Coder Radio

383: Java Justice

October 13th, 2020  |  1 hr 2 mins

coder radio, development podcast, google, google llc v. oracle america, inc, java apis, java emails, jonathan schwartz, julia, jupiter broadcasting, linux, oracle, rebasing windows, rubin email thread, sun, sun microsystems, traveling salesman record

We have a different take on the Oracle v. Google case that may usher in an API copyright doom! Or so they say...

374: Python's Long Tail

September 9th, 2019  |  33 mins 27 secs

app store, apple, clue, coder radio, developer podcast, dropbox, emulator, fuzzy finder, fzf, go, google, jupiter broadcasting, macos, perl, perl 6 microsoft, playstation, projectpsx, pry, python, python2, ruby, sherlock, static type checking, typescript, web development

As Python 2's demise draws near we reflect on Python's popularity, the growing adoption of static typing, and why the Python 3 transition took so long.

Plus Apple's audacious app store tactics, Google's troubles with Typescript, and more!

367: 10x Evilgineers

July 22nd, 2019  |  34 mins 43 secs

10x, 10x engineers, app development, app store, app store tax, apple, c++, coder radio, culture, developer podcast, emacs, epic, evil, fortnite, fp, functional programming, google, intellij, jetbrains, jupiter broadcasting, monopoly, oop, play store, programming tools, rubocop, rubymine, software development, spacemacs, spotify, tinder, tools, vi, vim

Mike rekindles his youthful love affair with Emacs and we debate what makes a "10x engineer".

357: 3 OSes 1 GPU

May 13th, 2019  |  47 mins 54 secs

ai, android, ascii, automation, chrome os, coder radio, community, core ml, developer podcast, documentation, egpu, flutter, freeplane, google, google i/o, ibm, java, jetbrains, kotlin, mac os, microsoft, microsoft build, ml, omnigraffle, qa, red hat, red hat summit, testing, triple booting, windows subsystem for linux, windows terminal, wsl2

Microsoft catches Mike’s eye with WSL 2, Google gets everyone's attention with their new push for Kotlin, and we get a full eGPU report.

350: Rusty Stadia

March 26th, 2019  |  42 mins 18 secs

.net, .net foundation, c, c++, coder radio, concurrency, developer podcast, game streaming, go, google, google stadia, java, javascript, linux, linux gaming, memory management, objective-c, open source, parallelism, python, redmonk, ruby, rust, typescript, vulkan

We debate Rust's role as a replacement for C, and share our take on the future of gaming with Google's Stadia.

348: Dependency Dangers

March 11th, 2019  |  40 mins 3 secs

api shutdown, automation, aws, battery life, breaking change, brendan gregg, build server, chrome, ci, clojure, clojurescript, cloud9, code signing, code-server, coder radio, darter pro, dependencies, developer podcast, ebpf, elementary os, fastlane, firefox, functional programming, generative testing, gitlab, google, google plus, google+, haskell, idempotent, integration tests, ios, laptop review, macos, oauth, omniauth, outage, pop!_os, quickcheck, rails, react, ruby, safari, scale, standards, state, system76, testing, ui tests, unit tests, vscode, wasm, web assembly

Mike has salvaged a success story from the dumpster fire of the Google+ shutdown, and Wes shares his grief about brittle and repetitive unit tests.

347: Rusty Rubies

March 5th, 2019  |  47 mins 21 secs

apple, binaries, bitbucket, bucklescript, bundler, cargo, chrome, ci, clojure, clojurescript, coder radio, darter pro, deployment, developer podcast, dynamic programming languages, firefox, functional programming, gem, git, google, ios, javascript, jenkins, mac mini, macos, mozilla, node, npm, ocaml, opensuse, packaging, pika, pikapkg, pip, python, rbenv, reasonml, ruby, rust, suse, system76, testing, thelio, transpiling, virtualenv, wasm, web assembly

Mike breaks down what it takes to build a proper iOS build server, and leaves the familiar shallows of Debian for the open waters of openSUSE.

344: Cupertino's King Makers

February 12th, 2019  |  1 hr 5 mins

ai, angular, app store, apple, c, coder radio, contracting, darter pro, developer podcast, employment, facebook, freelance, functional programming, google, independent contractor, javascript, jetbrains, laptops, laugh track, learning c, mac os, machine learning, mixins, ml, mvc, netflix, nvidia, pwa, pycharm, python, python developer survey, react, react hooks, repl, self-employment, spa, system76, vue

The gangs all together and cover your poignant feedback right out of the gate. Then we jump into the psychological trap of freelancing, and imagine a world where app stores are a true level playing field.

343: Say My Functional Name

February 5th, 2019  |  50 mins 3 secs

.net, app store, apple, c#, c# 8.0, certificates, coder radio, compiler, concurrency, developer podcast, edc, embedded development, enterprise, facebook, facebook research, functional programming, google, haskell, ios, ipad, iphone, jailbreak, macos, maybe, ml, monads, mono, nil punning, npe, null, nullable, nullable reference types, optionals, privacy, rust, rustc, safety, sideload, soundness, static types, unity, vpn, walled garden

Mike breaks down the drama around nullable reference types in C# 8.0, and we debate what it means for the future of the language.

342: Webs Assemble!

January 28th, 2019  |  42 mins 30 secs

apache 2, apple, c++, cd, chrome, ci, clojurescript, coder radio, compilers, developer podcast, edge, electron, ffi, firefox, games, google, javascript, jenkins, lawsuit, licenses, llvm, node, ocaml, open web, optional chaining, optionals, oracle, rails, reason, ruby, rust, software packaging, software patents, swift, transpilers, typescript, unity, v8, wasm, web standards, webassembly

Apple wades into controversy after filing some Swift-related patents and we explore WebAssembly and its implications for the open web.