of the Freelancer | CR 190

February 1st, 2016  |  50 mins 30 secs

A brutally honest episode. Mike and Chris air some hard learned lessons, toss out the episode playbook & tell it like it is!

I'm OOPting Out | CR 189

January 25th, 2016  |  1 hr 9 mins

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 long-term ramifications of progress over stability & convention vs configuration strategy & more!

Linux: Bug or Feature? | CR 188

January 18th, 2016  |  48 mins 10 secs

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 poignant comment about Linux. Mike discusses TarDisk & whether he recommends it & more!

Slacking while Coding | CR 187

January 11th, 2016  |  52 mins 50 secs

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, this may be the start of a trend & more!

Decision 2016: Native vs Hybrid | CR 186

January 4th, 2016  |  55 mins 6 secs

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!

Predictive Coder | CR 185

December 28th, 2015  |  1 hr 8 mins

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.