Michael Dominick

Contrarian Contracting | CR 114

August 11th, 2014  |  50 mins 8 secs

Mike and Chris share their perspective on successfully cultivating a contact development business, and the biggest gotchas that hurt the most.

Plus hosting on your own vs shared services, a little Dart love & the Linux user who bought a Mac.

Corner of Shame | CR 113

August 8th, 2014  |  52 mins 17 secs

Mike and Chris record a bonus episode of Coder Radio for you this week. We discuss the possibility of Steam selling productivity apps for Desktop Linux, how Overcast.fm could set the trend for future mobile apps, and thoughts about the Oculus Rift DK2.

The Xamarin Solution | CR 112

August 4th, 2014  |  1 hr 3 mins

Mike discusses what his business has noted after using Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms. Plus we bust some myths, discuss use cases and advantages, the disadvantages.

Plus you great feedback, some follow up and more!

Microsoft's Culture Anchor | Coder Radio 111

July 21st, 2014  |  44 mins 28 secs

Chris makes the case for splitting Microsoft up into a consumer and services split, and why that would be the best possible outcome for developers.

Plus some great feedback, more on selling free software and more!

Manual Design | CR 110

July 14th, 2014  |  49 mins 22 secs

Have Interface designers led us down a false path? Mike discusses the shortcomings of some of our favorite tools, who is on the right track, and what the real solution seems to be.

Plus some great feedback and Chris begins a new kind of challenge.

Go Big or Go Lean! | CR 109

July 7th, 2014  |  41 mins 11 secs

Mike reflects on his transition from dedicated developer to business management, what makes a business “big” vs “lean” and what the guys feel is a good fit for their goals.

Plus when to cut yourself off from a pet coding project and more!

Materially Excited | CR 108

June 30th, 2014  |  43 mins 9 secs

Mike and Chris cover some great follow up on new hotness burnout. Then we discuss what impressed us and what tempers our excitement from Google I/O 2014.

Plus why AndroidOne could be the Android of the future and a quick chat about Rust.

New Hotness Exhaustion | CR 107

June 23rd, 2014  |  52 mins 20 secs

Mike ponders if we can trust ourselves to walk the line between comfort, laziness and experience?

Plus you great feedback, a few more I/O thoughts and a framework you can take home to mom.

Bathroom Marketing | CR 106

June 16th, 2014  |  49 mins 46 secs

Our top 10 hopes from Google I/O 2014. Is this the year Google pushes developers on design, will Google+ take a backseat?

Plus: The challenges facing openGL, why the Nexus program will die, coping with information overload & getting your confidence back.

The Problem with GitHub | CR 105

June 9th, 2014  |  49 mins 18 secs

Mike shares his experience moving from GitHub to a self hosted GitLab installation and the benefits his team realized after making the move.

Plus we’ll take a look at the new Docker announcements, your feedback and some surprise followup!

Swift exit for Obj-C | CR 104

June 2nd, 2014  |  27 mins

Mike and Chris share their raw reactions from Apple’s WWDC Keynote, including Mike’s big concerns about Swift.

WWDC Predictions 2014 | CR 103

May 26th, 2014  |  1 hr 5 mins

Mike and Chris run down their predictions and hopes areas Apple might improve iOS, Mac hardware, and general ecosystem development during next week’s big keynote.

Plus our thoughts on the state of Qt, re-thinking Linux’s market share, and more!

Has Microsoft Lost It's Mojo? | CR 102

May 19th, 2014  |  57 mins 29 secs

Mike and Chris discuss how, even when a laptop seems like the obvious choice, sometimes a desktop may be a better fit. Then, will the fate of Microsoft be slowly and embarrassingly slipping into irrelevance?

And of course your feedback and much more!

Shields Up | CR 101

May 12th, 2014  |  38 mins 40 secs

It’s a day filled with war stories, we start off by sharing how things have blown up in our laps this morning, and cover your excellent feedback.

Then - Chris shares his new gadget purchase, and how it’s making him re-think some of his firm opinions.

0×64 | CR 100

May 5th, 2014  |  1 hr 41 secs

Mike and Chris celebrate 100 weeks of Coder Radio by reading some great feedback, discussing new hardware choices, and why the future of desktop Linux is a little worrying.

Is That a Weave? | CR 99

April 28th, 2014  |  1 hr 6 mins

We double down on your follow up. Working remotely, scratching your itch while at your current job, why we missed Heartbleed, and the video that will make you never again complain about how hard something is.