Michael Dominick

596: Chrome For Sale

November 20th, 2024  |  52 mins 16 secs

coder radio, crowdstrike, developers, development podcast, doj preparing to force google to sell chrome, elon musk, microsoft partnership, microsoft's windows resiliency initiative, openai, python dependency management, windows 11 meta quest vr, windows 365 link $349 cloud pc

We react to Microsoft's new vision for the desktop PC, discuss the realities of working with large dependency chains in your projects, and discuss Google selling off Chrome. Then, we read some spicy tech CEO emails!

595: Year of the Snake

November 13th, 2024  |  39 mins 13 secs

.net 9, ai development, ai integration, amd, apple, arrow lake, coder radio, critical thinking, cross-platform development, data science, desktop cpu, developer communities, developer tools, developers, development podcast, eu regulation, geo-blocking, github octoverse, global developers, healthcare ai, intel, javascript, machine learning, market share, nursing automation, patient care, performance optimization, privacy concerns, python, pytorch, security vulnerabilities, tensorflow, typescript

Python's eating the world - and AI's helping it digest. A cheeky look at why this programming language is suddenly everywhere and the bizarre tale of how AI infiltrated the last place you'd expect.

594: Smart Contracts for Dumb People

November 6th, 2024  |  41 mins 10 secs

94x performance boost, ai datacenter power, amazon power deal rejection, avx-512 assembly, code rewrite best practices, code rewrite management, coder radio, dependency management, developers, development podcast, ethereum blockchain exploitation, fake productivity app, ffmpeg optimization, illegal streaming approval, infrastructure spending, javascript library threats, legacy system updates, malicious package detection, meta datacenter challenges, npm malware campaign, nuclear power initiatives, package security verification, rare bee species impact, regional content restrictions, technical debt strategy, typosquatting attacks

Malicious NPM packages are sneaking into codebases while FFmpeg devs prove old-school assembly skills can still smoke the competition. Plus, a rare bee species takes on Zuck's AI dreams.

593: Bake Your Own Linux Cake

October 30th, 2024  |  48 mins 16 secs

apple smart home display, coder radio, cosmic desktop environment, developers, development podcast, linux wifi issues, mac m4 pro, mac mini, manufacturing system rewrite, microsoft-google cloud competition, openai agi czar resignation, thunderbolt 5

Mike reports in from the COSMIC frontier! Plus: Microsoft's juicy Google drama, GPU eye candy that'll make your wallet nervous, and the tea on why OpenAI's AGI Czar went full scorched-earth on his exit.

592: C++ Safety Dance

October 23rd, 2024  |  45 mins 24 secs

ai, anthropic, c++, chrome, coder radio, developers, development podcast, llm, memory safety, microsoft, openai, programming languages, rails 8.1, ruby on rails, rust, security, software development, solid queue

C++'s Borg-like mission continues, and some thoughts on Rails 8.1. Plus, there is a little trouble in Microsoft Paradise. And why Chris finally paid for an LLM.

591: FOSS does what Nintendont

October 16th, 2024  |  37 mins 7 secs

api, backdoors, calea, coder radio, copyright, developer relations, developers, development podcast, devrel, diagramming, documentation, emulators, encryption, lawsuits, mermaid.js, metrics, modding, nintendo, open source, piracy, product marketing, ryujinx, salt typhoon, startups, switch, telecom security, user engagement, wiretapping

We get frustrated with Nintendo. Then, dig into the 30-year-old backdoor that was recently exploited and the hard lesson we should learn from it. Then, we'll break down some "hot tips" that promise to make you the next DevRel star.

590: Google’s Loss is Our Win

October 9th, 2024  |  34 mins 45 secs

Our reaction to Google's major legal blow, forcing them to open the Play Store wide, our thoughts on the world's lovefest with AI-generated podcasts, and the next tool Microsoft is porting over from Linux.

589: Blame the Tools using the Tools

October 2nd, 2024  |  1 hr 15 mins

ai safety bill, apple, ar glasses, big tech power demands, california ai regulations, coder radio, cosmic, data centers, developers, development podcast, education technology, energy needs, hololens, iphone foldable, meta quest 3s, microsoft, nuclear power, open source ai, openai restructuring, orion, sam altman, superintelligence

Our thoughts on big tech firing up old nuclear reactors to satisfy the AI growth plans, Sam's big week, and debate if Meta just had their iPhone moment.

A Coder PSA

September 24th, 2024  |  1 min 46 secs

A quick update from Chris on where the show is at this week, and what to watch out for next week!

588: Hulk Smash “PUNY DEVS”

September 18th, 2024  |  59 mins 32 secs

ai cameras, anthropic, california ai bill, coder radio, crowdstrike incident, demand decline, developers, development podcast, drones, google, iphone 16 pre-orders, kernel access, larry ellison, liability, microsoft, open-source ai, openai, oracle, police oversight, regulation, safety committee, safety protocols, sam altman, surveillance, windows security

The insidious undercurrents threatening to crush open-source AI projects, plus our thoughts on Microsoft's "big changes" to Windows post-CrowdStrike.

587: Surfing the WSL Wave

September 11th, 2024  |  1 hr 1 sec

a18 chip, active-listening software, antitrust, apple, apple ai, apple intelligence, apple watch series 10, coder radio, cox media group, developers, development podcast, digital ads market, doj, google, ios 18, iphone 16 pro, iphone 16 pro max, key management, nostr, privacy concerns, r programming language, satellite messaging, sleep apnea detection, steve jobs, targeted advertising, tim cook, wsl

Our thoughts on the iPhone 16, and then Mike surfs the WSL wave.

586: Mike's Clone Army

September 4th, 2024  |  1 hr 6 mins

ai, amazon s3, app cloning, apple, aws, burnout, coder radio, coding, conditional writes, developers, development podcast, devops, digital id, dmca, docker-osx, dokku, freelancers, github, ios, kubernetes, language models, productivity, pwas, release management, steve jobs, workload

How Mike plans to win the Clone Wars with Dokku, we review some shocking developer data and say goodbye to another project DMCA'd by Apple.

585: From Ops to Dev and Back Again

August 28th, 2024  |  53 mins 30 secs

apple tabletop robot, cloud skills training, cloud talent shortage, coder qa, coder radio, compliance issues, data collection operators, developers, development and operations collaboration, development podcast, devops history, docker, foxconn, generative ai criticism, github influence, hongzhun, humanoid robot, ipad illustration, john allspaw, motion capture, patrick debois, paul hammond, procreate, rails, security vulnerabilities, tdd, tesla optimus training

We reflect on the rise of DevOps and the frustrating dynamics that led to it. Plus, tech's latest bright idea: Roombas with attitude.

584: Google’s Poisoned Apple

August 21st, 2024  |  47 mins 35 secs

c++ programming, coder radio, developers, development podcast, diablo for web browsers, digital driver's licenses, epic vs google app store lawsuit, github copilot autofix, github outage, google antitrust breakup, network-attached storage, open source contributions, raspberry pi 5

The walled garden wrecking ball is fueling up - where we think it strikes first. Plus, what was really behind the recent GitHub outage.

583: A Shekel for Every Click

August 14th, 2024  |  53 mins 45 secs

app security rules, apple's app store policies, arcee.ai, automatic speeding violation reporting, coder radio, developers, development podcast, ford patent, google pixel 9 announcement, in-app purchase requirements, instructlab, law enforcement vehicles, linux advantages, macos sequoia permission changes, patreon fee increase, pixel 9 pro and pro xl announcement, potential standardization, purpose-focused llms, screen recording apps, small ai models

Apple goes into full crackdown mode and begins to squeeze even more out of developers and creators. Plus, why tiny models are suddenly the rage.

582: Intel: It Hurts Inside

August 7th, 2024  |  55 mins 36 secs

advertising, antitrust, appeal, apple, apple intelligence, coder radio, cpu failures, data management, default search engine, department of justice, developers, development podcast, distributed file system, features, google, intel, ios 18, layoffs, monopoly, phishing, podcast, search market, seaweedfs, siri

We take a look at SeaweedFS, roast Apple Intelligence, and reveal the vendor that caught Intel's mess before it shipped.