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

  • GO Swift Yourself | CR 202

    April 25th, 2016  |  1 hr 3 mins

    Could Google be about to make a major shake up in future development for Android? We discuss the scuttlebut about Swift on Android.

    Plus Mike’s new mobile rig & Noah from LAS joins for Mike’s update on his Linux Adventure & Mike gets the hard sell.

  • Tough Market | CR 201

    April 18th, 2016  |  1 hr 25 mins

    In this episode, Noah joins Chris to talk about the whole hiring process & experiences they've had while also taking a look back into the past of the show to some of the more interesting topics on the matter.

  • 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!