Episodes
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Fair-use Frustrations | CR 208
June 6th, 2016 | 45 mins 33 secs
Mike & Chris have very different opinions on how interview tests should be conducted. Plus the real reasons to develop software on Linux are not the ones often cited, bit more on Google’s fair use & the master plan to get Mike to move to the west coast.
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AGILE: Too Big to Fail | CR 207
May 30th, 2016 | 1 hr 35 mins
Mike shares a humbling war story, the great “Android Instant App Conspiracy”, the announcement that destroyed the .Net ecosystem & the poverty trap of software development.
Plus some closing thoughts on Google vs Oracle, a neat tool of the week & more!
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Fat Bottom APIs | CR 206
May 23rd, 2016 | 1 hr 58 secs
We dig through the relevant bits of Google I/O, the possible anti-web move Instant Apps represent, no Kotlin & big improvements we’re excited about.
Plus Mike’s take on Android Studio 2.2 & Chris’ take on what we’re all calling “services”.
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Git off the Rails | CR 205
May 16th, 2016 | 1 hr 2 mins
Github’s new pricing has a bit of a catch, Rob Robinson says Rails is yesterday’s software in light of Swift & GO. Which we simply have to talk about.
Then we jump in our time machine and dazzle you with our new term predictions & more!
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Revenge of the Swift | CR 204
May 9th, 2016 | 50 mins 14 secs
In a podcast far far away, you asked for it & this week we delivered. It’s code review time, with a twist!
Plus the second Oracle v Google trial, we attempting to do some busting, Dropbox falling back to reality & 30 years later why we still love QBasic
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Go Go Golang | CR 203
May 2nd, 2016 | 55 mins 7 secs
A little reflective & contemplative, our hosts reflect on a well stated OO vs Functional rant, the bot frameworks that impress & the surprisingly great use case for Go.
Plus the 800 pound snake in the room, a quick Linux switch update for Mike & more!
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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
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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
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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!