Coder Radio

Toolchain Transitions | CR 70

October 7th, 2013  |  1 hr 17 mins

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.

With Apologies to Texas | CR 69

September 30th, 2013  |  1 hr 3 mins

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

ASP.Magic | CR 68

September 23rd, 2013  |  1 hr 18 mins

Mike discusses the culture clash between the ASP.Net framework diehards, and the recent converts.

Blazing 7 | CR 67

September 16th, 2013  |  1 hr 34 mins

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!

Docker All The Things | CR 66

September 9th, 2013  |  45 mins 45 secs

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.

Love’s Labor Lost | CR 65

September 2nd, 2013  |  1 hr 2 mins

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.

Bye Bye Ballmer | CR 64

August 26th, 2013  |  1 hr 8 mins

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.

Mozilla Persona | CR 63

August 19th, 2013  |  1 hr 35 mins

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.

FizzBuzzed! | CR 62

August 12th, 2013  |  1 hr 38 secs

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.

Office Hours | CR 61

August 5th, 2013  |  1 hr 1 min

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!

Call In 2.0 | CR 60

July 29th, 2013  |  1 hr 10 mins

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!

Sour Apple | CR 59

July 22nd, 2013  |  1 hr 5 mins

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.

The 56k Solution | CR 58

July 15th, 2013  |  1 hr 6 mins

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 Dev Jungle | CR 57

July 8th, 2013  |  59 mins 45 secs

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!

Microsoft’s in a Funk | CR 56

July 1st, 2013  |  1 hr 4 mins

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!

Software Exorcism | CR 55

June 24th, 2013  |  1 hr 1 min

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.