Coder Radio

Template Driven Design | CR 168

August 24th, 2015  |  48 mins 51 secs

Is Amazon another paradise of brogrammer culture? We have reason to suspect the recent reports may be overblown. Then meet Gigster, the VC backed service that wants to commoditize development.

The Price Isn't Right | CR 167

August 14th, 2015  |  46 mins 24 secs

Devs are excited by Google’s announcement that Android will support Vulkan. We explain & why Mike is a bit skeptical.

Has iPad peaked? Is it worth creating anything but consumption based apps for tablets?

Plus Apple’s 30% cut, feedback & more!

Hamburger Non-Helper | CR 166

August 10th, 2015  |  44 mins 48 secs

The big debate over today’s biggest UI compromise comes to life, Microsoft open sources its iOS-apps-on-Windows compatibility layer, the process of evaluating a new language, plus a book recommendation & more!

.Net or .Not? | CR 165

August 3rd, 2015  |  1 hr 5 mins

Still smarting from his burn, Mike shares his hard learned lessons after flying too close to the sun. What really pushes us to move to the next big thing & becoming and staying employable by focusing on the right market.

Conditional Swift Justice | CR 164

July 27th, 2015  |  59 mins 45 secs

Mike argues why the web will be the default platform, we debate if third party mobile platforms should be written off, Ionic Framework impressions & Chris has a few surprises to announce.

Plus why a slightly functional world isn't a bad thing & more!

Proprietary Stress Management | CR 163

July 20th, 2015  |  57 mins 53 secs

A special edition of Coder Radio that dives into the darker side of start ups, the practicality of building super portable apps, the wear advantage & NASA’s top 10 coding commandments.

Plus Noah from the Linux Action Show joins us & more!

Wandering in the Woods | CR 162

July 13th, 2015  |  40 mins 54 secs

We look at the tough spot developers are finding themselves in, the huge changes in backend infrastructure over the years, some Swift surprises & the big topics Mike’s been chewing on during his “down time”.

Good Guy Mike | CR 161

July 6th, 2015  |  53 mins 38 secs

Mike is recovering from a weekend you wouldn't believe. Plus we revisit the web vs native topic with a vengeance & discuss the sun-setting of ActiveX.

Developer Commodity | CR 160

June 29th, 2015  |  52 mins 39 secs

How willing is Apple to leverage it’s devs to make a public statement? We look at the response to the confederate flag pullings & debate if gatekeepers puts developers best interests first.

Plus was the perfect laptop built a decade ago, feedback & more!

Hipster Tendencies | CR 159

June 22nd, 2015  |  51 mins 59 secs

Mike makes the case for Chris’ slide into hipsterhood & Chris responds in kind. We also discuss the massive LLVM advantage Apple is leveraging.

Plus we reflect on the most important skill in software development, read some emails & more!

Privileged Programmers | CR 158

June 15th, 2015  |  59 mins 45 secs

Mike and Chris share their totally different perspective on the recent Yelp developer’s exodus & discuss the new industry trend developers need to take advantage of.

Then after 158 episodes, Mike’s mission in life is realized during our feedback segment.

Ahoy, El Capitan! | CR 157

June 8th, 2015  |  50 mins 32 secs

We recap and also compare & contrast WWDC 2015 with Google I/O 2015. Which new platform features stand out, which miss the target & what’ll really move the needle this year.

Plus a quick update on Mike’s new company, Chris’ wear inspired surprise & more!

You're Gitting it Wrong | CR 156

June 1st, 2015  |  50 mins 11 secs

Mike takes a victory lap as we discuss the big announcements from Google I/O. Then we get into a heated discussion around how GitHub should be used vs how most people use it.

Plus some great feedback, Mike & Chris share some bold predictions & more!

Google's Brillo Pad | CR 155

May 25th, 2015  |  57 mins 59 secs

Google may be planning to scrub the grime away from the Internet of Things devices with a new OS designed for low resources.

We debate over Google’s rumored Brillo OS. Plus Mike ponders switching to BSD, Google Play services in a library & more

Chrome Took My Memory! | CR 154

May 22nd, 2015  |  1 hr 18 mins

Mike shares his recent experience developing Chrome apps & we debate if Chrome platform tax is costing users a decent browser.

Plus what we’d like to see announced next for Android and iOS & the big problems those features would solve for developers.

Bearded Buzzwords | CR 153

May 11th, 2015  |  1 hr 3 mins

Electron could be the Adobe Air we all hoped for. But is it all hype? We debate Electron’s potential & review Visual Studio Code which is built on-top of Electron.

Has Agile become a failure? We discuss what can lead to a failed Agile setup & more!