Coder Radio

A weekly talk show

About the show

A weekly talk show taking a pragmatic look at the art and business of Software Development and the world of technology.

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Episodes

  • 426: The Thoughtful Triangle

    August 11th, 2021  |  38 mins 48 secs
    apple surveillance, child safety initiatives, coder radio, csam, developer trap, development podcast, facebook sdk, google firebase sdk, icloud photos, ncmec, zoom to pay $85m

    Is there a secret motive behind Apple's announced plans to scan iMessage and iCloud Photo Library content?

  • 425: Ruby in the Rough

    August 4th, 2021  |  46 mins 44 secs
    coder radio, compiler, development podcast, end of open source, foss, google, hypocrite commits, linux kernel, llvm, new phase of matter, perpetual motion machine, quantum computers, ruby, sorbet compiler, stripe, thermal equilibrium, time crystals, type annotations, university of minnesota

    Big promises are being made in Ruby land, but will they take hold? Plus, Tech Crunch says Open Source is dead, why we couldn’t disagree more.

  • 424: Denial of DOS

    July 28th, 2021  |  46 mins 49 secs
    apple, chaoji li, coder radio, coding on amtrak, development podcast, gnome extensions, idos 2, ios app store takedown, kde plasma, linux users, theio give away, warp terminal

    Mike shares his adventures coding while riding Amtrak, Chris is trying to get DOS running while he still can, and many of you wrote in sharing your concern for GNOME.

  • 423: Dead Desktop Disco

    July 21st, 2021  |  42 mins 23 secs
    azure virtual desktop, cloud pc, coder radio, development podcast, github copilot, gnome, gnome extensions, insomnia solutions, microsoft, tobias, traditional desktop, ubuntu, windows 356

    Has Microsoft figured out a way to invalidate the GPL? We're skeptical.

  • 422: Don't Code in Bed

    July 14th, 2021  |  45 mins 7 secs
    apple ecosystem vs android, coder radio, determinism, development podcast, generative model, github copilot, vscode live share review

    It seems AI isn't replacing developers just yet, and why we think you shouldn’t get too comfortable.

  • 421: Misdirected Request

    July 7th, 2021  |  34 mins 7 secs
    coder radio, cosmic, developer workstation, development podcast, github co-pilot, google decline, javascript, rust

    Has Google already started its decline? Our surprising take.

  • 420: You Can't Sideload Happiness

    July 1st, 2021  |  55 mins 28 secs
    anti-trust, coder radio, cosmic, development podcast, github copilot, google microsoft ceasefire, linode on the road, live share, meetup, system76, thelio, ubuntu, windows 11 review

    Mike's got some strong feels about his new system, and Chris spent a week with Windows 11. And that's not even scratching the surface. It's a wild one, with some hard truths, so buckle up.

  • 419: Authentication Timeout

    June 23rd, 2021  |  43 mins 59 secs
    antitrust, bulletproof linux, coder radio, cook calls pelosi, development podcast, facebook, google bureaucracy, google risk averse, internal criticism at google, kent walker, kernel extension, linode on the road, mac failure, meetup, microsoft market value, sundar pichai, system76, thelio, windows 11

    Big Tech's punishment train has been en route for years, but now that it's almost arrived, are we getting onboard?

  • 418: I'm a Teapot

    June 16th, 2021  |  43 mins 40 secs
    clippy for vscode, coder radio, computer vision, development podcast, gpu compute, intel limitations, jupiter broadcasting, linux, mac os 12, machine learning, portrait mode, stripe identity, sublime text, sublimerge, virtio, virtualization, virtualization.framework, wwdc

    We get a bit skeptical about Stripe Identity, how it works, and precisely why we don't like some of their privacy trade-offs.

  • 417: Why Would Developers Care?

    June 9th, 2021  |  51 mins 5 secs
    app store review guidelines, coder radio, development podcast, focus, ipad multitasking, ipad os, jupiter broadcasting, launch keyboard, macos monterey, private relay, shareplay api, sherlocked, siri, state of the union, system76, universal control, wwdc keynote, wwdc21

    Our takes on the important bits from Apple's WWDC 2021 keynote and State of the Union.

  • 416: Strange Voltron of Hell

    June 2nd, 2021  |  53 mins 16 secs
    apple accuses microsoft, chromebooks, coder radio, development podcast, epic, jupiter broadcasting, m1, major windows update, microsoft build 2021, ordered and loose cultures, pop_os, proxy war, sun valley, thinkpad, webview2, windows 10, windows arm developer kit, wwdc predictions

    Mike's unique take on the bold promises made at MS Build this year, and the one item he REALLY wants announced at WWDC next week.

  • 415: Keyboard Kurious

    May 26th, 2021  |  54 mins 4 secs
    .net core, career path, code editor, coder radio, development podcast, docker desktop, ipad developer problems, jupiter broadcasting, limiting ios policies, mechanical keyboards for developers, panic, pycharm, pylance, system76 launch, vscode remote, wsl python

    We both fall for a new fancy keyboard; then we get philosophical about free software's never-ending quest to conquer mobile.

  • 414: Google I/NO

    May 19th, 2021  |  47 mins 50 secs
    adhd, android tablets, apple, aws alerts, coder radio, containerd, developer revenue, development podcast, framework laptop, golang, google, google i/o, hugo, jupiter broadcasting, lima, linux servers, m1, macos subsystem for linux, objective-c, remote work, swift, wear os

    After Chris gets a reality check from Mike, the guys answer some emails and admit a cold hard truth.

  • 413: Painpoints to Profits

    May 12th, 2021  |  48 mins 28 secs
    .net core, angular, aws, career path, coder radio, development podcast, docker desktop, flutter, jupiter broadcasting, pay for skipping upgrades, powershell

    Chris struggles with his nature, while Mike shares some sage developer advice that everyone should hear before using a platform like AWS.

  • 412: Context in Comprehension

    May 5th, 2021  |  1 hr 13 mins
    brunch with brent, buddhism, coder radio, collaboration, community, creative thinking, development podcast, hammock time, hell yeah or no, interview podcast, jupiter broadcasting, learning, meditation, routines, wes payne

    From adventures in learning, a recipe for great collaborations, to creativity and problem-solving in tech. It's a deep dive chat with Wes Payne.

  • 411: The Misadventures of Mad Mikhail

    April 28th, 2021  |  1 hr 10 mins
    coder hobbies, coder radio, contractor hardware, development advice, development podcast, ipad pro intel extensions, jupiter broadcasting, m1, macos end of life, opensuse, thinkpad, vscode, wayland, wslg, x1 carbon

    Mike has a few stories to share, but more importantly a very hard lesson he's going to make damn sure you learn.