Coder Radio - Episodes Tagged with “Big Tech”

web01.fireside.fm Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:41:24 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Coder Radio - Episodes Tagged with “Big Tech” https://coder.show/tags/big%20tech Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500 A weekly talk show taking a pragmatic look at the art and business of Software Development and the world of technology. en-us episodic A weekly talk show The Mad Botter A weekly talk show taking a pragmatic look at the art and business of Software Development and the world of technology. no The Mad Botter michael@themadbotter.com 604: The Startup Myth https://coder.show/604 5ea3a4de-2ae7-4ad2-998b-7ea7a7b8462d Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500 The Mad Botter full The Mad Botter We dig into the Rails 8 Solid Trifecta, our thoughts on why fewer developers are taking jobs at startups, and a new buzzphrase: Framework Fatigue. 38:56 no We dig into the Rails 8 Solid Trifecta, our thoughts on why fewer developers are taking jobs at startups, and a new buzzphrase: Framework Fatigue. Coder Radio, Development Podcast, developers, tech companies, super app, AI performance, powerful AI, AI regulations, DOGE lawsuit, startup culture, mental health, venture capital, big tech, Rails 8, framework fatigue, job market, library design, PostgreSQL, podcasting, cybersecurity breaches, HPE hack, IntelBroker, stolen data, cyber response We dig into the Rails 8 Solid Trifecta, our thoughts on why fewer developers are taking jobs at startups, and a new buzzphrase: Framework Fatigue.

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Startup Winter: Hacker News Lost its Faith — I believe we're entering what might be called a "Startup Winter" - not because startups have stopped being created, but because the mythology around them has frozen over.
Introducing the Solid Trifecta | Rails 8 Unpacked - YouTube — The Solid Trifecta is a set of database adapters in Rails 8 that simplifies app development by replacing traditional RAM-based solutions like Redis with efficient, cost-effective database-backed tools. Solid Cable handles WebSocket messages, Solid Cache powers caching, and Solid Queue manages job queues, all using databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite.
Framework Fatigue: The Real Reason Developers Get Angry About New Tech — As a developer trying to keep up with the latest tech, you find yourself in a familiar loop: check the landing page, watch the demo, star the GitHub repo “just in case,” and move on with your life. There’s only so much mental bandwidth to go around.

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Startup Winter: Hacker News Lost its Faith — I believe we're entering what might be called a "Startup Winter" - not because startups have stopped being created, but because the mythology around them has frozen over.
Introducing the Solid Trifecta | Rails 8 Unpacked - YouTube — The Solid Trifecta is a set of database adapters in Rails 8 that simplifies app development by replacing traditional RAM-based solutions like Redis with efficient, cost-effective database-backed tools. Solid Cable handles WebSocket messages, Solid Cache powers caching, and Solid Queue manages job queues, all using databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite.
Framework Fatigue: The Real Reason Developers Get Angry About New Tech — As a developer trying to keep up with the latest tech, you find yourself in a familiar loop: check the landing page, watch the demo, star the GitHub repo “just in case,” and move on with your life. There’s only so much mental bandwidth to go around.

]]> 540: Sherlockin All Over the Place https://coder.show/540 e14dd85b-b43a-4ff8-b686-b8ccf5724006 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 06:00:00 -0400 The Mad Botter full The Mad Botter We're about to see a wave of big tech AI features "inspired" by third-party developers at a scale that makes the Sherlocking on Apple's platform seem like chump change. Plus, how Dropbox turned around their dev retention rates, and more. 1:12:53 no We're about to see a wave of big tech AI features "inspired" by third-party developers at a scale that makes the Sherlocking on Apple's platform seem like chump change. Plus, how Dropbox turned around their dev retention rates, and more. Coder Radio, Development Podcast, developers, Sherlocked, big tech, AI features, third-party developers, Apple, dev retention rates, Analogue, 4K Nintendo 64, N64 cartridges, Dropbox, remote work, 90/10 rule, trust, surveillance, Drew Houston, virtual-first company, employee retention, Chat Control 2.0, EU Commission, private messaging, secure encryption, end-to-end encryption, mandatory chat control, scanning reports, telephony, email, messenger, videoconferencing, C#, OpenAI We're about to see a wave of big tech AI features "inspired" by third-party developers at a scale that makes the Sherlocking on Apple's platform seem like chump change. Plus, how Dropbox turned around their dev retention rates, and more.

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Analogue is making a 4K Nintendo 64 — The company behind the Analogue Pocket turns its attention to the N64. We don’t know what the console will look like yet, but it’s launching in 2024.
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Google to defend generative AI users from copyright claims — "To our knowledge, Google is the first in the industry to offer a comprehensive, two-pronged approach to indemnity" that specifically covers both types of claims, a company spokesperson said.
AI Could Cause a Financial Crash Within a Decade, SEC Head Says — Banking has embraced AI, with Morgan Stanley rolling out a chatbot advisor based on OpeanAI's GPT4.
The AI Profitability Problem - dominickm.com — In the rapidly evolving world of AI technology, challenges abound, from hardware dependencies to business model uncertainties and emerging regulatory concerns.
The CEO of Dropbox Has a 90/10 Rule for Remote Work — "If you trust people and treat them like adults, they'll behave like adults. Trust over surveillance," said Houston.
Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption — By making a minor concession EU governments hope to find a majority next week to approve the controversial „chat control“ bill. According to the proposed child sexual abuse regulation (CSAR), providers of messengers, e-mail and chat services would be forced to automatically search all private messages and photos for suspicious content and report it to the EU.
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U.S. Tightens Curbs on AI Chip Exports to China, Widening Rift With Nvidia and Intel — New rules make it tougher for the U.S. businesses to sell advanced semiconductors to the Chinese market
Top FTX Executive Says Sam Bankman-Fried Used Customer Money for ‘Excess’ Spending — Nishad Singh, testifying at Mr. Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial, said FTX customer deposits were used to buy luxury real estate and to pay athletes like Tom Brady and Steph Curry for endorsement deals.

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Analogue is making a 4K Nintendo 64 — The company behind the Analogue Pocket turns its attention to the N64. We don’t know what the console will look like yet, but it’s launching in 2024.
Analogue
A montage of snippets from Jupiter Broadcasting’s Coder Radio Show
Google to defend generative AI users from copyright claims — "To our knowledge, Google is the first in the industry to offer a comprehensive, two-pronged approach to indemnity" that specifically covers both types of claims, a company spokesperson said.
AI Could Cause a Financial Crash Within a Decade, SEC Head Says — Banking has embraced AI, with Morgan Stanley rolling out a chatbot advisor based on OpeanAI's GPT4.
The AI Profitability Problem - dominickm.com — In the rapidly evolving world of AI technology, challenges abound, from hardware dependencies to business model uncertainties and emerging regulatory concerns.
The CEO of Dropbox Has a 90/10 Rule for Remote Work — "If you trust people and treat them like adults, they'll behave like adults. Trust over surveillance," said Houston.
Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption — By making a minor concession EU governments hope to find a majority next week to approve the controversial „chat control“ bill. According to the proposed child sexual abuse regulation (CSAR), providers of messengers, e-mail and chat services would be forced to automatically search all private messages and photos for suspicious content and report it to the EU.
EUR-Lex - 52022PC0209 - EN - EUR-Lex
U.S. Tightens Curbs on AI Chip Exports to China, Widening Rift With Nvidia and Intel — New rules make it tougher for the U.S. businesses to sell advanced semiconductors to the Chinese market
Top FTX Executive Says Sam Bankman-Fried Used Customer Money for ‘Excess’ Spending — Nishad Singh, testifying at Mr. Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial, said FTX customer deposits were used to buy luxury real estate and to pay athletes like Tom Brady and Steph Curry for endorsement deals.

]]> 461: Easy for Schmidt to Say https://coder.show/461 55888be3-e3c5-4d14-a9d2-ee03fa862421 Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:30:00 -0400 The Mad Botter full The Mad Botter We revel in the hypocrisy of big tech, share a few stories, and catch up with an old friend. 37:35 no We revel in the hypocrisy of big tech, share a few stories, and catch up with an old friend. Coder Radio, Development Podcast, iOS, apple, Nextcloud, iCloud, big tech, fig, warp, terminal, developer tooling, IDE, VSCode, iTerm, Rust, App Store, kubernetes, Raspberry Pi, Eric Schmidt, Elon Musk, Brew, Tea, Max Howell, remote work, return to the office We revel in the hypocrisy of big tech, share a few stories, and catch up with an old friend.

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Michael Dominick on Twitter — And a dead 🚘 wow… rough morning. Lol. Guess it’s my turn in the Murphy’s law barrel 😂
Michael Dominick on Twitter — I’d like to say my MacBook Air lasted the night. I’d really like to… nobody tell ChrisLAS. It’s in rice. It’s fine.
Tank on Twitter — Let me break this down for you: Elon became largest shareholder for Free Speech Elon was told to play nice and not speak freely.
Sounding the alarm: How noise hurts the heart — In the last decade, a growing body of research more directly links air and road traffic noise to a heightened risk for a number of cardiovascular ailments — and scientists are beginning to pinpoint the mechanisms at play.
‘Reader’ Apps Can Now Add Links for Account Signups Outside of the App Store
Apple Allegedly Provided User Data to Hackers That Forged Legal Requests
Fig — Fig adds IDE-style autocomplete to your existing terminal. Move faster with Fig.
Warp Raises $23M — "You walk by any developer’s desk and they’re going to have a terminal open. There are only a couple apps like that: the terminal and the code editor."
Parag Agrawal on Twitter — Elon Not Joining Twitter Board
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt on why people should return to the office — Schmidt says it’s not just a matter of nostalgia: There are practicalities to working together in person. For example, he says that conversations about professionalism — which might be particularly necessary at companies full of young employees, are much harder to have virtually.

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Michael Dominick on Twitter — And a dead 🚘 wow… rough morning. Lol. Guess it’s my turn in the Murphy’s law barrel 😂
Michael Dominick on Twitter — I’d like to say my MacBook Air lasted the night. I’d really like to… nobody tell ChrisLAS. It’s in rice. It’s fine.
Tank on Twitter — Let me break this down for you: Elon became largest shareholder for Free Speech Elon was told to play nice and not speak freely.
Sounding the alarm: How noise hurts the heart — In the last decade, a growing body of research more directly links air and road traffic noise to a heightened risk for a number of cardiovascular ailments — and scientists are beginning to pinpoint the mechanisms at play.
‘Reader’ Apps Can Now Add Links for Account Signups Outside of the App Store
Apple Allegedly Provided User Data to Hackers That Forged Legal Requests
Fig — Fig adds IDE-style autocomplete to your existing terminal. Move faster with Fig.
Warp Raises $23M — "You walk by any developer’s desk and they’re going to have a terminal open. There are only a couple apps like that: the terminal and the code editor."
Parag Agrawal on Twitter — Elon Not Joining Twitter Board
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt on why people should return to the office — Schmidt says it’s not just a matter of nostalgia: There are practicalities to working together in person. For example, he says that conversations about professionalism — which might be particularly necessary at companies full of young employees, are much harder to have virtually.

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