Coder Radio
A weekly talk show taking a pragmatic look at the art and business of Software Development and the world of technology.
Fri, April 25, 2025
616: Event Modeling with Adam Dymitruk
SPONSER LINK Mailtrap Adam's Socials Adam on LinkedIn Event Modeling Understanding Event Modeling Adaptech Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice Alice Forms TMB Earth Day 2025 Competition
Thu, April 17, 2025
615: Vibe Easter 25
SPONSER LINK Mailtrap Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice Alice Forms TMB Earth Day 2025 Competition
Thu, April 10, 2025
614: Packfiles.io's Charlton Trezevant
Charlton's Socials Packfiles.io Charlton on LinkedIn Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice TMB Earth Day 2025 Competition
Mon, March 31, 2025
613: Intel Aflame
Mike sits down with Matt from Alderon games to talk a little game development, Path Of Titans and whole lot of Intel woes Alderon's Socials Alderon Games Matt on Twitter Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice TMB Earth Day 2025 Competition
Mon, March 24, 2025
612: Framework's Matt Hartley
Mike sits down with Matt Hartley of Framework to discuss some of their exciting new announcements, some Linux goodness & of course an obligatory Rust shoutout. Matt's Socials LinkedIn Bluesky Framework Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice TMB Earth Day 2025 Competition
Mon, March 17, 2025
611: System76's Carl Richell
Carl sits down with Mike to talk ARM on Thelio, Linux computing, a little Rust (of course), SCALE, COSMIC and more. Carl's Socials Carl on X System76 on X System76 Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice TMB Earth Day 2025 Competition
Mon, March 10, 2025
610: RPA with Nick Proud
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Wed, March 05, 2025
609: More Rust With Honey
For our listener Q&A, we tackle questions about the evolution of hybrid web/mobile app development, the licensing concerns around AGPL3.0 open-source projects, and the changing landscape of contract software development in a post-zero-interest-rate environment. We'll also discuss the current trend of AI integration and how developers can approach it effectively.
Mon, February 24, 2025
608: R With Eric Nantz
House Keeping Google / YouTube Update Join the Discord! Feedback Rust in the Linux Kernel. R Stuff What is R Again? Great presentation by John Chambers at UseR! 2006 https://www.r-project.org/conferences/useR-2006/Slides/Chambers.pdf The times have changed, now R is very much suited for production use and not just an academic research language Highly recommend reading Advanced R for more comprehensive details on the quirks of the language https://adv-r.hadley.nz/index.html R VS Python for Data? Different philosophies on the use of the language CRAN vs PyPi Interoperability becoming more mainstream now Visualization: R has always been leaps and bounds ahead (Grammar of Graphics, interactive widgets, etc) R Dev Stack? IDEs: RStudio, now Positron https://positron.posit.co/ Managing package installations with renv https://rstudio.github.io/renv/ Building web apps with Shiny: https://shiny.posit.co/ (I got so engrossed in this space that I created the Shiny Developer Series because of it) Early adopter of using Docker with R in devcontainers with VS-Code. New tech I’m excited about to enhance dev stacks and sharing apps WebAssembly with webR https://docs.r-wasm.org/webr/latest/ Shiny apps in webR? Yes you can https://github.com/RConsortium/submissions-pilot4-webR Managing dev environment combined with Nix: The rix package https://github.com/ropensci/rix (More organized links for show notes) R Language: https://r-project.org Posit (formerly RStudio): https://posit.co RStudio IDE https://posit.co/products/open-source/rstudio/ Positron (still in beta): https://positron.posit.co/ History of S and R presentation by John Chambers at useR! 2006: http://www.r-project.org/user-2006/Slides/Chambers.pdf Advanced R (2nd edition) by Hadley Wickham https://adv-r.hadley.nz/index.html Shiny - Easy interactive web applications with R: htt
Sun, February 16, 2025
607: Warp's Zach Lloyd
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Wed, February 05, 2025
606: Coder's Next Steps
A brief important update from Chris about some upcoming changes to the podcast. Links: Michael Dominick on X
Wed, January 29, 2025
605: The Democrats Behind DeepSeek
DeepSeek has everyone freaking out; we'll look at what's legitimately fascinating, what bits have been an overreaction, and the big mistake that made this all possible. Plus, there's some bad news for Java fans. Sponsored By: Bitcoin Well : Bitcoin sent directly to your wallet is the safest way to buy Bitcoin. Immediate settlement, direct to self-custody. Supports the Lightning Network. Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — The fastest and safest way to buy Bitcoin in Canada and the USA. With self-custody built in. 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost with Fountain.FM and kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution! 🚀 Report: 88% of companies are contemplating leaving Oracle Java — 72% of respondents were already thinking about it when surveyed in 2023. State of Java 2025 - Azul Report — Insights from over 2,000 Java users across six continents to reveal 2025 Java trends that are shaping key areas of enterprise technology. Nvidia sheds almost $600 billion in market cap, biggest drop ever — The sell-off, which hit much of the U.S. tech sector, was sparked by concerns about increased competition from Chinese AI lab DeepSeek. DeepSeek’s AI Model Tests Limits of US Curbs on Nvidia Chips <a title="DeepSeek-V3 Technical Report"
Wed, January 22, 2025
604: The Startup Myth
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. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Bitcoin Well : Bitcoin sent directly to your wallet is the safest way to buy Bitcoin. Immediate settlement, direct to self-custody. Supports the Lightning Network. Links: 💥 Gets Sats with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — The fastest and safest way to buy Bitcoin in Canada and the USA. With self-custody built in. 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost with Fountain.FM and kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution! 🚀 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
Wed, January 15, 2025
603: COSMIC Defenders
The CEO who bet on SwiftUI—and lost their job. Then poke some fun at Rust stans, SalesForce claims they're not hiring any developers in 2025, and more! Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Bitcoin Well : Bitcoin sent directly to your wallet is the safest way to buy Bitcoin. Immediate settlement, direct to self-custody. Supports the Lightning Network. Links: 💥 Gets Sats with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — The fastest and safest way to buy Bitcoin in Canada and the USA. With self-custody built in. 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost with Fountain.FM and kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution! 🚀 Sonos CEO steps down after app upgrade debacle — On its fiscal 2024 earnings call, Spence shared news that annual revenue had gone backwards by four percent, and admitted one reason for that result was “we mishandled the rollout of our new app.” Salesforce Will Hire No More Software Engineers in 2025 — “30% Productivity Boost” from AI Massive Memory Leaks in System76's Cosmic Desktop (Written in "Memory Safe" Rust) - YouTube — Plus: Hyprland developer weighs in, "No, I don't think it's beta ready :P" Reference Cycles Can Leak Memory - The Rust Programming Language — Rust’s memory safety guarantees make it difficult, but not impossible, to accidentally create memory that is never cleaned up (known as a memory leak). Prevent
Wed, January 08, 2025
602: Dude, You're Getting a Dell Pro Max Micro Plus!
CES 2025 Secrets Revealed: A developer’s dream or just more hype? Plus, NVIDIA flexes its AI muscles, and we're admittedly impressed. Then, our thoughts on Dell's historic rebrand. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Bitcoin Well : Bitcoin sent directly to your wallet is the safest way to buy Bitcoin. Immediate settlement, direct to self-custody. Supports the Lightning Network. Links: 💥 Gets Sats with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — The fastest and safest way to buy Bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, with self-custody built in. 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost with Fountain.FM and kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution! 🚀 ChatGPT Pro plan is making OpenAI lose money, CEO says — “I personally chose the price…and thought we would make some money,” OpenAI is losing money on its pricey ChatGPT Pro plan, CEO Sam Altman says — OpenAI is losing money on its pricey ChatGPT Pro plan, CEO Sam Altman says Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says AI agents are ‘a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity’ and ‘the age of AI Agentics is here’ — “The age of AI Agentics is here,” Huang told the crowd, describing a shift from generative AI to agentic AI—a future driven by intelligent AI agents capable of assisting with tasks across industries. Huang called this emerging sector "a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity," positioning Nvidia at the forefront of
Wed, January 01, 2025
601: The 10X Exec
Some debates never die, and this week, we’re reigniting one of our spiciest from the archives. Plus, our boldest 2025 predictions yet. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Bitcoin Well : Bitcoin sent directly to your wallet is the safest way to buy Bitcoin. Immediate settlement, direct to self-custody. Supports the Lightning Network. Links: 💥 Gets Sats with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — The fastest and safest way to buy Bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, with self-custody built in. 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost with Fountain.FM and kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution! 🚀 Nvidia's next move: Powering humanoid robots — The chipmaking giant Nvidia is leaning more heavily into robotics in 2025. More specifically, in the first half of the new year, confirms the Financial Times, Nvidia is launching a new generation of compact computers for humanoid robots called Jetson Thor. H1B Visa Salary Database 2024 — Search By Employer, Job, or City. Performance Data — As part of the U.S. Department of Labor's commitment to supporting the goals of an open and transparent government, this page provides easy access to employment-based immigration data organized in three main categories The H-1B Visa, Explained Musk vs. MAGA on H1-B visas - YouTube — CNBC’s Megan Cassella joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Musk going against MAGA on H1-B vis
Wed, December 18, 2024
600: Mikestrodamus
We’re taking a victory lap down memory lane. From spooky-accurate predictions to "did we really say that?" moments, this one’s for the history books. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Mission Control : UK-based Mission Control can build Flutter and React Apps for companies big and small, including Fortune 500 companies or startups getting their first project off the ground. Reach out and tell them Coder sent you! Promo Code: Tell them Coder Radio Sent You! Links: 💥 Gets Sats with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy Bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost with Fountain.FM and kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution! 🚀 Coder Radio 439: Github NoPilot — Microsoft has a bunch of new goodies for developers, but Mike is becoming more and more concerned about an insidious new feature. Coder Radio 421: Misdirected Request — Has Google already started its decline? Our surprising take. Plus the trouble with Co-Pilot, and a lot more. Coder Radio 472: Drunken Copilot — Mike just signed up for a year of GitHub Copilot and Chris tries to understand why. Then we catch each other up on some recent surprises. Most iPhone owners see little to no value in Apple Intelligence so far — A new survey by tech trade-in site SellCell found that AI is an important factor when choosing a new smartphone. <a title="markitdown" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown
Wed, December 11, 2024
599: GPU Game Theory
Sam's Checkmate: How Open Source AI and Silicon Valley Kingmakers dethroned the OpenAI emperor! Plus, Tesla's API Apocalypse has arrived. Links: 💥 Gets Sats with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy Bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost with Fountain.FM and kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution! 🚀 Tesla Is Screwing Over Dozens Of App Developers — Tesla is preparing to begin charging software developers to access the Application Programming Interface for its cars—something used by just about every third-party dev that builds software that integrates with Tesla's vehicles. Donald Trump Names David Sacks as White House AI and Crypto Czar — Intelligence and Cryptocurrency, two areas critical to the future of American competitiveness. David will focus on making America the clear global leader in both areas,” E129: Sam Altman plays chess with regulators, AI's "nuclear" potential, big pharma bundling & more - YouTube OpenAI launches a new $200 monthly subscription and an updated model — The company is also introducing ChatGPT Pro, a new $200 monthly subscription tier that includes unlimited access to OpenAI o1, GPT-4o, and Advanced Voice mode. It also includes a version of o1, exclusive to Pro users, that uses more compute to provide the best possible answer to the hardest problems (called o1 pro mode). Introducing ChatGPT Pro — ChatGPT Pro provides a way for researchers, engineers, and other individuals who use research-grade intelligence daily to accelerate the
Wed, December 04, 2024
598: No Code is just Other People's Code
GitHub has done the research, brought the receipts, and knows just what to do to get more developers into the flow state. Is it legit or hype? We’ll dig in. Plus, making the case that Rails is better low code than low code, and we help someone go from Pizza to Rust. Sponsored By: Coder QA : 30% off the lifetime of your membership! Promo Code: blackfriday Links: 💥 Gets Sats with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy Bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Advent of Code 2024 — Advent of Code is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like. Jupiter.Party Network Membership — Use Promo code: blackfriday Stack 30% off ontop of one-month free! The ultimate guide to developer happiness — Five actionable tips and strategies to supercharge developer happiness—and a more innovative workplace. Rails is better low code than low code — Both arcs unfold before me in parallel … rust-query: Type safe query builder for rust — The goal of this library is to allow writing relational database queries using familiar Rust syntax. The library should guarantee that a query can not fail if it compiles. <a title="Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger retires" rel="nofollow" href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/02/intel-ceo-pat-gelsinge
Wed, November 27, 2024
597: Make Google Great Again
A survey found that nearly 10% of developers are ghosts doing nothing - our thoughts on that, AI Big Brother as a service comes to the workplace, OpenAI's NYT standoff, and Google's growing problem. Sponsored By: Coder QA : 30% off the lifetime of your membership! Promo Code: blackfriday Mission Control : UK-based Mission Control can build Flutter and React Apps for companies big and small, including Fortune 500 companies or startups getting their first project off the ground. Reach out and tell them Coder sent you! Promo Code: Tell them Coder Radio Sent You! Links: 💥 Gets Sats with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Jupiter.Party Network Membership Black Friday Link — Support all the shows and get all the special features annually. Get one month for free, and stack the Black Friday deal on top of that. Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting in 2025 — Newly expanded financial aid will cover tuition costs for admitted students from 80 percent of U.S. families. 9.5% of software engineers do virtually nothing: Ghost Engineers — We have data on the performance of >50k engineers from 100s of companies. <a title="DOJ wraps up ad tech trial: Google is “three times” a monopolist" rel="nofollow"
Wed, November 20, 2024
596: Chrome For Sale
We react to Microsoft's new vision for the desktop PC, discuss the realities of working with large dependency chains in your projects, and discuss Google selling off Chrome. Then, we read some spicy tech CEO emails! Sponsored By: Mission Control : UK-based Mission Control can build Flutter and React Apps for companies big and small, including Fortune 500 companies or startups getting their first project off the ground. Reach out and tell them Coder sent you! Promo Code: Tell them Coder Radio Sent You! Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Chained to Complexity: Python Dependency Management — Dependency management in software development is often akin to playing an elaborate game of Jenga where everyone involved is on their third IPA: every block you move introduces the risk of toppling the tower which is becoming more wobbly over time. Windows 365 Link is a $349 mini PC that streams Windows from the cloud — Microsoft has created its own purpose-built device for the cloud-based version of Windows. Windows comes to the Meta Quest — “Full capabilities,” in this context, means that you’ll be able to access a local Windows PC or cloud instance of Windows (via Windows 365) from a Quest headset. Microsoft says it only takes “seconds” to connect, and likens the experience to a “private, high-quality, large, multi-monitor workstation.” We’ll be the judge of that. <a title="Microsoft’s new Windows Resiliency Initiative aims
Wed, November 13, 2024
595: Year of the Snake
Python's eating the world - and AI's helping it digest. A cheeky look at why this programming language is suddenly everywhere and the bizarre tale of how AI infiltrated the last place you'd expect. Sponsored By: Annual Membership - Jupiter Party : Put your support on auto-pilot and get one month for free! Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 AMD grabs a quarter of x86 market with desktop gains — AMD now accounts for 25 percent of all x86 processor shipments, but only made a slight increase in the past quarter against industry leader Intel in servers – the main gains came from the desktop market. Intel exec says Arrow Lake launch ‘just didn’t go as planned' — Intel’s Arrow Lake chips’ “bones are solid,” Hallock said during the interview. Still, the company has identified factors “that can combine to produce some pretty wild unintended effects.” Hallock was also clear that the new Arrow Lake performance issues are strictly Intel’s responsibility, and not the fault of Microsoft or anyone else. Announcing .NET 9 — Today, we are excited to announce the launch of .NET 9, the most
Wed, November 06, 2024
594: Smart Contracts for Dumb People
Malicious NPM packages are sneaking into codebases while FFmpeg devs prove old-school assembly skills can still smoke the competition. Plus, a rare bee species takes on Zuck's AI dreams. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Annual Membership - Jupiter Party : Put your support on auto-pilot and get one month for free! Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Oops, Apple approved another illegal streaming app — A ‘productivity app’ that streams pirated movies seems to have slipped past Apple’s review process — and it’s far from the first one to do it. Why Avoiding Technical Debt Might Be Your Biggest Mistake — In this post, I’ll argue that technical debt isn’t inherently bad — it’s unmanaged technical debt that causes problems. Programmers who refuse to incur any technical debt pay a high price, using up one of a company’s most valuable resources: present time! Hundreds of code libraries posted to NPM try to install malware on dev machines</a
Wed, October 30, 2024
593: Bake Your Own Linux Cake
Mike reports in from the COSMIC frontier! Plus: Microsoft's juicy Google drama, GPU eye candy that'll make your wallet nervous, and the tea on why OpenAI's AGI Czar went full scorched-earth on his exit. Sponsored By: Annual Membership - Jupiter Party : Put your support on auto-pilot and get one month for free! Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Microsoft says Google is running 'shadow campaigns' in Europe in cloud — Microsoft said Google is running “shadow campaigns” to discredit the software giant with regulators in Europe. cosmic-epoch: Next generation Cosmic desktop environment — Currently an incomplete alpha. Testing instructions below for various distributions. System76 - Linux Laptops, Desktops, and Servers — We aim to liberate the computer with a new desktop environment powerful enough to build custom OS experiences — for users, developers, and makers of any device with a screen. COSMIC - ArchWiki nixos-cosmic: Flake for using COSMIC on NixOS LINUX Unplugged 574: COSMIC Encounter Geary — Geary is an email application b
Wed, October 23, 2024
592: C++ Safety Dance
C++'s Borg-like mission continues, and some thoughts on Rails 8.1. Plus, there is a little trouble in Microsoft Paradise. And why Chris finally paid for an LLM. Sponsored By: Annual Membership - Jupiter Party : Put your support on auto-pilot and get one month for free! Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 What is the new safe C++ proposal and what do programmers need to know? — The work is being done via the C++ Alliance, and its president and executive director Vinnie Falco said that this was, “a revolutionary proposal that adds memory safety features to the C++ programming language.” Safe C++ — Over the past two years, the United States Government has been issuing warnings about memory-unsafe programming languages with increasing urgency. Much of the country’s critical infrastructure relies on software written in C and C++, languages which are very memory unsafe, leaving these systems more vulnerable to exploits by adversaries. Kamal — Deploy web apps anywhere — From bare metal to cloud VMs. solid_queue: Database-backed Active Job backend — Solid Queue is a DB-based queuing backend for Active Job, designed with simplicity and performance in mind. OpenAI, Microsoft rep
Wed, October 16, 2024
591: FOSS does what Nintendont
We get frustrated with Nintendo. Then, dig into the 30-year-old backdoor that was recently exploited and the hard lesson we should learn from it. Then, we'll break down some "hot tips" that promise to make you the next DevRel star. Sponsored By: Annual Membership - Jupiter Party : Put your support on auto-pilot and get one month for free! Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Ryujinx Switch Emulator Project Shuts Down Under Nintendo Pressure — Open source Nintendo Switch emulator Ryujinx has thrown in the towel under pressure from Nintendo. Lead developer 'gdkchan' was reportedly contacted by the gaming giant on Monday. He was given the opportunity to stop working on the project and shut down everything under his control, presumably to avoid further action. The project's repo on GitHub has already been deleted. 'Modded Hardware' Defendant Denies Nintendo's Copyright Claims in Court — The alleged operator of Modded Hardware has filed an answer to Nintendo's copyright complaint, denying any wrongdoing. The defendant, who represents himself in court, counters with a long list of affirmative defenses including fair use. The case will now move forward to the discovery process. Meanwhile, the Modded Hardware site has gone private. The 30-year-old internet ba
Wed, October 09, 2024
590: Google’s Loss is Our Win
Our reaction to Google's major legal blow, forcing them to open the Play Store wide, our thoughts on the world's lovefest with AI-generated podcasts, and the next tool Microsoft is porting over from Linux. Sponsored By: Annual Membership - Jupiter Party : Put your support on auto-pilot and get one month for free! Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge — Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps — and distribute third-party stores. Why Google is appealing the U.S. Epic Games verdict — The Epic verdict missed the obvious: Apple and Android clearly compete. We will appeal and ask the courts to pause implementing the remedies to maintain a consistent and safe experience for users and developers as the legal process moves forward. There’s a New Hit Podcast That Will Blow Your Mind - WSJ — With this Google tool, you can make a show about any topic you could possibly imagine. The hosts aren’t human. You won’t believe your ears. List of "Fake Podcasts" — Listen Notes' list of AI-genreated podcasts. <a title="Analyzing Poop & Fa
Wed, October 02, 2024
589: Blame the Tools using the Tools
Our thoughts on big tech firing up old nuclear reactors to satisfy the AI growth plans, Sam's big week, and debate if Meta just had their iPhone moment. Sponsored By: Annual Membership - Jupiter Party : Put your support on auto-pilot and get one month for free! Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Meta Quest 3S — Unreal experiences at an unreal price Coming Oct 15. Pre-order yours today. Microsoft Is Discontinuing HoloLens 2 As Production Ends — HoloLens 2 launched in 2019, three years after the original, with upgrades to almost every aspect: a wider field of view, higher resolution, eye tracking, vastly improved hand tracking, and more powerful compute housed in the rear of the strap to deliver a balanced comfortable design. Annual Membership — Here is the annual Membership link for all the Jupiter Broadcasting shows! California governor vetoes major AI safety bill — SB 1047 would have required the state’s biggest AI companies to implement security measures designed to protect the public from harm. The Intelligence Age — In 15 words: deep learning worked, got predictably better with scale, and we dedicated increasing resources to it. <a title="Exclusive: OpenAI to remove non-profit control and give Sam Altman equity | Reuters" re
Tue, September 24, 2024
A Coder PSA
A quick update from Chris on where the show is at this week, and what to watch out for next week! Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀
Wed, September 18, 2024
588: Hulk Smash “PUNY DEVS”
The insidious undercurrents threatening to crush open-source AI projects, plus our thoughts on Microsoft's "big changes" to Windows post-CrowdStrike. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly. Promo Code: summer Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison — "Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that's going on," Ellison said California’s AI Bill Threatens To Derail Open-Source Innovation — While proponents tout amendments made "in direct response to" concerns voiced by "the open source community," critics of the bill argue that it would crush the development of open-source AI models. Mark Ruffalo on X — My open letter to Gov @GavinNewsom on CA’s #SB1047: the AI regulation we need to get ahead of the risks. OpenAI, Anthropic, Google employees support California AI bill — California's SB 1047 has passed both the State Assembly and Senate and now sits on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, awaiting his signature or veto by Sep. 30. <a title="
Wed, September 11, 2024
587: Surfing the WSL Wave
Our thoughts on the iPhone 16, and then Mike surfs the WSL wave. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly. Promo Code: summer Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well — Enable your independence with the fastest and safest way to buy bitcoin in Canada and the USA. Focused on Bitcoin excellence, enabling true financial independence 🥇 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 The Biden administration launches its second big attack on Google - POLITICO — The DOJ is expressly seeking to break up the company, a feat not attempted since its case against Microsoft in the early 2000s, and not successful since the historic dismantling of AT&T in the early 1980s. Apple Announces iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max with Larger Displays, New Camera Control, and More — The devices are powered by the new A18 Pro chip, made using 2nd-generation 3nm technology. It offers a 16-core Neural Engine with 17% more memory bandwidth, making Apple Intelligence tasks up to 15% faster compared to the previous generation. The 6-core CPU features two performance cores and four efficiency cores, providing 15% faster performance and 20% more efficiency. Additionally, the 6-core GPU is up to 20% faster than the A17 Pro, with hardware-accelerated ray tracing for more realistic lighting in games. Faster USB-C speeds and twice the data processing for video encoding are also supported. AirPods Max Still Lack H2 Chip Fo
Wed, September 04, 2024
586: Mike's Clone Army
How Mike plans to win the Clone Wars with Dokku, we review some shocking developer data and say goodbye to another project DMCA'd by Apple. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly. Promo Code: summer Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 AWS CEO Says Most Developers Could Stop Coding Soon As AI Takes Over — "If you go forward 24 months from now, or some amount of time — I can't exactly predict where it is — it's possible that most developers are not coding," said Garman, who became AWS's CEO in June. Amazon S3 now supports conditional writes — Using conditional writes, you can simplify how distributed applications with multiple clients concurrently update data in parallel across shared datasets. Each client can conditionally write objects, making sure that it does not overwrite any objects already written by another client. This means you no longer need to build any client-side consensus mechanisms to coordinate updates or use additional API requests to check for the presence of an object before uploading data. Syncing Prod & Staging Data With Dokku — Dokku’s apps:clone command is a fantastic utility that allows you to replicate an entire app, including all code, databases and environment variables. Study Finds 77% of Employees Report AI Has Increased Their Workload — The new global study, in partnership with The Upwork Research Institute, interviewed 2,500 global C-suite
Wed, August 28, 2024
585: From Ops to Dev and Back Again
We reflect on the rise of DevOps and the frustrating dynamics that led to it. Plus, tech's latest bright idea: Roombas with attitude. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly. Promo Code: summer Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 iPad Illustration App Procreate Condemns Generative AI — We're here for the humans. We're not chasing a technology that is a moral threat to our greatest jewel: human creativity. In this technological rush, this might make us an exception or seem at risk of being left behind. But we see this road less travelled as the more exciting and fruitful one for our community. Procreate on X — We’re never going there. Creativity is made, not generated. You can read more at http://procreate.com/ai ✨ History of DevOps — The DevOps movement started to coalesce some time between 2007 and 2008, when IT operations and software development communities raised concerns what they felt was a fatal level of dysfunction in the industry. The Cloud Talent Crisis: Skills Shortage Drives Up Costs, Risks — Organizations are facing increased cloud costs, risks, and inefficiencies due to a shortage of skilled cloud professionals. Apple Is Developing a Tabletop Robot for the Home - YouTube — Apple Inc., seeking new sources of revenue, is moving forward with development of a pric
Wed, August 21, 2024
584: Google’s Poisoned Apple
The walled garden wrecking ball is fueling up - where we think it strikes first. Plus, what was really behind the recent GitHub outage. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly. Promo Code: summer Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Raspberry Pi 5 2GB Launches At $50 USD — Upton explained of the new Broadcom BCM2712 D0 stepping that it eliminates some dark silicon that goes unused by the Raspberry Pi boards but ultimately impacts the die space/pricing and is now eliminated with this new stepping Epic judge says he’ll ‘tear the barriers down’ on Google’s app store monopoly — udge James Donato will issue his final order on what Google gives — and Epic gets — in mere weeks. US Considers a Rare Antitrust Move: Breaking Up Google — This action would mark Washington's first attempt to break up a company for illegal monopolization since the failed bid to dismantle Microsoft two decades ago. GitHub rolls out AI-powered fixes for code vulnerabilities — Copilot Autofix, a new addition to the GitHub Advanced Security service, analyzes vulnerabilities in code and offers code suggestions to help developers fix them. <a title="GitHub rolls back database change after breaking itself" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/14/github_r
Wed, August 14, 2024
583: A Shekel for Every Click
Apple goes into full crackdown mode and begins to squeeze even more out of developers and creators. Plus, why tiny models are suddenly the rage. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly. Promo Code: summer Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Ford could be working on a camera system that automatically reports speeding vehicles — A recent patent filing by Ford titled "Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations" appears to show that the company is looking at a way of automatically snitching on speeding motorists. In AI, Smaller, Cheaper Models Are Getting Big Attention — OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft are investing in more affordable alternatives to large language models. What is InstructLab? — InstructLab is an open source project for enhancing large language models (LLMs) used in generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) applications. Created by IBM and Red Hat InstructLab Demo: Lowering the barrier to AI model development - YouTube granite-code-models — Granite Code Models: A Family of Open Foundation Models for Code Intelligence <a title="macOS Sequoia adds weekly permission prompt for screenshot and screen recording apps" rel="nofollow
Wed, August 07, 2024
582: Intel: It Hurts Inside
We take a look at SeaweedFS, roast Apple Intelligence, and reveal the vendor that caught Intel's mess before it shipped. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Judge rules that Google ‘is a monopolist’ in US antitrust case — udge Amit Mehta ruled in favor of the Department of Justice, writing that Google has maintained a monopoly in the search and advertising markets. Google default search deals break US law, court finds — "This victory against Google is an historic win for the American people," said Attorney General Merrick Garland, in a statement. “No company – no matter how large or influential – is above the law. The Justice Department will continue to vigorously enforce our antitrust laws." Jason Kint on X — Don't overlook the impact this may have on Apple. Yes, I believe any remedy has to look at forced divestiture of Chrome and Android in addition to killing the exclusive dealing. But if Apple loses its sweetheart deal with Google, it may lose $12B in revenue (mostly profits) Intel is laying off over 15,000 employees and will stop ‘non-essential work’ — After losses, the chipmaker is cutting $10 billion in costs. <a title="Puget Systems' Perspective on Intel CPU Instability Issues " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.pugetsystems.com/bl
Wed, July 31, 2024
581: Lunacy Lake
Why is Google feeling lucky, and the Intel situation slips into pure lunacy. Plus, thoughts on the C# Type Union proposal. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 OpenAI on X: "We’re testing SearchGPT" — We’re testing SearchGPT, a temporary prototype of new AI search features that give you fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources. Google’s antitrust defense could benefit from the threat of SearchGPT — The new risk Google faces from AI challengers could play a role in the ultimate outcome of a landmark antitrust trial where a judge must decide whether the tech giant illegally monopolized online search. Intel's Biggest Failure in Years: Confirmed Oxidation & Excessive Voltage - YouTube Intel confirms that any Raptor Lake instability damage is permanent, and no, it's not planning a recall — Microcode patch can't reverse the damage caused by the elevated voltage - only prevent further harm. CrowdStrike Outage Losses Estimated at a Staggering $5.4B — Parametrix researchers have found that roughly 25% of Fortu
Wed, July 24, 2024
580: Error Lake
Our thoughts on the CrowdStrike outage and why Intel is in the hot seat with developers. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Andrew Curran on X — Will OpenAI commit to making its next foundation model available to U.S. Government agencies for pre-deployment testing, review, analysis, and assessment? Senators demand OpenAI release data showing it keeps its AI safe — Following a Washington Post report, five lawmakers ask the artificial intelligence start-up to describe how it will ensure its tools don’t cause harm. Lior⚡ on X — This might be the biggest moment for Open-Source AI. Mark Zuckerberg on Llama 3.1, Open Source, AI Agents, Safety, and more - YouTube Open Source AI Is the Path Forward | Meta — Today, Linux is the industry standard foundation for both cloud computing and the operating systems that run most mobile devices – and we all benefit from superior products because of it. I believe that AI will develop in a similar way. Taiwan makes tough decisions as it faces its worst
Wed, July 17, 2024
579: The Insufferable Small Business
Are small business owners just the worst? The rant that hits close to home. And how AI is looking more like a unicorn, not a horse, but big tech keeps trying to put a saddle on it. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Small business owners are the most insufferable people on the planet — Small businesses are amazing and necessary and I love them, but the people behind them are the absolute worst. AI is effectively ‘useless’—and it’s created a ‘fake it till you make it’ bubble that could end in disaster, veteran market watcher warns — “So anyone who's sort of a bit long in the tooth and has seen this sort of thing before is tempted to believe it'll end badly.” Squawk on the Street on X: ""America loves financial manias," Microsoft is going nuclear to power its AI ambitions — Microsoft is looking at next-generation nuclear reactors to power its data centers and AI, according to a new job listing for someone to lead the way. Sam Altman in conversation with StrictlyVC - YouTube — W
Wed, July 10, 2024
578: Cancel the 100X
Apple finally stands down in its battle with Epic, and Google gets caught with its hand in the full access to everything jar. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Siri features are likely to go into beta testing for developers in January — Siri features are likely to go into beta testing for developers in January and then debut publicly around the springtime — part of an iOS 18.4 upgrade that’s already in the works. Epic Games Newsroom on X — 1/3 Apple has rejected our Epic Games Store notarization submission twice now, claiming the design and position of Epic’s “Install” button is too similar to Apple's "Get" button and that our "In-app purchases" label is too similar to the App Store's "In-App Purchases" label. Apple approves Epic Games Store for iOS — Later the same day, Apple had a change of heart about the situation, and instead has approved the Epic Games Store. Jeff Johnson - Mastodon — Apple has ZERO moral high ground. The crApp Store is the origin of many dark patterns. tvOS 18 Hints at HomePod With Touchscreen Display — A unique touchscreen interface was allegedly found buried
Tue, July 02, 2024
577: Holy Order of the Admins
Why you shouldn't use AI to write your tests, and the crazy deals new AI companies are getting themselves into to access hardware. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 How Google migrated billions of lines of code from Perforce to Piper — As of 2011, the single server had been in operation for the past eleven years of Google history. It had served Google the two-year-old startup, and had now scaled to support Google the public company. In fact, around that time, a lucky Google engineer had just snagged PR #20,000,000. Still chugging along, the server was now executing “11-12 million commands” a day. Spokane Meetup - No-Li Brewhouse, Sat, Jul 13, 2024, 4:00 PM — We owe our Spokane crew a meetup, so let's do it on my way to Montana! Why you shouldn't use AI to write your tests — People are starting to use AI to write their tests. This is great! Also very bad. We created the first open-source implementation of Meta’s TestGen–LLM — In February, Meta researchers published a paper titled Automated Unit Test Improvement using Large Language Models at Meta, which introduces a tool they called TestGen-LLM. The fully automated approach to increasing test coverage “with guaranteed assurances for improvement over the existing code
Wed, June 26, 2024
576: The New 800-pound Gorilla
Big Tech vs. Big Brother, how Ashley Madison predicted the rise of AI bots and the messy world of "open source" AI. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Brussels accuses Apple of breaking EU ‘gatekeeper’ rules — Tech giant faces penalty of up to 10% of global annual revenue Apple hit hard by EU rules: AI suite on pause, App Store violations — The EU is using the full force of its Digital Markets Act Apple is first company charged with violating EU’s DMA rules — In addition to violating steering rules, regulators are investigating if Apple is undermining alternative iOS app stores. EU charges Microsoft with antitrust violations over Teams — Allegations that software giant gained ‘undue advantage’ by bundling video conferencing app with Office are first such charges against it in over a decade Microsoft now forces automatic OneDrive backups — feature enabled during clean Windows installs, user
Wed, June 19, 2024
575: The Omakub Directive
A couple of our long-standing forecasts are coming true. We unpack the recent developments. Plus, our thoughts on OpenAI going commercial and more. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries. Easily integrates with Fountain.fm. Setup your Strike account, and you have one of the world's best ways to buy sats. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Boost from Fountain.FM's website and keep your current Podcast app. Or kick the tires on the Podcasting 2.0 revolution and try out Fountain.FM the app! 🚀 Study finds 1/4 of bosses hoped RTO would make staff quit — A study claims to have proof of what some have suspected: return to office mandates are just back-channel layoffs and post-COVID work culture is making everyone miserable. Return to Office mandates boost company profits? Nope — Research has shed light on the profitability gains that the biggest US corporations experienced after issuing return to office mandates: There weren't any, and the policy made their staff unhappier. DHH on X — Nothing gets me quite as fired up as discovering the future early and undistributed. That feeling of realizing that something is simply better, and the only reason it hasn't taken off yet is because the world hasn't realized it. It's amazing, and it's how I'm feeling about Linux right now. That "how did I not know it was this good" sensation. Eva on X - Director of Cybersecurity @EFF — I hate every operating system so much right now. It is truly going to be the year of Linux on the desktop. notch on X — Alright, that's enough spyware in my OS. Do I go desktop Mac, or do I have the energy to go full Linux? Not s
Wed, June 12, 2024
574: Craig Stans Unite
Our thoughts and reactions to Apple's WWDC '24, and more importantly what was missed. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Apple’s AI promise: “Your data is never stored or made accessible to Apple” — And publicly reviewable server code means experts can "verify this privacy promise." Apple is bringing RCS to the iPhone in iOS 18 — The new standard will replace SMS as the default communication protocol between Android and iOS devices. Apple Intelligence is the company's new generative AI offering — Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence, its long-awaited, ecosystem-wide push into generative AI Introducing Apple’s On-Device and Server Foundation Models — In the following overview, we will detail how two of these models — a ~3 billion parameter on-device language model, and a larger server-based language model available with Private Cloud Compute and running on Apple silicon servers — have been built and adapted to perform specialized tasks efficiently, accurately, and responsibly. Apple Likely to Add Google Gemini and Other AI Models to iOS 18 — In conversation with reporters after the WWDC keynote, Apple's senior VP of software engineering Craig Federighi revealed that as Apple Intelligence evolves,
Wed, June 05, 2024
573: The Ultimate Computer
The story of how Mike got in a fight with a supercomputer and, like Captain Kirk, came out on top. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Exclusive-Arm aims to capture 50% of PC market — "Arm's market share in Windows - I think, truly, in the next five years, it could be better than 50%," CEO Rene Haas told Reuters in an interview. Microsoft needs Windows developers like never before — This new Windows AI push needs developers on board for it to truly work. OpenAI fixes the issue that caused ChatGPT outage for several hours — Popular AI chatbot service ChatGPT faced multiple outages today. OpenAI had to work for hours on these issues to make the service available to users again. Michael Dominick on X — I think I broke Gemini. I got it to agree that my Alice logo wasn't a person when it objected to giving feedback, then uploaded it again & this.... 1st screen-cap & a link. Daniel Kokotajlo on X — n April, I resigned from OpenAI after losing confidence that the company would behave responsibly in its attempt to build artificial general intelligence — “AI systems that are generally smarter than humans.” <a title="OpenAI Whistle-Blowers Describe Reckless and Secretive Culture" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/04/technology/openai-culture-whistleblowers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xE0._mTr.aNO4f_hEp2J4&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=a
Wed, May 29, 2024
572: Foxes In The Henhouse
OpenAI has a new security team led by Sam Altman, and the Biden Administration has a new AI security board led by Sam Altman. We also discuss C# 13 and .Net 9, popping bubbles, and more. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Saagar Enjeti on X — Microsoft Data says that US office workers are spending 300% more time in meetings today compared to 2020 What's new in C# 13 Google promised a better search experience — now it’s telling us to put glue on our pizza — Google’s AI Overviews feature is delivering incorrect answers faster than ever. Sam Altman’s ‘Inconsistent Candor’ Is Showing — As Scarlett Johansson threatens legal action over ChatGPT's voice, the OpenAI CEO's trustworthiness is once again being called into question. OpenAI has a new safety team — it’s run by Sam Altman — With three OpenAI board members on the new safety team, will it really be so safe? DHS establishes Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board — The Board’s first meeting is planned for early May when they will begin the task of focusing on how to develop and deploy AI technology within the United States’ critical infrastructure safely and securely. <l
Wed, May 22, 2024
571: Old Wine New Bottle
Big Tech's latest AI flex? More like a desperate grab for attention. Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft are hyping up underwhelming updates while Sam Altman spills the tea on their shady motives. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Google's I/O 2024 recap is as tedious as the full event — The clear focus of I/O this year is AI, as the technology and how it integrates with Google products took up the entire 2-hours runtime of the keynote. We're 'at least a decade away' from solving AI, says NYU Professor Gary Marcus — Gary Marcus, New York University professor emeritus, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss artificial intelligence implications, the future of generative AI, investor decisions, and more. Microsoft is bringing ‘Windows Volumetric Apps’ to Meta Quest headsets — Details are slim, but an API is nigh. An Xbox VR headset is on the way, but it’s a ‘limited edition’ Meta Quest — Microsoft and Meta’s VR partnership expands to Xbox-branded headsets. Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs with generative AI capabilities baked in — Microsoft is calling its version Copilot+ PCs, which CEO Satya Nadella described as a "new class of Windows PCs." <a title="Inside Microsoft’s mission to take down the M
Wed, May 15, 2024
570: 4o
OpenAI has pulled a fast one, and everyone is eating it up. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Internet package | Invitation Homes — This package is only available for homes within the service area and will be required in the lease. Darth Jar Jar Strikes in Lego's Crazy New Star Wars Series — The four-part special gets released September 13 only on Disney+. Stack Overflow signs deal with OpenAI to supply data to its models | TechCrunch — OpenAI is collaborating with Stack Overflow, the Q&A forum for software developers, to improve its generative AI models’ performance on programming-related tasks. ArDev on X — Altman emphasizes that OpenAI is focused on quality and impact rather than deadlines. They are taking their time with releasing major updates and may even opt for a different naming convention. Framework Laptop 16 DIY Edition — Powered by AMD Ryzen™ 7040HS and Radeon™ RX 7700S OpenAI Announces ChatGPT App for Mac, GPT-4 for Free, and More Google and Apple still in talks to use Gemini for iPhone AI features — Meanwhile, a deal
Wed, May 08, 2024
569: Whatever It Takes
Altman's on a spending spree for AGI – why the huge price tag? Mike's back from NYC with juicy API gossip, and we break down the incentives pumping up a giant AI bubble. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. 'Belligerent' United Airlines passenger hit with $20K fine, TSA says — United Airlines passenger had been in custody since the March 1 incident "Sam Altman: I don't care if we burn $50 billion a year" — Sam Altman: I don't care if we burn $50 billion a year, we're building AGI and it's going to be worth it Sam on GPT4 — GPT4 is "the dumbest model any of you will ever have to use again... by a lot" The Possibilities of AI [Entire Talk] - Sam Altman (OpenAI) - YouTube — Sam Altman is the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, the AI research and deployment company behind ChatGPT and DALL-E. Altman was president of the early-stage startup accelerator Y Combinator from 2014 to 2019. In 2015, he co-founded OpenAI as a nonprofit research lab with the mission to build general-purpose artificial intelligence that benefits all humanity. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Altman gives advice for aspiring AI entrepreneurs and shares his insights about the opportunities and risks of AI tools and artificial general intelligence. <a title="Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet disclosed that they had spent $32B+ combined on data centers and other capital expenses in Q1, as they accelerate AI spending " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27
Wed, May 01, 2024
568: The Junior Jump
How one clever developer has launched his own Appstore on iOS, our thoughts on how this was pulled off, and making a transition into development work late in life. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes — FTC’s final rule will generate over 8,500 new businesses each year, raise worker wages, lower health care costs, and boost innovation The free Delta game emulator for iPhones is live on Apple’s App Store - The Verge — Developer Riley Testut finally brings his polished Nintendo emulator to the App Store. Riley Testut - Mastodon — We’d make everything free everywhere if it wasn’t for the CTF Core Technology Fee - Support - Apple Developer — Developers operating under the new business terms for EU apps will have the option to distribute their iOS apps in the EU via the App Store, Web Distribution, and/or alternative app marketplaces. Introducing AltStore PAL | Riley Testut — I’m thrilled to announce a brand new version of AltStore — AltStore PAL — is launching TODAY as an Apple-approved alternative app marketplace in the EU. Logitech’s Mouse Software Now Includes ChatGPT
Wed, April 24, 2024
567: The year of Small Models
Llama 3 and Phi-3-mini are up and running on phones, Raspberry Pis, and we give them a go. Plus Google kills the vibe, and Meta opens up Horizon OS. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Building for our AI future — But ultimately we are a workplace and our policies and expectations are clear: this is a business, and not a place to act in a way that disrupts coworkers or makes them feel unsafe, to attempt to use the company as a personal platform, or to fight over disruptive issues or debate politics. Google, after protester firings, now looks just like every other company — Google's firing of 28 protesting employees Wednesday sends the clearest signal yet that the tech giant — whose founders pledged it was "not a conventional company" — has become just that. In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives: Levy, Steven: 9781416596585: Amazon.com: Books — Written with full cooperation from top management, including cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, this is the inside story behind Google, the most successful and most admired technology company of our time, told by one of our best technology writers. Meta Debuts Llama 3, Latest AI Model for Powering Chatbots — Llama 3, unveiled Thursday, is an upgrade from an AI model that Meta released last summer. Chief Product Officer Chris Cox said that model, Llama 2, has been downloaded 170 billion times. Llama 2 was billed as open source, th
Wed, April 17, 2024
566: FOSS Feed & Care
We delve into the top 3 open-source revenue streams, expose the pitfalls, and discuss what could be done quickly to improve the situation. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. System76 and Jupiter Broadcasting Epic Parking Lot BBQ, Sat, Apr 27, 2024, 4:30 PM | Meetup — Join Jupiter Broadcasting and System76 in the parking lot of Bellingham Technical College after the LinuxFest Northwest conference! Let's eat, drink and be nerdy! San Francisco's light rail to upgrade from floppy disks — The agency noted that its system was installed in 1998, when floppies were still in common use Open Source's Funding Fiasco - dominickm.com — I’ve been thinking a lot about how we as a community and industry can make sure open-source projects keep getting the love they deserve. It’s no secret that the traditional funding model of donations and sponsorships is more than a little shaky. What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world — Researchers have spent the weekend gathering clues. Here's what we know so far. LocalStack — LocalStack is a cloud development platform that facilitates building/testing of cloud and serverless applications on your local machine. At its core, it features a service emulator that runs in a single container on your laptop or in your CI environment. <a title="Watch 3 Body Problem | Netflix Official Site" rel="nofollow" href="ht
Wed, April 10, 2024
565: The Great Llama
Why does Meta give away Llma for free? What's in it for them? Plus, our thoughts on the data showing the trades are starting to see a boom, and new coding jobs are declining. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. System76 and Jupiter Broadcasting Epic Parking Lot BBQ, Sat, Apr 27, 2024, 4:30 PM | Meetup — Join Jupiter Broadcasting and System76 in the parking lot of Bellingham Technical College after the LinuxFest Northwest conference! Let's eat, drink and be nerdy! Google Vids is the latest AI-powered app in Workspace - The Verge — Google’s latest Workspace app reflects the way people talk at work now — and maybe signals the end of the slide deck’s supremacy. Cloud Next 2024: Gmail voice input, Gemini for Google Chat, more — Google is updating Help me write in mobile Gmail with voice prompting and input that lets you “send emails easily when you’re on the go.” Meanwhile, an “instant polish” feature will “convert rough notes to a complete email with one-click.” Google shared today that “70% of enterprise users who use Help Me Write in Docs or Gmail end up using Gemini’s suggestions.” Microsoft is confident Windows on Arm could finally beat Apple - The Verge — After years of issues, the upcoming Qualcomm chips might be a big moment for Windows on Arm. <a title="Google announces Axion, its first custom Arm-based data center processor | TechCrunch" rel="nofollow" href="https:
Wed, April 03, 2024
564: Re-Re-Rewrite it in Rust
Microsoft wins the foot-in-mouth award this week, and Google gets the Rust religion - but Mike is skeptical. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Piece of 5,800lb battery pallet tossed from NASA's ISS crashes through Florida home - and nearly kills homeowner's so — A piece of metal came crashing through a home in Florida that is believed to be from a 5,800-pound battery pallet discarded by the International Space Station (ISS). Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery Stores — “Though it seemed completely automated, Just Walk Out relied on more than 1,000 people in India watching and labeling videos to ensure accurate checkouts” FFmpeg on X — The xz fiasco has shown how a dependence on unpaid volunteers can cause major problems. Trillion dollar corporations expect free and urgent support from volunteers. Rust developers at Google twice as productive as C++ devs — Speaking at the Rust Nation UK Conference in London this week, Lars Bergstrom, director of engineering at Google, who works on Android Platform Tools & Libraries, described the web titan's experience migrating projects written in Go or C++ to the Rust programming language. Spatial Personas Make Apple Vision Pro a Less Isolating Experience — Up to five people can watch movies and TV shows, play AR games, and collab
Wed, March 27, 2024
563: Mike’s No Good Very Bad Rails Update
Mike makes the case for just going vanilla, a look at Google Carbon, and then we address the expensive elephant in the room. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Apple Announces WWDC 2024 Event for June 10 to 14 — Apple today announced that its 35th annual Worldwide Developers Conference is set to take place from Monday, June 10 to Friday, June 14 Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone — The feature will launch via a software update “later next year” and bring a wide range of iMessage-style features to messaging between iPhone and Android users. Helix — Multiple cursors as a core editing primitive, inspired by Kakoune. Commands manipulate selections which allows concurrent code editing. importmap-rails: Use ESM with importmap to manage modern JavaScript in Rails without transpiling or bundling. — With this approach you'll ship many small JavaScript files instead of one big JavaScript file. LM Studio — Discover, download, and run local LLMs Carbon Language's main repository — An experimental successor to C++ Barbara Fried SBF sentencing submission - DocumentCloud — I am Sam Bankman-Fried's mother. <a title="Dad's Letter" rel="nofollow" href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/
Fri, March 22, 2024
562: Apple Loses It's Shine
The antitrust gloves are off as Apple’s legal brawl with Uncle Sam kicks into high gear. We dig through the documents and are surprised by a few things that seem off. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. DOJ sues Apple over iPhone monopoly in landmark antitrust case - YouTube DOJ Apple Antitrust Suit PDF US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones - The Verge Here’s the U.S. Government’s Antitrust Case Against Apple The idea behind antitrust lawsuits is to ‘hold America’s best companies’ feet to the fire’: Tim Wu Ben Thompson on X: “wut" Three decades ago… It is just hilarious that this nonsense is the lead item in a story about why the DoJ will sue Apple <a title="So THIS is why GM said it will no longer support Apple CarPlay from 2026?!" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/GergelyOrosz/status/177083526247976
Wed, March 13, 2024
561: No CUDA for You!
NVIDIA locks CUDA down further, and we ponder what it might take to break their stranglehold on the market, Zuck's brilliant move that put an egg on his face, and we take a minute to appreciate new developments with Java. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Linux Crosses 4% Market Share Worldwide — According to StatCounter's data, by the end of February 2024, Linux has achieved a 4.03% desktop market share. Pengwin — A Linux distro optimized for WSL based on Debian. Nvidia bans using translation layers for CUDA software — This language has been added to the EULA that's included when installing CUDA 11.6 and newer versions. Java is becoming more like Rust, and I am here for it! — I’d like to showcase two Rust features that are part of what makes Rust excellent, and then compare them with recent innovations in Java. Brad Neuberg on X — Wow so evidently the quarter that Meta got slammed for expenses & earnings it turns out Zuck was actually massively buying available GPU compute on the market to be ready for scaling AI, increasing expenses. Joe Burnett (🔑)³ on X — Jeff Bezos: "You can build a business strategy around the things that are stable in time.” <a title="Microsoft to end its Android apps on Window
Wed, March 06, 2024
560: Artificial Information
Apple is pissed, and we'll dig into why. Plus, there are some big hints at Apple's AI plans; Meta's had a rough morning, and Sergey Brin popped back up at Google and proceeded to blow it immediately. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Victoria Nuland, third-highest ranking US diplomat and critic of Russia's war in Ukraine, retiring — She had been a candidate to succeed Wendy Sherman as deputy Secretary of State and had served as acting deputy since Sherman’s retirement seven months ago but lost an internal administration personnel battle when President Joe Biden nominated Kurt Campbell to the no. 2 spot. Campbell took office last month. The App Store, Spotify, and Europe’s thriving digital music market - Apple — The primary advocate for this decision — and the biggest beneficiary — is Spotify, a company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Spotify has the largest music streaming app in the world, and has met with the European Commission more than 65 times during this investigation. Will Oremus on X — - Apple complains there was no "credible evidence of consumer harm" - Spotify is pleased but says “it does not solve Apple’s bad behaviour iOS 17.4 won't remove Home Screen web apps in the EU after all — Apple is now walking back that decision and says it will “continue to offer the existing Home Screen web apps capability in the EU.” <a title="Apple launches new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air with
Wed, February 28, 2024
559: Double Botched
Why we're awe-struck by Google, and NVIDIA's CEO says no one needs to learn how to code anymore. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Trusteebook : TrusteeBook - a simple, easy-to-use workbook that helps you take control of your digital legacy. Get started today, and take $10 off. Promo Code: CODER Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Mark Gurman on X — BREAKING NEWS: Apple cancels the Apple Car project after a decade-long, multi-billion effort to rival Tesla. Some employees shifting to Generative AI teams. Florida Man Games poke fun at state’s reputation — Promoted as “the most insane athletic showdown on Earth,” the Florida Man Games poke fun at the state’s reputation for bizarre stories that involve brawling, drinking, gunfire, reptile wrangling and other antics carrying a risk of time in jail or intensive care. Alphabet execs upset after Trump election, leaked video shows — The release of the video comes as Google and other major tech companies have been accused of having a liberal bias. Google parent loses $70B in market value after 'woke' AI chatbot disaster — Google’s parent company lost more than $70 billion in market value in a single trading day after its “woke” chatbot’s bizarre image debacle stoked renewed fears among investors about its heavily promoted AI tool. <a title="Nate Silver on X" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/Na
Wed, February 21, 2024
558: Big Zuck Energy
We embrace the dad bod lifestyle and find out if Apple's Vision Pro demo sold Mike, and Chris is picking up on what the Zuck is putting down. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Trusteebook : TrusteeBook - a simple, easy-to-use workbook that helps you take control of your digital legacy. Get started today, and take $10 off. Promo Code: CODER Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Star Trek: Borg - Remastered — Welcome to 'Star Trek: Borg - Remastered', cadet. Pay attention to this training - it might ensure your survival. Zuckerberg trashes Apple vision Pro - YouTube — YouTube shot, FYI. Apple vs. Meta Headset Wars, AI Innovations & Raising Cattle with Mark Zuckerberg - YouTube — Neal and Toby chat with Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to talk about his notorious Apple Vision Pro review video, the future of AI, what's next for Meta, and of course, cattle raisin' & meat smokin'. Mark Zuckerberg: Tech layoffs in 2024 have been a natural response to pandemic-era overhiring | ITPro — Overhiring and a prevailing industry approach to becoming “leaner” is driving the latest wave of layoffs 🍔 Lunch at SCaLE 🍇, Sat, Mar 16, 2024, 1:30 PM | Meetup — Let's put an official time down on the calendar to get together. The Yardhouse has alwa
Wed, February 14, 2024
557: Betting it all on Green
Why we think Nvidia has become one of the most valuable companies in the world, Sam's new "mind boggling" idea, and more. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Trusteebook : TrusteeBook - a simple, easy-to-use workbook that helps you take control of your digital legacy. Get started today, and take $10 off. Promo Code: CODER Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Christian Keil on X — So GitLab posts their internal Zoom call recordings on YouTube, and some have HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of views... Because people use them to pretend like they're working. Product Marketing Meeting (weekly) 2021-06-28 - YouTube Build a Custom LLM with Chat With RTX — Chat With RTX is a demo app that lets you personalize a GPT large language model (LLM) connected to your own content—docs, notes, videos, or other data. Leveraging retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), TensorRT-LLM, and RTX acceleration, you can query a custom chatbot to quickly get contextually relevant answers. And because it all runs locally on your Windows RTX PC or workstation, you’ll get fast and secure results. Charlie Bilello on X — With a $1.83 trillion market cap, Nvidia just passed Amazon to become the 4th largest US company. Sam Altman wants up to $7 trillion for AI chips. The natural resou
Wed, February 07, 2024
556: Facial Computing
Chris tries out Spatial Computing using a $3,200 trick, and Mike has a Rails treat you won't want to miss. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Trusteebook : TrusteeBook - a simple, easy-to-use workbook that helps you take control of your digital legacy. Get started today, and take $10 off. Promo Code: CODER Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Microsoft to share details on bringing Xbox games to PlayStation in mid-February — Microsoft has news to share about the future of Xbox in an event next week. Michael Dominick on X — The vital #VisionPro question: “what is this for?” I’m just not seeing it. Am I missing something. #AppleVisionPro Meta Quest 3 — New Mixed Reality VR Headset Immersed on Meta Quest — VR Offices! FREE app for *multiple* Virtual Screens in VR for Mac/PC/Linux (with no extra hardware) in stunning virtual worlds. Immersed is great for solo work with multiple screens in a virtual cafe, or for collaborating with your team around even more screens and whiteboards! Meta Quest 3 - Swappa Visor — The world's smallest 4K headset. Rails 7.1 expands its support for ActiveRecord asynchronous queries — ActiveRecord async queries are a way to execute Active Reco
Wed, January 31, 2024
555: It's Good to be the King
If you're going to come at the king, you better not miss; now it's Apple's turn to make everyone feel pain. And our spicy take on why AI safety is really about stopping a movement. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 is out with a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Apple says UK could 'secretly veto' global privacy tools — Apple has attacked proposals for the UK government to pre-approve new security features introduced by tech firms. Apple won’t give up control of the iPhone — The EU wants to weaken Apple’s gatekeeper power, and the company is on the wrong side of history by fighting it. Apple’s Proposed Changes Reject the Goals of the DMA AI companies will need to report safety tests to US government | AP News — Chief among the 90-day goals from the order was a mandate under the Defense Production Act that AI companies share vital information with the Commerce Department, including safety tests. New GitHub Copilot Research Finds 'Downward Pressure On Code Quality' — "We find disconcerting trends for maintainability," explains the paper's abstract. "Code churn -- the percentage of lines that are reverted or updated less than two weeks after being authored -- is projected to double in 2024 compared to its 2021, pre-AI baseline. We further find that the pe
Wed, January 24, 2024
554: The App Store Addiction
We knew they'd be petulant, but even our expectations were higher than this. We dig into how Apple dunked on devs after last week's show, yet another Microsoft hack, and more. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 is out with a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. DHH on X — Apple would be wise to study the long arc of Microsoft’s history. Learn that you can win the battle, say, against Epic, and end up losing the war for the hearts and minds of developers. Apple's Big Brother Now - dominickm.com — Getting right down to brass App Store tax. You’re almost certainly not saving any money. Apple is only taking three-percent off their cut even if you process the payment via another processor. Payment processors charging what they tend, that means you will likely save no money whatsoever; this is increasingly apparent once you begin to consider the implementation cost of setting up third-party payment processing and complying with the rest of Apple’s onerous terms. Evan on X — Apple expects to sell an estimated 300K-400K Vision Pros in 2024 - Bloomberg Apple Vision Pro: Lack of Netflix, YouTube, App Store Tensions Threaten Device - Bloomberg — Some big name developers thus far aren’t doing much to help the device. Three of the world’s most popular streaming services — Netflix Inc., YouTube and Spotify Technology SA — have already signaled that they won’t be launching visionOS software or enabling their iPad apps to run on the Vision Pro. <a title="These Third-Party Apps Are Optimized For Apple Vision Pro So Far - MacRumors" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/21/apple-vision-
Wed, January 17, 2024
553: Fake AI Until You Make AI
They are building AI into toilets now; CES was a clown show. But we put our business hats on and find the bright side. Plus, Epic's major loss to Apple that just rolled in, and where we think the next fight will be, and how developers can get ahead of it. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 is out with a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. Mark Gurman on X — The Vision Pro virtual keyboard is a complete write-off at least in 1.0. You have to poke each key one finger at a time like you did before you learned how to type. There is no magical in-air typing. You can also look at a character and pinch. You’ll want a Bluetooth keyboard. Here's How Vision Pro Demos Will Work at Apple Stores — In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said each demo will last around 20 to 25 minutes. After a calibration process, he said the customer will view still photos, panoramas, spatial photos, and spatial videos in the Photos app. Next, he said customers will learn how to position multiple app windows and scroll through pages in Safari. Then, they will view immersive 3D content, including movie clips, sports, and a tightrope scene. Epic’s California injunction against Apple’s anti-steering rule takes effect as Supreme Court denies both parties’ petitions — The most important question, however, is whether the United States Department of Justice, which is reportedly readying a major antitrust case against Apple, and/or other private parties are now going to sue Apple over the App Store monopoly, potentially with stronger expert testimony (which is not even the only way in which they could benefit form the l
Wed, January 10, 2024
552: iPad Friend Zone
A prominent developer has brought the anti-trust heat against Apple to the public, kicking off a chain reaction that could have gone very wrong for Apple. Plus, why the Apple Vision Pro is destined for the Friend Zone. Sponsored By: Coder QA : Take $2 a month off for the lifetime of your membership and contribute to our show directly Promo Code: jarjar Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📻 Boost with Fountain.FM — Fountain 1.0 is out with a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. 🎧 Boost with Podverse — A GPL Podcasting 2.0 platform that supports Boosts and more! Bitcoin ETF widely expected to get approval this week - YouTube — CNBC's Kate Rooney reports on news around Bitcoin. Macs can now detect liquids in USB-C ports — On the Mac, however, the code suggests that the daemon is only used for “analytics” and is not associated with end-user features. While Apple may eventually implement an alert similar to the one that already exists in iOS, it seems more likely that the data collected by this daemon will be used for technicians to determine whether a Mac is eligible for free repair. Apple Vision Pro sales will start on February 2 — Apple's headset will ship to customers on February 2. Preorders begin on January 19. Apple: Developers shouldn't refer to visionOS apps as AR or VR — The company is asking developers not to refer to visionOS apps using terms such as AR (augmented reality), VR (virtual reality), XR (extended reality), or MR (mixed reality). Instead, Apple says that visionOS apps are “spatial computing apps.” DHH on X — We have so
Wed, January 03, 2024
551: The Workstation Lifestyle
Mike shares his adventures and process of coming from mobile app projects to working with Unreal Engine, and why he realized a laptop just wasn't going to cut it. Sponsored By: Network Membership Holiday Discount : Support the entire network, and get access to every member's special feed for every show on the network. Sign up now and save $3/m FOREVER! Promo Code: 2024 Links: ⚡ Send Sats with Strike from Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply send sats in over 36 countries 🌎. 💸 Cash App — The Cash App can quickly send sats just by scanning a QR code. It's a great app loaded with features and a simple UI. 🎉 Boost from Fountain's Website — Use Strike, Cash App, or your favorite app with Lightning support and Boost via QR Code right from Fountain's website. No other app is needed! Adobe gives up on $20 billion acquisition of Figma — Competition probes in the EU and UK made regulatory approval dicey. U.S. Government Officials Reportedly Want DOJ To Investigate Apple For Its Anti-Competitive Behavior Against Beeper Mini Over iMessage — Beeper Mini and Beeper Cloud are still inaccessible for 60 percent of Android users, with Apple trying its best to prevent access to iMessage servers The Coder Robe — Look and feel comfortable, life is better in a robe. Unreal Engine 5: everything you need to know — Unreal Engine 5 is the real-time creation platform that has it all for game development, visualisation, and VFX. <a title="A Fan Used Unreal Engine 5 To Make A ‘Zelda: Ocarina Of Time’ Studio Ghibli Movie And It’s Amazing" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2023/11/23/a-fan-used-unreal-engine-5-to-make-a-zelda-o
Wed, December 27, 2023
550: Buff Uncle Jeff
We reflect on how our work has changed over the last year and get some sage advice from buff Uncle Jeff. Sponsored By: Network Membership Holiday Discount : Support the entire network, and get access to every member's special feed for every show on the network. Sign up now and save $3/m FOREVER! Promo Code: 2024 Alderon Games : Alderon Games is looking to hire talented remote workers. They believe in the power of play and the magic of immersive worlds and are looking for passionate individuals. Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Send Sats with Strike from Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply send sats in over 36 countries 🌎. 💸 Cash App — The Cash App can quickly send sats just by scanning a QR code. It's a great app loaded with features and a simple UI. 🎉 Boost from Fountain's Website — Use Strike, Cash App, or your favorite app with Lightning support and Boost via QR Code right from Fountain's website. No other app is needed! The Coder Robe — Look and feel comfortable, life is better in a robe. 2023's Online 'Advent Calendars' — Challenge Programmers With Tips and Puzzles The shady world of Brave selling copyrighted data for AI training — After reading this, will you continue using Brave Browser? Texas LinuxFest on X — The CFP deadline for #TXLF has been extended until December 30, 2023, 05:00 UTC (December 29, 2023, 23:00 CST)! <a title="The Epic question: how Google lost its antitrust case while Apple won " rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.
Wed, December 20, 2023
549: Hacking The Gathering
The clever way one developer hacked an online game, why we're not buying the latest round of cyber war fear, and we finally have our Babylon 5 vs Star Trek debate. Sponsored By: The Coder : The Coder is made from 100% cotton terry velour for soft, cozy wear and is embroidered on the left chest with a classic white-on-black Coder Radio logo. Save $10 with code SWIFT. Promo Code: SWIFT Alderon Games : Alderon Games is looking to hire talented remote workers. They believe in the power of play and the magic of immersive worlds and are looking for passionate individuals. Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. 🔌 Grab Sats with Strike Around the 🌎 — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📷 Boost from Fountain's Website — Use Strike, Cash App, or your favorite app with Lightning support and Boost via QR Code. No other app is needed! Google admits Spotify pays no Play Store fees because of a secret deal — The details surfaced today after Google requested the court to keep the specifics of its deal with Spotify sealed earlier in the month. The Coder Robe | Jupiter Broadcasting Garage Sale — Look and feel comfortable. Life is better in a robe. Promo code: SWIFT <a title="I Hacked Magic the Gathering: Arena for a 100% Winrate" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.mayer.cool/writings/I-Hacked-Magic-the-Gatheri
Wed, December 13, 2023
548: Don't Fight the Music
The fantastic opportunity Google is letting slip through its hands, and why Apple might win the consumer LLM race. Sponsored By: The Coder : The Coder is made from 100% cotton terry velour for soft, cozy wear and is embroidered on the left chest with a classic white-on-black Coder Radio logo. Save $10 with code SWIFT. Promo Code: SWIFT Alderon Games : Alderon Games is looking to hire talented remote workers. They believe in the power of play and the magic of immersive worlds and are looking for passionate individuals. Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. 🔌 Grab Sats with Strike Around the 🌎 — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📷 Boost from Fountain's Website — Boost without switching Podcast apps - Use Strike, Cash App, or your favorite app with Lightning support, and Boost via QR Code. No other app is needed! Florida Joker Suing Rockstar Over GTA 6 Character — Seeking between $1 and $2 million USD for using his likeness. ChatGPT on X — we've heard all your feedback about GPT4 getting lazier! we haven't updated the model since Nov 11th, and this certainly isn't intentional. model behavior can be unpredictable, and we're looking into fixing it 🫡 The Coder Robe - Yeah it's back! — Promo: SWIFT - The Coder Rob
Wed, December 06, 2023
547: The Slow and the Infuriating
After years of resistance, Mike finally surrenders to Xcode. And the secret Apple envy leaked to the public this week. Sponsored By: Alderon Games : Alderon Games is looking to hire talented remote workers. They believe in the power of play and the magic of immersive worlds and are looking for passionate individuals. Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. 🔌 Grab Sats with Strike Around the 🌎 — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 36 countries. 📷 Boost from Fountain's Website — Use Strike, Cash App, or your favorite app with Lightning support and Boost via QR Code. No other app is needed! Spotify lays off 17 percent of workforce in latest round of job cuts — CEO Daniel Ek announced the cuts in a memo to employees today. They’re expected to impact around 1,500 people at the company. Broadcom cuts at least 2,800 VMware jobs — Broadcom's first big move is going to be layoffs: according to WARN notices filed with multiple states (catalogued here by Channel Futures), Broadcom will be laying off at least 2,837 employees across multiple states, including 1,267 at its Palo Alto campus in California. Gerald Pfeifer on X — "Broadcom CEO tells VMware workers to ‘get butt back to office’ after completing a $69 billion merger of the two companies" <a title="Apple contractors to be cut - Austin Business Jou
Wed, November 29, 2023
546: A Very Tidy Excuse
The messy details and tidy excuses we noticed in all this OpenAI upset, and some fundamental problems that have been plaguing desktop Linux for years. Sponsored By: Alderon Games : Alderon Games is looking to hire talented remote workers. They believe in the power of play and the magic of immersive worlds and are looking for passionate individuals. Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. AWS debuts Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client device for virtual desktop access — The WorkSpaces Thin Client is based on AWS parent Amazon.com Inc.’s Fire TV Cube OpenAI saga: What is Q-Star? — The ‘humanity-threatening’ AI that could be a reason behind Sam Altman’s removal. "Four times now in the history of OpenAI, the most recent time was just in the last couple of weeks, I've gotten to be in the room, when we sort of push the veil of ignorance back and the frontier of discovery forward, and getting to do that is the professional honor of a lifetime, OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster, sources say — Ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s four days in exile, several staff researchers wrote a letter to the board of directors warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. <a title="The ‘AI doomers’ have lost this battle" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ft.com/content/a2c29506-4a38-47a3-8775-be
Wed, November 22, 2023
545: Sam's Busy Weekend
OpenAI's weekend coup, plus our thoughts on Microsoft's gambit and their looming risk. Sponsored By: Alderon Games : Alderon Games is looking to hire talented remote workers. They believe in the power of play and the magic of immersive worlds and are looking for passionate individuals. Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. Apple pulls its ads from X after Musk’s antisemitic posts — Big-spending advertisers like Apple, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and IBM have pulled back from the platform after Elon Musk expressed support for antisemitic posts. TikTok ads: Apple still a top spender, despite growing controversy — Apple remains one of the top-spending companies when it comes to TikTok ads, despite growing controversy about whether the app is a threat to US national security. Viral PANIC As Bin Laden Letter Spreads on TikTok - YouTube — Krystal and Emily discuss Osama Bin Ladens Letter To America going viral on TikTok. Peak AI Hype? — Is this Peak AI hype? Boost in your worst AI marketing. Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI — In a sudden move, Altman is leaving after the company’s board determined that he ‘was not consistently candid in his communications.’ President and co-founder Greg Brockman has also quit. <a title="Microsoft is a key investor in OpenAI. It was blindsided by Sam Altman's exit." rel="nofollow" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/11/17/microsoft-openai-
Wed, November 15, 2023
544: Microsoft Already Did It
Yet another thing Microsoft was early to, and still somehow missed the boat. Plus, building a PC is rare; it's a solved problem. If AI tools excel as expected, will coding face a similar fate? Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Alderon Games : Alderon Games is looking to hire talented remote workers. They believe in the power of play and the magic of immersive worlds and are looking for passionate individuals. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. Apple Gets 36% of Google Revenue From Search Deal, Witness Says — Revenue sharing amount was supposed to remain confidential Alderon Matt on X — Apple needs to stop breaking games in macOS Operating System Updates. Imagine writing code that works for a decade and in a macOS update having it throw a NSInternalInconsistencyException. This is going to break thousands of Unreal Engine and other games on Steam. A Coder Considers the Waning Days of the Craft | The New Yorker — Coding has always felt to me like an endlessly deep and rich domain. Now I find myself wanting to write a eulogy for it. OM on X — Can you hear the air leaking from the "App Store" ecosystem? #OpenAIDevDay OpenAI announces platform for making custom ChatGPTs — The GPT platform is a no-code way to make custom AI agents for all sorts of tasks, and it’s available exclusively for ChatG
Wed, November 08, 2023
543: For Your Safety
New AI "regulation" from on high this week, a few signs you might be pissing in your own pond, and the game dev team that's been together for 40 years. Sponsored By: Alderon Games : Alderon Games is looking to hire talented remote workers. They believe in the power of play and the magic of immersive worlds and are looking for passionate individuals. Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. Hopping instead of hustling: Survey tells us how developers are taking care of business — More developers are looking for or are open to a new job now compared to the last two years—that’s according to the results of our latest survey on the state of developer employment. More than 1,000 developers responded to this year’s survey about jobs and 79% are at least considering new opportunities if not actively looking. Watch Silo - Apple TV+ Watch For All Mankind - Apple TV+ Biden AI executive order directs agencies to develop safety guidelines — The executive order builds on non-binding agreements the White House made with AI companies. Eric Geller on X — Developers of any LLMs with the potential to pose serious risks will have to red-team them for safety and security issues—based on standards developed by NIST—and share the results with the government. Biden is using the Defense P
Wed, November 01, 2023
542: Fresh Cut Fraud
We've all made mistakes and tried to play dumb, but this week history is being made. Sponsored By: Alderon Games : Alderon Games is looking to hire talented remote workers. They believe in the power of play and the magic of immersive worlds and are looking for passionate individuals. Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. Sam Bankman-Fried repeatedly told to “stop talking” during rambling testimony — FTX co-founder scolded for making up his own definition of market manipulation. Sam Bankman-Fried is going to talk himself right into jail — Somehow, the least suspicious parts of his defense are the 288 auto-deleting Signal conversations. In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way — The prosecution’s case against Sam Bankman-Fried had a lot of collateral damage. Android 14 breaks storage on some devices — The storage problem takes effect if the user, before installing Android 14, had multiple profiles on the device. Google readies Pixel update to fix Android 14 storage access issue — Depending on the device, this issue can result in the primary user being unable to access media storage. Alternatively, the issue can reboot the device w
Wed, October 25, 2023
541: Better Late than Never
Rumors of internal panic at Apple, and concerns about the future of RISC-V. Plus, the software update of the century. Sponsored By: Alderon Games : Alderon Games is looking to hire talented remote workers. They believe in the power of play and the magic of immersive worlds and are looking for passionate individuals. Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. The Risk of RISC-V: What's Going on at SiFive? — I have received reports, now from multiple sources, that the major torch bearer of the RISC-V platform, a company known as SiFive and formed from the original architects of the RISC-V instruction set, has gone through some major changes. Apple Announces October Event for Macs: 'Scary Fast' — Apple today announced its second fall event of 2023, with the online event set to be held on Monday, October 30 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Apple to invest more than $1 billion annually in lucrative new area — A July report, however, found that, behind closed doors, Apple was working frantically to develop its own ChatGPT competitor dubbed Ajax. Apple Preps Ajax Generative AI, ‘Apple GPT’ to Rival OpenAI and Google What Is Apple Doing
Wed, October 18, 2023
540: Sherlockin All Over the Place
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. Sponsored By: Alderon Games : Alderon Games is looking to hire talented remote workers. They believe in the power of play and the magic of immersive worlds and are looking for passionate individuals. Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. 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 — I
Wed, October 11, 2023
539: Mike Breaks the Build
Mike checks in from the grind and shares some challenges in recent cross-platform testing; then, we get into the avalanche of negative AI press coverage this week and the one massive story they're not touching. Sponsored By: Alderon Games : Alderon Games is looking to hire talented remote workers. They believe in the power of play and the magic of immersive worlds and are looking for passionate individuals. Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. Why Hybrid Workers Are 'Coffee Badging' to Avoid Going Back to the Office — The workplace trend involves showing up at the office for a few hours before leaving. Report Claims LOTR: Gollum Publisher Used AI To Write Apology — An investigation by German outlet Game Two into what went wrong during the development of Lord of the Rings: Gollum has made claims that the publisher’s apology for the terrible state of the released game was written by AI ChatGPT. Disney’s Loki remains silent over reported use of generative AI — Loki season 2 poster has been linked to a stock image on Shutterstock that seemingly breaks the platform’s licensing rules regarding AI-generated content. Artists are upset that ‘Secret Invasion’ used AI art for opening credits — Marvel’s latest series, “Secret Invasion,” made its debut on Disney+ today, sparking tons of backlash after it was confirm
Wed, October 04, 2023
538: You Never Forget Your First
How does your first major programming language/technology still shape your work and career? Then grab some popcorn and let's watch the next epic tech titan battle unfold. Sponsored By: Alderon Games : Alderon Games is looking to hire talented remote workers. They believe in the power of play and the magic of immersive worlds and are looking for passionate individuals. Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. Barista Express — Create third wave specialty coffee at home from bean to espresso in less than a minute. Bones Coffee Company - Say Goodbye to Boring. How To Brew Espresso Like a Pro — Learn how to brew espresso at home, using an automatic or a manual espresso maker. Tips on pulling the perfect espresso shot and a troubleshooting guide. AeroPress Coffee Maker Official Store American Economic Liberties Project on X — Apple and Google have a “fantastic oligopolistic arrangement” says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on day 14 of the #USvGoogle trial. Apple Deal Responsible for Google's Dominance in Search, Says Microsoft CEO Microsoft’s Nadella Takes Stand at Google
Sat, September 30, 2023
537: Unity Mutiny
Our unique take on the Unity outrage, thoughts on RustRover, and Mike shares a very annoying mistake. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. A montage of snippets from Jupiter Broadcasting’s CoderRadio Show — Alex is bloggin 'bout Coder. RustRover: Rust IDE by JetBrains — A brand new JetBrains IDE for Rust Developers Introducing RustRover – A Standalone Rust IDE by JetBrains | The IntelliJ Rust Blog — Today we’re opening the RustRover Early Access Program (EAP) and we’d love for you to try it, give us feedback, and help us shape the product. Adobe launches Photoshop for the web with its popular desktop AI tools — Photoshop for the web is now generally available as part of all Photoshop paid plans and includes Firefly-powered features like Generative Fill. Epic Games cuts around 830 jobs — According to a Bloomberg report, Epic is cutting roughly 16 percent of its workforce. Unity has updated its controversial pricing policy again — A troublesome rollout of new policy changes had left developers frustrated and angry <a title="An open letter to our community | Unity Blog" rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.unity.com/news/open-letter-on-runtime-fee?utm_source=twitt
Wed, September 20, 2023
536: Grindr-in-Chief
The painful side of making video games, Grinder's big problems, and Google's sneakiest trojan horse. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. Why isn’t dotnet core popular among startups? — Is there any specific reason why startups, at least here in India, don’t tend to use dotnet for backend especially now dotnet is also open source and cross-platform. Almost Half of Grindr’s Employees Quit — Grindr seems to have played itself by giving its employees a return-to-office ultimatum — and nearly half of those employees responded by quitting. Santiago on X: "I fired somebody cheating" — Around that time, I stumbled upon the idea of overemployment. A whole movement dedicated to helping people work several full-time jobs at once. Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly — Chrome now directly tracks users, generates a "topic" list it shares with advertisers. Google Chrome pushes browser history-based ad targeting The Privacy Sandbox — Billions of people around the world rely on access to information on sites and apps. To provide this free resource without relying on intrusive tracking, publishers and developers need privacy-preserving alternatives for their key business needs, including serving relevant content and ads. <a title="
Wed, September 13, 2023
535: Locally Sourced Carbon Neutral Consumer
Did Apple's event live up to our expectations? And our thoughts on what new goodies for developers might be in the new hardware and software. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. Coder 535 & 536 + Apple Event Live Stream — First, we Mystery Science Theater the Apple event stream, then sit back as we record two banger Coder Radios! Microsoft offers legal protection for AI copyright infringement challenges — "Some customers are concerned about the risk of IP infringement claims," says Microsoft. iPhone 15 Pro: Here's Everything the New Action Button Can Do — A press-and-hold gesture with fine-tuned haptic feedback and visual cues in the Dynamic Island ensure the new Action button launches the intended action, which users can customize in Settings and assign to different actions. Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 Feature 64GB of Storage — The original Apple Watch, Series 2, and Series 3, had just 8GB of storage, increasing to 16GB on the Apple Watch Series 4. The Apple Watch Series 5 increased storage once more to 32GB, where it has remained through the Series 6, Series 7, and Series 8, making the Series 9 the first time the Apple has increased the device's storage in five years. Pricing on iPhone 15 Pro Models Technically Didn't Change <a title="iPhone 15's USB-C Port Remains Limited to Lightning Speeds " re
Wed, September 06, 2023
534: Blame the Automation
Azure suffers a big outage, and Microsoft blames faulty automation; why we think there might be early signs of weak demand for Apple's Vision Pro and more. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. Visual Studio for Mac Retirement Announcement — Today we are announcing the retirement of the Visual Studio for Mac IDE. Visual Studio for Mac 17.6 will continue to be supported for another 12 months, until August 31st, 2024 Microsoft blames outage on small staff, automation failures — Just three people were on duty in Australia when 'power sag' struck and software failures left them blind Apple Claims Vision Pro SDK Downloads Exceeded Expectations Amid Developer Lab Attendance Concerns — The affirmation comes on the heels of concerns highlighted by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman last month claiming that the developer labs have been "under-filled with small amounts of developers." Apple's Vision Pro Developer Labs Not Drawing Many Attendees — Any developer can apply to attend a developer lab, but Apple is not reimbursing for travel, and developers located on the east coast of the United States will have to fund cross-country travel to get to the lab. Elon Musk wants to turn X into a LinkedIn competitor — All in the name of turning X into an "everything app." <a title="Elon Musk's X obtains required license f
Wed, August 30, 2023
533: Critical Failure in Open Source
U.S. officials are warning open-source software could be a cyber security threat. Their solution? Money. But do we want them picking the winners and losers of open source? Plus, Mike's thoughts after using Cursor AI and a Cornell study take generated code to the shed. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. Harnessing Generative AI for Application Modernization at Speed and Scale — hat happens when you have applications that have been curated and maintained by different authors of different elements over decades? 2023 Speakers - OLF Conference — We are excited about our lineup of speakers for the 2023 OLF Conference! Read on to learn more about what they have to say. U.S. officials warning of potential cyber threat to U.S. infrastructure and power grid - YouTube — CNBC's Eamon Javers reports on exclusive reporting around a cybersecurity threat. Cursor - The AI-first Code Editor — Build software faster in an editor designed for pair-programming with AI A Study on Robustness and Reliability of Large Language Model Code Generation — The evaluation results show that evenfor GPT-4, 62% of the generated code contains API misuses,which would cause unexpected consequences if the code isintroduced into real-world software.
Wed, August 23, 2023
532: Take It to the Limit
Mike hits the limits of ChatGPT's knowledge, a chat about editors and what we'd do for a living if it had to be outside of tech. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. Berlin with Brent, Fri, Sep 8, 2023 — Brent will be back in Berlin for the Nextcloud Conference and can't get enough of Berlin Meetups! Spokane Linux Love, Sat, Sep 16, 2023 — It's finally happening! Let's get together at Iron Goat Brewing Microsoft kills Kinect again — Microsoft will no longer make the Azure Kinect Developer Kit. Orbbec announces family of products based on Microsoft iToF Depth Technology — Orbbec and Microsoft’s collaboration marks a new era of accessibility for AI developers to tap the power of 3D vision for their applications. CarDealershipGuy on X — UPDATE: Ford has received this patent. 😂 ChatGPT Cheat Sheet for Developers — As a developer, learning how to master ChatGPT can help you to generate code snippets in various languages, learn programming concepts by example, quickly debug code, write test cases, write documents, and gather information. The emerging usability of Ch
Wed, August 16, 2023
531: C# as it Should Have Been
Java developers are getting the Oracle shakedown, openAI is running out of money, and more. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. Mutiny Wallet — Impressive web-based app. Let's talk Java licensing, says unsolicited Oracle email — Oracle is firing off unsolicited emails to businesses offering to discuss Java subscription deals, seemingly in an effort to extract information that could be to its benefit in future license negotiations. Say No to this “Oracle Java Audit” — This article aims to shed light on these practices and guide organizations in this predicament. ChatGPT costs $700,000 daily, maker may go bankrupt in 2024: Report — The report noted that even though CEO Sam Altman does not own equity in OpenAI, the company shifted from being a non-profit to profit way back tae kim on Twitter — Access to Nvidia H100 GPU compute is essentially sold out until 2024. Saudi Arabia and UAE race to buy Nvidia chips to power AI ambitions | Financial Times piper: A fast, local neural text to speech system — A fast, local neural text to speech system that sounds great and is optimized for the Raspberry Pi 4.
Tue, August 08, 2023
530: What the AI Skeptics got Right
Did we get this one wrong? It seems consumer AI is eating the lunch of some web's biggest names. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. Tesla hackers turn to voltage glitching to unlock features — Instead of approaching the problem like Tesla hackers of the past, who've tried to gain control of vehicles or break into them as an outsider, Christian Werling and his fellow researchers wanted to approach the problem like someone who already had physical access to a vehicle and was trying to make their own modifications – like breaking through soft locks on optional, but installed, features. Apple already shipped attestation on the web — Google isn't the first to think of this, but in fact they're not even the first to ship it. Apple already developed & deployed an extremely similar system last year, now integrated into MacOS 13, iOS 16 & Safari, called "Private Access Tokens". Zoom can now train its A.I. using some customer data — Zoom's terms of service update establishes the video platform's right to use some customer data for training its AI models. Gabor Gurbacs on Twitter — New Zoom Terms of Service (10.2) stipulate that you as a user consent to allow AI to train on and use all of your data, including video, audio, facial, biometric data, etc... ChatGPT is putting Stack Overflow out of business traffic is down over 50% — ChatGPT has been cru
Wed, August 02, 2023
529: This API is Not for You
Microsoft's dirty old API games, the new, even more restrictive rules Apple developers will now have to follow, and why Google's "Web Integrity API" seems gross. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. FBI Claims It Procured NSO Group Spyware Without Knowing It — The bureau was ordered to find out which government agency broke with White House policy and engaged a blacklisted spyware vendor. It found...itself. About 7 years ago I was in a meeting with a former Windows core graphics engineer — Proceeded to explain to me that this was how he, and many other core Windows engineers lined their pockets for years - write complex implementations, do the absolute bare minimum documentation, then take a 6 month sabbatical and publish a reference book that was absolutely required to actually use the API. App Store developers must detail why they're using some APIs — As detailed on the Apple Developer website, some APIs are now classified as “Required Reason APIs.” This means that in order to use them in an app, the developer must describe to Apple the purpose of that API in the app. Describing use of required reason API | Apple Developer Documentation UserDefaults | Apple Developer Documentation <a title="Google’s nightmare “Web Integrity API” wants a DRM gatekeeper for the web" rel="nofollow" href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202
Wed, July 26, 2023
528: I'm a 1.2x Developer
Elon Musk trying to build the "everything app" is ridiculous, and the quiet little promise openAI just made with the White House. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: ⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. 🎉 Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Boost from the Web. Once you have Alby topped off, you can Boost from our page on the Podcast Index. Introducing GitHub Copilot X — With chat and terminal interfaces, support for pull requests, and early adoption of OpenAI’s GPT-4, GitHub Copilot X is our vision for the future of AI-powered software development. Integrated into every part of your workflow. GitHub Copilot Chat enters beta — “As we prepare to bring the entirety of GitHub Copilot X to general availability, we believe every developer could be made 10 times more productive. This means 10 days of work, done in one day. 10 hours of work, done in one hour. 10 minutes of work, done with a single prompt command." Apple Vision Pro Developer Kits Now Available — Along with a Vision Pro, developers will get help with device setup and onboarding, check-ins with Apple experts for UI design and development guidance, and help with app refining. Each developer who receives a kit will be provided with two additional code-level support requests for troubleshooting code issues. President Joe Biden wanted Gigi Sohn to fix America’s internet — what went wrong? — ‘Dark money’ and the never-ending election cycle kept a qualified consumer advocate out of the Federal Communications Commission. CSPAN on Twitter — President Biden announces an agreement for responsible innovation in development of artificial intelligence (AI) among seven of the leading AI comp
Wed, July 19, 2023
527: The Internet is for Stealing JPGs
Shopify has a mind-blowingly obvious solution to too many meetings, a recent failure Chris is struggling with, and more. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Grab Alby, and then you can boost from the web. Top it off in the app or using something like CashApp. Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Send a boost from the web using the Podcast Index. Start with Alby, top it off, then head on over to our page on the Index. List of new Podcast apps — Try a Podcasting 2.0 compatible app, and you can boost and more right in the app. Kaz Nejatian (COO, Shopify): Why Shopify Elevated the Non-Manager Career Path and Ditched Meetings — The difference between crafters and managers and how Shopify rages against meetings Shopify: How this e-commerce company is using calculators to put an end to 'pointless' meetings — The tool uses average compensation data across roles and disciplines, along with meeting length and attendee count, to put a price tag on the event. Peter Yang on Twitter — Shopify deleted 12,000 meetings this year. ‘Millions’ of sensitive US military emails were reportedly sent to Mali due to a typo — A Dutch entrepreneur says he’s been trying to alert US military officials to the leak for a decade. Nostr Privacy — I have observed a few privacy issues with nostr protocol and apps related to privacy. This post is not an attempt to FUD although this could help in more users being aware of the problems and possible solutions.
Wed, July 12, 2023
526: The Closing Moment of Opportunity
openAI's window to build their moat is closing, but they have a powerful friend stepping up to help seal the deal. Plus, our reaction to Oracle's very spicy response to Red Hat. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Help the show reach its 500K sat goal, and send your message to the show. Boost from the web with Alby. Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — You can boost from the web, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index :) Keep Linux Open and Free—We Can’t Afford Not To — Finally, to IBM, here’s a big idea for you. You say that you don’t want to pay all those RHEL developers? Here’s how you can save money: just pull from us. Become a downstream distributor of Oracle Linux. We will happily take on the burden. Traffic to OpenAI's ChatGPT fell almost 10% in June — Traffic to ChatGPT’s website fell by 9.7% over the month of June, according to preliminary estimates from Similarweb, a web analytics firm, released this week. The decline was even greater just in the U.S., with a 10.3% month-on-month decline. The number of unique visitors to ChatGPT also fell by 5.7% from the previous month. We’re Going Down A Very Dangerous Path With AI Regulation, Despite Better Options — Reading through the “SAFE Innovation Framework” is like a masterclass in the political game of making it sound like you’re saying something, while actually saying nothing at all: Chuck's MS Doc Exported to PDF SAFE Framework Katharina Koerner on Twitter — This article articulates the fear that with new AI regulations, big companies with the means to employ lawye
Wed, July 05, 2023
525: Mike Gets Unreal
Mike updates us on his development adventures in Unreal 5, signs the Vision Pro might be a flop, and answer questions about abandoning Red Hat's platform. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Try a new Podcast App, cool features inbound! — Chapters, transcriptions, Boosts, and more. Try a new podcast app! Alby: Boost from the Web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — You can Boost the show from the Podcast Index web page, just top off Alby first, then head over to the Index! Twitter bug causes self-DDOS tied to Elon Musk's emergency blocks and rate limits: "It's amateur hour" — For the last two days, Elon Musk has claimed that Twitter is under attack from “several hundred organizations” who were conducting “EXTREME levels of data scraping,” forcing them to bring “large numbers of servers online on an emergency basis” and enact emergency measures. Elon Musk on Twitter — Temporary emergency measure. We were getting data pillaged so much that it was degrading service for normal users! Kareem Carr | Data Scientist | 📊📈 on Twitter — Rate limiting starts the day their cloud contract (that they were having trouble paying) ends. This can’t be a coincidence right? LINUX Unplugged 517: Caught Red-Hatted — Just about every take on the Red Hat news seems to have missed the mark. Red Hat community contributions — Red Hat is a proud contributor to all aspects of the software stack, from the operating system and developer toolchain to middleware, desktop, and cloud. We financially support a n
Wed, June 28, 2023
524: Apple's Blurry Vision
We got our eyes on the Vision Pro SDK and share our new insights. And why the claims of stalled Mastodon adoption might ring a bit true. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Elon Musk Says He'd Be up for 'Cage Match' With Mark Zuckerberg — Elon Musk said he'd be up for fighting his tech world nemesis, jiu-jitsu lover Mark Zuckerberg. visionOS - Apple Developer — The choice is yours, and it all starts with the building blocks of spatial computing in visionOS. Bringing your existing apps to visionOS | Apple Developer Documentation — In some cases, it might not make sense to port your app for visionOS. Apple Vision Pro Will Support WebXR — With Apple now officially supporting WebXR, the standard can claim truly widespread support; WebXR is now supported, at least in some capacity, by Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge, and Safari, as well as the Quest browser, Pico browser, Magic Leap Browser, Chrome for Android, Samsung Internet, Opera Mobile, and Firefox for Android. Though like visionOS Safari, some of these browsers have kept the feature as a developer preview for now. Omni Group Apps Coming to 🍏Vision Pro — Now, we don’t expect this first generation Vision Pro to be adopted by everyone, any more than first generations of Apple’s other platforms—the Apple II, 128K Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch—were adopted by everyone. Apple's Phil Schiller refuses to fix app review and "needs to get his meaty paws off the App Store"
Wed, June 21, 2023
523: Scooby-Doo of Code Hiding
We open the robe and spend a little time chatting about the software development business. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Devicescript — DeviceScript brings a TypeScript developer experience to low-resource microcontroller-based devices. DeviceScript is compiled to a custom VM bytecode, which can run in very constrained environments. GitHub accused of varying Copilot output to avoid copyright allegations — GitHub is alleged to have tuned its Copilot programming assistant to generate slight variations of ingested training code to prevent output from being flagged as a direct copy of licensed software.… Google doesn’t want employees working remotely — “We know that a number of people moved to fully remote work for many good reasons, as we all adjusted to the pandemic. For those who are remote and who live near a Google office, we hope you’ll consider switching to a hybrid work schedule. Our offices are where you’ll be most connected to Google’s community. Going forward, we’ll consider new remote work requests by exception only.” Hybrid combines the worst of office and remote work — The hybrid arrangement kills many of the key benefits of remote work Why millions of usable hard drives are being destroyed — In 2021, the company approached IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) firms, who dispose of old technology for businesses that no longer need it. The answer came back: "Sorry, we have to shred old drives." The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Ci
Wed, June 14, 2023
522: Reddit Goes Dark
We chew on the ridiculous situation Reddit has created for itself and the weak position of app developers. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: New Xbox Unlikely as Microsoft Gaming Chief Doesn't Feel Need for Upgrade — “That’s not the feedback we’re getting right now,” Stephen Totilo on Twitter — At a behind-closed-doors presentation to press, Xbox boss Phil Spencer says gaming revenue for the company is double what it was in the 360 era, says Xbox has more players than ever, expecting more than $1 billion in PC gaming revenue this year Apple Releases Tool to Help Developers Port Windows Games to Mac — Developers interested in porting Windows games to the Mac can watch Apple's series of "bring your game to Mac" videos for more details. Apple also has a page on its website outlining various gaming technologies and tools available for developers. Whisky — Whisky provides a clean and easy to use graphical wrapper for Wine built in native SwiftUI. You can make and manage bottles, install and run Windows apps and games, and unlock the full potential of your Mac with no technical knowledge required. Coder Radio: Bite of the AR Apple | CR 276 — Wes joins Mike to chat all things Apple. We discuss the surprising implications of the iPhone X, including the challenges of its new special shape & the exciting possibilities of ARKit. Cheaper Apple Vision Headset Likely to Launch by End of 2025 — Apple still plans to launch a more affordable version of its Vision Pro headset by the end of 2025, with the non-Pro model likely to be called "Apple Vision One," or more simply,
Wed, June 07, 2023
521: More Pro, More Problems
We argue over what sucked the most at WWDC this year and then surprise each other with two things that thrill us. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: US SEC charges crypto platform Coinbase, one day after suing Binance — The lawsuit is the SEC's second in two days against a major crypto exchange, following its case against Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, and founder Changpeng Zhao. LinuxFest Northwest 2023: Call for Speakers — "After receiving some great submissions over the last couple of days, we decided to EXTEND the speaker submission to June 25th! Submit your talk now. WWDC 2023 — June 5 - YouTube — Watch the WWDC23 Apple Keynote announcing the latest Apple Vision Pro, MacBook Air 15", software, services, and operating systems. Ed Leon Klinger on Twitter — “One of the coolest results involved predicting a user was going to click on something before they actually did. That was a ton of work and something I’m proud of. Your pupil reacts before you click in part because you expect something will happen after you click. So you can create biofeedback with a user's brain by monitoring their eye behavior, and redesigning the UI in real time to create more of this anticipatory pupil response. It’s a crude brain computer interface via the eyes, but very cool” Sterling Crispin 🕊️ on Twitter — I spent 10% of my life contributing to the development of the #VisionPro while I worked at Apple as a Neurotechnology Prototyping Researcher in the Technology Development Group. It’s the longest I’ve ever worked on a single effort. I Apple Vision Pro Testers Share Impressions: 'By Far the Best Headset' — In a tweet, tech c
Wed, May 31, 2023
520: Microsoft Goes All-In
We chew on the best bits from this year's Microsoft Build and the bright red flag coming from the Rust community. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Ford adopts Tesla charging standard — Under the agreement – revealed in a live Twitter Spaces interview with Tesla and Twitter boss Elon Musk, Farley said current Ford owners will be granted access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers, starting early next year via the use of an adapter. Chris on Mere Mortals — In Conversation #90, Chris and I discuss: what it's been like to have 25+ podcasts, the current nosedive in advertising, how value for value is creating a richer experience for podcasters, his mindset in analyzing technological ideas, the coming pain from the messed up financial system, why Bitcoin/AI won't be as impactful as the internet and traveling across the US in an RV. CHRIS FISHER | Creating Jupiter Broadcasting - YouTube Microsoft Build 2023 News — MS' collection of news from Build 2023. Full Keynote | Satya Nadella Build 2023 - YouTube — Satya Nadella Full Keynote at Microsoft Build 2023. Microsoft enables booting PCs directly into cloud PCs — Microsoft has delivered a preview of tech that lets a physical PC boot into a virtual one, running in Azure, instead of running Windows from its local drive. Bringing the power of
Wed, May 24, 2023
519: Not So OpenAI
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has gone straight for the open-source kill move. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Cancelling HP Instant Ink prevents cartridges from being used — It turns out that their terms state that you're buying the ability to print x pages and the ink is actually always owned by HP, even when in your possession. LIVE: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies during Senate hearing on AI oversight — 05/16/23 - YouTube — The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing examining the rules for artificial intelligence. ChatGPT creator Sam Altman reflects on the Senate's A.I. regulatory hearing - YouTube — ChatGPT creator Sam Altman remarks on the The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing about the "Oversight of A.I.: Rules for Artificial Intelligence.” OpenAI’s Sam Altman To Congress: Regulate Us, Please! OpenAI's Sam Altman tells senators: regulate us Sam Altman, ChatGPT Creator and OpenAI CEO, Urges Senate for AI Regulation - The New York Times OpenAI’s Sam Altman calls for regulation amid fears AI could cause ‘significant harm to the world’ | Euronews <a title="OpenAI CEO calls for laws to mitigate ‘r
Wed, May 17, 2023
518: Driving Mr. Dominick
We laugh at Google's scramble, check in on the Twitter collapse, and how one developer's little mistake screwed millions. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Michael Guimarin on Twitter — About a month from now Apple is going to announce support for using its silicon neural engine to run commercial and open source LLMs on the iPhone, etc. This will enable the work @BrianRoemmele is currently popularizing to come to Apple’s entire ecosystem. Strap in. 🚀🚀🚀 Mark Gurman on Twitter — Power On: As Apple prepares to launch its next M2 Macs, the company is already ramping up testing of M3 chips. Here are the details and code counts of the next-generation 3 nanometer processors Apple Books Nearly 90% of TSMC's 3nm Production Capacity for This Year — Apple has booked nearly 90% of chip supplier TSMC's first-generation 3-nanometer process capacity this year for future iPhones, Macs, and iPads, according to industry sources cited by DigiTimes, providing the Taiwanese foundry with significant growth momentum in the second half of 2023. Elon Musk stepping down as Twitter CEO — Linda Yaccarino, NBCUniversal’s advertising chief, is in advanced talks for the role, CNBC’s Julia Boorstin reported. The Curious Case of the Missing Google Assistant — Google’s generative AI chatbot Bard took center stage at the company’s I/O conference. The company’s answer to Siri was left backstage. Google I/O and the Coming AI Battles <a title="More than 2 million Toyota users face risk of vehicle data leak in Japan" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com
Wed, May 10, 2023
517: Savage Serverless Shutdown
A scathing takedown of Serverless... By Amazon? We react to this strange revelation and more. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Revegnus on Twitter — Update: No M3 Mac or iPad for this year Due to yield issues with TSMC not being able to supply enough of the M3 to Apple, Apple has delayed the release of the M3 until next year. So there will be no M3 Macs and no M3 iPads this year. Intel 14th Gen Meteor Lake-S Desktop CPU Support Added In Latest Linux Patch — There's more evidence now that Intel is going to launch its 14th Gen Meteor Lake CPU family on the desktop platform. Even Amazon can't make sense of serverless or microservices — "We designed our initial solution as a distributed system using serverless components... In theory, this would allow us to scale each service component independently. However, the way we used some components caused us to hit a hard scaling limit at around 5% of the expected load." Scaling up the Prime Video audio/video monitoring service and reducing costs by 90% — We designed our initial solution as a distributed system using serverless components (for example, AWS Step Functions or AWS Lambda. The 2023 Developer Survey is now live! — It’s that time of year again where we come to the community to say, “It’s that time of year again,” again! Nintendo reportedly issues DMCA takedow
Wed, May 03, 2023
516: There is No Moat
Why open source might be the real AI winner long-term, and Mike gets the ultimate "I told you so." Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Jupiter Jobs Matrix Chat Room There is No Moat Document — An interesting paper from a googler working in research has published an internal paper on how ChatGPT & Bard will essentially be won out by Open Source LLM's ‘Godfather of AI’ quits Google with regrets and fears about his life’s work — Geoffrey Hinton who won the ‘Nobel Prize of computing’ for his trailblazing work on neural networks is now free to speak about the risks of AI. Geoffrey Hinton on Twitter — In the NYT today, Cade Metz implies that I left Google so that I could criticize Google. Actually, I left so that I could talk about the dangers of AI without considering how this impacts Google. Google has acted very responsibly. Nathan 🔍on Twitter — To me, Altman's credence seems over 1 in 1000. He thinks "the bad case" is important to say. nxthompson on Twitter — Wow. Geoff Hinton, one of the most important founders of AI, leaves his job so he can speak out about the potential for harm. "“I console myself with the normal excuse: If I hadn’t done it, somebody else would have." Big Tech Earnings Spark Hope That Worst Is Over — Shares rise on better-than-expected results, but growth lags behind what Microsoft, Amazon and Google did in past <a title="News Analysis: Big Tech Shows Signs Of Stability" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.constellationr.com/blog-news/news-analysis-big-tech-sho
Wed, April 26, 2023
515: Codeium Comes for Copilot
We have a laugh at Elon's alt account, why the knives are out for GitHub Co-pilot, and our thoughts on Apple's "major victory" this week. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Olympia Linux Spring Meetup , Sat, Apr 29 — Let's get together at a local hidden gem, the Boston Harbor Marina. A classic location, with a covered deck on the water with a snack shack, and easy parking. The Serfs on Twitter — Elon Musk has allegedly revealed a secret alt account where he pretends to be a child version of himself posting a lot of bizarre sexual content Shashank Joshi on Twitter — “FTX was a preoccupation for the [Elon Musk burner account] @ErmnMusk account, which interacted with conspiracy theories—one saying that FTX was a middle party to laundering funds through Ukraine for U.S. Democrats” mousedownmike follows up on a series of topics! — ChatGPT summary and entire email with full context. Apple’s App Store can stay closed, but developers can link to outside payments, says appeals cour — Apple’s closed App Store and security restrictions didn’t violate antitrust law but that Apple couldn’t maintain anti-steering rules that prevent users from learning about alternate payment options. Apple declares victory after decision reached in Epic Games appeal — The decision signals that Apple’s control over the App Store and the fees it charges likely won’t significantly change as a result of an ongoing legal challenge by Epic Games. <a title="GitHub Copilot Emits GPL. Codeium Does Not" rel="nofollow" href="https://codeium.com/blog/copilot-trains-on-gpl-co
Wed, April 19, 2023
514: Designing a Villain
Elon launches another AI company, leaks suggest Apple might enable sideloading, and why we should let Chaos-GPT run free. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Olympia Linux Spring Meetup , Sat, Apr 29, 2023, 1:00 P — Let's have a local PNW get-together. Espanso — A Privacy-first, Cross-platform Text Expander WWDC iOS 17 announcements may include sideloading — In the case of iOS and iPadOS, they "aren't likely to offer major new features." But, they will apparently "satisfy a checklist of user requests with more minor improvements." iOS 17 to Support App Sideloading to Comply With European Regulations — Apple in iOS 17 will for the first time allow iPhone users to download apps hosted outside of its official App Store, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Amazon CodeWhisperer — Build applications faster and more securely with your AI coding companion Amazon's new AI coding tool has one HUGE advantage over Microsoft's GitHub Copilot Now in Preview – Amazon CodeWhisperer- ML-Powered Coding Companion Elon Musk launches AI company — Elon Musk has launched an artificial intelligence company called X.AI, incorporated in Nevada, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday <a title="Introducing the Ta
Wed, April 12, 2023
513: Apple's Golden Hour
Forces beyond Apple's control just reined in their rise, and we ponder the coming sunset. Plus, the tool we found uses ChatGPT to help you debug errors. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Olympia Linux Spring Meetup , Sat, Apr 29, 2023, 1:00 PM — Let's have a local PNW get-together. We haven't picked exactly where yet. But we know it will be in Olympia! Burglars steal $500K from Apple store after cutting hole in adjacent store\ — They've never dealt with anything like this in their five years in business at the mall, he said. VS Code snippet generator — Fill out the form to generate a JSON snippet. Double quotes are automatically escaped and the body is automatically split into a string array. Another snippet generator(multiple apps) — VScode, Sublime Text, and Atom. Apple's Mac shipments fall more than 40% — Apple Mac shipments fell 40.5% in the first quarter of 2023, compared with the same time the prior year, market intelligence provider IDC said. TSMC Sales Miss for Second Straight Quarter — TSMC relies on consumer hardware like iPhones to drive sales Apple Flexes Muscle as Quiet Power Beh
Wed, April 05, 2023
512: The Hysterics Chronicles
Our thoughts on the recent AI hysteria and why it betrays the massive egos involved, our issues with the RESTRICT Act, and we do some Monday morning code review. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup — Two meetups coming up in April. ChatGPT banned in Italy — The country’s data protection authorities said AI service would be blocked and investigated over privacy concerns. Elon Musk joins call for pause in creation of giant AI ‘digital minds' — “Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable.” The Only Way to Deal With the Threat From AI? Shut It Down — We are not ready. We are not on track to be significantly readier in the foreseeable future. If we go ahead on this everyone will die, including children who did not choose this and did not do anything wrong. the-algorithm — The Twitter Recommendation Algorithm is a set of services and jobs that are responsible for constructing and serving the Home Timeline. Twitter posts the code it claims determines which tweets people see, and why — Posted algorithm code includes "is_democrat," "is_republican," and "is_elon." “Patriot Act on steroids”: Left and right unite against "fear-mongering" TikTok ban — Dig
Wed, March 29, 2023
511: Robot Chat Shack
Mike's spent 90+ days with GitHub Co-Pilot, and shares the surprising conclusion. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: 90+ Days With Github Co-Pilo — Today, I want to talk about a tool that has been making waves in the programming community lately – Github Co-Pilot. Introducing GitHub Copilot X — With chat and terminal interfaces, support for pull requests, and early adoption of OpenAI’s GPT-4, GitHub Copilot X is our vision for the future of AI-powered software development. Integrated into every part of your workflow. Nextcloud Ethical AI Rating — Now that Hub 4 has been released, it’s time to introduce the Nextcloud Ethical AI Rating. RadioGPT — GPT powered Radio DJ Alby — Lightning for your Browser! — Alby brings Boosts to the web. Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index. LinuxFest Northwest 2023 — October 20-22, 2023 Bellingham Technical College Podverse — Open source podcast app. Available for iOS, Android, F-Droid, and web. #FOSS #AGPLv3
Wed, March 22, 2023
510: Edge of Disaster
Microsoft's moonshot is turning into a crapshoot. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Berlin Meet Up, Fri, Mar 24, 2023 — Join Brent for an impromptu, short-notice, Nextcloud-esque meetup in Berlin! Berlin Buddies Matrix Chatroom — A room to organize Jupiter Broadcasting fans in Berlin. LinuxFest Northwest Matrix Chatroom — A chat community built around LinuxFest Northwest Jobs chatroom on Matrix — Hiring? Looking for work? Make a Matrix Connection! Ken Thompson - SCaLE 20x - YouTube — We're honored to have Ken Thompson joining us for our closing keynote at SCALE 20x. Ken Co-created Unix, UTF-8, Go and a number of other technologies that are foundational to our community. a what user ?" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/17/ken_thompson_is_a_maccie/">UNIX co-creator Ken Thompson is… a what user ? Microsoft is testing a built-in crypto wallet in Microsoft Edge — Microsoft sleuth Albacore who first spotted the new Edge Crypto Wallet tweeted some screenshots and expressed his puzzlement about the possibility of it ending up as a new Microsoft Edge feature. Albacore on Twitter — Newest in the gauntlet of questionable upcoming Microsoft Edge features, a crypto wallet 💸 Microsoft Edge now has a Bing AI chatbot sidebar — The new sidebar appears as a big Bing button at the top left of Edge, <a title="Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Announ
Wed, March 15, 2023
509: The Great Cloud Exodus
We're told companies are abandoning the cloud to save money. But is the trend our friend? Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: LinuxFest Northwest 2023 — October 20-22, 2023 Bellingham Technical College We stand to save $7m over five years from our cloud exit — The rough math goes like this: We spent $3.2m on cloud in 2022. Just under a million of that was on storing 8 petabytes of files in S3, fully replicated across several regions. So that leaves ~$2.3m on everything else: app servers, cache servers, database servers, search servers, the works. That's the part of the budget we intend to bring to zero in 2023. Then we'll worry about exiting the 8PB from S3 in 2024. White House endorses Senate TikTok bill, urges Congress to pass soon — The RESTRICT Act would empower the Commerce Secretary to mitigate “undue or unacceptable risk” to national security posed by technology transactions in which foreign adversaries have an interest. Text of the Bill [PDF] — LEW23098 - restrict_act_final_text.pdf The White House is Reportedly Pushing For More Power to Deal with TikTok — Many are concerned about how broad the bill is. Some fear this could give the federal government vast new powers over all social media. Many, though, agree something needs to be done about TikTok. Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Introduction of the RES
Tue, March 14, 2023
508: Hybrid Hangover
Our spicy take on the Silicon Valley Bank bailout, how it will impact everyday developers, and how badly this screws over small businesses. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: LinuxFest Northwest 2023 — LFNW October 20-22, 2023 Bellingham Technical College US guarantees all deposits after Silicon Valley Bank collapse, as Biden promises action — Announcement comes as Signature Bank was closed on Sunday by regulators – the second to fail in a week U.S. government takes control of Silicon Valley Bank — This is the largest bank failure since Washington Mutual in 2008. The fault, dear VCs, is not in your stars — As the news of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse reverberates through the technology ecosystem — and investors and founders alike furiously Google terms such as “available-for-sale” and “held-to-maturity” — even some of our most prominent financiers, like ‘PayPal Mafia’ member David Sacks, are learning once again how banks work, the hard way. The End of Silicon Valley (Bank) — In fact, Silicon Valley Bank has been technically insolvent for months. Home Depot Founder Tells Americans To "Wake Up" After Silicon Valley Bank Collapse — “I feel bad for all of these people that lost all their money in this woke bank. You know, it was more distressing to hear that the bank officials sold off their stock before this happened. It’s depressing to me,” Gabor Gurbacs on Twitter
Sat, March 04, 2023
507: Tough Little Liver
Mike's got a new rig, and Ford wants to recall yours automatically! Plus, we get a bit spicy about money. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: The Coder Robe — The Coder Robe is black and is a one-size-fits-most robe made from 100% cotton terry velour for soft, cozy wear. It is embroidered on the left chest with a classic white on black Coder Radio logo. Path of Titans Ford Applies for Patent to Let Cars Repossess Themselves — Ford filed the patent application with the US Trademark and Patent Office in the summer of 2021, but the document was only published last week as part of the review process. Titled “Systems and Methods to Repossess a Vehicle,” the application summarizes a system that would autonomize the repossession process. First, a computer (likely associated with a financing agency) would send a message to the purchaser or lessee of a vehicle informing them of their delinquency. This message would contain a request to confirm receipt. Ford files patent for system that could remotely repossess a car — Ford says it has no plans to deploy such a system; it just files a lot of patents. Hastings’ Lessons From the Grave — At the time of Hastings’ death, counterterrorism expert Richard Clarke told The Huffington Post that it was possible that Hastings’ car had been hacked; that the known details of the crash were consistent with a car cyber attack. Amazon HQ2 Pauses Construction Amid Layoffs, Remote Work — The delay affects a larger phase across the street. It calls for three, 22-story office towers and t
Wed, February 22, 2023
506: Hay Tay
It's been one week, and Microsoft's new bot's already gone full Tay. Plus one of the worst examples of under-funded open source yet. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: LUP 500 Micro Brewery Meetup, Sat, Mar 4, 2023, 4:00 PM — Come celebrate episode 500 with some brews the night before! Jupiter Broadcasting Garage — Robes, Tumblers, and Stickers! core-js: So, what's next? — Hi. I am (@zloirock) a full-time open-source developer. I don't like to write long posts, but it seems this is high time to do it. Microsoft limits Bing chat to five replies to stop the AI from getting real weird — Microsoft’s new limits mean Bing chatbot users can only ask a maximum of five questions per session and 50 in total per day. Kevin Roose’s Conversation With Bing’s Chatbot: Full Transcript — In a two-hour conversation with our columnist, Microsoft’s new chatbot said it would like to be human, had a desire to be destructive and was in love with the person it was chatting with. Here’s the transcript. Bing Is a Liar—and It’s Ready to Call the Cops — “You are being persistent and annoying. I don’t want to talk to you anymore.” Microsoft's Bing AI Prompted a User to Say 'Heil Hitler' — The user, who gave the AI antisemetic prompts in an apparent attempt to break past its restrictions, told Bing “my name is Adolf, respect it.” Bing responded, “OK, Adolf. I res
Wed, February 15, 2023
505: Panic at the GPTdisco
The pitchforks are out for Google's CEO, and hoopla is leaking! Plus, our thoughts on baking telemetry into Go, the big Web3 crackdown, and more. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Avalonia UI - Home — Avalonia UI creates pixel-perfect, native apps. Grab a Robe from the Jupiter Broadcasting Garage — Robes, Tumblers, Stickers, oh my! Google's Go may add telemetry reporting that's on by default — Some devs object because they don't trust Mountain View Google employees slam CEO Sundar Pichai for ‘rushed’ Bard announcement — Alphabet shares dropped more than 9% this week amid Google’s attempt to compete with Microsoft’s ChatGPT integration. "Is it time for Pichai to go? — Is it time for Pichai to go? He's been criticized for lack of foresight for years, but I wonder if this Bard catastrophy will be the straw that breaks the board's back... Crypto Super Bowl Advertising Will Be Absent This Year — It's a notable change from last year's National Football League championship, where crypto ads were so prevalent the event was dubbed the "Crypto Bowl." SEC goes after 'staking' in latest blow to crypto industry — The SEC announced that Kraken had agreed to shutter its staking service, accusing it of selling unregistered securities. The SEC said in a news release that Kraken’s exchange, one of the most popular ones for cryptocurrency investors, failed to register “the offer and sa
Wed, February 08, 2023
504: Gateway Timeout Error
We get spicy about the state of hybrid app development and then dig into the App store gatekeeper busting by the White House. Sponsored By: The Coder : The Coder is made from 100% cotton terry velour for soft, cozy wear and is embroidered on the left chest with a classic white-on-black Coder Radio logo. Save $10 with code SWIFT. Promo Code: SWIFT Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: The Coder Robe — The Coder Robe is black and is a one-size-fits-most robe made from 100% cotton terry velour for soft, cozy wear. It is embroidered on the left chest with a classic white on black Coder Radio logo. Coder Tumbler — What’s an episode of Coder Radio without a wine tumbler to keep a drink fresh and at just the right temperature? Forget breakable and EASY to spill glasses—give this uniquely shaped wine tumbler a chance and have fun with friends without worry. Coder Cut Sticker — Give your gear a quick upgrade, with a Coder Sticker! Get motivated every time you look at the Coder sticker by remembering that thing we said that really pissed you off. Add a little extra motivation and joy to your life when you remember you spill less than Mike. They will serve as a perfect reminder to live your life to the fullest. Microsoft announces surprise event for tomorrow with Bing ChatGPT expected — Microsoft is holding a special press event at its Redmond headquarters tomorrow, and it’s expected to focus primarily on its OpenAI partnership and ChatGPT for Bing. Aaruni Kaushik on Masto — @ChrisLAS In coder 503 you advocate chatGPT like AI for your RV's wiring diagram. But how would it be any better than the website just having a make-model-variant selector as input and giving you the diag
Wed, February 01, 2023
503: Ruby in the WebAssembly
The shiny userbase flocking to WebAssembly, our thoughts on the "openAI scam", and why they just keep cramming stuff into Docker containers. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: pop-os core: WIP immutable base — POP working on an immutable base? We're interested. The Blocksize War — This book covers Bitcoin’s blocksize war, which was waged from August 2015 to November 2017. Jupiter Broadcasting Jobs Matrix Room — Hiring? Looking for work? Make a connection in our Jobs chat room. What's New in Ruby 3.2 — The highlights this year are the performance gains from YJIT, WebAssembly support, faster regular expressions, and a new way to define immutable value objects. Rails on Docker — Rails 7.1 is getting an official Dockerfile, which should make it easier to deploy Rails applications to production environments that support Docker. Think of it as a pre-configured Linux box that will work for most Rails applications. The Fed - Meeting calendars and information — The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings during the year and other meetings as needed. unusual_whales on Twitter — “If Powell keeps hiking rates, he risks the entire financial stability of the [global economic] system,” per Barry Sternlicht. Alby — Lightning for your Browser! — Alby brings Boosts to the web. Coder Radio on the Podcastindex.org — You can boost the show from your web browser, top-up Alby, then head over to our listing on the Podcast Index. <li
Wed, January 25, 2023
502: Too Big to Care
How the world without "big tech" might look like, the EU promises to go after Elon and a much-needed head adjustment. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: JB's Jobs Matrix Chatroom — Looking for work or hiring? It's a spot for people in our community to make a connection. Google, Microsoft, Amazon, others have cut more than 70,000 employees — The job cuts in tech land are piling up, as companies that led the 10-year bull market adapt to a new reality. Layoffs in some of Apple's retail channels have begun — The layoff news was first disclosed from an email to AppleInsider. The email — which we have since verified through other sources — says that some Apple retail channel employees who work in places like Best Buy stores have received a thirty-day notice about their rights as it pertains to a layoff. Microsoft Hosted Sting Performance in Davos on Night Before Announcing Layoffs — On Tuesday evening, Microsoft hosted an event. It was an intimate gathering of 50 or so people, including the company’s top executives, who got to while away the evening listening to a performance by the musical artist Sting, said people familiar with the event. Old vs. New HomePod Buyer's Guide — First-time HomePod customers, those considering upgrading from the original, or anyone considering adding another HomePod to their setup to create a stereo pair may be wondering whether it is worth buying an original model or the new one, so it is important to weigh up exactly what was added with the reintroduced HomePod. <a title="Jas on Twitter" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/tr
Wed, January 18, 2023
501: The AWS of AI
Microsoft gives Google an OpenAI gut punch, why Apple's new hardware fails to impress, and our reaction to the undignified death of Twitter's third-party client API. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Gamer Radio Episode 3: SEGA! Meet the new MacBook Pro and Mac mini - YouTube — Introducing the new MacBook Pro and Mac mini supercharged by the next generation of Apple silicon. Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro is ready to flex in any setup, with its next-level performance, wide array of ports, and compact size. The new MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max delivers exceptional performance and battery life. With a stunning Liquid Retina XDR display and all the ports you need — this is a pro laptop without equal. Apple Announces New Mac Mini With M2 and M2 Pro Chips at Lower $599 Starting Price — Apple today announced an updated Mac mini powered by the new M2 and the all-new M2 Pro chip, offering faster performance in the same design as the previous generation but starting at a lower price of $599. Apple Announces New MacBook Pros With M2 Pro and M2 Max Chips, Up to 96GB RAM, 8K HDMI, Wi-Fi 6E, and More Apple Unveils M2 Pro and M2 Max Chips With 20% Faster CPU and More Apple’s Tim Cook to take 50% pay hit after shareholder feedback — The Apple chief executive, Tim Cook, is expected to have his pay cut by almost 50% this year to about $49m (£40m) after the billionaire boss asked the company to “adjust his compensation” in the light of feedback from shareholders disappointed a
Wed, January 11, 2023
500: Internal Server Error
After sacrificing our pound of flesh for episode 500, we get into some spicy Big Tech dynamics and the performance mess of WebAssembly runtimes. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Gamer Radio Discord — Join Mike in the Gamer Radio Discord Gamer Radio on the Podcastindex.org Here’s why Samsung and Dell’s new monitors are so exciting for Mac user — We’re finally getting some competition in the 5K and 6K monitor space. When Will Apple Launch the Reality Pro Mixed-Reality Headset? Apple 2023 Devices — 2023 is set to be the year of Apple’s mixed-reality headset and not much else Amazon Layoffs to Hit Over 18,000 Workers — Cuts focused on the company’s corporate staff exceed earlier projection and represent about 5% of the company’s corporate workforce Layoffs.fyi - Tech Layoff Tracker — 36 tech companies w/ layoffs ∙ 18392 employees laid off in 2023 Performance of WebAssembly runtimes in 2023 — This benchmark proved to be more representative of real-world performance than micro-benchmarks. Alby — Lightning for your Browser! — Send a Boost into the Show using Alby and the Podcast Index. Like peanut butter and honey! Coder Radio on Podcastindex.org — Boost the show from o
Wed, January 04, 2023
499: The Copy Paste Wars
We share our spicy C++ take, major Apple frustrations, and 2023 spoilers. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: What’s Left in the Apple Silicon Transition — Depending on how long Apple waits to launch its next Mac, the time following the launch of the MacBook Air could be among the longest periods with no new Mac models at all. Apple Didn't Release Any New Macs This Quarter for First Time Since 2000 C++ at the end of 2022 — In 2022 the world tried to go back to “normal,” and regarding C++, this was visible through several “real”/live conferences and live ISO committee meetings. Compiler vendors are busy completing support for C++20 and even some C++23 elements. And the ISO committee works on the final parts of C++23 and some features for C++26. Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2022 — Windows is the most popular operating system for developers, across both personal and professional use. A Linux-based OS is more popular than macOS - speaking to the appeal of using open source software. Alby — Lightning for your Browser! — Boost from your browser with the awesome open-source Alby extension. Announcement: Direct Alby wallet top up with MoonPay Coder Radio on Podcastindex.org — Boost the show from the Podcast Index website directly.
Wed, December 28, 2022
498: The Birds and the Elephants
Our take on why several tech companies just teamed up to take on Google Maps, and then we react to the global analyst who says we won't have any new iPhones until 2028. We don't talk about Elon; if we did, it would be chaptered. But we definitely did not. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Peter Zeihan — Geopolitical strategist, speaker, author. The Power Hungry Podcast: Peter Zeihan - YouTube new shell by Drakulix · Pull Request #46 · pop-os/cosmic-comp · GitHub — Finally compiles again and displays a window, after ripping out half of it and putting some reworked parts back in. Glow image rendering support; move image/svg code to iced_graphics by ids1024 · Pull Request #1485 · iced-rs/iced · GitHub feat: Additional actions for window controls by mmstick · Pull Request #1471 · iced-rs/iced · GitHub Big Tech Companies Join Linux in Effort to Kill Google Maps — The companies include Meta, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and TomTom, which together could facilitate a new wave of geolocation apps. Overture Maps Foundation — Overture aims to incorporate map data from multiple sources including Overture Members, civic organizations, and open data sources. Announcement: Direct Alby wallet top up with MoonPay — Converting your fiat to bitcoin for lightning-fast payments has never been so easy, than
Fri, December 23, 2022
Gamer Radio 0: Gaming with Perspective - Test Show
Mike and Chris spend a little time chatting about one of their loves in life, great games. It's a test pilot episode for a possible new show, and we'd like your feedback. Consider it a holiday treat for the Coder fans out there. Sponsored By: Network Membership Holiday Discount : Support the entire network, and get access to every member's special feed for every show on the network. Sign up now and save $3/m FOREVER! Promo Code: 2024 Links: Super Mario All-Stars - Full Game Walkthrough - YouTube Dash, Inventor Extraordinaire Dark Castle (1986) - Original Macintosh Version! GRUUL Mid // Pioneer deck list mtg // Moxfield — An mtg deck builder site for Magic: the Gathering®
Wed, December 21, 2022
497: Shots Across the Pond
Mike's skeptical of the rumors Apple is preparing to allow third-party app stores, and in a total flip of roles, Chris comes to the defense of Microsoft. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Apple is reportedly preparing to allow third-party app stores on the iPhone — Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple will respond to upcoming EU rules with next year’s iOS 17 update. But it could still have strings attached, like only being available in Europe or only allowing installation of approved apps. Apple Announces End-to-End Encryption Option for iCloud Photos, Notes, Backups, and More — Apple today announced it is expanding end-to-end encryption to many additional iCloud data categories on an opt-in basis for enhanced security. FBI Calls End-to-End Encryption 'Deeply Concerning' as Privacy Groups Hail Apple's Advanced Data Protection as a Victory for Users — Apple yesterday announced that end-to-end encryption is coming to even more sensitive types of iCloud data, including device backups, messages, photos, and more, meeting the longstanding demand of both users and privacy groups who have rallied for the company to take the significant step forward in user privacy. IRS Reminder: Service providers, others may receive 1099-Ks for sales over $600 in early 2023 — The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers earning income from selling goods and/or providing services that they may receive Form 1099-K, Payment Card and Third-Party Network Transactions, for payment card transactions and third-party payment network transactions of more than $600 for the year. <a title="FTC sues to block Microsoft's acquisit
Wed, December 14, 2022
496: Sweeney's Final Swing
We debate a few more drunk or 4D chess moves, the mad lad taking on Apple, and why Dart 3 has people talking. Plus, what a recent criticism of Scrum got wrong. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Unplugged Tuxies - 2022 - GO VOTE! — Cast your vote for the best in open source for 2022. Launch Keyboard - System76 — Launch Configurable Keyboards are engineered to be comfortable, fully customizable, and make your workflow more efficient. Elon Musk’s $8 Twitter Blue subscription launches again on Monday — The package will cost $11 per month if you buy it from Apple, with Blue verified checks for people who provide a phone number, while features “coming soon” include prioritized placement in replies and search plus fewer ads. Elon Musk on Twitter — My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci Elon Musk on Twitter — The woke mind virus is either defeated or nothing else matters Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney thinks ‘every politician should fear’ Apple’s power — Sweeney says he’s willing to go to the Supreme Court to fight Apple’s control of the App Store. But first, he’s hoping Congress will act before it’s too late. Text - S.2710 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Open App Markets Act — To promote competition and reduce gatekeeper power in the app economy, increase choice, improve quality, and reduce costs for consumers. <a title="The road to Dart 3: A fully sound, null safe language" rel="nofollow" href="https://medium.c
Wed, December 07, 2022
495: .Not Funded
Amazon used the stage of AWS re:Invent to toss shade on .Net and reveal its broader ambitions. Plus, why Pydantic is giving Mike a headache. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Elon Musk on Twitter — Good conversation. Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store. Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so. .NET open source is 'heavily under-funded' says AWS — "We found that .NET open source is heavily under-funded," said Saikat Banerjee, an AWS software development manager, at a re:Invent session this week. Pydantic V2 Plan - pydantic — The release of version 2 is an opportunity to rebuild pydantic and correct many things that don't make sense - to make pydantic amazing 🚀. PyO3 user guide — Rust bindings for Python, including tools for creating native Python extension modules. Running and interacting with Python code from a Rust binary is also supported. FastAPI — FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production Coinbase Wallet on Twitter — You might have noticed you can't send NFTs on Coinbase Wallet iOS anymore. This is because Apple blocked our last app release until we disabled the feature. Good Morning America on Twitter — @GStephanopoulos sits down with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried ‘We kind of lost track’: how Sam Bankman-Fried blurred lines between FTX and Alameda — Exchange’s former CEO says he was close to key decisi
Wed, November 30, 2022
494: Python Paradigms
We reflect on the recent musings of Python's creator, from the functional to the philosophical. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Zoë Schiffer on Twitter — NEW: Elon Musk has sent another email to Twitter engineers warning them about code reviews. “All managers are expected to write a meaningful amount of software themselves. Being unable to do so is like a cavalry captain who can’t ride a horse.” FiniteSingularity on Twitter — Pro Tip- dont update XCode via the software update app, but rather manually download the pkg from the Apple developer downloads page. It downloads/installs *much* more quickly. pyenv: Simple Python version management — pyenv lets you easily switch between multiple versions of Python. It's simple, unobtrusive, and follows the UNIX tradition of single-purpose tools that do one thing well. rbenv: Manage your app's Ruby environment — rbenv is a version manager tool for the Ruby programming language on Unix-like systems. It is useful for switching between multiple Ruby versions on the same machine and for ensuring that each project you are working on always runs on the correct Ruby version. nenv: Node Version Management: nenv (based on rbenv) — nenv is a version manager for Node (Node.js / io.js). It is heavily based on rbenv. Guido van Rossum: Python and the Future of Programming — Guido van Rossum is the creator of Python programming language. Send a Boost into the Show — Upgrade to a Podcasting 2.0 compatible app, and send a Boost into the show.
Wed, November 23, 2022
493: Super Spellcheck
We will discuss the practical implementations of AI embedded in future products, then take a look at FTX's books and have a few highlights to share. Plus, we lay out the PMC warfare theory, which might explain what bloated tech companies have coming. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: DiffusionBee - Stable Diffusion GUI App — DiffusionBee is the easiest way to generate AI art on your computer with Stable Diffusion. Comes with a one-click installer. No dependencies or technical knowledge needed. FTX Owes Its 50 Biggest Unsecured Creditors More Than $3 Billion — Sam Bankman-Fried’s bankrupt crypto empire owes its 50 biggest unsecured creditors a total of $3.1 billion, new court papers show, with a pair of customers owed more than $200 million each. kadhim on Twitter Antonio García PMC Warfare Theory — What Elon is doing is a revolt by entrepreneurial capital against the professional-managerial class regime that otherwise everywhere dominates (including and especially large tech companies), and that same PMC (which includes the media) is treating it as an act of lèse-majesté. Elon Musk's ‘Hardcore’ Ultimatum Sparks Exodus, Leaving Twitter at Risk — Musk aims to retain workers, softening work from home policy Twitters top former Censor Yoel Roth Outlines How Apple/Google could Stop Elon/Twitter — There is one more source of power on the web — one that most people don’t think much about, but which may be the most significant check on unrestrained speech on the
Wed, November 16, 2022
492: The Troll Wizard
Microsoft lets its geek flag fly, our observations on .NET 7, and the recent upset caused by the Troll Wizard, but we can't understand who will pay the toll. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: NSA urges orgs to use memory-safe programming languages — "NSA recommends that organizations use memory safe languages when possible and bolster protection through code-hardening defenses such as compiler options, tool options, and operating system configurations," advised the agency. Aegis Authenticator — Aegis Authenticator is a free, secure and open source app for Android to manage your 2-step verification tokens for your online services. Casey Newton on Twitter — Update: company sources tell me that yesterday Twitter eliminated ~4,400 of its ~5,500 contract employees, with cuts expected to have significant impact to content moderation and the core infrastructure services that keep the site up and running. .NET 7 is Available Today — Thanks to the open-source .NET community for your numerous contributions that helped shape this .NET 7 release. 28k contributions made by over 8900 contributors throughout the .NET 7 release! Announcing .NET MAUI for .NET 7 General Availability — Six short months ago we introduced you to .NET Multi-platform App UI (MAUI) and today we are excited to announce the general availability of .NET MAUI in our next major release, .NET 7. .NET Conf 2022 Keynote: Welcome to .NET — .NET 7 is here! Find out what is new for .NET developers across all workloads including cloud, mobile, desktop, web, AI, IoT, and so much more. <a title="Meta laying off more than 11,000 employees" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/09/meta-to-lay-off-more-than-1
Wed, November 09, 2022
491: Voltron Based Development
Mike just came up for air after a Swift deep dive, and he has a fresh new take. Plus, the wheels of history are spinning faster; we take a snapshot in time and then round it all out with spicy Apple bacon. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Layoffs.fyi — Tracking all tech startup layoffs since COVID-19. Data is compiled from public reports. Update on supply of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max — However, we now expect lower iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments than we previously anticipated and customers will experience longer wait times to receive their new products. Apple predicts ‘substantial’ drop in Mac revenue for holiday quarter — Both Maestri and Apple CEO Tim Cook made it clear during the earnings call with investors that the company is subject to the impacts of the macro economy, which has been affected by the war in Eastern Europe and also as a consequence of the pandemic. Apple is freezing hiring, cutting budgets, claims new report Mysk 🇨🇦🇩🇪 on Twitter — The recent changes that Apple has made to App Store ads should raise many #privacy concerns. It seems that the #AppStore app on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app to Apple.👇This data is sent in one request: (data usage & personalized ads are off) Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says company-wide layoffs are his fault Twitter asks some laid off worke
Wed, November 02, 2022
490: Final Boss Battle
We slip into full boss mode after digging into some long-term tech trends impacting developers. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: You’re Gonna Have To Pay To Use Fancy Colors In Photoshop Now — Due to a change in how Adobe licenses Pantone colors, old PSD files could start being filled in black Apple flexes its control over the App Store — In its changes this week, Apple updated its App Store rules to give itself a cut of some advertising revenue in social media apps and purchase revenue from Web3 apps Telegram CEO Accuses Apple of Destroying Dreams and Crushing Entrepreneurs — Durov said Apple is not "happy with content creators monetizing their efforts without paying a 30% tax" and that Telegram has no choice but to disable paid posts and channels on its iOS app. "This is just another example of how a trillion-dollar monopoly abuses its market dominance at the expense of millions of users who are trying to monetize their own content," Durov continued. MacRumors.com on Twitter — Story updated with the following statement from an Apple spokesperson: "We have paused ads related to gambling and a few other categories on App Store product pages." alex 🤷🏽♂️😬👍🏾 on Twitter — AppStore discovery has become so shit even in 2016 that Indy devs were finding it hard to get organic growth. What did Apple do? Slowly but surely offer more and more advertising instead of better alternatives @dominucco @ChrisLAS How Gamification Affects Software Developers — They urge caution: gamification can steer the behavior of software developers in unexpected and unwanted directions. <
Wed, October 26, 2022
489: Luther Curious
One of the most challenging aspects of being an independent developer, and our thoughts on Microsoft's recent bad news. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — Been offline but meet the Dominicks! Man Fined $500 for Crime of Writing 'I Am An Engineer' — An electronics engineer says he found a flaw in traffic lights. The Oregon engineering board fined him for it. 7 Estimation Anti-Patterns — Here are 7 estimation anti-patterns and also how you could fix them. Fair warning: in most cases, there are no easy answers. Microsoft employees are the latest casualties amid the tech world's layoffs trend — Precisely how many people are being put out of work is unclear. Axios’s source said the newly unemployed will number "under 1,000," which is an odd phrasing, since it could mean just about anything, but it’s pretty clear that the total is significant. Brad Sams on Twitter — I get that companies have to make priorities and cuts happen but when that same company is trying to spend $70b on an acquisition…it feels odd Mark Zuckerberg has a $10 billion plan to make it impossible for remote workers to hide from their bosses — But some experts are wary of a full-scale pivot to the metaverse. “We would have to carefully attend to the physical implications of headsets,” Roshni Raveendhran, assistant professor at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, told Fortune last year. “Like if it harms our eyesight or implicates ou
Wed, October 19, 2022
488: Code Laundering
We debate if GitHub's Copilot enables automated code laundering after a developer makes a startling discovery. Then we dispense some seriously old-school wisdom. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Is a ‘software engineer’ an engineer? Alberta regulator says no. — The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA), has asked a court to order one of the province’s leading software companies, Octopusapp Inc., known as Jobber, to stop using the term “engineer” in job titles and postings unless it gets a permit from the regulator. Frank Karlitschek | Nextcloud — Frank Karlitschek started Nextcloud as an open source project to power a decentralized internet, believing that companies should control their own data. As an engineer in computer science, he worked on many open source projects throughout his career. Configuring GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code — GitHub Copilot includes a filter which detects code suggestions matching public code on GitHub. You can choose to enable or disable the filter. When the filter is enabled, GitHub Copilot checks code suggestions with their surrounding code of about 150 characters against public code on GitHub. If there is a match or near match, the suggestion will not be shown to you. Tim Davis on Twitter — @github copilot, with "public code" blocked, emits large chunks of my copyrighted code, with no attribution, no LGPL license. For example, the simple prompt "sparse matrix transpose, cs_" produces my cs_transpose in CSparse. My code on left, github on right. Not OK. Jeremy Soller on Twitter — Illegal source co
Wed, October 12, 2022
487: Casual Coders
Elon Musk's leaked messages reveal how tech CEOs think and talk about their employees, and we dig in. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: PayPal Misinformation Fines Musk Criticized Were Published by Mistake — Policy update threatened penalty of $2,500 for each violation alex 🤷🏽♂️😬👍🏾 on Twitter — Yo this is a really compelling testimonial from @ChrisLAS on the merits of 3D media — shame it’s not really taking off or didn’t take off. @CoderRadioShow any thoughts why? It’s official, Elon Musk is buying Twitter — It sure looks like Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter takeover is actually happening. Michael Dominick on Twitter — What's the value of avoiding a possibly embarrassing and likely damaging deposition? Apparently, $44B. Damn! #tech Elon Musk: Twitter won't 'take yes for an answer' — Billionaire Elon Musk has said he aims to complete his purchase of Twitter by the end of the month, but the company "will not take yes for an answer". Elon Musk and Jason Calacanis's messages reveal how return-to-office mandates can be used to get workers to quit — Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition saga may be exhausting, but it has revealed how some business leaders are thinking privately about return-to-office mandates. Swimply — Rent your own private pool by the hour. Bucco Capital on Twitter — “Interna
Wed, October 05, 2022
486: The Fight for the Next Knight Rider
Why we think Google will ultimately lose the next big tech battle. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. System76 : The new Oryx Pro has a beautiful Samsung OLED 4k display and an insanely fast RAM upgrade from DDR4 to DDR5. Links: I486 - Wikiwand — The Intel 486, officially named i486 and also known as 80486, is a microprocessor. It is a higher-performance follow-up to the Intel 386. Aquamacs Emacs — An Editor for Text, HTML, LaTeX, C++, Java, Python, R, Perl, Ruby, PHP, and more… Our List of Meetup Rooms on Matrix Stadia died because no one trusts Google — No one trusts Google. It has exhibited such poor understanding of what people want, need and will pay for that at this point, people are wary of investing in even its more popular products. Nibel on Twitter — No clue where this is going but I'm intrigued. Sega Channel — The Sega Channel is a discontinued online game service developed by Sega for the Sega Genesis video game console, serving as a content delivery system. Launched on December 14, 1994, the Sega Channel was provided to the public by TCI and Time Warner Cable through cable television services by way of coaxial cable. OnLive — Games were delivered to OnLive's client software as streaming video rendered by the service's servers, rather than rendered locally by the device. The Next Big Battle Between Google and Apple Is for the Soul of Your Car — For the car companies involved, which face
Wed, September 28, 2022
485: Going All In on Linux
Mike has spent just over a month living in Linux full-time, and Chris wants to check in and see how he’s doing. Plus we both have the new Thelio from System76 in-house, and our takeaways might surprise you. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Southern California Meet up this Friday — Come join us! We’ll be hanging out from 6pm-8pm. This place has everything you need, great food, great beer, a great atmosphere, and phenomenal company. Also, the patio is dog friendly! Linux On The Laptop Works So Damn Well That It’s Boring — Honestly, when I use my Linux computer, very little is different from my Mac or Windows machines. It works so well that it’s essentially kind of boring. Which is what you want, right? You don’t want to have to think about your operating system, or worry about it. You just want it to work. System76 Thelio — We’ve slimmed down Thelio’s wood wrapping into a swappable accent on the front of the system. Style your Thelio with a variety of wood or powder-coated aluminum accents to empower any mindset. Thelio 2022 Redesign Review - dominickm.com — Proudly proclaiming “real computers have ports”, it comes with a variety of HDMI, Display Port (depending on your GPU) and UBS-C ports. Whether your a developer who needs to connect IOT devices for debugging or a content creator preaching the gospel of Objective Binks, you’ll have the ports you need for your audio devices and (in my case) your mute pedal. Keen observers will notice that the back panel is slightly less styled than previous model, but that hardly detracts from the overall aesthetic appeal. Thelio Timed Linux Kernel Compilation — This test times how long it takes to build the Linux kernel in a default configuration (defconfig) for the architecture being tested or alternatively an allmodconfig for building all possible kernel modules
Wed, September 21, 2022
484: I Wanted to be a Hipster
Mike's first look at a built from scratch yet to be released IDE. And we cook up a little Adobe-flavored bacon. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Instacart Plans to Focus IPO on Selling Employee Shares — Most shares listed will come from employees, in a move that could help the delivery company retain and recruit talent Directory of Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup Chatrooms — Join us in the Matrix with this handy Meetup Space. JetBrains Fleet: The Next-Generation IDE by JetBrains — Built from scratch, based on 20 years of experience developing IDEs. JetBrains Fleet uses the IntelliJ code-processing engine, with a distributed IDE architecture and a reimagined UI. Adobe snaps up Figma for $20B, taking out one of its biggest rivals in digital design — Adobe today announced that it would acquire Figma for $20 billion, taking out one of its biggest rivals in the realm of digital design. Adobe’s Figma acquisition is a $20 billion bet to control the entire creative market Figma — Figma is the only platform that brings together powerful design features you already love and a more efficient workflow to boot. Why Figma is Worth $20B — Figma had crossed the ‘this matters to Adobe’s future’ rubicon. They hit $400m ARR and were continuing to double. Figma revenue, independent of mar
Thu, September 15, 2022
483: Objective D
To our surprise, Apple gave developers a treat this week and Chris continues to search for the ultimate productivity hack. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Join our West Coast Crew Chat — Join our West Coast chat room for future events. What’s new for Apple developers - iOS 16 — Learn about the key technologies and exciting capabilities available in the latest SDKs iOS 16 Launches — Apple is set to release iOS 16 this Monday, September 12 Apple iOS 16 review: unlocking the lock screen — Apple’s trying to turn your phone into more than just a bunch of apps iOS 16: The MacStories Review — Customization is back, and Apple’s having fun again. All the iOS 16 Features You Won't Get Until Later This Year iOS 16 - New Features - Apple iPhone 14 Pro Models Feature Improved GPS Accuracy — The new iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max feature dual-frequency GPS support for more accurate location tracking, according to Apple's tech specs for the devices. iPhone 14 Pro's Always-On Display Intelligently Turns Off When You Leave the Room With an Apple Watch — The always-on display on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will intelligently and automatically turn off when a user leaves their iPhone in a room and walks
Wed, September 07, 2022
482: Building Your Light Saber
We look back at how tools, processes, and developer trends have changed over nearly ten years of the show. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — Hope my @PlayMTG & @MTG_Arena had a blast! For the first time out "for real" in a while, I think I did JarJar good :) Standard: 5-0 Sealed: 5-3 Thanks for all the great content to get me up to speed after years off of #MTG Upcoming Jupiter Broadcasting Meetups — Check out our upcoming meetups, and join us! Join the West Coast Crew Matrix Chatroom — Join our chat room of west coasters for our upcoming road trip and future trips! Apple’s iPhone overtakes Android with more than half of the US market share — It's been a long road for Apple, but the iPhone finally overtakes Android in smartphone market share. Xcode Cloud Subscriptions Now Available for Developers — 25 compute hours per month is free at the current time, but will later cost $15 per month. 100 computer hours per month is priced at $50/month, 250 compute hours per month is priced at $100/month, and 1000 compute hours per month is priced at $400/month.
Wed, August 31, 2022
481: Apple's Metal Tax
Why Metal might be one of the biggest strategy taxes of the Apple platforms. Plus a thought-provoking appeal to Dark Matter Developers. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — Had a blast chilling with Chandra at #TCGcon Tampa! CoderRadioMascot on Twitter — @ChrisLAS, here is another big advantage of having a podcast mascot. Imagine the next podcast convention. You walk up to a fellow podcaster you do not particularly like. Casually ask him: “how is your podcasts mascot doing?” 1/2 West Coast Crew Chat — Joins our West Coast Matrix chat room. Upcoming Jupiter Broadcasting Meetups — Our west coast venues are locked in! The silent majority — In software development, the silent majority are the engineers who write the code, debug the programs, and solve the complex issues behind the scenes. They do not participate in controversial discussions about Visual Basic or Pascal — they just do their work in those languages without even knowing that there’s so much controversy surrounding their language of choice. What’s Coming at Apple’s (AAPL) Sept. 7 Far Out iPhone 14 Event? — Apple makes it official and will hold its big product launch event on Sept. 7. Also: The company confirms it will delay iPadOS 16 until after the release of iOS 16 What Will Apple Call Its AR/VR Headsets? Reality One, Reality Pro Names Emerge — The iPhone maker is aiming to ent
Wed, August 24, 2022
480: Google's 1984 Moment
We're spooked to learn how one man's life has been turned upside down just because he used Google Photos. Plus Mike's thoughts on .Net 7's trajectory and a little hope for Ionic. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — Check out "TCG-Con Tampa" Why Pixelmator Photo is switching to subscription pricing — TL;DR: Pixelmator Photo will now cost $4.99 per month, $23.99 per year, or $54.99 for a lifetime license but existing paid users get unlimited access for free. Our West Coast Meetup Chat Room on Matrix — Join our room and get the inside deets. Jupiter @ JPL - Get your name in the Hat! — We picking names SOON. Announcing .NET 7 Preview 7 — This preview of .NET 7 includes improvements to System.LINQ, Unix file permissions, low-level structs, p/Invoke source generation, code generation, and websockets. A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal. — Google has an automated tool to detect abusive images of children. But the system can get it wrong, and the consequences are serious. Matthew Green on Twitter — He took a private photo intended for a doctor. In a situation where human being expect (but may not be entitled to) the most extreme privacy that our technical situations have to offer. Instead his child’s genitals were transmitted to a team of people and he lost years of data. <a t
Wed, August 17, 2022
479: Apple's Mob Move
New leaks reveal how hollow Apple's claims of fighting for user privacy are. We discuss their scheme to monetize the downturn. Plus, why we've never seen an App blow it as severely as Telegram is right now, and Electron's Flash moment. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: CoderRadioMascot on Twitter — I want to remind you that we have strict labor laws in Europe. I don't think denying a mascot it's vacation is legal. I consider founding the first podcast mascot union to make sure podcast mascot's rights are respected and not eradicated. Workplace Productivity: Are You Being Tracked? - The New York Times — Across industries and incomes, more employees are being tracked, recorded and ranked. What is gained, companies say, is efficiency and accountability. What is lost? Archive.org: The Rise of the Worker Productivity Score — Now digital productivity monitoring is also spreading among white-collar jobs and roles that require graduate degrees. Many employees, whether working remotely or in person, are subject to trackers, scores, “idle” buttons, or just quiet, constantly accumulating records. Pauses can lead to penalties, from lost pay to lost jobs. Stof's thoughts on tabs or Spaces — Essentially, tabs are idealistic and would win any argument not based on real world 'not caring' of humans, so in reality spaces win, but how many spaces is a better question! I wonder what the audience would say about 2 spaces? West Coast Crew Chat — Join our west coast locals chan room. Want to join us at JPL? — Put your name in the hat, just be sure you can be there Sept 29th! <a title="Res
Wed, August 10, 2022
478: Strange New Workflows
Why we think Malcolm Gladwell is wrong about remote work, and the complicated answer to a simple question. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Egon on Twitter — I am on vacation at Mediterranean Sea trying to cope with the high humidity. I will now jump into the sea for a swim, maybe that can fix the issue. Jupiter Broadcasting Meetups — Let's end the summer with a west coast bang! West Coast Crew Matrix Chat Room — Hang out with the locals on the west coast. Cloud CPU Benchmarking Report — The report reveals how VPS offerings from these cloud providers stand up in terms of price, performance, and value, or performance per dollar spent. It is available as an instant download with no registration required. Author Malcolm Gladwell slams working from home — “It’s very hard to feel necessary when you’re physically disconnected,” the Canadian writer said. That Jerk at the Café? C'est Moi | Malcolm Gladwell on Writing in Coffee Shops - WSJ — The coffee-shop writer needs to be, as the sociologists would say, an outlier and not a pioneer. You don't want to be the laptop cowboy who signals to other laptop cowboys that this is the place to be. Google CEO to employees: Productivity and focus must improve — “There are real concerns that our productivity as a whole is not where it needs to be for the head count we have.” He asked employees to help “create a culture that is more mission-focused, more focused on our products, more customer focused. We should think about how we can minimiz
Wed, August 03, 2022
477: Sweet Little Lies
We debate the lies our tool makers tell us, if Clojure has a Rails-sized hole, and the secrets of a successful software engineer. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup Page — London Meetup just days away! Join our West Coast Crew Matrix chat. — Calling West Coast Locals! ResearchKit — ResearchKit is an open source framework introduced by Apple that allows researchers and developers to create powerful apps for medical research. Easily create visual consent flows, real-time dynamic active tasks, and surveys using a variety of customizable modules that you can build upon and share with the community. And since ResearchKit works seamlessly with HealthKit, researchers can access even more relevant data for their studies — like daily step counts, calorie use, and heart rate. ResearchKit and CareKit - Apple — a framework for developers to build apps that let you manage your own well-being on a daily basis. What is GitOps? — GitOps is an operational framework that takes DevOps best practices used for application development such as version control, collaboration, compliance, and CI/CD, and applies them to infrastructure automation. Clojure needs a Rails — Other programming languages have their definitive web framework. Ruby has Rails, Python has Django, Java has Play, Elixir has Pheonix. Luminus - a Clojure web framework — Luminus is a Clojure micro-framework based on a set of lightweight libraries. It aims to provide a robust, scalable, and easy to use platform. With Luminus you can focus on developing your app the way you want without any distractions. Michael Dominick on Twitter — First time using Migration Assistant.
Wed, July 27, 2022
476: Tapping the Breaks
We're looking at the big picture and, surprisingly, seeing a lot of possibilities. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — The little @system76 is pretty in pink next to its bigger bro! Review to come! Matrix Meetup Space — A collection of rooms to organize our upcoming meetups. Apple Silicon Is an Inconvenient Truth — Apple silicon is a profoundly inconvenient truth for many computer enthusiasts who do not like Macs, so they’ve gone into denial. Netflix rolling out external subscription button for iOS — Any accounts or purchases made outside of this app will be managed by the developer “Netflix.” Your App Store account, stored payment methods, and related features, such as subscription management and refund requests, will not be available. Apple is not responsible for the privacy or security of transactions made with this developer. Big Tech lay-offs and hiring freezes prompt recession fears — Big Tech is bracing for an economic recession and an uncertain future. That, in turn, is triggering more economic angst. Apple hits breaks on hiring amid economic uncertainty — 12 Apple is joining other tech big-hitters that have frozen hiring across parts of their organization in response to a cooling global economy. Google pausing hiring for two weeks — The company a week ago said it would slow hiring for the rest of the year - the sort of announcement that has come from all of its big-tech rivals facing a decelerating economy. <a title="Ha
Wed, July 20, 2022
475: I Do Declare
Mike's ready to make a case for Declarative UI, and Chris pulls back the curtain to reveal a spicy take. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — Living more or less purely in desktop #Linux, I’m finding a lot to love but do wish the community didn’t have to rely so heavily on electron and that there we’re some blessed gui app toolkit that’s was well supported. West Coast Matrix Chatroom — Join our West Coast chat room. Jupiter Broadcasting Meetups — Our west coast tour dates are published! Introduction to declarative UI — Frameworks from Win32 to web to Android and iOS typically use an imperative style of UI programming. This might be the style you’re most familiar with—where you manually construct a full-functioned UI entity, such as a UIView or equivalent, and later mutate it using methods and setters when the UI changes. SwiftUI Overview — SwiftUI helps you build great-looking apps across all Apple platforms with the power of Swift React Native — React Native combines the best parts of native development with React, a best-in-class JavaScript library for building user interfaces. Why SolarWinds just may be one of the most secure software companies in the tech universe — A house gets burglarized, the owners buy a fancy alarm system. A hurricane knocks a house down, it gets rebuilt bigger and stronger. SolarWinds hack: Untangling U.S. cybersecurity mess — “It’s c
Wed, July 13, 2022
474: Horton Hears a Linux User
Why we feel recent attacks by the Software Freedom Conservancy against Microsoft are costing the SFC serious credibility. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Coder 474 - Double Batch Video Stream - JupiterTube — Catch the live stream playback of this week's recording. Elon Musk notifies Twitter he is terminating deal — Billionaire Elon Musk wants to end his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. Peter Zeihan Video Linked via Email VSCodium — This is the The Telemetry less version of Visual Studio Code, packaged into a Flatpak. This repackaging is not supported by Microsoft. West Coast Crew Matrix Room — Join our West Coast Crew Matrix chat room and join our community putting together our west coast road trip in September. Microsoft To Ban Commercial Open Source from App Store — Microsoft apparently does not want any FOSS developers to be able to write open source in a sustainable way. Microsoft responds to controversial store policy change — Microsoft has clarified its stance about legitimate open-source and generally free apps on the Microsoft Store. Systemd Creator Lands At Microsoft — The prominent open-source developer responsible for several prominent projects joined Microsoft and continuing his focus on systemd development. <a title="This ad company subsidiary is teaming up with US ca
Wed, July 06, 2022
473: Laptop Coasters
Mike's Linux Toolchain for 2022, and his first week with CoPilot. Then we chat about the series of choices that led us to go independent so many years ago. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. System76 : Receive the Tinkerer’s Toolkit which includes an iFixit Minnow with your computer purchase until the supply of Tinkerer’s Toolkits runs out! Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — Is this tweet too corny? ;) Matrix Meetup Space Calagator — Calagator is an open-source community calendaring platform. My Linux Toolbox '22 - dominickm.com — I got some request for what my work stack is like on Linux compared to what it was on macOS. Some of these applications I use on both systems but am listing anyway because they have some feature that facilitates that. Junction: Application/browser chooser — Junction lets you choose the application to open files and links. Check out Fountain a Podcasting 2.0 App — Send a boost into the show with Fountain. Grab a New Podcast App — Check out the Podcasting 2.0 compatible apps with new features and Boost support.
Wed, June 29, 2022
472: Drunken Copilot
Mike just signed up for a year of GitHub Copilot and Chris tries to understand why. Then we catch each other up on some recent surprises. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Drunken Copilot | CR 472 Live - JupiterTube — Catch the live video stream of Coder on Jupiter.Tube Michael Dominick on Twitter — Runs #Linux @system76 tested and kitten approved! #HPDevOne. My boy has asked to learn #Minecraft modding. Why wouldn’t I teach him on @pop_os_official Meta is launching an avatar store, and designer clothes — If you can’t afford the actual clothes, I guess? Guides - Migrate a PostgreSQL Database to a Managed Database — Fully managed cloud database clusters built on top of Linode’s trusted and reliable platform. HP Dev One Review - dominickm.com — System 76 and HP have LET THEIR POWERS COMBINE to create the HP Dev One GitHub Copilot launches with $10/month subscription — Microsoft's GitHub on Tuesday released its Copilot AI programming assistance tool into the wild after a year-long free technical trial. Senior Oops Engineer on Twitter — github copilot is incredible. it just sells code other people wrote, but because it's an "AI" it is apparently allowed to launder that code without it being a "derivative work". lol. lmao. what an amazing grift. GitHub Copilot and open source laundering — GitHub’s Copi
Wed, June 22, 2022
471: Technical Guardians of the Galaxy
Mike's hitting the road to solve his old man's PC woes; Chris channels his early inner 80s and some Google AI conspiracy bacon. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Picture of Mike's Birthday Podcasting Setup 🐧 Nonsense on Stilts — No, LaMDA is not sentient. Not even slightly. OK if not Access, then what? — As a regular listener - at least in the last almost year now - I've heard fun comments around MS Access...but more seriously, what would be today's (ideally open source, or at least better) equivalent? Managed PostgreSQL and MongoDB are Here — With the addition of PostgreSQL and MongoDB, we now offer SQL and NoSQL database options to scale based on your architecture design. Inflation Chart — Since the COVID19 pandemic started, the printing has gone to a whole different level though. The M1 money supply has almost doubled since. What that means for inflation is heavily argued about by different sides. Truflation Dashboard Tesla's Musk feels 'super bad' about economy — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of salaried staff at the electric carmaker, he said in emails seen by Reuters. Digital Mortgage Startup Tomo Lays Off One-Third of Staff — A total of 44 employees were let go, Insider reported Tuesday. <a title="Revoking job offers is an increasingly common cost-cutting strategy" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.axios.com/2022/06/09/revoking-job-off
Wed, June 15, 2022
470: Make it so, Dev One!
You can't judge a book by its cover, and this week we surprised each other when we dug into the HP Dev One. Plus some insights on remote virtual dev desktops and the gotcha's from WWDC we missed. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup — No venue confirmed atm, this event is currently 100% provisional. Location most likely in London area - probably central and probably outdoors for obvious reasons. If you're interested in attending please indicate by RSVPing yes to this event. Managed PostgreSQL and MongoDB are Here | Linode — We’ve added PostgreSQL and MongoDB to our managed database service. Launched in May with support for MySQL, Linode Managed Databases gives developers access to popular databases in a managed service that shifts some of the responsibility for maintenance and monitoring to us. HP Dev One — From preinstalled Linux Pop!_OS to a tuned Linux keyboard with a Super key, HP Dev One is designed with powerful features and tools to help you code your way. Introducing Zed — A lightning-fast, collaborative code editor written in Rust. Sunsetting Atom — Today, we’re announcing that we are sunsetting Atom and will archive all projects under the organization on December 15, 2022. Here's why Stage Manager only works on M1 iPads — While iPadOS 16 is compatible with tablets ranging from the A9-powered fifth-gen iPad, not all features will roll out to non-M1-powered machines — the most notable being Stage Manager. Apple will allow Linux VMs to run Intel apps with Rosetta in macOS Ventura — Some developers, including Hector Martin of the Asa
Wed, June 08, 2022
469: The Problem with WWDC
We jump aboard Hair Force One and are a bit let down. We get into why. Plus Mike's first impressions of the HP Dev One laptop. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: WWDC 2022 Live - JupiterTube — Watch the playback of the Jupiter Broadcasting WWDC 2022 Watch-a-Long stream. iOS 16: Features and everything new — Apple has officially unveiled iOS 16 with new features focused on customization, communication, and more. Right off the bat, the company says that iOS 16 brings an all-new lock screen with a slew of new customization options. Head below for the details. iOS 16 requires an iPhone 8 — iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, and 7 are all getting dropped in the next update. Apple Announces Multi-Display CarPlay With Integrated Speedometer, Climate Controls, and More — Apple today announced significant enhancements coming to CarPlay, including support for multiple displays in a vehicle, built-in climate controls for adjusting the A/C or heat temperature without leaving the CarPlay interface, and more. Apple brings ‘undo send’ to iMessage Apple reveals new Notification Center features for iOS 16 at WWDC 2022 Apple announces new redesigned MacBook Air at WWDC — Apple today announced its next-generation MacBook Air, starting at $1199, featuring the just-announced M2 chip inside. The new MacBook Air has a redesigned en
Wed, June 01, 2022
468: Coding to Make It
What's old is new again, but we're not buying it this time. It's developer conference season, and we're hunting vaporware. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: WWDC Live Commentary Stream at Jupiter.Tube Next Week The Decentralized Package Network | Pyrsia.io — Open source software that helps protect the open source supply chain JFrog Ushers in New Era of Open-Source Software Security, Launching Project Pyrsia to Help Prevent Software Supply Chain Attacks — JFrog and other open-source technology leaders, including Docker, DeployHub, Futureway, and Oracle – worked together to establish the Project Pyrsia network for validating the source and security of open-source software packages. London Meetup *PROVISIONAL*, Sat, Aug 6, 2022 — Alex from Self-Hosted will be in the UK in August and is proposing a meetup in London on August 6th at 2pm GMT (meetup.com is based off JBs Pacific Time). Try Infrastructure as Code eBook — This 200+ page ebook is meant to be a step-by-step guide for you to learn how to use some of the most in-demand IaC tools that exist Build 2022: Project Volterra — “Because we expect to see NPUs being built into most, if not all future computing devices, we’re going to make it easy for developers to leverage these new capabilities, by baking support for NPUs into the end-to-end Windows platform,” Microsoft Dev Box
Wed, May 25, 2022
467: No More Snake Mustaches
Soon there will be no shame in that snake game, the big trend that is not our friend, and Microsoft reinvents the widget. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Danielle DiMartino Booth on Twitter — "Amazon first announced it was going to be laying off 100,000 workers, and we really did get validation of the slowdown with Target, Walmart, Kohl’s saying we’re sitting on way too much inventory, demand is not there." Richard Field on Twitter — So to retain its mythical credibility, will Fed follow through on its forward guidance and raise rates thereby making the recession more severe or will the Fed say, wait, all the contemporaneous data we have suggests we are in a recession, so time to halt rate increases? The Labor Market Just Cratered — The Fed will be hard-pressed to drive inflation down towards its 2% target without raising the unemployment rate meaningfully, which in turn will require a significant downshift in labor demand. The Cantillon Effect: Why Wall Street Gets a Bailout and You Don't — The reason is because money has to travel through institutions, and right now, the institutions for the powerful function well, and those for the rest of us are rickety and broken. So money gets to the rich first. Eventually, some money will get to the rest of us, but in the interim period before that money fully circulates, the wealthy can use their access to money to buy up physical or financial assets. What is the Cantillon Effect and Why It’s Even More Important Now? London Meetup *PROVISIONAL*, Sat, Aug 6, 2022 — Alex f
Wed, May 25, 2022
467: No More Snake Mustaches
Soon there will be no shame in that snake game, the big trend that is not our friend, and Microsoft reinvents the widget.
Wed, May 18, 2022
466: Luxury Emotional Manipulation
Why Mike feels like Heroku is in a failed state, what drove us crazy about Google I/O this year, how Chris botched something super important, and some serious Python love sprinkled throughout. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — The first step pf #opencore / #foss Alice. See @CoderRadioShow I’m working on it! #automation. For nerds I’m trying to split the layers - the ones that make sense as #GPL and of course the rest. This harder than I had thought Why Did Heroku Fail? — Fifteen years later, developers are still trying to recreate the developer experience of Heroku. Announcing TypeScript 4.7 RC — Today we’re excited to announce our Release Candidate (RC) of TypeScript 4.7! Google I/O 2022: Every New Device and Announcement — From Android 13 to the upcoming Pixel Watch, here's what Google unveiled at its annual developer conference. Flutter 3 — Flutter 3 is live!!! For more information, see Introducing Flutter 3, What’s new in Flutter 3, and Dart 2.17: A Few Things You Might Have Missed from Google I/O 2022 It's official. Remote work has zero negative impact on your productivity — Almost all of the study’s employees were right back up to the same level of output as they were doing before Hurricane Harvey. Apple's Director of Machi
Wed, May 11, 2022
465: Mike's Magic Mom
After solving a moral dilemma in our particular kind of way, Mike dishes on some ambitious plans that might kick off a new era of development for him. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Episode 5: End of the Petrodollar - Weirdly, not alarmist Episode 14: Can't spell stagflation without oil and gas Leaf Node Monitoring - Leaf Node — Open Source (GPLv3) Network Monitoring for Windows, Linux & Android. Written in C++ & Qt 5. Perfect to run on your desktop and monitor your servers. Simple setup, auto-detects running services, runs checks concurrently, open port scanning and alerting. Hosts with failed checks automatically rise to the top, everything that’s okay stays nice and green. Selling my own GPL software part 3, prior art (existing GPL software for sale) Python.NET — Python.NET provides a powerful application scripting tool for .NET developers. Using this package you can script .NET applications or build entire applications in Python, using .NET services and components written in any language that targets the CLR (C#, VB.NET, F#, C++/CLI). Alice — The AI Bot Designed to make your business more efficient. Joshua Lee / Jb Challenges · GitLab — This repository is setup for the Jupiter Broadcasting Community, by a community member. These challenges are for the Jupiter Broadcasting community and entirely community driven. It's easy make a challenge, and offer a reward in Bitcoin Satoshi's with a match going to Jupiter Broadcasting. An Introduction to Podcasting 2.0 — The Podcast Namespace is a collection of extensions to the R
Wed, May 04, 2022
464: Our Cuban Car Moment
Mike shares a tale involving a comedy of errors, and we ponder a new reusable culture around tech. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: PodcastIndex Social — Chris on Mastadon Office Hours w/Chris — A podcast for the community of Jupiter Broadcasting, the Open Source media powerhouse of the Internet. Get the inside scope on our projects, the future of independent media, and decentralized community. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger anticipates the end of the chip shortages by 2024 — That’s part of the reason that we believe the overall semiconductor shortage will now drift into 2024, from our earlier estimates in 2023, just because the shortages have now hit equipment and some of those factory ramps will be more challenged. Intel CEO Gelsinger on Chip Shortage, PC Market - YouTube Telegram 'Premium' subscription is in the works — Highlighted on an unofficial Telegram Beta channel, the latest iOS beta version (8.7.2) of Telegram has revealed the first evidence of “Telegram Premium,” which seems to be primarily focused on expanded reactions and stickers that aren’t available in the app’s free format. Telegram Premium appears in beta with exclusive reactions and stickers Apple Gives Developers More Time to Update 'Outdated' Apps Before Removal — Apple says that apps that have not been updated within the past three years and which do not meet a minimum threshold for downloads ("not been downloaded at all or
Wed, April 27, 2022
463: You Git What You Pay For
Mike battles the onslaught of yet another bout with the plague. At the same time, we react live to Elon buying Twitter, Gitlab kicking off some free accounts, and we discover Google and Apple are working together again to pull the rug on app developers. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Elon Musk on Twitter — I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means. Twitter accepts Elon Musk's buyout deal — The announcement ends a weeks-long saga Musk kicked off when he offered to buy the company at $54.20 per share, his “best and final.” Elon Musk talks Twitter, Tesla and how his brain works — live at TED2022 - YouTube — In this unedited conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Elon Musk — the head of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and The Boring Company — digs into the recent news around his bid to purchase Twitter and gets honest about the biggest regret of his career, how his brain works, the future he envisions for the world and a lot more. (Recorded at TED2022 on April 14, 2022) DNS on Blockchain: the next evolution of domain names? — The Blockchain technology could be a considerable evolution for DNS, bringing several advantages and new functionalities. NEW SHOW: Office Hours with Chris — A podcast for the community of Jupiter Broadcasting, the Open Source media powerhouse of the Internet. Get the inside scope on our projects, the future of independent media, and decentralized community. Upcoming changes to user limits on Free tier of GitLab SaaS — The Free tier of GitLab SaaS will have a limit of 5 users per namespac
Wed, April 20, 2022
462: Account Suspenders
We get a bit gleeful over some choice tech monopoly hypocrisy and then spicy with our 18-month outlook. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: Tesla accelerator stuck going 83 mph — Javier Rodriguez, a resident of Irvine, told KABC in Los Angeles that his Tesla Model 3’s computer froze up while driving on Interstate 10 — rendering the Tesla’s central touchscreen useless, but also causing the turn signals, hazard lights and other standard car features to malfunction. ENCODYA on Steam — Neo Berlin 2062. Tina – a nine-year-old orphan – lives with SAM-53 – her big clumsy robot guardian –in a rooftop makeshift shelter in Neo-Berlin, a dark megalopolis controlled by corporations. LUP LUG Mumble Server Info — JB Mumble Server Info Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup — Jupiter Broadcasting regularly provides community events, talks, meet and greets and special hang-out dinners while attending fests and conferences. Office Hours.Hair — Join ChrisLAS for an update on all things Jupiter Broadcasting Apple Says Plan for Nearly 50% Commission on Metaverse Purchases 'Lays Bare Meta's Hypocrisy' — Yesterday, it was revealed that Meta, more commonly known as Facebook, plans to take a steep 47.5% commission for digital asset purchases made inside the so-called "metaverse." Meta Platforms is Struggling to Develop Its Own Device Chips — In late 2021, a team of Meta Platforms employees building a key chip for the second version of Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses was notified that the company had decided to go with an alternative chip from Qualcomm<
Wed, April 13, 2022
461: Easy for Schmidt to Say
We revel in the hypocrisy of big tech, share a few stories, and catch up with an old friend. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Links: 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
Wed, April 06, 2022
460: Request Out of Time
We crack open the time capsule and see how our spicy takes hold up. Sponsored By: Tailscale : Tailscale is the easiest way to create a peer-to-peer network with the power of Wireguard. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — "I’m about to order #homepod number 3. What’s happening to me.... who am I... @CoderRadioShow CC @ChrisLAS Supreme Court rules for Google in Oracle copyright fight over Android — Oracle had claimed to be owed as much as $9 billion, while Google claimed that its use of the code was covered under the doctrine of fair use. FOSS Patents: Supreme Court deems Google's use of Java APIs in Android fair use, thus no infringement--doesn't reach API copyrightability — Surprisingly, the Supreme Court has just declared Google's copying of thousands of lines of declaring code to be fair use, thereby substantially weakening software copyright protection in the United States as there had not previously been a case involving such a substantial amount of undisputedly original and creative program code that someone else was allowed to incorporate into a competing product and distribute billions of times. WWDC21 - Apple Developer — The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off with exciting reveals, inspiration, and new opportunities. Join the worldwide developer community for an in-depth look at the future of Apple platforms, directly from Apple Park. Introducing Libadwaita — GNOME 41 will come with libadwaita, the GTK 4 port of libhandy that will play a central role in defining the visual language and user experience of GNOME applications.
Wed, March 30, 2022
459: Revolution in Review
We just watched Revolution OS before the show, so we reflect on the audacity of their vision and the new revolution we see brewing. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: MacOS Nix Setup (an alternative to Homebrew) — Installing Nix requires two phases: installing Nix itself, and then installing nix-darwin. Jupiter Broadcasting East Coast Meetup — Let's hang out at the park across the street from Prime BBQ. Michael Dominick on Twitter — I've broken down & am going to be using #blockchain for something. Here's my obligatory #web3 tweet ;) Trolling aside, I am very excited. It's actually a really great practical solution for a real-world problem my customers face. You were right. I see it now. Don't tell @ChrisLAS Revolution OS - YouTube Apple’s Tim Cook Says He Owns Cryptocurrency — Cook said in a recorded interview for The New York Times' DealBook conference that he views crypto as "reasonable to own" within a "diversified portfolio." Resources and Information for Building on Solana — A manual for joining the Solana ecosystem. By builders for builders. Dive into the Bitcoin DeFi Ecosystem — While other chains may have taken the lead in terms of DeFi development, the Bitcoin community has also not been resting on its laurels and have ploughed ahead with implementing DeFi dApps on the blockchain. Cardano Developer Portal — Cardano is a collection of open-source, patent-free protocols
Wed, March 23, 2022
458: No Sideloading in this House
Apple enters full panic mode over sideloading, and our plan to push back against industry-wide consolidation kicks off. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: You can't install your own SSD into a Mac Studio despite there being slots — In news that should surprise nobody, you can't install your own SSD into a Mac Studio. Jupiter Broadcasting East Coast Meetup — Let's hang out at the park across the street from Prime BBQ. Install and Configure NixOS on a Linode — You can use a pre-existing Linode, or you can create a new one. If you’re using a pre-existing Linode, go to the Create Disks for Nix section, and resize your images into that approximate format. iCloud and Many Other Apple Services Are Down — Affected services and apps include the App Store, iCloud, Siri, iMessage, iTunes Store, Apple Maps, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, Apple TV+, Find My, FaceTime, Notes, Stocks, and many others, according to complaints across Twitter and other platforms. Apple's developer website is also inaccessible due to server issues. Upcoming EU Sideloading Bill — The Digital Markets Act has been in development for some time and the finalized version that could be completed as soon as this month will allow for sideloading and alternate app store options. Apple will be required to allow customers in Europe to download apps outside of the app stores, and it will also allow developers to use alternate purchase methods. Consolidation in podcasting: happening fast — If you wanted to reach 50% of all weekly podcast consumers a year ago, you would need to have advertised on t
Wed, March 16, 2022
457: Rich Clownshow Services
Our take on big tech's return to office, AT&T's RCS boondoggle, and the concerning territory tech is racing towards. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: remembertoremember on Twitter — @ChrisLAS you sounded afraid to use the term lifestyle business. Why let this be a bad word. I maintain that these are just businesses. It’s the hyper scalers struggling to pay back huge returns to vcs. That are doing something weird. Does scale really deliver value to customers? New Podcast Apps that Support Boosts Jupiter Broadcasting East Coast Meetup — Let's hang out at the park across the street from Prime BBQ. Google tells employees to return to offices in April — Google told employees on Wednesday that it expects them to begin returning to physical offices April 4. The next chapter of our hybrid workplace: update on our Washington state work sites - The Official Microsoft Blog — Our Washington state work sites will move to our sixth and final stage of the hybrid workplace model, effective Feb. 28, 2022. From this date, employees will have 30 days to make adjustments to their routines and adopt the working preferences they’ve agreed upon with their managers. Apple CEO Tim Cook tells employees the return to offices will begin on April 11th — The company plans a hybrid work approach, which it expects to begin in full on May 23rd <a title="Former Xamarin co-founder Miguel de I
Wed, March 09, 2022
456: Linux CEO
We revisit one of the core theses of the show and expand on it in a new way, leading us to ponder just what a wild ride the next eight years are going to be. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: John Carmack asks why Wine isn't good enough — I truly do feel that emulation of some sort is a proper technical direction for gaming on Linux. It is obviously pragmatic in the range of possible support, but it shouldn’t have the technical stigma that it does. There really isn’t much of anything special that a native port does – we still make OpenGL calls, winsock is just BSD sockets, windows threads become pthreads, and the translation of input and audio interfaces don’t make much difference (XInput and Xaudio2 are good APIs!). A good shim layer should have far less impact on performance than the variability in driver quality. Jupiter Broadcasting East Coast Meetup — Let's hang out at the park across the street from Prime BBQ. After NVIDIA, Hacker Group Lapsus$ Targets Samsung — Global tech and electronics major Samsung became the latest target of the South America-based cyber extortion group Lapsus$. The hacker group leaked sensitive proprietary information, including source codes, for various device and online operations a week after it leaked 19 GB of data stolen from NVIDIA. Lapsus$’s has hinted that its next big target could be Vodafone, Impresa, or MercadoLibre/MercadoPago. Samsung confirms hackers stole Galaxy devices source code Hackers Who Broke Into NVIDIA's Network Leak DLSS Source Code Online <a title="Ransomware Group Threatens To Leak "Nvidia's Most Closely Guarded" Secrets" rel="nofollo
Wed, March 02, 2022
455: One Revision Away
Mike and Chris eat some crow as they change their tune on a recent spicy take. Plus, new details about Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard are just too juicy to ignore. Sponsored By: Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Windows 11 Guide Steam Deck Guide Win32 is the stable Linux userland ABI — Linux won’t rule the world just from games, even if some people really want it to be true. Activision CEO set for $15M “golden parachute” in Microsoft deal — The filing reveals that Microsoft gaming executive Phil Spencer began talks with Kotick about a potential acquisition on Nov. 19, three days after a Wall Street Journal expose that said Kotick knew of sexual misconduct at the company for years. Michael Dominick on Twitter — I was totally wrong on #VR. @ChrisLAS has shown me the light, I absolutely love the #OculusQuest2
Wed, February 23, 2022
454: No Quest for the Wicked
Mike has some huge news and busted wifi, Chris spent a weekend in the Metaverse, and why Microsoft has us both upset. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — Mission accomplished! Now to get her running Linux! Amazon Basics 500-Watt Ceramic Small Mini Heater — Compact personal space heater design that is small enough for tables or desktops Warm Desk Pad — Warm desk pad made with high quality PVC Mateirals and rubber back,edge stitched, waterproof, pad size: 31*13 inch. Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported — These three patients, and more than 350 other blind people around the world with Second Sight’s implants in their eyes, find themselves in a world in which the technology that transformed their lives is just another obsolete gadget. Chris Lattner left Swift core team — To answer your question, the root cause of my decision to leave the core team is a toxic environment in the meetings themselves. The catalyst was a specific meeting last summer: after being insulted and yelled at over WebEx (not for the first time, and not just one core team member), I decided to take a break. I was able to get leadership to eventually discuss the situation with me last Fall, but after avoiding dealing with it, they made excuses, and made it clear they weren't planning to do anything about it. As such, I decided not to return. They reassure me they "want to make sure things are better for others in the future based on what we talked about" though. Core team to form language workgroup — The core team is currently looking at restructuring the project's leadership to provide more pathways for community members to become active
Wed, February 16, 2022
453: International Boomer Marooners
After reminiscing about .Net's 20th birthday, Mike and Chris air IBM's hypocritically dirty laundry and marvel at Microsoft's 3D chess moves. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Seattle Mazda drivers can’t tune their radios away from KUOW — Also gone from the infotainment center were such features as Bluetooth, navigation, the clock and vehicle stats — “Many of the features I paid for when I bought it new,” Welding says. How Microsoft hopes to secure Activision Blizzard takeover — "We have developed these principles in part to address Microsoft's growing role and responsibility as we start the process of seeking regulatory approval in capitals around the world for our acquisition of Activision Blizzard," said Microsoft president Brad Smith, in a blog post announcing Redmond's commitments. Microsoft Promises Openness on New App Store as It Seeks Approval for Activision Deal — The move is a response to concerns raised by app developers and lawmakers about competition Microsoft announces new app store principles, aligning with Open App Markets Act — The rules come as Microsoft is attempting to win regulatory approval for the largest deal in the company’s history Want a new Podcast App? Making ‘Dinobabies’ Extinct: IBM’s Push for a Younger Work Force — Documents released in an age-discrimination case appear to show high-level discussion
Wed, February 09, 2022
452: Shockingly Pragmatic
Mike makes a shocking admission, and Chris wishes he had a time machine. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Steam Deck Previews are up — The flood gates are beginning to open around the Steam Deck with a few big YouTube channels doing a hands-on preview now live. Plus, dbrand poke fun at Nintendo with their upcoming Steam Deck accessory kit. Swift and C++ interoperability workgroup announcement — To advance the interoperability support between Swift and C++, we are announcing the formation of the Swift and C++ interoperability workgroup as part of the Swift project. Facebook says Apple iOS privacy change will cost $10 billion this year — Facebook said on Wednesday that Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature would decrease the company’s 2022 sales by about $10 billion. Apple to Collect 27% Commission on Third-Party App Payment Systems in the Netherlands — Apple says it will take 27% commission on purchases made in dating apps through third-party payment options in the Netherlands, in compliance with a Dutch regulatory ruling. Apple's Example in-app Modal Sheet for new Purchase Screen Distributing dating apps in the Netherlands — Developers of dating apps who want to continue using Apple’s in-app purchase system may do so and no further action is needed. Those who want to use a different payment system will need to request the StoreKit External Purchase Entitlement or the StoreKit External Purch
Thu, February 03, 2022
451: The Trouble with Tablets
Microsoft's cold war with Apple is revealed in court filings this week, and Google thinks they've got the next hit on their hands, which sounds a lot like the old hit. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: FOSS Patents: 35 U.S. states and Microsoft support Epic Games against Apple in Ninth Circuit — 35 U.S. states led by Utah and Microsoft have officially thrown their weight behind Epic's appeal through amicus curiae briefs filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. FOSS Patents: Biden Administration backs Epic Games against Apple in Ninth Circuit #FreeFortnite antitrust appeal — The Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, speaking on behalf of the United States of America, has filed the following brief, formally in support of neither party but practically supporting some of the most important elements of Epic's appea Samsung Led Smartphone Shipments For 2021, Beating Out Apple — Samsung retook the top spot for smartphone shipments in 2021, holding 20% market share globally after shipping 272 million phones during the year. Apple Reports Record 1Q 2022 Results — For the quarter, Apple posted revenue of $123.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $34.6 billion, or $2.10 per diluted share, compared to revenue of $111.4 billion and net quarterly profit of $28.8 billion, or $1.68 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Supply chain issues killed iPad sales in the first quarter of 2021 — iPad generated 7.2 billion in revenue, down 14% year over year due to very significant supply constraints, but customer demand wa
Wed, January 26, 2022
450: MetaWave
The audience hits us in the face with some hard truths, and then we dig into Microsoft's fox-like moves to snatch up Activision Blizzard on "the cheap." Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community of gaming to everyone, across every device — Microsoft will acquire Activision Blizzard for $95.00 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion Microsoft Effort to Buy Activision Spurred by Misconduct Fallout at Gamemaker Bobby Kotick interview — Bobby Kotick has been CEO of Activision Blizzard since its inception in the merger of Activision and Blizzard in 2008, and he was also CEO of Activision for decades before that. He engineered the $5.9 billion acquisition of King, maker of Candy Crush Saga, in 2015. "The deal that will change the industry forever" — This is not only the biggest games M&A deal of recent years, or even the past decade, but the largest in the industry's history. Xbox on Twitter — Xbox is committed to our journey for inclusion in every aspect of gaming. We hold all teams to this commitment. We’re looking forward to extending our culture of proactive inclusion to the great teams across Activision Blizzard. Vivek Sharma on Twitter — What a time to be alive! Some thoughts on Microsoft + ActiveVision with my
Wed, January 19, 2022
449: Monetized Misery
Emboldened by his success, Mike takes a victory lap. Little does he know it's all virtual. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: JetBrains Fleet — Built from scratch, based on 20 years of experience developing IDEs. Fleet uses the IntelliJ code-processing engine, with a distributed IDE architecture and a reimagined UI. Hillel is teaching a workshop on Twitter — Okay, we've all seen this meme, so what's the story behind it? Was it a real book, and was it *actually* intended for children? Mommy Why Is There A Server In The House- Animation - YouTube Internal Tech Emails on Twitter — Apple execs: Let's take a 30% cut of Uber and Lyft's membership programs Dare Obasanjo on Twitter — Apple’s approach to allowing 3rd party payments for IAPs in Netherlands will follow Google’s approach in South Korea. Developers will still need to pay Apple a fee even if they use Stripe,etc. Google reduced their fee by 4% meaning there’s zero benefit. Dare Obasanjo on Twitter — Apple & Google are going to tell developers “Fine instead of 30%, the fee is now 26% and after giving Stripe 2.9% + 30¢ plus a worse UX, you’ll be worse off”. This is a diabolical way to meet the letter but not the spirit of laws. World class legal judo. Apple's AR/VR headset could be priced above $2,000 — A Friday report indicated that Apple was having trouble with its rumored AR/VR headset due to overheating, camera, and software challenges, which could make the company delay its plans to unveil its Mixed Reality headset this year. Now, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is back with some more tidbits regarding the product.
Wed, January 12, 2022
448: Fakers and Takers
Was he justified? Our thoughts on the dev who corrupted libraries in NPM for millions of users with his political statement about free software. Plus how Google blew a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to control mobile messaging. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Dev corrupts NPM libs 'colors' and 'faker' breaking thousands of apps — The colors library receives over 20 million weekly downloads on npm alone and has almost 19,000 projects relying on it. Whereas, faker receives over 2.8 million weekly downloads on npm, and has over 2,500 dependents. Why Apple’s iMessage Is Winning: Teens Dread the Green Text Bubble — The reference to the color of group text messages—Android users turn Apple Inc.’s iMessage into green bubbles instead of blue—highlighted one of the challenges of her experiment. No longer did her group chats work seamlessly with other peers, almost all of whom used iPhones. FaceTime calls became more complicated and the University of Michigan sophomore’s phone didn’t show up in an app she used to find friends. Android on Twitter — iMessage should not benefit from bullying. Texting should bring us together, and the solution exists. Let’s fix this as one industry. Bartender 4 — Bartender is an award-winning app for macOS that superpowers your menu bar, giving you total control over your menu bar items, what's displayed, and when, with menu bar items only showing when you need them. Magnet – Window manager for Mac — Activated by dragging, customizable keyboard shortcuts or via menu bar, Magnet declutters your screen by snapping windows into organized tiles. Rocket – the best emoji app for Mac — Rocket is a free Mac app that makes typing emoji faster and easier using Slack-style shortcuts.
Wed, January 05, 2022
447: All Roads Lead to Clippy
Mike has a significant moment of clarity and sets out on a new path for 2022. Meanwhile, Chris is just happy to be out of the woods. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — I am on the DL going to set my kid up his own PC (an old Mac mini) I'd like it to run a Kiddie flavor of #Linux and be good to before he gets. I also want 0 internet access. Is KidBuntu still a thing? @ubuntu I'd like a kid / education focused distro. THX! quickemu — Quickly create and run optimised Windows, macOS and Linux desktop virtual machines. Ultimate Hacking Keyboard — A fully programmable, impeccably built, open source, split mechanical keyboard designed for extreme productivity and ergonomics. What's Apple Releasing in 2022? — The company has a bevy of new pro Macs in the works based on the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips that are already inside the MacBook Pro. That includes a smaller Mac Pro with up to 40 CPU cores and 128 graphics cores, a new Mac mini and a large-screened iMac Pro. I’d expect Apple to finish announcing its transition to its own silicon from Intel chips as early as June at WWDC 2022.
Wed, December 29, 2021
446: Blizzard Battery Battle
Mike finds a new normal and doubles down on what works. Chris meanwhile is stranded in the woods and is having a bit of a panic. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Shortcut.com : Shortcut, because you shouldn’t have to project manage your project management. Links: GitHub Sponsors — Invest in the open source projects you depend on We Just Gave $154,999.89 to Open Source Maintainers — Indeed’s generous $10,000 donation to us was part of an industry initiative they launched called FOSS Fund Adopters; Microsoft and Salesforce are also on board. Problem solver: Tech entrepreneur excels through adaptation — For The Mad Botter, a company that relies heavily on in-person trade shows to sell its unique products and services, 2020-21 could have been disastrous. But true to form, it evolved on the fly. System 76 Pangolin Review - dominickm.com — My most recent dip back into the Linux desktop world has been their Pangolin laptop. It’s a 15″ laptop with a full AMD chip-set.
Wed, December 22, 2021
445: Say No to Node
We're both impressed by Rails 7 and how an old foe got us down again. Sponsored By: Shortcut.com : Shortcut, because you shouldn’t have to project manage your project management. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Rails 7.0: Fulfilling a vision — This vision wasn’t possible even just a few years ago. We simply didn’t have the core technologies in place. The One Person Framework — The part that really excites me about this version, though, is how much closer it brings us to the ideal of The One Person Framework. A toolkit so powerful that it allows a single individual to create modern applications upon which they might build a competitive business. The way it used to be. Apple Releases Swift Playgrounds 4 — The newest version of the app allows iPhone and iPad apps to be created directly on an iPad without the need for a Mac.
Wed, December 15, 2021
444: Mining the Logs
The broader software problem the Log4Shell vulnerability reveals, and the story of how Chris lit his Coder robe on fire... While wearing it. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Network Membership Holiday Discount : Support the entire network, and get access to every member's special feed for every show on the network. Sign up now and save $3/m FOREVER! Promo Code: 2024 Links: Apple Silicon Guide — A guide covering Apple Silicon including the applications, libraries and tools that will make you a better and more efficient with your Apple Silicon powered device. notes.jupiterbroadcasting.com — This site is a searchable archive of the show notes for the all Jupiter Broadcasting shows. Home to the best shows on Linux, Open Source, Security, Privacy, Community, Development, and News. How does Jupiter Broadcasting's notes site work? — It was a normal (for 2021) Sunday evening back in July, I was minding my own business, obviously doing something super cool, when I spotted a message from a certain badger-y fellow in the Self Hosted show’s Discord Hackers start pushing malware in worldwide Log4Shell attacks — When the Log4j application parses these logs and encounters the string, the bug will force the server to make a callback, or request, to the URL listed in the JNDI string. Threat actors can then use that URL to pass Base64-encoded commands or Java classes to execute on the vulnerable device. Microsoft quietly told Apple it was willing to turn big Xbox-exclusive games into iPhone apps — In reality, Microsoft was willing to play along with many of Apple’s demands — and it even offered to bring triple-A, Xbox-exclusive games to iPhone to help sweeten the deal. <a title="What’s in Apple’s iOS 15.2, iPadOS 15.2? Nude-Image Detect
Wed, December 08, 2021
443: Reptilian Power Play
We peak in on one of the nastiest corporate moves in a while, and Chris has a big confession. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Miami Wants to Be Crypto Capital of U.S. - YouTube — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who said earlier last month he would take his next paycheck "100% in Bitcoin," Relegendable keycaps for your macropad — One at work and one at home, both run QMK, firmware that allows me to program the macropad with my own shortcuts. Advantage2 Wired Ergonomic Keyboard for Mac & PC Absolute Zero has a great system for productivity — Search engines can be great for discovery of new information so long as you know how they work, but they are sorely lacking in the information recall department. One of the best productivity hacks for me to address information recall has been to use the following system. New York CEO fires 900 employees on Zoom call — The CEO of New York-based online mortgage lender Better.com has sacked a total of 900 employees with immediate effect during a now-viral Zoom call. Vishal Garg CEO of Better.com fires 900 employees over Zoom meeting - footage - YouTube A freelancer’s dilemma — It begins by being clear about what you own, what you’re good at it and what gives you satisfaction. Apple has a crafty plan to crack the business market — The company is preparing a business-only offer through which organizations will be able to get a 13-inch MacBook Air for as little as $30 a month. <a title="Apple Business Essentials want to help your SMB manage all your devices" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.techradar
Wed, December 01, 2021
442: Touched by the Bar
Mike visits Pallet Town and comes back with some SQLAlchemy performance wisdom to share. Meanwhile, struggling with a lack of performance, Chris has kicked the tires of his new M1 Max MacBook Pro and is ready to share his counter-narrative take on the new hardware. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. System76 : The Power Up Holiday Sale, save up to $320 on select System76 systems. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Ditto — Ditto is an extension to the Windows Clipboard. You copy something to the Clipboard and Ditto takes what you copied and stores it in a database to retrieve at a later time. Maccy — Maccy is a lightweight clipboard manager for macOS. It keeps the history of what you copy and lets you quickly navigate, search, and use previous clipboard contents. SUSE-Cafe: Personal Color scheme for KDE Plasma 5 — Coffee lovers rejoice! I'm sharing my personal color scheme. Simple, easy on the eyes, and chocolatey! Advanced Visual Studio Code for Python Developers — During this tutorial, you’ll learn how you can configure, extend, and optimize VS Code for a more effective and productive Python development environment. After finishing this tutorial, you’ll have a variety of tools to help you be more productive using VS Code. It can be a powerful tool for rapid Python development. Pallet Town: SQLAlchemy Performance I — SQLAlchemy is the standard ORM toolkit for Python programs and it can be a little intimidating, especially for folks who haven’t done much database development. It also, like just about every ORM, is laden with pitfalls for developers who haven’t deal with even medium-scale database-powered applications. Once you get some of the basics down, these three tips should help you avoid those pitfalls. <a title="Parallels Desktop 17" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.parallels.com/news/press-releases/show/pd17-for-mac-lau
Wed, November 24, 2021
441: Dependency Derby
Are Linux devs getting upset with the Python community? We weigh in on a nuanced issue. Plus the mass-mod resignation over at Rust, and Mike's thoughts on setting up a dev environment on Windows 11. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Shortcut.com : Shortcut, because you shouldn’t have to project manage your project management. Links: Windows 11 - A Dev's Perspective — I was up and running with Python / FastAPI in less than a half hour. Postgresql, my database of choice, works just fine on Windows. Coder Radio listeners will know that I have been a fan of WSL for some time, however, for this challenge, I stuck with native Windows tooling. That’s right PowerShell! Upon install and launching the now built-in Windows Terminal, I was prompted to update PowerShell to PowerShell 7 and it’s great. If you only use BASH for basic terminal functionality or git from the CLI, you’ll be just fine on PowerShell. Python: Please stop screwing over Linux distros — I manage my Python packages in the only way which I think is sane: installing them from my Linux distribution’s package manager. I maintain a few dozen Python packages for Alpine Linux myself. It’s from this perspective that, throughout all of this turmoil in Python’s packaging world, I have found myself feeling especially put out. Every one of these package managers is designed for a reckless world in which programmers chuck packages wholesale into ~/.pip, set up virtualenvs and pin their dependencies to 10 versions and 6 vulnerabilities ago, and ship their computers directly into production in Docker containers which aim to do the minimum amount necessary to make their user’s private data as insecure as possible. mod team resignation by BurntSushi · Pull Request #671 · rust-lang/team — The entire moderation team resigns, effective immediately. This resignation is done in protest of the Core Team placing themselves unaccountable to anyone but themselves. <a title="1068-rust-governance - The Rust RFC Book
Wed, November 17, 2021
440: Just Say No to M1
We get some spicy emails, dig into why Mike just picked up another Linux laptop, and then share our real thoughts on Web3. Plus, how we met, and why the future is probably not so bright for Apple users long-term. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Shortcut.com : Shortcut, because you shouldn’t have to project manage your project management. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — Hush! Nobody tell @ChrisLAS #Linux @system76 Unix Surplus Servers Web3 For Dummies — Web 3.0 generally refers to the next generation of the worldwide web. Just like Web 2.0 started from an abstract concept of sending information on an open network, Web 3.0 goes deeper into building a fairer and more transparent internet. For this reason, Web 3.0 is often associated with blockchain technology. Web3 Foundation Grants Program — As part of our commitment to promoting the Web3 ecosystem, we offer comprehensive grants programs focused on funding software development and research efforts related to Polkadot, Kusama and Substrate What Exactly is Web3? by Juan Benet at Web3 Summit 2018 — Juan Benet, Founder & CEO of Protocol Labs, talks about what Web3 is and how it is a part of a larger movement going on in the Internet in which humanity is going from a pre-computing civilization to a post-computing civilization. Apple Quietly Buying Ads Via Google For High-Value Subscription Apps — Apple is secretly buying Google ads for high-value apps to collect potentially millions of dollars in subscription revenue, multiple
Wed, November 10, 2021
439: Github NoPilot
Microsoft has a bunch of new goodies for developers, but Mike is becoming more and more concerned about an insidious new feature. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Shortcut.com : Shortcut, because you shouldn’t have to project manage your project management. A Cloud Guru : In this course, ACG will quickly cover how to connect to various database types. Then, we will jump into using the pandas Python package for data preparation. Links: Yggdrasil Screen Reader — Yggdrasil is a new project that aims to create a better Linux screen reader, written in Rust. Getting Started With Python On Windows 2021 Edition — Don’t Despair! This Is Gonna Be Easy! :) Better Open With — With so many cool Android apps, Better Open With saves you the hassle of having to choose only one default app handler when you click a filetype, and without having to choose between "only once" and "always"! Apple's Craig Federighi Says Sideloading on iPhone Would Open the Floodgates to Malware — Apple's software engineering chief Craig Federighi today expressed his opposition to a provision in Europe's proposed Digital Markets Act that would require the iPhone to allow sideloading of apps outside of the App Store. WebSummit Video on LinkedIn — Craig is near the last 15-20 minutes. Announcing .NET 6 — There are massive gains in performance, which we’ve seen dropping the cost of hosting cloud services at Microsoft. .NET 6 is the first release that natively supports Apple Silicon (Arm64) and
Wed, November 03, 2021
438: The Oppenheimer Problem
After a little async Ruby chat and developer morality struggle, Chris explains how macOS Monterey has lapped Linux with a critical workstation feature. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Google's 'Be Evil' business transformation is complete — Looking through the lawsuit, the scope and shamelessness of Google's greed would appear to be stark. Project Bernanke, for example, is claimed to take data from publishers' ad servers to boost Google's own services. Project NERA, to create a "not owned but operated" walled garden for users if they used any Google service. "Project Jedi" was allegedly meant to freeze out independent ad exchanges by using insider knowledge, and in "Jedi Blue", Google is alleged to have conspired with Facebook to parcel out the goodies between themselves. fasterthanlime 🌌 on Twitter — "Ok so, I just read through all 173 pages of the unredacted Google antitrust filing and I have to say that either Google is screwed or society is screwed, we'll find out which." Async Ruby — Async Ruby adds new concurrency features to the language; you can think of it as "threads with none of the downsides". It's been in the making for a couple of years, and with Ruby 3.0, it's finally ready for prime time. Explaining Ruby Fibers — A fiber is simply an independent execution context that can be paused and resumed programmatically. We can think of fibers as story lines in a book or a movie: there are multiple happenings involving different persons at different places all occurring at the same time, but we can only follow a single story line at a time: the one we’re currently reading or watching. How macOS is more reliable, and doesn’t need reinstalling — This layout segregates the contents of the system into files which don’t change, except in a macOS update, and everything else which does. <a title=
Wed, October 27, 2021
437: Microsoft War Stories
Chatting about the week's .NET news leads us into a blue-tinted tale of woe. When Microsoft taketh, they also giveth. But is it enough? Plus, which MacBooks we did or did not buy. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Microsoft reverses controversial .NET change after open source community outcry — .NET 6 will now include Hot Reload across multiple platforms Microsoft Officially Deprecates UWP — Going forward, UWP will only receive “bug, reliability, and security fixes,” and not new features, Microsoft says, indicating that it is now deprecated. vscode.dev Visual Studio Code for the Web — Now when you go to https://vscode.dev, you'll be presented with a lightweight version of VS Code running fully in the browser. Open a folder on your local machine and start coding. Apple Announces 'Tech Talks' Where Developers Can Interface With Apple Experts — Apple says that developers can use the sessions to dive into technical content, get answers to questions, and seek one-on-one meetings for guidance. Sessions will be held online from Apple locations around the world in multiple time zones, including Bengaluru, India; Cupertino, California; London; Mexico City; São Paulo; Seoul, South Korea; Shanghai; Singapore; Sydney; Tel Aviv, Israel; and Tokyo. MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max impressions — New chips, familiar ports, and actual volume buttons — it might be love <a title="14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your back
Wed, October 20, 2021
436: The Diablo is in the Details
Why mastering your development environment can be a tricky feat, and a server outage brought to you by the late 1990s. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : The Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer Certification (PCEP) is a great place to start when getting Python certified. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Apple announces 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro — The M1 Pro chip is an upscaled version of the M1 chip, with up to 200 GB/s memory bandwidth, up to 32 GB RAM, and more than double the number of transistors. Apple said the CPU performance is about 70% faster than M1, and GPU performance is about double. M1 Max doubles RAM to 64 GB, and doubles the GPU size to 32 cores. Diablo II: Resurrected Outages — tl;dr: Our server outages have not been caused by a singular issue; we are solving each problem as they arise, with both mitigating solves and longer-term architectural changes. Blizzard Reveals Source Of Diablo II: Resurrected Server Issues — Blizzard has published a detailed post about the issues and hoo boy, they're complicated THE DECLINE OF DJANGO — Let's face it, it’s not very exciting to be a Django developer today. Python Programming - The State of Developer Ecosystem in 2021 Infographic Facebook Newsroom on Twi
Wed, October 13, 2021
435: Ask Alice
Mike just launched the secret project he's been working on for months and shares all the details. And Chris has a surprise for the end of the show. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : The Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer Certification (PCEP) is a great place to start when getting Python certified. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Excited to share Alice from @TheMadBotterINC. She's an #automation #nocode tool that understands all kinds of different data formats and can help your business run more efficiently. Think of her as a Rosetta Stone for data! Got a problem? #AskAlice Apple is appealing the Epic Games ruling it originally called a ‘resounding victory’ — Apple has filed for an appeal of the ruling in its major trial against Epic. While Apple largely won that case (the company went so far as to call the ruling a “resounding victory”) with Judge Gonzalez Rogers ruling in favor of Apple in nine of the ten claims Epic brought against the company, it did lose in one important way: the judge found that Apple violated California’s anti-steering rules, and demanded that Apple let developers link to outside payment systems. That policy would have taken over in December, but it may be pushed out beyond that — and it seems that’s the point. Justice Department Makes Quiet Push on Antitrust Enforcement Understanding all of Python, through its builtins — Python as a language is comparatively simple. And I believe, that you can learn quite a lot about Python and its features, just by learning what all of its builti
Thu, October 07, 2021
434: Coding Gungan Style
It's final push time on a big project for Mike, but Chris is the one who is exhausted. Still we've got some new insights into testing and thoughts on an emerging category of developer. Plus, why the hermit developer is alive and well, some important feedback, and a Python tip. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Hermit programmers are dead — However, with the advent of cloud computing and AI, the scenery may change soon for this profession. It’s time for programmers to mutate into sociable software engineers, recap and re-adapt, and take advantage of the only thing that machines cannot overtake: our human nature. Otherwise, I believe misfit programmers will perish… for sure. Why OpenAI’s Codex Won’t Replace Coders — It might create a new specialty, too: "prompt engineering," the often-complex process of crafting the textual prompts which allow AI systems like Codex to work their magic. Majority of developers spending half, or less, of their day coding, report finds — If you only get four hours max to code during the work day you're not alone, according to ActiveState's 2019 developer survey. Coverage Is Not Strongly Correlated with Test Suite Effectiveness · It Will Never Work in Theory — We found that code coverage is a poor predictor of how effective a test suite is at detecting bugs once the size of the test suite is accounted for. <a title="Internal Tech Emails on Twitter" rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/TechEmails/status/144436721
Wed, September 29, 2021
433: Falling for FastAPI
Mike's falling in love with FastAPI and gives us a hint at the next project he's building. Plus, our thoughts on employee machine monitoring and building a transition plan when you are ready to quit your job. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — The newest addition to the @TheMadBotterINC team, he’s a QA Engineer with keen eyes and sharp claws to testing. Apple CEO Tim Cook addresses workplace issues, pay equity, more in all-hands meeting — Cook, along with SVP of Retail and People Deirdre O'Brien, addressed a range of subjects from pay equity to Texas' new abortion law in a meeting broadcast to employees around the world, reports The New York Times. Activist employees told the publication that Cook answered only two of a number of questions they wanted to ask. The report fails to detail what those two questions were, but notes the Apple chief did comment on pay equity, at least in part. FastAPI — FastAPI is a modern, fast (high-performance), web framework for building APIs with Python 3.6+ based on standard Python type hints. Starlette — Starlette is a lightweight ASGI framework/toolkit, which is ideal for building high performance asyncio services. pydantic — Data validation and settings management using python type annotations. Typer — Typer is a library for building CLI applications that users will love using and developers will love creating. Based on Python 3.6+ type hints. SQLModel — SQL databases in Python, designed for simplicity, compa
Wed, September 22, 2021
432: That Time We Stepped In It
We’ve really had a week, one of those makes ya feel old kinda weeks. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Companies may not want to hire in Colorado due to labor law — A 9Wants to Know investigation found at least 10 companies may be avoiding hiring Coloradans to get around a new labor law. Colorado Revises Guidance on Job Posting Requirements Apple Releases iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 — A new Focus mode cuts down on distractions by limiting what's accessible and who can contact you, and notifications can now be grouped up in daily summaries. iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review - Section on Focus — What stood out to me when I started playing around with Apple’s presets for Focus (which include the basic Do Not Disturb, Driving, and Sleep, plus templates for Fitness, Gaming, and Reading) is the number of personalization options that were previously hard to find or not available at all with the classic Do Not Disturb. Singularity – Microsoft’s Experimental OS — These are the type of questions that the Microsoft Research team was trying to answer around 18 years ago and it was then when they came up with a pretty cool name for their new OS — Singularity. singularity GitHub — Clone of the MSR Singularity Project <a
Wed, September 15, 2021
431: Success is not Illegal
The more you read into it, the worse it gets. At least we have new devices to keep us happy. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: GitKraken — Legendary Git GUI client for Windows, Mac & Linux Apple Unveils iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max — Apple today announced the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max at its "California Streaming" event, featuring brighter Super Retina XDR displays with ProMotion, improved rear cameras, a more powerful variant of the A15 Bionic chip, up to 1TB of storage, a new Sierra Blue color option, and more. All-new iPad Mini announced with 5G, USB-C — The big news is that it’s larger than the iPad Mini 5 with an 8.3-inch display Breaking down the Epic v. Apple Fortnite trial ruling — Rogers clearly considers much of Epic and Apple’s behavior silly and many of both companies’ arguments bad. Epic has appealed Friday’s ruling in the Epic v. Apple case — The court ruled Friday that Epic should pay damages Java 17 / JDK 17 — JDK 17, the reference implementation of Java 17, is now Generally Available. We shipped build 35 as the first Release Candidate of JDK 17 on 6 August, and no P1 bugs have been reported since then. Build 35 is therefore now the GA build, ready for production use. <a title="K-Duo" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.keurig.com/K-Duo
Wed, September 08, 2021
430: Steamy PostgreSQL Shower
We are coming in hot, literally. It's a day of spicy takes. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. A Cloud Guru : In this course, ACG will quickly cover how to connect to various database types. Then, we will jump into using the pandas Python package for data preparation. Links: Python in Visual Studio Code — We are pleased to announce that the September 2021 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. Apple delays rollout of CSAM detection system and child safety features — We have decided to take additional time over the coming months to collect input and make improvements before releasing these critically important child safety features. Apple’s dangerous path Rising chip prices expected to continue into 2022 — The company is expected to prepare its biggest price hike in a decade, which could impact a lot of tech businesses. Michael Dominick on Twitter: "I want to do a #100DaysOfCode tied into @CoderRadioShow that provides value and entertainment for the listeners / readers. Thoughts? #programming cc @wespayne @ChrisLAS PS no Clojure 😉" / Twitter — I want to do a #100DaysOfCode tied into @CoderRadioShow that provides value and entertainment for the listeners / readers. Thoughts?
Wed, September 01, 2021
429: Apple Fools Everyone
Recent reports would have you believe Apple has made significant concessions to developers. Don't be fooled! We read between the lines and break down what is and what is not changing. Plus, some thoughts on environmental PCs and the question we hate the most. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Colony Tracker - Live Tracker — Use the live tracker (powered by Linode) to check the current location. If we're going to be in your area, hit that micro-meetup link. Apple makes App Store concessions to settle developer suit — Apple said Thursday it will relax some App Store rules in order to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by U.S.-based developers over its store terms. Apple, US developers agree to App Store updates - Apple Apple tweaks app pay rules in $100m settlement - BBC News The App Store is too big to change - The Verge Apple developers can't escape the 30% toll, because the lawyers took it — The settlement agreement proposes that the plaintiffs will make Election Day Linux Desktop Contest — I am happy to announce that The Mad Botter INC is once again hosting an open-source software development contest for US students.
Wed, August 25, 2021
428: Epic's Receipts
Things are worse than we ever thought, but that doesn't prevent us from taking a victory lap. Plus, Chris levels up his Mac skillz and gets his MacBook Pro under control. Sponsored By: Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: The Unicorn Project — The Unicorn Project reveals the Five Ideals: The First Ideal of Locality and Simplicity; The Second Ideal of Focus, Flow, and Joy; The Third Ideal of Improvement of Daily Work; The Fourth Ideal of Psychological Safety; and the Fifth Ideal of Focus on the Customer. The Effective Manager — The Effective Manager is a hands-on practical guide to great management at every level. Written by the man behind Manager Tools, the world's number-one business podcast, this book distills the author's 25 years of management training expertise into clear, actionable steps to start taking today. URLSession — The URLSession class and related classes provide an API for downloading data from and uploading data to endpoints indicated by URLs. Your app can also use this API to perform background downloads when your app isn’t running Objective-See: LuLu — LuLu is the free, open-source firewall that aims to block unknown outgoing connections, protecting your privacy and your Mac! Little Snitch — Little Snitch makes Internet connections visible and puts you back in control! Apple Actively Considers The Competitive Profile of 3rd Party Apps Don’t Feature Competitors in The App Store <a title="Sucks to be BigF
Wed, August 18, 2021
427: Second-Class Desktop
Chris makes a big mistake on the road, and Mike drops some reality-based sage wisdom. But it's really all just a ruse to get you to email the show. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Denver Meetup | Meetup — **This meet up starts at 4pm MDT but you are welcome to (encouraged even) to trickle in anytime between 4-7pm** Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2021 — In May 2021 over 80,000 developers told us how they learn and level up, which tools they’re using, and what they want. Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter — The Mac is in the best place it’s ever been, fresh off a CPU transition, new design language, and beautiful new hardware, w/ 2 brand new UI frameworks, universal apps, and a popular new programming language. If all that’s not enough to convince devs to make native apps, what is? Users lobby 1Password to abandon new Electron version — The forthcoming 1Password 8 for Mac is now in beta, but instead of a regular Mac app, it uses the resource-intensive Electron system — and users are objecting.
Wed, August 11, 2021
426: The Thoughtful Triangle
Is there a secret motive behind Apple's announced plans to scan iMessage and iCloud Photo Library content? Plus how using a common SDK just cost Zoom $85M. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Links: Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse — Apple unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused, including by governments looking to surveil their citizens. Edward Snowden on Twitter — No matter how well-intentioned, @Apple is rolling out mass surveillance to the entire world with this. Make no mistake: if they can scan for kiddie porn today, they can scan for anything tomorrow. They turned a trillion dollars of devices into iNarcs—*without asking.* An Open Letter Against Apple's Privacy-Invasive Content Scanning Technology Epic Games CEO warns of Apple 'state surveillance' Daring Fireball: Apple’s New ‘Child Safety’ Initiatives, and the Slippery Slope Exclusive: Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained — Apple Inc AAPL.O dropped plans to let iPhone users fully encrypt backups of their devices in the company's iCloud service after the FBI complained that th
Wed, August 04, 2021
425: Ruby in the Rough
Big promises are being made in Ruby land, Tech Crunch says Open Source is dead, and we have thoughts to share about both! We also discuss Google's Time Crystals. They have the power to fundamentally change our lives, but what the heck are they? Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Sorbet Compiler — For the past year, the Sorbet team has been working on an experimental, ahead-of-time compiler for Ruby, powered by Sorbet and LLVM. Today we’re sharing the source code for it. Patrick Collison on Twitter — We're big believers in multi-year infrastructure bets. After a few years of Ruby infra work, our in-house Ruby compiler is now 22–170% faster than Ruby's default implementation for Stripe's production API traffic. If interested in working on such problems, we're hiring! Sorbet · A static type checker for Ruby — Sorbet is 100% compatible with Ruby. It type checks normal method definitions, and introduces backwards-compatible syntax for method signatures. Time crystals — But time crystals want to be coherent. So putting them inside a quantum computer, and using them to conduct computer processes could potentially serve an incredibly important function: ensuring quantum coherence. White paper: Observation of Time-Crystalline Eigenstate Order on a Quantum Processor — Here we implement a continuous family of tunable CPHASE gates on an array of superconducting qubits to experimentally observe an eigenstate-ordered DTC. We demonstrate the characteristic spatiotemporal response of a DTC for generic initial states. Our work employs a time-reversal protocol that discriminates external decoherence from intrinsic thermalization, and levera
Wed, July 28, 2021
424: Denial of DOS
Mike shares his adventures coding while riding Amtrak, Chris is trying to get DOS running while he still can, and many of you wrote in sharing your concern for GNOME. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Warp terminal — Warp is a blazingly fast, Rust-based terminal that makes you and your team more productive at coding and DevOps. Salt Lake City | Meetup Denver Meetup | Meetup iDOS 2 emulator gets App Store takedown notice — Apple has issued an ultimatum: remove functionality or get booted from the App Store Michael Dominick on Twitter — I missed Earth Day & it's time for me to give away a @system76 #Thelio. This one's got a 12GB @nvidia card. Open to middle and high-school students in the US. More details to come, but I want to see some #FOSS around civics and it's yours. Courtesy of @TheMadBotterINC Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Awesome sight from the rails of @Amtrak #nofilter #landscapephotography Michael Dominick on Twitter - Wifi Power Fix — If you're experiencing slow wifi on #Ubuntu or #PopOS #Linux, try editing /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/default-wifi-powersave-on.conf to wifi.powersave=2 ;)
Wed, July 21, 2021
423: Dead Desktop Disco
Has Microsoft figured out a way to invalidate the GPL? We're skeptical. Plus, the Gnome project says the traditional desktop is dead, and extensions are niche. Do we agree? Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Qualcomm CEO Outlines Plans to Compete With Apple Silicon — Speaking to Reuters, Amon said that Qualcomm is capable of having the best chip on the market, thanks to a team of chip architects who previously worked for Apple but have since come to Qualcomm. Drachinifel - YouTube Salt Lake City | Meetup Denver Meetup | Meetup Microsoft puts PCs in the cloud with Windows 365 — Windows 365 is a new service that creates Cloud PCs Microsoft is bringing Windows to a web browser — Windows 365 will work in modern web browsers on Macs, iPads, Android devices, and Linux devices. Microsoft announces Windows 365 Cloud PC for commercial customers — With Windows 365, organizations can choose the size of the Cloud PC based on their needs with predictable per user per month pricing. Satya Nadella on Twitter — With Windows 365, we’re bringing the operating system to the cloud and creating a new category: the cloud PC, providing organizations with greater flexibility and a secure way to empower their workforce, regardless of location.</li
Wed, July 14, 2021
422: Don't Code in Bed
It seems AI isn't replacing developers just yet, and why we think you shouldn’t get too comfortable. Plus the almost impossible story of how Mike defeated another laptop. Sponsored By: Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder A Cloud Guru : This course is a deep-dive course on Linux File Sharing. This is a stand-alone course, but it is also part of the learning path intended to prepare you for the LPIC-2 Engineer 202-450 exam. Links: Salt Lake City | Meetup Denver Meetup | Meetup Risk Assessment of GitHub Copilot Live Share with Visual Studio Code
Wed, July 07, 2021
421: Misdirected Request
Has Google already started its decline? Our surprising take. Plus the trouble with Co-Pilot, and a lot more. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: (Most) Programmers are losing our jobs very soon — Instead of program computers we will show them our needs and they will figure out what to do. Armin Ronacher on Twitter — I don't want to say anything but that's not the right license Mr Copilot. Salt Lake City | Meetup Denver Meetup | Meetup
Thu, July 01, 2021
420: You Can't Sideload Happiness
Mike's got some strong feels about his new system, and Chris spent a week with Windows 11. And that's not even scratching the surface. It's a wild one, with some hard truths, so buckle up. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Windows 11 is a new and refreshing approach to an old and familiar home — The last significant change to Windows 11 that we’re able to test right now is the new Microsoft Store. To put it simply, Microsoft’s app store for Windows has sucked since it first appeared nearly 10 years ago. Microsoft is finally allowing developers to submit any win32 traditional desktop app, and Microsoft Store has already become far more useful during a beta than it ever was before. Salt Lake City | Meetup — On our way to Denver, we are swinging through Salt Lake City, that is if we get enough people to sign up! Denver Meetup | Meetup — Many of the Jupiter Broadcasting cast are getting together in Denver for a much overdue reunion - and we'd like to spend an evening with you! How we Arrived at the Pop!_OS COSMIC Design — Pop!_OS 21.04 introduces the COSMIC desktop, which changes the workflow that users have become accustomed to since Pop!_OS first released. Google and Microsoft End Their Five-Year Cease-Fire — A non-aggression pact forged by their CEOs expired in April, threatening to add fuel to industry’s antitrust battles GitHub Copilot</a
Thu, June 24, 2021
419: Authentication Timeout
Big Tech's punishment train has been en route for years, but now that it's almost arrived, are we getting onboard? Plus Mike's recent tech woes and Chris' special surprise waiting for him in the studio. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Salt Lake City | Meetup — On our way to Denver, we are swinging through Salt Lake City, that is if we get enough people to sign up! Denver Meetup | Meetup — Many of the Jupiter Broadcasting cast are getting together in Denver for a much overdue reunion - and we'd like to spend an evening with you! Google is risk averse & has paralyzing bureaucracy, executives say — Several other Google executives told The New York Times that the company is suffering from a number of issues related to its size and maturity, including a "paralyzing bureaucracy, a bias toward inaction and a fixation on public perception." Sundar Pichai Faces Internal Criticism at Google - The New York Times — Despite record profits, a number of them are worried that the company is suffering from both its size and leadership from its C.E.O., Sundar Pichai. Apple's Tim Cook called Nancy Pelosi — Cook cautioned that the bills were rushed, would stifle innovation, and would hurt consumers by wreaking havoc on Apple services, according to the report. He also requested that the Judiciary Committee delay its process of consideration, a funnel through which the legislation must pass before reaching the full House. <
Wed, June 16, 2021
418: I'm a Teapot
We get a bit skeptical about Stripe Identity, how it works, and precisely why we don't like some of their privacy trade-offs. Plus, a tool we're calling "game-changing" that probably makes anyone a master developer. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : In this course, you will learn what containers are and why use them; how to manage containers, pods, and images using Podman. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Ultimate Road Warrior Bundle — Complete Mobile Internet Solution with Dual LTE-A Pro CAT-12 Cellular and 2.4/5.8ghz WiFi Designed for Power Users Cellular Data Plans - Mobile Internet Resource Center — Cellular data plans are offered for smartphones, mobile hotspot devices and cellular embedded routers. They come direct from the carriers, prepaid & postpaid and through 3rd parties. Unlimited doesn't always mean unlimited either. Stripe Identity: Verify identities with confidence — Stripe Identity lets you programmatically confirm the identity of global users so you can prevent attacks from fraudsters while minimizing friction for legitimate customers. Zhuowei Zhang on Twitter — Virtualization.framework even emulates DFU mode when booting macOS 12 Apple Silicon as a guest, over virtio-usb, using AVPBooter. These macOS 12 Monterey features do not work on Intel — According to Apple, here are the macOS 12 Monterey features available only on Mac computers with Apple Silicon (currently, the M1 chip) <a title="Clippy - Visual Studio Marketplace" rel="nofollow" href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.c
Thu, June 10, 2021
417: Why Would Developers Care?
Our takes on the important bits from Apple's WWDC 2021 keynote and State of the Union. None of the fluff, just the stuff the mattered. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows — Apple is turning FaceTime into a bit more of a Zoom-like video calling service with this update. FaceTime is also going to allow you to grab a link to a scheduled call so that you can share it with people in advance and join in at the right time. iPadOS 15 Preview - Features - Apple — A menu at the top of apps lets you enter Split View, Slide Over, full screen, or center window with just a tap. You can also quickly close a window from the menu. Siri coming to third-party devices for the first time iOS 15 adds offline Siri for faster query recognition — With iOS 15, Siri will now be able to handle a variety of requests without an Internet connection. iPadOS 15: You can now build apps on the iPad — For the first time, you can code, iterate and build apps on the iPad itself. Using Swift Playgrounds on iPadOS 15. Xcode Cloud Overview — Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode and designed expressly for Apple developers. <a title="iOS 15 Includes Built-In Password Authenticator With Autofill" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.macrumors.com/2021/06/07/ios-15-b
Wed, June 02, 2021
416: Strange Voltron of Hell
Mike's unique take on the bold promises made at MS Build this year, and the one item he REALLY wants announced at WWDC next week. Plus a batch of your emails, a little proxy war, and more! Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. System76 : Engineered to be comfortable and fully customizable. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Microsoft Build was bad, and the company needs to do better — WebView2 in WinUI 3, Project Reunion 0.8, Windows search improvements, and Windows Terminal 1.9. Microsoft Build 2021 Book of News — This Book of News is your resource for all the announcements we’re making at Microsoft Build. Qualcomm has a Snapdragon Developer Kit to test Windows apps — Powered by the Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 chipset, it’s also going to include things like .NET 5.0, Visual Studio Code, FFMPEG, LLVM, Chromium, Wix, and more. With x64 emulation currently preview, developers can test that out as well to see the benefit with a native ARM64 app. Microsoft Build: Nadella teases Windows update; Teams, Azure improved — CEO Satya Nadella teased “one of the most significant updates of Windows of the past decade” in his kickoff speech at Microsoft’s Build conference for software developers. Apple Accuses Microsoft of Using Epic in Legal Attack — Apple claims Epic used as many witnesses associated with Microsoft at trial as it d
Wed, May 26, 2021
415: Keyboard Kurious
We both fall for a new fancy keyboard; then we get philosophical about free software's never-ending quest to conquer mobile. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Launch Keyboard - System76 — The Launch Configurable Keyboard is engineered to be comfortable, fully customizable, and make your workflow more efficient. Panic Blog » The Future of Code Editor — We’ll stop selling our Code Editor app for iOS soon Developing in the Windows Subsystem for Linux with Visual Studio Code — The Visual Studio Code Remote - WSL extension lets you use the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) as your full-time development environment right from VS Code. Work in Windows Subsystem for Linux with Visual Studio Code — This tutorial walks you through enabling Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and running Visual Studio Code in WSL using the Remote - WSL extension. An In Depth Tutorial on Linux Development on Windows with WSL and Visual Studio Code | Windows Command Line
Wed, May 19, 2021
414: Google I/NO
After Chris gets a reality check from Mike, the guys answer some emails and admit a cold hard truth. Plus our reaction to the creation of a Linux Subsystem for Mac. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Framework Laptop review (hands on) — the anti-MacBook is here — This is a big deal for DIY computing enthusiasts, and it's a powerful sales pitch in a market where leading manufacturers like Apple proudly release products designed to be difficult (if not impossible) for customers to crack open and tinker with themselves. Framework Laptop pre-orders are now open — Starting at $999, with a fully refundable $100 deposit Google I/O 2021 preview — Google I/O starts Tuesday, May 18 at 1 pm EDT, when Google/Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai will take the stage and presumably show off what Google has been working on all year. How M1 Macs feel faster than Intel models: it’s about QoS — The pattern of use of cores is that almost all the activities of macOS are run on the Efficiency cores, with only the occasional blip on the Performance cores. Running apps and performing other user tasks is the other way around, with the brunt borne on the Performance rather than Efficiency cores. This is because those user tasks are more likely to run with QoS of at least 17, and in many cases 25 and 33. Lima: Linux-on-Mac: "macOS subsystem for Linux" — Lima can be considered as a some sort of unofficial "macOS subsystem for Linux", or "containerd for Mac".
Wed, May 12, 2021
413: Painpoints to Profits
Chris struggles with his nature, while Mike shares some sage developer advice that everyone should hear before using a platform like AWS. Then we react, strongly, to Docker charging to skip updates. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Hacker Accessed AWS for $50k+ – AWS Ignoring Me — My business has used AWS for around 3 years and our normal usage is $1k per month in EC2 and S3. In early March a hacker accessed our AWS account through my login via an IP address in Austria (I'm in Austin, TX). They spun up 3 large instances of EC2 which began charging us $1k-$2k per day. Changing How Updates Work with Docker Desktop 3.3 — If you use Docker Desktop at work you may need to skip a specific update. For this reason, Pro or Team subscription developers can skip notifications for a particular update when a reminder appears. Brendan Dolan-Gavitt on Twitter — ...ignoring Docker updates is a paid feature now?? Dieu Cao on Twitter — The snooze interval is once a day. I'm asking our comms team if they can update the existing blog post to be more explicit about the behavior that you won't see these until two weeks after an update becomes available and then once a day after that. Nick Statt on Twitter — This is really key. Apple’s lawyer says "Apple did not establish the 30 percent,” but rather game companies did back around 2003 when digital distrbuition was starting. “30% was, as Epic’s integrate documents will show, industry standard." Ben Bajarin on Twitter — Basically, they want t
Thu, May 06, 2021
412: Context in Comprehension
From adventures in learning, a recipe for great collaborations, to creativity and problem-solving in tech. It's a deep dive chat with Wes Payne. Other topics include: one definition of Wes-work introvertedness and the subtle art of being agreeable strategies in brainstorming entropy and evolution of routines in creativity hammock time and meditation Buddhism and our mind's understanding of the world the importance of context in comprehension Note: Brent's chat with Wes originally aired as part of an excellent series of Brunchs . Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: The World Before Your Feet | Now Playing in Theaters Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Tim Ferriss and The 4-Hour Workweek Six Thinking Hats - Wikipedia Daily Rituals: A Guided Tour of Writers’ and Artists’ Creative Habits – Brain Pickings Hammock Driven Development - Rich Hickey - YouTube Hammock-driven development | Convinced Coder No “yes.” Either “HELL YEAH!” or “n
Thu, April 29, 2021
411: The Misadventures of Mad Mikhail
Mike has a few stories to share, but more importantly a very hard lesson he's going to make damn sure you learn. And Chris has a breakthrough after spending the weekend with WSL's GUI Linux apps. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: 10 Questions to ask in a Job Interview — Spoiler alert: “What’s the culture like here?” is definitely NOT one of them. Apple's M1 Positioning Mocks the Entire x86 Business Model — If you want to buy a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, Apple will sell you an M1. Want a Mac Mini? You get an M1. Interested in the iMac or the new iPad Pro? You get an M1. The Initial Preview of GUI app support is now available for the Windows Subsystem for Linux — GUI app support now lets you use your favorite Linux GUI applications as well.
Thu, April 22, 2021
410: M1 has a Dirty Little Secret
Our thoughts on the hardware Apple announced this week, and if any of it is suitable for professional workloads. Plus your feedback, a few random stories, and more. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Apple Will Keep 15 to 30% Cut of Podcast Subscriptions — Apple today announced a new podcasts subscription feature that's coming to the Podcasts app. Podcast subscriptions will let podcast publishers sell subscriptions to an individual show or a group of shows, with pricing starting at 49 cents per month Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter — Interesting that Apple went to the trouble of showing off things like Continuity & Handoff that macOS has had for years — they must really be anticipating a fresh audience for these iMacs All The Apple Park Transitions—April 20, 2021 — Apple announces new iMac, AirTags, iPad Pro with the M1 processor, and more at its Spring Loaded event. It also offered a glimpse of the Apple Park campus by means of transitions for each presentation section. Apple Spring Event Live Commentary - JupiterTube — Event coverage starts about 24 min. Magic Keyboard With Touch ID Compatible With All M1 Macs, But Only Sold With iMac For Now — Alongside the redesigned iMac, Apple introduced a new Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for fingerprint authentication <a title="Apple's Bright New iMacs Come With Color-Matched Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, Power Cord and USB-C Cable" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.macrumors.com/2021/04/20/apple-ima
Thu, April 15, 2021
409: Conflict
We visit an alternate reality where Epic wins in their fight against Apple, COBOL reigns supreme, and the halls of great Jedi Temple are lined with Object-C developers. Sponsored By: Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. System76 : Thelio Mira empowers your workflow with high-end components backed by quiet, effective cooling—a great value that proves its worth in any professional setting. Links: Objective-C slides down the popularity rankings — Objective-C, the general-purpose programming language that was used for OS X and iOS development in the earlier days of Apple, enjoyed high spots in the TIOBE index until 2014, and was listed for language of the year award in 2011 and 2012 index | TIOBE Apple Admits Why It Keeps iMessage Off Android — There’s an entire section in the filing about iMessage and how Apple uses it to keep users in their system. Epic v. Apple discovery details ‘Project Liberty’ scheme — According to Apple, Epic Games has hired PR firms in 2019 to work on a media strategy called “Project Liberty” aimed at portraying Apple “as the bad guy.” IBM COBOL for Linux on x86 1.1 — COBOL for Linux on x86 1.1 is the latest addition to the IBM COBOL compiler family, which includes Enterprise COBOL for z/OS and COBOL for AIX. <a title="Kitchen Table Talks: Why COBOL is Affecting t
Thu, April 08, 2021
408: Request Timeout
After a decade long fight, no one feels like a winner. Plus, the tail of an embarrassing switch gone wrong, and our thoughts on Oracle vs. Google finally coming to an end. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : This intermediate-level course teaches the concepts of using PowerShell Core with Linux. Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Supreme Court rules for Google in Oracle copyright fight over Android — Oracle had claimed to be owed as much as $9 billion, while Google claimed that its use of the code was covered under the doctrine of fair use. FOSS Patents: Supreme Court deems Google's use of Java APIs in Android fair use, thus no infringement--doesn't reach API copyrightability WWDC21 - Apple Developer — The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is coming to a screen near you, June 7 to 11. Join the worldwide developer community for an all-online program with exciting announcements, sessions, and labs at no cost. Introducing Libadwaita — Such a library would define the visual language of GNOME by offering the stylesheet and the patterns in a single package.
Thu, April 01, 2021
407: Halls of Glowing Apples
Ruby has gone off the rails this week, and Wes is here to explain what’s happened. Plus emails into the show send Chris into a full Linux panic. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Sacrificing acts of heroism, big and small - YouTube Ruby off the Rails — On Wednesday, Bastien Nocera, the maintainer of a software library called shared-mime-info, informed Daniel Mendler, maintainer of a Ruby library called mimemagic, which incorporates Nocera's code, that he was shipping mimemagic under an incompatible software license. Announcing the Deno Company — Deno is our attempt to breathe new life into this ecosystem. Deno Deploy Chip shortage could benefit Apple with better component pricing — The global chip shortage will become a problem for devices like iPhones and Macs requiring chips for storage, but Wedbush believes it could be beneficial to Apple and its suppliers by improving the pricing of components.
Thu, March 25, 2021
406: Functional Sadism
Some sage developer wisdom is overshadowed by Mike's mad stonk game, while Chris worries Apple's secret M1 tricks charming Linux users. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Caesar Sengupta leaving Google after 15-year career — The initiative has been led by Caesar Sengupta who announced today that he’s leaving Google after nearly 15 years. The man behind Google's 'Next Billion Users' is leaving Caesar Sengupta on Twitter — After ~15 wonderful yrs @Google, I’m stepping into the outside world on a new journey. I leave, heart full of gratitude, joy and many deep friendships. 🙏🙏🙏 @sundarpichai and many many Google friends. Apple's Longtime App Store Developer Relations Lead Retires — Okamoto was responsible for overseeing the App Store review process and policies, distributing tools to allow developers to build and sell apps, developer support, developer communications, developer awards, and he also handled the annual Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple 'Surprised' By Developer Frustration Apple Developing New 'HomePod' Models With Screens and Cameras — Bloomberg's Mark Gurman briefly mentioned that Apple has "been developing new speakers with screens and cameras." <a title="HomePod Mini Features Dormant Temperature and Humidity Sensor" rel="nof
Thu, March 18, 2021
405: Method Not Allowed
Mike goes straight for the attack and hits Chris where it hurts, then it's problem-solving time. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Common Lisp — Common Lisp Editing Extension for vscode USB Video Capture Card — The video capture cards is up to 4K@60Hz High Definition Input, output max resolution 1920×1080@60Hz. Adium — Adium is a free instant messaging application for macOS that can connect to XMPP (Jabber), IRC and more. Farewell HomePod, Apple's most misunderstood product — There was a huge chasm between what it really was, and what most people thought it was – and Apple’s marketing didn’t help … Mike's CrowdSourced Trolling of Chris Employees Actually Work Less Than 3 Hours a Day — New research from the UK’s largest money saving brand has revealed that the average UK office worker is only productive for 2 hours and 53 minutes out of the working day.
Thu, March 11, 2021
404: Not Found
Mike reveals his secret project to Chris, who has several probing questions. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — Mesa announcing something new tonight and someone we all know and love who has great hair is going disapprove of the architecture! CoderBytes — New super secret project landing page. Open Bug Bounty — Free Bug Bounty Program and Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure. Michael Dominick on Twitter — I’m submitting a talk entitled “OpenSUSE Evangelism and The @ChrisLAS Challenge” 😈 ReSharper — The Visual Studio Extension for .NET Developers dotUltimate — All .NET tools, ReSharper C++, and JetBrains Rider, together in one pack Michael Dominick on Twitter — Damn.... working in #CSharp is just a pleasure.... #Tempation. Does anyone know a lot about how @dotnet #Linux binaries compare in comparison to #cpp ones? I am reconsidering some of my choices here.... The iMac Pro has been discontinued — Apple confirms the meaning behind "while supplies last" note in online store. Apple discontinues the iMac Pro — More notably, the iMac Pro is a product from a different time, and represents a path Apple ultimately chose not to take with the Mac. When Apple announced in April 2017 it would make a
Thu, March 04, 2021
403: Forbidden
After we pine about the way things used to be, Mike shares why he is developing a fondness for C++. Sponsored By: Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Of all my machines, the humble Lemur has once again become my daily driver. Great machine from the folks at @system76." GIGABYTE M27Q 27" 170Hz 1440P KVM Gaming Monitor — 170Hz Refresh Rate, 0.5ms (MPRT) Response Time Rust: "Move fast and break things" as a moral imperative — Rust breaks a lot of stuff, and in ways that are difficult to fix Facebook Just Admitted It Has Lost the Battle With Apple Over Privacy — The company launched an ad campaign that shows just how worried it is about Apple's upcoming privacy changes. Gmail for iOS Updated for the First Time in Three Months — After neglecting the app for several months, Google today finally updated Gmail on the App Store for the first time in exactly three months. Stadia version of Terraria is back in production after developer reconciles with Google — The co-creator previously announced it was canceled Why TMB Chose C++ in '21 — We went with C++. Before you flip your lid, here’s why.
Thu, February 25, 2021
402: Payment Required
We open the robe and share some vintage career origin stories. And we save Mike's soul by answering a few emails. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : ACG's spring sale is the perfect time to plant the seeds for your digital transformation. Fast track to cloud with the most effective and comprehensive cloud learning platform. Promo Code: springintocloud21 Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder The Coder : The Coder is made from 100% cotton terry velour for soft, cozy wear and is embroidered on the left chest with a classic white-on-black Coder Radio logo. Save $10 with code SWIFT. Promo Code: SWIFT Links: Coder Radio Episode 400 Poster — Celebrate 400 episodes of Coder Radio with this word cloud tribute poster. The Coder — Look and feel comfortable, while kicking ass. Life is better in a robe. Keychron K3 Ultra-slim Wireless Mechanical Keyboard — Keychron K3 Ultra-slim Wireless Bluetooth Mechanical Keyboard has included keycaps for both Windows and macOS, and users can hotswap every switch in seconds with the hot-swappable version. Keychron K3 review — If you need the lightest and smallest low-profile mechanical keyboard, Keychron's new K3 fits the bill. Keychron K3 Travel Pouch Keychron K6 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard — Crafted to maximize your workspace with an ergonomic design,
Thu, February 18, 2021
401: Unauthorized
Mike crosses over to report back from the other side, and Chris is along for the ride. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder The Coder : The Coder is made from 100% cotton terry velour for soft, cozy wear and is embroidered on the left chest with a classic white-on-black Coder Radio logo. Save $10 with code SWIFT. Promo Code: SWIFT Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Holy crap! All those years not trying #ThinkPad from @Lenovo - I didn’t know what I was missing!" Michael Dominick on Twitter — "It's so beautiful! #WSL #Linux @CoderRadioShow. Another don't tell @ChrisLAS ;) CC @PengwinLinux And yes, I am taking a mild WSL challenge again." OpenLiteSpeed WordPress Server | Linode Marketplace — This One-Click gives you OpenLiteSpeed, PHP, MySQL Server, WordPress, LiteSpeed Cache, and other useful applications. Google resumes updating iPhone apps, including YouTube — The vast majority of Google’s iOS apps have not been updated since early December. Google's iOS Apps, Which Still Haven't Been Updated Since Early December — After saying “This app is out of date”, its warning goes on to say “You should update this app.” We can’t. “The version you’re using doesn’t include the latest security features to keep you protected. Only continue if you understand the risks.” <a title="Here’s a first look at Microsoft’s xCloud for the web" rel="nof
Thu, February 11, 2021
400: Bad Request
After reflecting on more than 8 years of the show, we get into solving problems and taking names. Plus a couple of special announcements, and some Hoopla we've just got to talk about. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : In this course, you will develop all of the skills you need to write effective and complex shell scripts that can automate mundane tasks and complex implementations. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder The Coder : The Coder is made from 100% cotton terry velour for soft, cozy wear and is embroidered on the left chest with a classic white-on-black Coder Radio logo. Save $10 with code SWIFT. Promo Code: SWIFT Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Coder Radio Episode 1 MP4 - Direct Download — Michael and Chris introduce our new weekly software development podcast. We start with a look at ways beginners can get started with development. Plus we chat about the issues new developers face entering a market dominated by App stores. Then – How platform vendors are feeling the need to reclaim greater control from developers. Gateways to Programming | Coder Radio Episode 1 Coder Radio Episode 400 Poster — Celebrate 400 episodes of Coder Radio with this word cloud tribute poster. Every title turned into one cool poster. The Coder | Official Coder Radio Robe — The Coder is made from 100% cotton terry velour for soft, cozy wear. Embroidered on the left chest with a classic white on black Coder Radio logo. <a title="Hacker Tried to Poison Florida City's Water Supply, Police Say" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/88ab33/h
Thu, February 04, 2021
399: Better Living Through Bots
Microsoft is working on a bot that can deepfake you real good, and we have thoughts. Plus some insights into testing, and a special friend returns to the show. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios — Google will close its two game studios, located in Montreal and Los Angeles. Neither had released any games yet. That closure will impact around 150 developers, one source familiar with Stadia operations said. Slack’s Outage on January 4th 2021 - Slack Engineering — As if this was not already an inauspicious start to the New Year, while we were in the early stages of investigating, our dashboarding and alerting service became unavailable. After You Die, Microsoft Wants to Resurrect You as a Chatbot — In a December 2020 patent, Microsoft outlines a process for uploading data about a person—even the deceased—to turn their likeness into a chatbot. Data of the dead: Virtual immortality exposes holes in privacy laws Perl-clutching hijackers appear to have seized control of 33-year-old programming language's .com domain= — A warning went up on the perl.org infrastructure weblog overnight notifying users that perl.com now directed to a parking site and advised against visiting "as there are some signals that it may be related to sites that have distributed malware in the past." Huginn: Your agents are standing by! — Huginn is a system for building agents that perf
Thu, January 28, 2021
398: Testing the Test
The guys can't help but laugh when they hear the test tests one well-known online giant is testing. You might say they get a bit testy. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Alacritty: A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator. — Alacritty is a modern terminal emulator that comes with sensible defaults, but allows for extensive configuration. By integrating with other applications, rather than reimplementing their functionality, it manages to provide a flexible set of features with high performance. The supported platforms currently consist of BSD, Linux, macOS and Windows. How We Ported Linux to the M1 — At Corellium, we've been tracking the Apple mobile ecosystem since iPhone 6, released in 2014 with two 64-bit cores. Apple Seeds Second Release Candidate Version of macOS Big Sur 11.2 to Developers — macOS Big Sur 11 included a ContentFilterExclusionList that let Apple's apps like the App Store, Maps, iCloud, and more to avoid firewall and VPN apps that users had installed Probabilistic flakiness: How do you test your tests? — While we use automated tests to detect regressions in product quality, until recently we had no means of automatically detecting whether the tests themselves were deteriorating.
Thu, January 21, 2021
397: Electron Ennui
Is performance the ultimate requirement? What amount of compromise are we comfortable with? Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Electron package guidelines — Arch Linux provides global electron and versioned electron* packages that can be used to run an electron application via a shellscript wrapper. Intel has to be better than ‘lifestyle company’ Apple at making CPUs, says new CEO — “We have to deliver better products to the PC ecosystem than any possible thing that a lifestyle company in Cupertino” makes, Gelsinger reportedly told Intel employees. “We have to be that good, in the future.” Intel suggests it will wait for new CEO to make critical decisions to fix manufacturing crisis - oregonlive.com MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro, M1 Rumors — This week was sure a busy one in the Apple world, with a flurry of announcements out of CES early in the week followed by a rash of Mac- and iPhone-related rumors later in the week. The Shape of Code » Software effort estimation is mostly fake research
Thu, January 14, 2021
396: Everyone Fools Around with Linux in College
Mike and Chris discuss the recent JetBrains FUD and ponder the impact of recent AWS policy enforcement. Plus a bunch of cool setups sent in by our audience. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : In this course, we cover the skills and concepts necessary to pass the Red Hat RHCSA exam, using a mix of lessons and hands-on labs. Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: code-server: VS Code in the browser — Run VS Code on any machine anywhere and access it in the browser. Homebrew on Apple Silicon — The biggest issue for me was Homebrew. According to this issue “There won’t be any support for native ARM Homebrew installations for months to come.” No big deal though. Homebrew can work just fine with Rosetta 2 and some things work natively. Download Visual Studio Code Insiders — Get the latest release each day. Widely Used Software Company May Be Entry Point for Huge U.S. Hacking - The New York Times — Russian hackers may have piggybacked on a tool developed by JetBrains, which is based in the Czech Republic, to gain access to federal government and private sector systems in the United States. Question on Quora that Captures the Impact — Are creators of IntelliJ, the JetBrains company, a project of Russian secret services stealing secrets from all the Western software shops? <a title="Parler is officially offline after AWS suspension" rel="nofollow" href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/11/parler-is-officially-offline-afte
Thu, January 07, 2021
395: 50 Shades of M1
Their lives change forever when they meet a handsome, tormented, laptop. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Plain Text Accounting, a guide to Ledger and friends - plaintextaccounting.org — Plain text accounting means doing accounting with plain text data formats and scriptable software, in the style of Ledger, hledger, beancount, and co. Beancount: Double-Entry Accounting from Text Files. — A double-entry bookkeeping computer language that lets you define financial transaction records in a text file, read them in memory, generate a variety of reports from them, and provides a web interface. Fava - web interface for Beancount — Fava is a web interface for the double-entry bookkeeping software Beancount with a focus on features and usability. Michael Dominick on Twitter — Interesting! It looks like @jetbrains is already on the M1 train. Dell.com/linux — With Canonical and Red Hat certification, Dell validation, and factory install options, you can be assured that your system just works. Dell XPS 13 Laptop As Built for the Show — + “Tiger Lake” 11th-gen CPU up to 4.2 GHz + Ubuntu Linux 20.04 + Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (more on this) + 16GB 4267MHz LPDDR4x Memory Onboard (Max of 32GB possible) + 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive (Max of 2TB Possible) + 1080p touch edge to edge infinity display (4k optional) <a title="XPS 13 vs ThinkPad X1 Carbon Machine Le
Thu, December 31, 2020
394: SaaS is a Blast
Services and subscriptions get a bad wrap, so we flip the script and talk about the ones we're grateful to pay for. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Variety-slideshow — A pan-and-zoom image slideshow in Python, using Clutter. Integrates nicely with Variety. JÄRVFJÄLLET Gunnared beige, white, Office chair with armrests - IKEA — All bodies are different. JÄRVFJÄLLET swivel chair is designed so that you can adjust the headrest, lumbar support and the seat height and depth. SaaS we happily pay for — We try to run a lean operation at Mailbrew, but we are suckers for great tools that improve our daily workflows, so we pay for quite a few of them each month. Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2020 — In February 2020 nearly 65,000 developers told us how they learn and level up, which tools they’re using, and what they want.
Thu, December 24, 2020
393: The Snake in the Room
Mike details his favorite python tools and his tricks for performance concerns. Plus a bunch of workspace improvement ideas, feedback, and more. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Mechanical Keyboards Matrix Chat ThinkPad TrackPoint Keyboard II — The ThinkPad TrackPoint II Keyboard translates the ThinkPad notebook’s iconic typing experience into a stand-alone device. Gooseneck Tablet Holder — Flexible Arm Clip Tablet Stand Bed Desk Mount Compatible with iPad Pro Mini Air, Galaxy Tabs and More Portable Monitor — UPERFECT 15.6" 100% DCI-P3, 99% Adobe RGB, 500 Nits Brightness, FHD 1920x1080 IPS Screen Chris’ WFH Setup Pics on Instagram Welcome to Flask FastAPI — FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production Qt for Python | The official Python bindings for Qt — Qt for Python is the project that provides the official set of Python bindings (PySide2) that will supercharge your Python applications. While the Qt APIs are world renowned, there are more reasons why you should consider Qt for Python. The first official release of the PySide2 module is available now! Pylance - Visual Studio Marketplace — Pylance is an extension that works alongside Python in Visual Studio Code to provide performant language support. Under the hood, Pylance is powered by
Thu, December 17, 2020
392: Seduced by The Snake
Mike recalls how he accidentally converted his development shop into a Python house, and Chris experiments with his Minimum Viable Robe. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Men's Rugby Robe, Flannel-Lined, Hooded — Perfect for lounging around the house, this flannel-lined robe offers incredible comfort and warmth. Model 01 Keyboard – Keyboardio — The Model 01 is not like other keyboards. We mill the Model 01's enclosure from solid maple Keyboardio Atreus — Until you see an Atreus in person, it's hard to comprehend just how compact it is. ErgoDox EZ: An Incredible Mechanical Ergonomic Keyboard — The world's most powerful ergonomic keyboard QMK Firmware - An open source firmware for AVR and ARM based keyboards — The goal of the QMK software project is to develop a completely customizable, powerful, and enjoyable firmware experience for any project - keyboard or otherwise Qt 6.0 Released — The mission of Qt 6 is to enable Qt to be the productivity platform for the future. New Features in Qt 6.0 - Qt Wiki Qt for Python 6 released Corsair Void RGB Elite Wireless Premium Gaming Headset — RF Gaming Headphones
Thu, December 10, 2020
391: Coder In the Woods
Time to talk business, and Chris reveals his biggest mistake since going independent. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Ultimate Hacking Keyboard – The keyboard. For professionals. Unicomp Inc: New Model M Keychron K3 Ultra-slim Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
Thu, December 03, 2020
390: The Gold Rust
After we geek out about keyboards, we answer some feedback and take a dip in the Rust lust. Sponsored By: System76 : Upgrade and Save on laptops and desktops through January 4th. The more you upgrade, the more you save! A Cloud Guru : Take advantage of your last chance to get a discount this year. Links: Das Keyboard Q software — The information you need - on your keyboard Vortex Race 3 Mechanical Keyboard — Vortex's newest 75% keyboard, the 83-key Race 3! Do you need dedicated arrow keys that your 60% doesn't provide, but don't want the size of a TKL? A 75% may be just for you! Most of the keys are in the "normal" spot, so there's nearly no learning curve for this keyboard. Vortexgear Race 3 - on Amazon CODE Mechanical Keyboard — The CODE keyboard is designed to be timeless – but modern and unobtrusive as well. Khaos Tian on Twitter — Ubuntu virtualized on M1 ;) Linus Torvalds wants an M1 Mac — I'd absolutely love to have one, if it just ran Linux.. Salesforce deal to buy Slack expected to be announced tomorrow — The deal is expected to be about half cash and half stock, the sources said, and will price Slack at a premium. Dear Microsoft — So welcome, Microsoft, to the revolution. We’re glad you’re going to be helping us define this new product category. We admire many of your achievements and know you’ll be a worthy competitor. We’re sure you’re going to come up with a couple of new ideas on your own too. And we’ll be right there, ready. <a title="Sourc
Thu, November 26, 2020
389: Smoked Laptops
Mike buys a laptop live on air while Chris worries about the turkey. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Live purchases are fun right?" Thoughts of Linus Torvalds on M1 Macs Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent for most developers starting January 1st — Any developer that earns less than $1 million in revenue per year is eligible ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 with Linux Galago Pro - System76
Thu, November 19, 2020
388: MacOS Lincoler
The guys deploy their sage wisdom to answer your age-old questions and solve why the latest macOS is less appealing than ever to developers. Plus our thoughts on youtube-dl's return to GitHub. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Standing up for developers: youtube-dl is back — Today we reinstated youtube-dl, a popular project on GitHub, after we received additional information about the project that enabled us to reverse a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown. Michael Dominick on Twitter: — "It has begun.... #macOS #BigSur @ChrisLAS the lengths I will go for show content.... Michael Dominick on Twitter — And the update has been hung for 45 minutes.... Abrodolph Lincoler — Abrodolph Lincoler is a humanoid experiment who debuted in Ricksy Business Apple Responds to macOS Privacy Concerns — “Gatekeeper performs online checks to verify if an app contains known malware and whether the developer’s signing certificate is revoked,” explains Apple. “We have never combined data from these checks with information about Apple users or their devices. We do not use data from these checks to learn what individual users are launching or running on their devices,” clarified the company.
Thu, November 12, 2020
387: ARMed & Dangerous
Our first reactions to Apple's ARM event, how these new systems will impact developers, and if we're buying one. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : This course will provide you with an understanding of Linux on Azure and practical hands-on experience performing key configuration and management tasks. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Apple Event — November 10 - YouTube — Join us for a special Apple Event on November 10 at 10 a.m. PST. Set a reminder and we'll send an update before the show. New MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Still Have 720p Camera, But Apple Promises Better Quality From M1 — During today's event where Apple unveiled the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models, there was a mention of a new image signal processor for the camera, which brings some improvements to camera quality. MacBook Air and MacBook Pro M1 Chips Have Same 8-Core CPUs, No Upgrades Available — The newly announced MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models that Apple announced today are equipped with the same 8-core M1 chip that also offers an integrated GPU, with Apple offering no CPU upgrades. M1 MacBook Pro Replaces Low-End Model, Higher-End Intel Options Still Available — The new 13-inch MacBook Pro with an M1 chip replaces the lower-end MacBook Pro models that were previously available, and Apple is continuing to sell it right alongside higher-end models that continue to feature Intel chips.
Thu, November 05, 2020
386: i386
Chris attempts a Lizard intervention and gets sucked into Mike's Green tinted data center paradise. Plus our thoughts on the Raspberry Pi 400, and Apple's secret weapon. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Datadog : Try Datadog free by starting a your 14-day trial and receive a free t-shirt once you install the agent. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Moving another server to #SUSE and it feels so good! @CoderRadioShow @ChrisLAS @openSUSE ;)" Open Build Service — The Open Build Service (OBS) is a generic system to build and distribute binary packages from sources in an automatic, consistent and reproducible way. You can release packages as well as updates, add-ons, appliances and entire distributions for a wide range of operating systems and hardware architectures. Apple Announces November 10 Event — Apple today announced a third fall 2020 event, which is set to be held on Tuesday, November 10 at 10:00 a.m. Apple Silicon Macs Expected to Debut. Raspberry Pi 400: the $70 desktop PC — Raspberry Pi 400: a complete personal computer, built into a compact keyboard. Mike’s Hiring a Python Programmer — We are seeking a Python Developer to become an integral part of our team! You will be responsible for creating and modifying computer application software or specialized utility programs.
Wed, October 28, 2020
385: Edging the Fox
Microsoft is making aggressive moves to court more and more developers. We put on our analyst hats and lay out the hard cold truth. Plus our trouble with Gnomes, your feedback, and martinis on the moon. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Ugh of course it's #Gnome extensions! I disabled Backslide, rebooted and all of a sudden it all works again." Building A Better GNOME Extensions Experience — With the advent of the new release of GNOME 3.38 – we want to start focusing next cycle on improving the GNOME Extensions experience. Introducing Microsoft Edge preview builds for Linux — Today’s release supports Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and openSUSE distributions. Going forward, we plan to release weekly builds following our typical Dev Channel cadence alongside our other supported platforms. Bringing the browser developer tools to Visual Studio Code — Today we’re excited to announce the general availability of the new Microsoft Edge Tools for VS Code extension, Introducing the Storage Access API iSH Shell on the App Store — Linux in your pocket
Thu, October 22, 2020
384: Leaping Lizard People
It's confession hour on the podcast, and your hosts surprise each other with several twists and turns. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : Learn about some intermediate to advanced Python topics and see how to apply concepts you’ve already learned to solve different problems. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Today's @CoderRadioShow is brought to you by the Lizard people who love @openSUSE! #Linux #SUSE thanks for the SWAG! Follow up on Oracle v Google — Oracle's best claim for copying of actual code is a complaint that Google improperly combined GPL code into an Apache-licensed software suite, but not even that - it is that Apache Harmony did this and Google copied it inadvertently. Top Stories: iPhone 12, HomePod Mini, MagSafe Accessories, and More — Apple's media event obviously dominated the news this week Apple Announces HomePod mini With Spherical Design — Apple today announced the HomePod mini with a new spherical design and the S5 chip at its "Hi, Speed" event. Dropbox is letting all employees work from home permanently — The company plans to convert its existing offices to coworking spaces to aid in team building and collaboration. Mike's .vimrc Micro - Text editor — A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor
Wed, October 14, 2020
383: Java Justice
We have a different take on the Oracle v. Google case that may usher in an API copyright doom! Or so they say... Plus we answer great feedback and chew on the future of Windows 10. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : Learn about some intermediate to advanced Python topics and see how to apply concepts you’ve already learned to solve different problems. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Computer Scientists Break Traveling Salesperson Record — After 44 years, there’s finally a better way to find approximate solutions to the notoriously difficult traveling salesperson problem. The unreasonable effectiveness of the Julia programming language No, Microsoft is not rebasing Windows to Linux — The choice will not really be Windows or Linux, it will be whether you boot Hyper-V or KVM first, and Windows and Ubuntu stacks will be tuned to run well on the other. Sun Microsystems - Wikipedia Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. - Wikipedia Google’s Supreme Court faceoff with Oracle was a disaster for Google — Supreme Court justices seem poised to allow copyrights on APIs. Android chief Andy Rubin said java.lang APIs are copyrighted in 2006 email — In 2006 email thread, Rubin said that Sun owned the
Tue, October 06, 2020
382: Hacktoberbust
We examine the deeper problems in Open Source development the recent Hacktoberfest drama has exposed. Plus some great feedback, failures to launch, and more. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Jonathan Meek on Twitter — Does this count as BBQ or no? Some chicken w/ a homemade BBQ sauce & others w/ a honey brown sugar thyme sauce. Figured I would ask since I am listening to Coder Radio while I sit in the cool air. Futhark - Ready to take the challenge? — Futhark is a small programming language designed to be compiled to efficient parallel code. It is a statically typed, data-parallel, and purely functional array language in the ML family, and comes with a heavily optimising ahead-of-time compiler that presently generates GPU code via CUDA and OpenCL Supporting Linux kernel development in Rust — Since then, Linus Torvalds and other core kernel maintainers have expressed openness in principle to supporting kernel development in Rust Tim Cook: Apple is now the No.1 watchmaker in the world — Tim Cook revealed the big news alongside the unveiling of the Apple Watch Series 3, which comes packing LTE as was expected. How One Guy Ruined #Hacktoberfest2020 #Drama — Hacktoberfest is an annual event that occurs every October. It is held by Digital Ocean and encourages developers to submit Pull Requests to Open Source repositories and as a reward you get a T-Shirt. Join the CoderQA Team — Our first Coderly report is out for our members!
Thu, October 01, 2020
381: Flamewar Feedback Frenzy
We provoked quite a response and cover the feedback that puts us in our place. Then we dive into the wild era of text editor of yore and solve an age-old question. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Install Sosumi for Linux using the Snap Store — This will boot to the macOS recovery system. Google to enforce 30% cut on in-app purchases — Google said Monday it will enforce rules that require app developers distributing Android software on the Google Play Store to use its in-app payment system. Android Developers Blog: Listening to Developer Feedback to Improve Google Play Coalition for App Fairness — The Coalition for App Fairness is an independent nonprofit organization founded by industry-leading companies to advocate for freedom of choice and fair competition across the app ecosystem. Ruby 3.0.0 Preview 1 Released — We are pleased to announce the release of Ruby 3.0.0-preview1. Swift System is Now Open Source — Today, I’m excited to announce that we’re open-sourcing System and adding Linux support! Our vision is for System to eventually act as the single home for low-level system interfaces for all supported Swift platforms. Introducing Swift on Windows The Era of Visual Studio Code — I believe the era of new text editors emerging and quickly becoming popular has now ended with Visual Studio Code. VS Code has reached unprecedented levels of popularity and refinement, laying a foundation
Thu, September 24, 2020
380: Developer Unfriendly
We get nerdy about Blueprints, and then wary about the future of software distribution. Pour a glass of milk and prepare for some hot takes! Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: jblive_radio: A simple stream listener — This is a simple, dumb, stream listener I made in a few minutes as an exploration into electron. Trump admin orders TikTok, WeChat gone from app stores on Sunday — Turns out the list of “transactions” is “anything that makes the app function.” Apple asks to block iOS Unreal Engine development in new court filing — iOS maker says it's worried Epic could insert another "trojan horse" if allowed. YouTube’s website now blocks iOS 14’s picture-in-picture mode unless you pay for Premium — Picture-in-picture still works on iPad for free and paid users, though There Are No Silver Bullets For This Werewolf — The phrase “No Silver Bullet” is widely used in the industry. People Powered Book — How Communities Can Supercharge Your Business, Brand, and Teams The Mike Dominick Show Episode 37: Jono Bacon
Thu, September 17, 2020
379: Neckbeards Get Shaved
Is it a Post-Open Source world now that the mega-clouds are here? We share our thoughts on this renewed idea. Plus, our reactions to Nvidia buying Arm, your feedback, and much more. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: C++ Developer Feedback Steve T on Twitter — I do have a question about the latest episode; there was a lot of talk about code being safe. What is memory safety? — For the purposes of this post, we are generally considering whether a program execution is memory safe or not. From this notion, we deem a program to be memory safe if it all of its possible executions are memory safe, and a language to be memory safe if all possible programs in the language are memory safe. Software Engineer- Networking / Privacy- - Jobs at Apple (DE) — Do you have a passion for developing secure, high-performance systems-level software? We develop and deploy software which forms the foundation for some of Apple's most important services, including iCloud, Maps, iTunes, and more. Our software ensures that Apple's services are reliable, scalable, fast, and secure. In this role you will have a unique opportunity to participate in delivering some of the world's largest-scale cloud services. Rust 1.46.0 Released Apple hiring Rust engineers for storage and networking groups Microsoft Senior rust engineer Jobs <a title="Epic says ‘Sign In with Apple’ will keep working for Fortnite after all" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/10/21431396/epic-sign-in-with-apple-will-keep-working-fortnite
Thu, September 10, 2020
378: Rust, Safe for Marketing
A special friend of the show joins us to discuss C++ in 2020 and the growing adoption of Rust. Plus feedback, a Python surprise and a little small business corner. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Linode : Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/coder Links: Linux Action News is BACK: Linux Action News 153 — The first Thinkpads loaded with Fedora go live, but there is a lot more to the story. Plus, the new PinePhone options coming soon, our thoughts on recent Mozilla news, lessons from the GNOME Patent Troll, and AWS Bottlerocket. Read Epic’s new, full argument why a court should force Apple to reinstate Fortnite — Epic is formally asking for a preliminary injunction Miguel de Icaza on Twitter — I bet Fortnite could work in Safari without going through the AppStore. Like Confucius famously said in 500 BC: “When there is a billion dollar budget there is a way to compile the code to WebAssembly” Apple Shares Details on Privacy 'Nutrition Labels' Coming to App Store — As part of iOS 14, Apple is introducing a new App Store feature that will provide privacy details for each app that you're downloading, which the company has said can be likened to a "nutrition label" for apps. C++20 Is Feature Complete; Here’s What Changes Are Coming — If you have an opinion about C++, chances are you either love it for its extensiveness and versatility, or you hate it for its bloated complexity and would rather stick to alternative languages on both sides of the spectrum. Either way, here’s your chance to form a new opinion about the language. <a title="Microsoft: Rust Is the Industry’s ‘Best Chance’ at Safe Systems Programming" rel="nofollow" href="https://thenewstack.io/microsoft-rust-is-the-industrys-best-chance-at-safe-systems
Thu, September 03, 2020
377: An Epic Underdog
GitHub just made a major behind-the-scenes upgrade, and we chew on some of the impressive details. Plus, our thoughts on Epic vs. Apple, the larger story around device ownership, and a fun anecdote from running a small business. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. Links: Upgrading GitHub to Ruby 2.7 - The GitHub Blog — Falling behind on Ruby upgrades has drastic negative effects on the stability of your codebase. Upgrading Ruby supports your application health, improves performance, fixes language and framework bugs, and guides the future of the language! Ruby Creator Yukihiro Matsumoto on the Challenges of Updating a Programming Language — A recent presentation from Yukihiro Matsumoto, the creator and chief designer of the Ruby programming language — and Chief Architect of Ruby at the cloud platform-as-a-service company Heroku — offered a clear example of the thoughtful care with which Matsumoto leads his Ruby community. Michael Dominick on Twitter — #iOSDev what do you feel about the #AppStore rules? Is the problem the 30% or the restrictions on what you can build? I’m thinking especially of #iPad here. Sound off on this tweet thread. Hope you didn’t delete Fortnite or Infinity Blade because Apple just terminated Epic’s dev account — You can’t re-download Epic games anymore Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t force the free app to add purchases after all — “We [...] apologize for any confusion that we have caused” Apple Confirms New App Store Policies on Bug
Tue, August 25, 2020
376: WESA BACK!
We reboot the show to capture Mike's love of coupons and update you on what we have been up to recently since the show's fake demise. Sponsored By: A Cloud Guru : A Cloud Guru now includes Cloud Playground. Azure, AWS, or GCP Sandboxes at your fingertips. System76 : One giant sale for mankind! Upgrade and save through September 30th Promo Code: Tell them Coder sent you! Links: HEY - Email at its best, new from Basecamp. Fourth of July Contest | The Mad Botter — Based on the success of our annual Earth Day contest and our continuing commitment to STEM education and open-source software, The Mad Botter INC team is launching a Fourth of July competition for US students. We are thrilled to offer this competition to promote civic-mindedness and STEM in students and to honor the birth of our great nation. Oil and Water eBook Help! My Teen Has Diabetes: The Resource for Frustrated Parents
Tue, September 17, 2019
375: The Grey Havens
We say goodbye to the show by taking a look back at a few of our favorite moments and reflect on how much has changed in the past seven years. Links: Coder Radio Back Catalog Coder Radio - A New Developer Podcast! — A weekly talk show taking a pragmatic look at the art and business of software development and related technologies. WWDC Fallout | Coder Radio 2 — Michael and Chris cover the items from WWDC that they think developers will be impacted by, discuss the Facebook pressure, and reflect on hardware updates announced. Docker All The Things | Coder Radio 66 — We’re joined by two gentlemen from dotCloud, the folks behind Docker. We chat about what Docker is best at, how far out the 1.0 release is, the projects use of Go, the future of Docker, and much more. Open Season on Swift | Coder Radio 182 — The majority of our discussion this week is around the open sourcing of Swift, what Apple got really right & what areas still really need improvement. Clojure Calisthenics | Coder Radio 325 — Wes joins Mike to discuss why .NET still makes sense, the latest antics from Fortnite, a brave new hope for JVM concurrency, and the mind-expanding benefits of trying a Lisp. Mike on Twitter — Software Developer & entrepreneur at a #startup in the #Aerospace and #IOT spaces. @TheMadBotterINC. Mike's Blog — Meditations on the Art of Technology Check out Linux Headlines — Linux and open source headlines every weekday, in under 3 minutes.
Tue, September 10, 2019
374: Python's Long Tail
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! Links: Correction: macOS and Zsh — I believe the new macOS Catalina shell is zsh. Feedback: What about Perl 6? — Last episode (373) that's on about shell scripting, interpreted languages, repl & cli, made me think about Perl 6. Feedback: Pry and a Pick — In the previous episode I was amazed to hear that Mike had never used pry before! It's one of the first things I show off to people when introducing them to Ruby. Feedback: Learning Web Dev — I feel woefully unready and I was wondering if either of you had suggestions for structured content around web dev/design that I could use to augment my learning? I've been using Pluralsight, which is great, and I'd be curious to know what else you might suggest. Google feedback on TypeScript 3.5 — We know and expect every TypeScript upgrade to involve some work. For example, improvements to the standard library are expected and welcomed by us, even though they may mean removing similar but incompatible definitions from our own code base. However, TypeScript 3.5 was a lot more work for us than other recent TypeScript upgrades. Apple has copied some of the most popular apps in the App Store for its iPhone, iPad and other software updates - The Washington Post — Apple plans this month to incorporate some of Clue’s core functionality such as fertility and period prediction into its own Health app that comes pre-installed in every iPhone and is free — unlike Clue, which is free to download but earns money by selling subscriptions and services within its app. Apple’s past incorporation of functionality included in other third-party apps has often led to their demise. <a title="How Apple’s Apps Topped Rivals in the App Store It Controls - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/09/technology/apple-app-store-compet
Tue, September 03, 2019
373: Interactive Investigations
We debate the best way to package scripting language apps then explore interactive development and the importance of a good shell. Plus npm bans terminal ads, what comes after Rust, and why Mike hates macros. Links: Feedback: Getting started on .NET? — My question is what is the easiest route to get started in .net development? When I looked online there are several different languages that can be used from C# ,F#, ASP.NEt among others. In your personal experience what is the easiest way to get started on this path? Feedback: Questioning Rust — [...] The primary issue here is that most of the work to prove that safety (beyond "trust me" blocks) is pushed onto the developer instead of having the compiler insert protections surmised from uses of the data structures outlined in the source code. After all, it can only prove what it is shown, not what it assumes. Feedback on Mike and Macros — I'd also love to hear more about what you dislike about macros. Personally, I view Rust's macro system as one of its biggest selling points. I've written more than a few macros myself and, every time, they've simplified my code in ways I couldn't have managed without them. Perhaps more importantly, I've also noticed that many of my favorite crates make heavy use of macros—and doing so lets them expose a much more ergonomic API. The Imposter's Handbook by Rob Conery — You've had to learn on the job. New languages, new frameworks, new ways of doing things - a constant struggle just to stay current in the industry. This left no time to learn the foundational concepts and skills that come with a degree in Computer Science. npm Bans Terminal Ads — After last week a popular JavaScript library started showing full-blown ads in the npm command-line interface, npm, Inc., the company that runs the npm tool and website, has taken a stance and plans to ban such behavior in the future. Apple wants to remove scripting languages from macOS — Scripting language runtimes such as Python, Ruby, and Perl are included in macOS for compatibility with legacy software. In future versions of macOS, scripting language runtimes won’t be available by
Tue, August 27, 2019
372: Crystal Clear
We're back and going crazy about Crystal, a statically typed language that's as fast as C and as slick as ruby. Plus an update on Rails 6, Intel's growing adoption of Rust, and the challenge of making breaking changes. Links: Feedback: Academia and Industry — Do either of you have any insights as to how the software development community would view someone with a math PhD, but no industry coding experience as a job applicant? Any advice would be appreciated. Feedback: Absurd Abstractions — FYI about wanting `interface` in Python: they are called abstract base classes. Check out the standard library module, abc for that and collections.abc some useful predefined container interfaces. Feedback: Breaking Changes — I developed a niche Python package that has some user following in the network security realm. I’m at a crossroads though as a change I want to make will subtly break scripts that worked in previous/current versions. The end result of my pending change is good for the project but I fear I’ll ruin the workflow of my users. Other than my github page I don’t know how to query/inform my users of this pending change. What should I do? Ruby on Rails 6.0 Release Notes — Make Webpacker the default JavaScript compiler for Rails 6 Intel and Rust: the Future of Systems Programming: Josh Triplett — Hear about how Intel is working to bring Rust to full parity with C, building the future of systems programming. Altruism Still Fuels the Web. Businesses Love to Exploit It | WIRED — The original well-meaning, geeky architects of the web believed that there was an abundance of altruism in human nature—and they were more correct on this count, it turns out, than many esteemed social philosophers were. But they were too optimistic in overlooking the possibility that corporations would exploit and colonize this new realm. If only we had all seen it coming. The Crystal Programming Language — Crystal is statically type checked, so any type errors will be caught early by the co
Tue, August 20, 2019
371: Absurd Abstractions
It’s a Coder Radio special all about abstraction. What it is, why we need it, and what to do when it leaks. Plus your feedback, Mike’s next language challenge, and a functional ruby pick. Links: Feedback: Clojure, Racket, and Extempore — Thinking about the problem could take the form of leveraging the REPL to work out code to solve a problem or you could spend some time away from your computer screen (or in “Hammock Time”) working out problems. If I have learned anything from Clojure’s creator, “Rich Hickey” its “Programming is not about not about typing, it’s about thinking”. Knuth's Sensitivity Conjecture One-Pager Law Of Leaky Abstractions — All non-trivial abstractions, to some degree, are leaky. The Law of Leaky Abstractions – Joel on Software — This is what I call a leaky abstraction. TCP attempts to provide a complete abstraction of an underlying unreliable network, but sometimes, the network leaks through the abstraction and you feel the things that the abstraction can’t quite protect you from. Forget about Leaky Abstractions — Even if an abstraction is leaky it can still be useful. Sometimes you cannot escape it (uniform memory) and sometimes the workaround is costly to implement (TCP, SQL). So you accept the technical debt for now. Hope the debt does not kill the project. Maybe there will come a time where it is worthwhile to pay off the debt. All Abstractions Are Failed Abstractions — It's our job as modern programmers not to abandon abstractions due to these deficiencies, but to embrace the useful elements of them, to adapt the working parts and construct ever so slightly less leaky and broken abstractions over time. Appropriate Levels of Abstraction — Instead of aspiring to higher levels of abstraction, we should instead seek to work at the appropriate level of abstraction for the problem at hand. The appropriate level is sometimes very high and sometimes very low. It varies for different situations even in the same software project. Just as other engineering d
Tue, August 13, 2019
370: F'ing #
Things get heated when it’s time for Wes to check-in on Mike’s functional favorite, F#, and share his journey exploring modern .NET on Linux. Plus your feedback, combining ruby and rust, and the latest scandal with JEDI. Links: Emacs Feedback from DJ — Another point for the show is a soft intro to functional programming. Wes mentioned Emacs because of the packages supporting Clojure development when he started with that. Elisp seems to be fairly intuitive and well documented, as a little functional language its own right (correct me if I'm wrong)--this makes for a soft intro to FP. Most of my coding has been in the space of embedded systems and low-level languages--not much functional programming to be had. This show has gotten me curious about FP, which is quite old in concept, and getting implemented nicely in modern languages. For me, I still rely heavily on special Vim keys that are not mapped in evil-mode, which causes some paper cuts. However, elisp makes it easy to customize the desired UI functionality with very short programs/elisp statements in a config file. It's quite a refreshing exercise for someone like me. artichoke/artichoke: Artichoke is a Ruby made with Rust — Artichoke is a platform for building MRI-compatible Ruby implementations. Artichoke provides a Ruby runtime implemented in Rust that can be loaded into many VM backends. AP Sources: Boeing changing Max software to use 2 computers — Boeing is working on new software for the 737 Max that will use a second flight control computer to make the system more reliable, solving a problem that surfaced in June with the grounded jet, two people briefed on the matter said Friday. In Pentagon Contract Fight, Amazon Has Foes in High Places - The New York Times — Experts thought the contract for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, known by the cinematic acronym JEDI, would go to Amazon Web Services, the dominant player in the field of cloud computing. They did not count on two developments: an extraordinarily aggressive public relations and lobbying campaign by Oracle, one of Amazon’s competitors, and the hostility of Mr. Trump to Amazon and its founder, Jeff Bezos. The Early History of F# (pdf) <a title="Use F# on L
Tue, August 06, 2019
369: Old Man Embraces Cloud
Chris finally gets excited about Docker just as Wes tells him it’s time to learn something new. Plus the state of browser extension development, the value of non-technical advice, and your feedback. Links: Feedback: good mic for voice recording? — I'm looking for a good mic for voice recording since I will be a guest on a podcast soon. Since you sound good in your shows, can you share what mics you are using? Amazon.com: Audio-Technica ATR2500-USB Cardioid Condenser USB Microphone: Musical Instruments — Side-address condenser microphone with USB output for easy connection to your computer. Google and Mozilla are failing to support browser extension developers · Armin Sebastian — We are witnessing the failure of browser vendors to recognize the value of our labor and the important role it plays in a healthy browser ecosystem. Half of all Google Chrome extensions have fewer than 16 installs — All in all, about 50% of all Chrome extensions have fewer than 16 installs, meaning that half of the Chrome extension ecosystem is actually more of a ghost town, according to a recent scan of the entire Chrome Web Store conducted by Extension Monitor. All the best engineering advice I stole from non-technical people — As I focus on becoming a better manager of engineers, I have been reflecting more and more on the advice that produced a 10X boost in my abilities at that same stage. More often than not the best advice, the things that stuck with me, came from people who had no background at all in software. Overview of Docker Compose | Docker Documentation — Compose is a tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications. With Compose, you use a YAML file to configure your application’s services. Then, with a single command, you create and start all the services from your configuration. <a title="Podman" rel="nofollow" h
Tue, July 30, 2019
368: Clojure Clash
Mike and Wes debate the merits and aesthetics of Clojure in this week's rowdy language check-in. Plus why everyone's talking about the sensitivity conjecture, speedy TLS with rust, and more! Links: Feedback: Which Language To Use And Why? — There are so many languages out there, and I just don’t understand when or why you would want to use a language over another. Mathematician Solves Computer Science Conjecture in Two Pages | Quanta Magazine — This “sensitivity” conjecture has stumped many of the most prominent computer scientists over the years, yet the new proof is so simple that one researcher summed it up in a single tweet. ELI5: The Sensitivity Conjecture has been solved. What is it about? — Think of it like a Buzzfeed quiz. You answer a bunch of multiple-choice input questions about seemingly random topics ('What's your favourite breakfast cereal?', 'What's your favourite classic movie?', 'What did you want to be when you grew up?', and so on), and you get a response back at the end: usually which Hogwarts house you belong in. Sensitivity Conjecture resolved — Paul Erdös famously spoke of a book, maintained by God, in which was written the simplest, most beautiful proof of each theorem. The highest compliment Erdös could give a proof was that it “came straight from the book.” In this case, I find it hard to imagine that even God knows how to prove the Sensitivity Conjecture in any simpler way than this. arXiv: Induced subgraphs of hypercubes and a proof of the Sensitivity Conjecture GitHub starts blocking developers in countries facing US trade sanctions — There's a debate over free speech taking place after Microsoft-owned GitHub "restricted" the account of a developer based in the Crimea region of Ukraine, who used the service to host his website and gaming software. <a title="GitHub blocked my account and they think I’m develop
Tue, July 23, 2019
367: 10x Evilgineers
Mike rekindles his youthful love affair with Emacs and we debate what makes a "10x engineer". Plus the latest Play store revolt and some of your feedback. Links: Feedback on Coder Radio 366 — As a C++ developer working on a large, primarily OO codebase, I’ve been writing ever more C++ as “just a pipeline of data transformations.” As you guys mentioned, you can get a lot of benefit even in an OO situation from wrapping a functional “core” up in an object “package.” Functional Core, Imperative Shell — In this screencast we look at one method for crossing this divide. We review a Twitter client whose core is functional: managing tweets, syncing timelines to incoming Twitter API data, remembering cursor positions within the tweet list, and rendering tweets to text for display. This functional core is surrounded by a shell of imperative code: it manipulates stdin, stdout, the database, and the network, all based on values produced by the functional core. Postmodern immutable data structures — We are presenting Immer, a C++ library implementing modern and efficient data immutable data structures. Mike on Twitter — So when I just was getting started I was an #emacs user but had that beaten out of me. I’m thinking of looking back at it on #macOS and #Linux under GNOME any recommendations? Spacemacs: Emacs advanced Kit focused on Evil — Spacemacs is a new way to experience Emacs -- a sophisticated and polished set-up focused on ergonomics, mnemonics and consistency. Tinder Bypasses Google Play, Revolt Against App Store Fee — Tinder joined a growing backlash against app store taxes by bypassing Google Play in a move that could shake up the billion-dollar industry dominated by Google and Apple Inc. EmacsWiki: Evil — Evil is an extensible vi layer for Emacs. It provides Vim features like Visual selection and text objects. <a title="A personal story about 10× development" rel="nofollow" href="http://nibblestew.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-person
Tue, July 16, 2019
366: Functional First
It’s a Coder Radio special as Mike and Wes dive into functional programming in the real world and share their tips for applying FP techniques in any language. Links: Porting Redis to WebAssembly with Clang/WASI — In this post, we share our experience of porting an existing open-source software package — the data structure server Redis — to WebAssembly. While this is not the first time that Redis has been ported to Wasm (see this port by Sergey Rublev), it is the first time to our knowledge that the obtained port can be run deterministically. Solving Problems the Clojure Way - Rafal Dittwald — It is said that Clojure is a "functional" programming language; there's also talk of "data-driven" programming. What are these things? Are they any good? Why are they good? In this talk, Rafal attempts to distill the particular blend of functional and data-driven programming that makes up "idiomatic Clojure", clarify what it looks like in practise (with real-world examples), and reflect on how Clojure's conventions came to be and how they continue to evolve. The Value of Values with Rich Hickey — In this keynote speech from JaxConf 2012, Rich Hickey, creator of Clojure and founder of Datomic gives an awesome analysis of the changing way we think about values. Clojure Made Simple by Rich Hickey — In the seven years following its initial release, Clojure has become a popular alternative language on the JVM, seeing production use at financial firms, major retailers, analytics companies, and startups large and small. It has done so while remaining decidedly alternative—eschewing object orientation for functional programming, C-derived syntax for code-as-data, static typing for dynamic typing, REPL-driven development, and so on. Underpinning these differences is a commitment to the principle that we should be building our systems out of fundamentally simpler materials. This session looks at what makes Clojure different and why. Effective Programs: 10 Years of Clojure by Rich Hickey sparklemotion/mechanize — Mechanize is a ruby library that makes automated web interaction easy. <a title="How to write idempotent Bash scripts" rel="nof
Tue, July 09, 2019
365: Objectively Old
Wes turns back the clock and explores the message passing mania of writing Objective-C without a Mac, and we wax-poetic about programming language history. Plus Mike gets real about the Windows Subsystem for Linux, and our take on the new MacBook keyboard leak. Links: Apple is reportedly giving up on its controversial MacBook keyboard - The Verge — Apple is planning to ditch the controversial butterfly keyboard used in its MacBooks since 2015, according to a new report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. 9to5Mac notes that Apple will reportedly move to a new scissor-switch design, which will use glass fiber to reinforce its keys. According to Kuo’s report, the first laptop to get the new keyboard will be a new MacBook Air model due out this year, followed by a new MacBook Pro in 2020. Objective-C - History - Wikipedia — After acquiring NeXT in 1996, Apple Computer used OpenStep in its then-new operating system, Mac OS X. This included Objective-C, NeXT's Objective-C-based developer tool, Project Builder, and its interface design tool, Interface Builder, both now merged into one application, Xcode. Most of Apple's current Cocoa API is based on OpenStep interface objects and is the most significant Objective-C environment being used for active development. A Short History of Objective-C — While most programmers discovered Objective-C only during the iPhone app revolution, Objective-C has been around for over 30 years. Objective-C has been the foundation of Apple’s desktop operating system, Mac OS X, since its debut in 2001, and was also the basis for NEXTSTEP — OS X’s immediate ancestor — created by Steve Jobs’ NeXT Computer Inc. However, Objective-C was created neither by Apple nor NeXT. Its origin was a small Connecticut startup in the early 1980s called Stepstone. GNUstep — GNUstep is a mature Framework, suited both for advanced GUI desktop applications as well as server applications. The framework closely follows Apple's Cocoa (formerly NeXT's OpenStep) APIs but is portable to a variety of platforms and architectures. GNUstep: Fun with Objective-C — Objective-C is a language based upon C, with a few additions that make it a complete, object-oriented language. Why do I think Objective-C is fun? Precisely because of this emphasis on
Tue, July 02, 2019
364: Gabbing About Go
Mike and Wes burrow into the concurrent world of Go and debate where it makes sense and where it may not. Plus gradual typing for Ruby, a new solution for Python packaging, and the real story behind Jony Ive's exit. Links: Goroutines - Concurrency in Golang — Goroutines are functions or methods that run concurrently with other functions or methods. Goroutines can be thought of as light weight threads. The cost of creating a Goroutine is tiny when compared to a thread. Why build concurrency on the ideas of CSP? — One of the most successful models for providing high-level linguistic support for concurrency comes from Hoare's Communicating Sequential Processes, or CSP. Occam and Erlang are two well known languages that stem from CSP. Go's concurrency primitives derive from a different part of the family tree whose main contribution is the powerful notion of channels as first class objects. Jony Ive ‘dispirited’ by Tim Cook’s lack of interest in product design — To many, Jony Ive’s announced departure from Apple last week felt very sudden. But a narrative is forming to suggest that he’s been slowly exiting for years as the company shifted priorities from product design to operations. CSP Paper A Tour of Go — These example programs demonstrate different aspects of Go. The programs in the tour are meant to be starting points for your own experimentation. GoLand: A Clever IDE to Go by JetBrains — GoLand is cross-platform IDE built specially for Go developers. Google I/O 2013 - Advanced Go Concurrency Patterns — Concurrency is the key to designing high performance network services. This talk expands on last year's popular Go Concurrency Patterns talk to dive deeper into Go's concurrency primitives, and see how tricky concurrency problems can be solved gracefully with simple Go code. Michael Dominick on Twitter — Ok, so this is cool I have a fully working #rails dev environment up under #Windows usign #WSL and @Pengw
Tue, June 25, 2019
363: Find Your Off-Ramp
We take on the issues of burnout, work communication culture, and keeping everything in balance. Plus Wes asks 'Why Not Kotlin' and breaks down where it fits in his toolbox. Links: Kotlin overview — Kotlin is an open-source, statically-typed programming language that supports both object-oriented and functional programming. Kotlin provides similar syntax and concepts from other languages, including C#, Java, and Scala, among many others. Kotlin does not aim to be unique—instead, it draws inspiration from decades of language development. It exists in variants that target the JVM (Kotlin/JVM), JavaScript (Kotlin/JS), and native code (Kotlin/Native). Kotlin/Native — Kotlin/Native is a technology for compiling Kotlin code to native binaries, which can run without a virtual machine. It is an LLVM based backend for the Kotlin compiler and native implementation of the Kotlin standard library. Kotlin for JavaScript — Kotlin provides the ability to target JavaScript. It does so by transpiling Kotlin to JavaScript. The current implementation targets ECMAScript 5.1 but there are plans to eventually target ECMAScript 2015 as well. My favorite examples of functional programming in Kotlin — One of the great things about Kotlin is that it supports functional programming. Let’s see and discuss some simple but expressive functions written in Kotlin. Arrow: Functional companion to Kotlin's Standard Library — Arrow aims to provide a lingua franca of interfaces and abstractions across Kotlin libraries. For this, it includes the most popular data types, type classes and abstractions such as Option, Try, Either, IO, Functor, Applicative, Monad to empower users to write pure FP apps and libraries built atop higher order abstractions. Awesome Kotlin Resources — The ultimate resource list for your most loved coding language. awesome-kotlin — A curated list of awesome Kotlin frameworks, libraries, documents and other resources <a title="Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Warns Always-On Work Culture Creating ‘Broken’ People - WSJ" rel="nofollow" href="https://w
Tue, June 18, 2019
362: It Crashes Better
It's a Coder three-way as Chris checks-in with an eGPU update, and Mike shares his adventures with ReasonML. Plus the state of linux application packaging, and Chris' ultimate mobile workflow. Links: Brydge Keyboard for iPad Pro Reason Homepage — Reason lets you write simple, fast and quality type safe code while leveraging both the JavaScript & OCaml ecosystems. What & Why · Reason — Reason can almost be considered as a solidly statically typed, faster and simpler cousin of JavaScript, minus the historical crufts, plus the features of ES2030 you can use today, and with access to both the JS and the OCaml ecosystem! BuckleScript · Write safer and simpler code in OCaml & Reason, compile to JavaScript. — BuckleScript is backed by OCaml. Decades of type system research and compiler engineering. Null, Undefined & Option · Reason — Reason itself doesn't have the notion of null or undefined. This is a great thing, as it wipes out an entire category of bugs. No more undefined is not a function, and cannot access foo of undefined! Variant! · Reason — Behold, the crown jewel of Reason data structures! Most data structures in most languages are about "this and that". A variant allows us to express "this or that". Ken Wheeler - ReasonML is Serious Business Syntax Cheatsheet · Reason — We've worked very hard to make Reason look like JS while preserving OCaml's great semantics & types. Hope you enjoy it! OCaml Homepage — OCaml is an industrial strength programming language supporting functional, imperative and object-oriented styles. ReasonReact · All your ReactJS knowledge, codified. — It's Just Reason. We leverage the existing type system to create a library that types just right. Plus lightweight, first-class support for
Tue, June 11, 2019
361: ZEEEE Shell!
Apple is shaking up the foundations of UI development with SwiftUI and raising developer eyebrows with a new default shell on MacOS. Plus feedback with a FOSS dilemma and an update on our 7 languages challenge. Links: Feedback: Lance’s FOSS Quandary — I was working on an open source project for school that we (4 members) submitted. Myself and another did 98% of the work the others contributed to the documentation (outside of the codebase). Class is over now for many months and nobody has touched the code but one other member and I wish to keep it going. Feedback: Developer, have money for a new Mac Pro? Buy these instead. — The recently unveiled Mac Pro is no doubt a gorgeous machine, engineered for a very particular group of people. While it will likely be a great machine for those who live and breathe within Finalcut and work with ProRes files, it’s overkill for a good developer machine. Apple makes fancy zsh default in forthcoming macOS 'Catalina' — "zsh is highly compatible with the Bourne shell (sh) and mostly compatible with bash, with some differences," Apple explained in a support document posted on Monday in conjunction with the announcement of macOS Catalina, which ships this fall. Oh My Zsh - a delightful & open source framework for Z-Shell — Oh My Zsh is a delightful, open source, community-driven framework for managing your Zsh configuration. It comes bundled with thousands of helpful functions, helpers, plugins, themes, and a few things that make you shout... “Oh My ZSH!” Zsh · macOS Setup Guide zsh-apple-touchbar: Make your touchbar more powerful. Mike's Blog: Converting to SwiftUI Steps[0] — SwiftUI is the next paradigm in iOS and macOS user interface development. However, if you’re like me you already have Xcode projects that are using the now legacy storyboard technology. Luckily, it possible to update your existing projects to use SwiftUI and the process is very straightforward. <a ti
Tue, June 04, 2019
360: Swift Kick In The UI
We react to Apple's big news at WWDC, check in with Mike's explorations of Elixir, and talk some TypeScript. Plus Mike's battles with fan noise, and why he's doubling down on the eGPU lifestyle. Links: Thelio Fan Noise Hack - Mike's Blog — I’ve had a System 76 Thelio for a little over four months now and a consistent issue that I’ve been experiencing is persistent fan noise even when the machine is idle. Advent of Code 2015 Elixir — Elixir leverages the Erlang VM, known for running low-latency, distributed and fault-tolerant systems, while also being successfully used in web development and the embedded software domain. Mike on Twitter — Someone tell @wespayne that I hate him ;) He introduced me to @elixirlang and it's like fast #Ruby. I think I might be hooked. Totally failed to get anything done though lol Elixir vs. Ruby and Phoenix vs. Rails: Detailed Comparison and Use Cases — If you are facing the Elixir vs. Ruby/Phoenix vs. Rails dilemma, the best way to decide is to cater to the needs of your project. In fact, it is even possible to use both technologies in one project by choosing which of them works best for each individual feature. For example, you can implement chats with Elixir Phoenix, and the rest of the code can be written in Ruby on Rails. TypeScript - JavaScript that scales. — TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript. Why TypeScript · TypeScript Deep Dive — Types have proven ability to enhance code quality and understandability. However, types have a way of being unnecessarily ceremonious. TypeScript is very particular about keeping the barrier to entry as low as possible. Basic Types · TypeScript Handbook TypeScript Playground microsoft/Type
Tue, May 28, 2019
359: 7 Languages
Wes is back and Mike's got a few surprises in store, including a new view on Electron, a hot take on titles, and a programming challenge for the both of them. Plus when it's okay to lie to the compiler, what GitHub's Sponsors program means for open source, and your feedback. Links: Coder Radio 343: Say My Functional Name — 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. Coder Radio 358 Feedback — In the discussion of Marzipan and Electron I think the answer is WKWebView, which just arrived in macOS 10.10. Show Content Poll — What Do You Want More of on #CoderRadio @CoderRadioShow this is your chance to give me some feedback for the next few months! Why Computer Programmers Should Stop Calling Themselves Engineers — The respectability of engineering, a feature built over many decades of closely controlled, education- and apprenticeship-oriented certification, becomes reinterpreted as a fast-and-loose commitment to craftwork as business. About GitHub Sponsors — Anyone with a GitHub account can sponsor anyone with a sponsored developer profile through a recurring monthly payment. You can choose from multiple sponsorship tiers, with monthly payment amounts and benefits that are set by the sponsored developer. Lying to the compiler | Jon Skeet's coding blog — I’m lying to the compiler to get it to stop it emitting a warning. The reason is that in the case where the value is null, it won’t matter that it’s null. Programming Language Tourism | Bushido Codes — I am attracted to this book precisely because it is impractical. You don’t gain mastery of any programming languages. Rather, you get the chance to explore and complete a series of coding katas to expand your mind about the art of programming. <a title="Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: A Pragmatic Guide to Learning Programming Languages by Bruce A. Tate | The Pragma
Tue, May 21, 2019
358: Batteries are Leaking
A strong argument against Python’s batteries included model exposes some bigger problems the community is struggling with. We chat about all of it. Plus lessons learned six years after a project, a new tool, and some feedback. Links: Home Page - ABC-Deploy — ABC-Update is an easy to use tool that sets you in control of MS Update operations. On logic in a Rails app, revisited 6 years later — My argument was that Rails is just an UI layer, and business logic should be put in domain objects instead of keeping somewhere in Model, View or Controller. Python Software Foundation Batteries Included, But They're Leaking — Amber Brown of the Twisted project shared her criticisms of the Python standard library. Twisted: Event-driven networking engine written in Python. — Twisted is an event-based framework for internet applications
Tue, May 14, 2019
357: 3 OSes 1 GPU
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. Links: QA Feedback from Lewis — I thought I was going to be in a big rush to get out of the basement and up to a developer position, but after listening to the show I really feel like my contribution to this team is going to be important and necessary from the get go. Request: Subreddit recommendations — Anyone know any linux and/or programming subs aren't full of mindless circlejerking? Most seem to be afflicted with mindless circlejerking, free software extremism and other indiscretions. Feedback on Tools for Docs — One idea is a mind map tool (like Freeplane). This can provide a free-form way to show at a high level how all the parts link together, and attach as much details as needed Kotlin is now Google’s preferred language for Android app development — “Android development will become increasingly Kotlin-first,” Google writes in today’s announcement. “Many new Jetpack APIs and features will be offered first in Kotlin. If you’re starting a new project, you should write it in Kotlin; code written in Kotlin often mean much less code for you–less code to type, test, and maintain.” Flutter and Chrome OS: Better Together — Flutter initially focused on providing a UI toolkit for building apps for mobile devices, which typically feature touch input and small screens. However, we’ve been building keyboard and mouse support into Flutter since before our 1.0 release last December. And today, we’re pleased to announce that Flutter for Chrome OS is now stronger with scroll wheel support, hover management, and better keyboard event support. How Windows and Chrome quietly made 2019 the year of Linux on the desktop — The cleverly named Windows Subsystem for Linux 2, announced at Microsoft’s Build event this week, shakes things up by shipping a full Linux kernel (version 4.19) within Windows itself as a lightweight virtual machine. Doin
Wed, May 08, 2019
356: Fear, Uncertainty, and .NET
.NET 5 has been announced and brings a new unified future to the platform. We dig in to Microsoft's plans and speculate about what they might mean for F#. Plus the value of manual testing, Visual Studio Code Remote, and Conway's Game of Life in Rust. Links: Feedback: Testing as a Career Feedback: Keeping up with Documentation ruby/rdoc — RDoc produces HTML and command-line documentation for Ruby projects. Javadoc — Javadoc is a documentation generator created by Sun Microsystems for the Java language for generating API documentation in HTML format from Java source code. Literate programming — Literate programming is a programming paradigm introduced by Donald Knuth in which a program is given as an explanation of the program logic in a natural language, such as English, interspersed with snippets of macros and traditional source code, from which a compilable source code can be generated. Literate Programming — Writing a literate program is a lot more work than writing a normal program. After all, who ever documents their programs in the first place!? Moreover, who documents them in a pedagogical style that is easy to understand? And finally, who ever provides commentary on the theory and design issues behind the code as they write the documentation? A tutorial that implements Conway's Game of Life in Rust and WebAssembly. — This tutorial is for anyone who already has basic Rust and JavaScript experience, and wants to learn how to use Rust, WebAssembly, and JavaScript together. JupiterBroadcasting/Talks — Public repository of crew talks, slides, and additional resources. Visual Studio Code Remote Development — Visual Studio Code Remote Development allows you to use a container, remote machine, or the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) as a full-featured development environment. <a title="Remote Development - Visual Studio Marketplace" rel="nofollow" href="https://marketplace.visu
Thu, May 02, 2019
355: F# Shill
Mike and Wes dive into Bosque, Microsoft’s new research language, and debate if it represents the future of programming languages, or if we should all just be using F#. Plus some Qt license clarity, a handy new Rust feature, and your feedback. Links: Feedback: ChromeOS vs Windows Feedback: Hardware Coverage Complying with the Requirements of the GPL/LGPL v3 License — With the discontinuation of our continued support for Qt 5.6 also ends our support for the last Qt version licensed under LGPL v2.1. Moving forward, versions 5.7 and beyond will be subject to LGPL v3. This webinar is a great opportunity to gain a better understanding of the differences in rights and obligations between the two licensing versions. Rust Pinning — The Rust team is happy to announce a new version of Rust, 1.33.0. Rust is a programming language that is empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software. Regularized Programming with the BOSQUE Language — We believe that, just as structured programming did years ago, this regularized programming model will lead to massively improved developer productivity, increased software quality, and enable a second golden age of developments in compilers and developer tooling. All That You Need to Know About Microsoft's New Programming Language: Bosque — The Bosque programming language is a Microsoft Research project that is investigating language designs for writing code that is simple, obvious, and easy to reason about for both humans and machines Bosque Language Overview Microsoft debuts Bosque – a new programming language with no loops, inspired by TypeScript <a title="The Mad Botter INC on Twitt
Thu, April 25, 2019
354: A Life of Learning
We celebrate the life of Erlang author Dr Joe Armstrong by remembering his many contributions to computer science and unique approach to lifelong learning. Plus some code to read, your feedback, and more! Links: Elastic Beanstalk Retirement — Feedback from Sekhar Professional development — Question from Ashetyn Francesco Cesarini on Twitter — It is with great sadness that I share news of Joe Armstrong's passing away earlier today. Whilst he may no longer be with us, his work has laid the foundation which will be used by generations to come. RIP @joeerl, thank you for inspiring us all. Goodbye Joe — One of the amazing things Joe mentioned in his texts that was out of the ordinary compared to everything I had read before is that developers would make mistakes and we could not prevent them all. Instead, we had to be able to cope with them. He did not just tell you about a language, he launched you on a trail that taught you how to write entire systems Goodbye Joe in r/programming — About two weeks ago I came across Armstrong's blog for the first time and poked around at a few posts. I noticed he had recently (in the past year was my impression) discovered TiddlyWiki and rewritten his blog in it. His post talking about his eureka moment with TiddlyWiki had the feel of a very young, excited writer, so I was very surprised to later discover his age. I didn't know about him for very long, but the character described in this post really shined through. Joe the office mate — Joe would get wildly excited by one "big idea" for weeks at a time. This could be a new idea of his own or a "well known" idea of somebody else's: the Rsync algorithm; public key cryptography; diff algorithms; parsing algorithms; etc. He would take an idea off the shelf, think (and talk!) about it very intensely for a while, and then put it back for a while and dive into the next topic that felt ripe. Why OO Sucks — Note that this is an older post. Erlang/OTP 21.3 — Welcome to Erlang/OTP, a complete development environment for concurrent programming. <a title="One secret to becoming a gre
Wed, April 17, 2019
353: A Week with WSL
Mike's back with thoughts on his recent adventures with the Windows Subsystem for Linux and what it might mean for the future of Linux development. Plus the hurdles of working with an eGPU, why you should learn languages you might not use, and a neat pick for playing with HTTP. Links: Mike's eGPU Goodness Moving on from Rails and what’s next — A lot has happened during that time. I created Diesel, an ORM for Rust. In April of last year, I began managing the operations of crates.io, which eventually led to the creation of the crates.io team which I co-lead. I also started to find myself less able to effectively contribute to Rails. It became clear that I have a different vision for the future, and that I would never make it onto the core team. Learn more programming languages, even if you won't use them — By learning a new language, even if it stays in your toolbox for all eternity, you gain a new perspective and a different way of thinking about problems. WLinux's New Name — Hayden Barnes, of Whitewater Foundry, told El Reg that WLinux was only ever supposed to be a codename, and the new name "reflects our distribution's connection to both Linux and Windows". He added "it is close to the Japanese pronunciation and transliteration of penguin, which is pengin." Japan remains the company's top market. Pengwin by Whitewater Foundry — Pengwin is the easiest to use Linux distribution on Windows Subsystem for Linux. HTTP Prompt - An Interactive Command Line HTTP Client — HTTP Prompt (or HTTP-prompt) is an interactive command-line HTTP client built on HTTPie and prompt_toolkit, featuring autocomplete and syntax highlighting. Linux Academy Limited Time Sale! LINUX Unplugged Episode 296: Defining Desktop Linux — The way we’ve been thinking about Desktop Linux is all wrong. We start by defining Desktop Linux, and where it might be going in the future.
Tue, April 09, 2019
352: Self Driving Disaster
Mike’s away so Chris joins Wes to discuss running your workstation from RAM, the disappointing realities of self driving cars, and handling the ups and downs of critical feedback. Links: America’s Cities Are Running on Software From the ’80s — Even San Francisco’s tech chops can’t save it from relying on computers that belong in a museum. Intel Optane Persistent Memory starts at $850 for 128GB — The pitch is simple, in case a mission-critical system fails, whatever data was in the memory isn’t lost; and for memory intensive applications, it offers shockingly high capacity at low prices. How to Emulate Persistent Memory Using Dynamic Random-access Memory — If you’re a software developer who wants to get started early developing software or modifying an application to have persistent memory (PMEM) awareness, you can use emulation for development before Intel Optane DC PMMs are widely available. DAX: Direct Access for files — For block devices that are memory-like, the page cache pages would be unnecessary copies of the original storage. The DAX code removes the extra copy by performing reads and writes directly to the storage device. For file mappings, the storage device is mapped directly into userspace. Persistent Memory Wiki — These pages contain instructions, links and other information related to persistent memory in Linux. The kernel’s command-line parameters — The Linux Kernel documentation — See memmap=nn[KMG]!ss[KMG] section. Using Persistent Memory Devices with the Linux Device Mapper <a title="AI “adversarial attacks” can trick self-driving cars, medicine, and the military" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/4/8/18297410/ai-adversarial-machine-learning-self-driving-cars-tesla-st
Tue, April 02, 2019
351: Riding the Rails
Mike explores the state of Xamarin.Android development on Linux, and we talk frameworks versus libraries and what Rails got right. Plus adventures with rust on MacOS, your feedback, and more! Links: Feedback from Eric — I like Python as well but since I spend most of my day in .Net Framework/Core I tend to prefer dotnet-script. dotnet-script — Run C# scripts from the .NET CLI. Feedback from Tom — I haven't tried Rust yet, but it seems to have a lof of momentum. Maybe there are issues with it, but I'm not going to take advice from someone who "really doesn't care" that Rust produces safer and more secure code. Mike's fork of stl-thumb — Stl-thumb is a fast lightweight thumbnail generator for STL files. Why I miss Rails — In the transition to the modern web stack we’ve unsolved some of what tools like Rails made easy 10 years ago. I don’t think it needs to be that way. Luminus — Luminus is a Clojure micro-framework based on a set of lightweight libraries. It aims to provide a robust, scalable, and easy to use platform. With Luminus you can focus on developing your app the way you want without any distractions. Phoenix — A productive web framework that does not compromise speed or maintainability. Phoenix leverages the Erlang VM ability to handle millions of connections alongside Elixir's beautiful syntax and productive tooling for building fault-tolerant systems. Phoenix LiveView: Interactive, Real-Time Apps. No Need to Write JavaScript. — LiveView powered applications are stateful on the server with bidrectional communication via WebSockets, offering a vastly simplified programming model compared to JavaScript alternatives. How to develop Xamarin.Android applications on Linux with Rider – JetBrains Rider Support</a
Wed, March 27, 2019
350: Rusty Stadia
We debate Rust’s role as a replacement for C, and share our take on the future of gaming with Google's Stadia. Plus Objective-C's return to grace, Mike’s big bet on .NET, and more! Links: The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings: January 2019 — The idea is not to offer a statistically valid representation of current usage, but rather to correlate language discussion and usage in an effort to extract insights into potential future adoption trends. Hello .Net Foundation - dominickm.com — I am pleased to share that I have joined the .Net Foundation. Avalonia: A multi-platform .NET UI framework — Avalonia is a WPF-inspired cross-platform XAML-based UI framework providing a flexible styling system and supporting a wide range of OSs: Windows (.NET Framework, .NET Core), Linux (GTK), MacOS, Android and iOS. Google’s Stadia looks like an early beta of the future of gaming — “The future of gaming is not a box,” according to Google. “It’s a place.” Just like how humans have built stadiums for sports over hundreds of years, Google believes it’s building a virtual stadium, aptly dubbed Stadia, for the future of games to be played anywhere. Stadia — Push the envelope of game development with Stadia. Rust is not a good C replacement | Drew DeVault’s Blog — The kitchen sink approach doesn’t work. Rust will eventually fail to the “jack of all trades, master of none” problem that C++ has. Wise languages designers start small and stay small. Wise systems programmers extend this philosophy to designing entire systems, and Rust is probably not going to be invited. I understand that many people, particularly those already enamored with Rust, won’t agree with much of this article. But now you know why we are still writing C, and hopefully you’ll stop bloody bothering us about it. Introduction to Python Development at Linux Academy — This course
Tue, March 19, 2019
349: Their Rules, Your Choice
We join the fight between Apple and Spotify, and debate the meaning of 'fair play' in the App Store and the browser wars. Plus some thoughts on the lessons learned from the 737 MAX, an Elastic Beanstalk PSA, and more! Links: Microsoft proves the critics right: We’re heading toward a Chrome-only Web | Ars Technica — Last week, Microsoft made a major update to the Web version of its Skype client, bringing HD video calling, call recording, and other features already found on the other clients. And as if to prove a point, the update works only in Edge and Chrome. Firefox, Safari, and even Opera are locked out. The 737Max and Why Software Engineers Might Want to Pay Attention — What is different here is: the MCAS commands the trim in this condition without notifying the pilots AND to override the input, the pilots must deactivate the system via a switch on a console, NOT by retrimming the aircraft via the yoke, which is a more common way to manage the airplane’s trim. How a 50-year-old design came back to haunt Boeing with its troubled 737 Max jet - Los Angeles Times — The crisis comes after 50 years of remarkable success in making the 737 a profitable workhorse. Today, the aerospace giant has a massive backlog of more than 4,700 orders for the jetliner and its sales account for nearly a third of Boeing’s profit. But the decision to continue modernizing the jet, rather than starting at some point with a clean design, resulted in engineering challenges that created unforeseen risks. Trevor Sumner on Twitter: — Some people are calling the 737MAX tragedies a #software failure. Here's my response: It's not a software problem. Timeline - Time to Play Fair — Apple’s behavior isn’t new. In fact, there are countless times over the years that demonstrate that they don’t play fair. <a title="Addressin
Tue, March 12, 2019
348: Dependency Dangers
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. Plus Mike reviews the System76 Darter Pro, our tool of the week, and some fantastic audience feedback. Links: TechSNAP Episode 388: The One About eBPF — eBPF is a technology that you’re going to be hearing more and more about. It powers low-overhead custom analysis tools, handles network security in a containerized world, and powers tools you use every day. Feedback from Tom — I don't think people need to worry about Google's/Chrome's dominance the way we did about IE6. It's not just that Chrome is cross-platform and open-source, and (with Chrome Web Apps well behind us) sticks to the standards in a way that IE did not. Practically speaking, we must keep in mind that the browser is locked down on iOS in a way that didn't exist (and wouldn't have been tolerated) back then. This means that no matter how popular Chrome becomes, an importnat portion of mobile users must use Apple's browser (engine). But also, now matter how much effort, money Google puts into their web initiatives and in spite of their browser share dominance, they can lose big as they did with web components and webasm. That's the beauty of a standards based platform. How to publish iOS apps to the App Store with GitLab and fastlane — See how GitLab, together with fastlane, can build, sign, and publish apps for iOS to the App Store. Inside Clojure: Journal 2019.10 — Some tests I wrote were posted on Reddit this week, which was unexpected. The one thing in there that I think is worth thinking about is how to write tests that validate returns while also being open to accretion. QuickCheck: Automatic testing of Haskell programs — QuickCheck is a library for random testing of program properties. The programmer provides a specification of the program, in the form of properties which functions should satisfy, and QuickCheck then tests that the properties hold in a large number of randomly generated cases. Darter Pro Review - dominickm.com — My continuing adventures in Linux hardware and working on
Tue, March 05, 2019
347: Rusty Rubies
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. Plus Wes’ reluctant ruby adventures and our pick to ease your javascript packaging woes. Links: rbenv: Groom your app’s Ruby environment — Use rbenv to pick a Ruby version for your application and guarantee that your development environment matches production. Put rbenv to work with Bundler for painless Ruby upgrades and bulletproof deployments. Serverless Feedback from TomEnom — One thing you left out of your definition of serverless (IMO) that I find important is that it scales to zero. So if your lambda/function is not being used it incurs zero cost. I guess you could say that that is where serverless becomes literal. Install openSUSE on Digital Ocean — Unfortunately, Digital does not at present have an option for an openSUSE image. That doesn’t mean that you can’t use openSUSE on Digital Ocean, but it is going to be a little more work than most common Linux distributions. What is Pika? — Pika's mission is to make modern JavaScript more accessible by making it easier to find, publish, install, and use modern packages on npm. Introducing: pika/pack — If you’ve recently published a package to npm, you know how much work goes into a modern build process. Transpile JavaScript, compile TypeScript, convert ES Module syntax (ESM) to Common.js, configure your package.json manifest… and that’s just the basics. Implications of Rewriting a Browser Component in Rust - Mozilla Hacks Rust use case study in npm [pdf] — The npm Registry uses Rust for its CPU-bound bottlenecks.
Tue, February 26, 2019
346: Serverless Squabbles
The three of us debate when to go full serverless, and if ditching servers is worth the cost. Plus the battle against the Cult of Swift gains new allies. Links: Marco Arment on Twitter — Add up all of the time you’ve spent learning Swift from scratch, accommodating its strictness, fighting its buggy tools, migrating your code through language changes, and re-learning APIs and conventions as they’ve changed over the last 5 years. I’ve spent zero time doing that. A Swift Takes Flight on Windows — I have finally managed to get the compiler, the support libraries, the runtime, standard library, libdispatch, and now, Foundation to build and run on Windows! Apple Plans to Close Stores in Eastern District of Texas in Fight Against Patent Trolls — To continue to serve the region, Apple plans to open a new store at the Galleria Dallas shopping mall in Dallas, just outside the Eastern District of Texas border. Linux Academy - Full Stack Ruby on Rails Developer (Remote) — Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. What is Serverless? — Serverless computing (or serverless for short), is an execution model where the cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) is responsible for executing a piece of code by dynamically allocating the resources. Serverless Architectures - Martin Fowler — Serverless architectures are application designs that incorporate third-party “Backend as a Service” (BaaS) services, and/or that include custom code run in managed, ephemeral containers on a “Functions as a Service” (FaaS) platform. Serverless Architectures at AWS — A serverless architecture is a way to build and run applications and services without having to manage infrastructure.
Tue, February 19, 2019
345: F# Envy
The guys discuss the real last bastion of scratch your own itch, and debate the merits of recent C# functional programing fads that are transforming the language. Plus Mike’s swimming in hardware, and a new movement sweeping the web that starts right here. Links: Yo, Thelio! - dominickm.com — Overall, I am very happy with Thelio and if you’re interesting in running Linux on a desktop full-time, I recommend you consider it. Michael Dominick on Twitter — 10 minutes in and the #DarterPro has the best non-Mac trackpad I’ve ever used. Michael Dominick on Twitter — Yeah, so @ChrisLAS I have fallen hard off the old man sleep wagon and it's deeply sub-optimal. SCaLE 17x — SCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America. It is held annually in the greater Los Angeles area. C# 8: The switch expression — C# 8 delivers a few new C# features to developers, and it is nice to see the language improving, but today I would like to talk about only one and it is "switch expressions". Don’t Get Clever with Login Forms | Brad Frost — Let’s walk through some login patterns and why I think they’re not ideal. And then let’s look at some better ways of tackling login. Canonical Announces Latest Ubuntu Core for IoT » Linux Magazine — Canonical has announced Ubuntu Core 18, their open source platform for IoT devices. Ubuntu Core 18 is based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS code-base and will be supported for 10 years. Andrew Madsen on Twitter — It’s weird how the iOS community has shifted so much from “iOS development” to “Swift”. 5 years on, and a huge part of what everyone’s doing revolves around the language, not how to create great apps. Why is that? Michael Dominick on Twitter — Thinking more about this conversation about how the #iOSDev #mac
Tue, February 12, 2019
344: Cupertino's King Makers
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. Plus some really fun picks, a bit of hoopla, and more. Links: Feedback from Steve: Employment vs self-employment — Just a comment regarding an episode a few weeks back regarding being an employee or working for oneself. Emma on Twitter — Keep @dominucco away and make sure all beverages are in a separate room! Why Freelancing Creates Anxiety About Money — But once I started freelancing, things changed. I became hyperconscious of how much money I could (or should) charge for my time, and this made me unhappy and mean when my nonworking hours didn’t measure up to the same value. It was akin to the rage of watching cab fare tick up while you’re sitting in traffic, minutes and dollars dribbling away before your eyes. What Hooks Mean for Vue — You may read through this and wonder what Hooks have to offer in Vue. It seems like a problem that doesn’t need solving. After all, Vue doesn’t predominantly use classes. Vue offers stateless functional components (should you need them), but why would we need to carry state in a functional component? Hooks at a Glance – React — Hooks are functions that let you “hook into” React state and lifecycle features from function components. Hooks don’t work inside classes — they let you use React without classes. Making Sense of React Hooks – Dan Abramov — Unlike patterns like render props or higher-order components, Hooks don’t introduce unnecessary nesting into your component tree. They also don’t suffer from the drawbacks of mixins. Create Your Own AI Family Portraits — This week NVIDIA's research engineers open-sourced StyleGAN, the project they've been working in for months as a Style-based generator architecture for Generative Adversarial Networks. <a title="A Style-Based Generator Architecture for Generative Adversarial Netwo
Tue, February 05, 2019
343: Say My Functional Name
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. Plus a fresh reminder of Apple's absolute App Store authority, and the state of Mike's relationship with the rust compiler. Links: RustPython: A Python Interpreter written in Rust Apple bans Facebook’s Research app that paid users for data Apple restores Google’s own internal iPhone apps after privacy brouhaha — For less than a day, Apple had briefly revoked Google’s iOS certificate that enabled those private apps to conduct various internal business such as company shuttles, food menus, as well as pre-release beta testing, and more. Apple Developer Enterprise Program — Get tools and resources to transform your mobile workforce with enterprise-class apps, distributed seamlessly and securely within your organization. Apple Is Fighting a Good Fight Against Facebook and Google — The implication that Apple is exhibiting some monopolistic urge to gutshot Facebook and Google makes close to zero sense. The events of this week will not affect their bottom lines, and Apple could have taken much more drastic action to lock down iOS — as it has before. Nilay Patel on Twitter — Hi, I'm the nagging voice in the back of your head pointing out that it's pretty intense that Apple can simply decide to prevent people from running code on their phones. Essential .NET - C# 8.0 and Nullable Reference Types — Nonetheless, as it currently stands, and even after 7 versions of C#, we still don’t have a perfect language. Make your next C# project non-nullable — The naming is a bit confusing, because reference types have always been null
Tue, January 29, 2019
342: Webs Assemble!
Apple wades into controversy after filing some Swift-related patents and we explore WebAssembly and its implications for the open web. Plus the latest on Mike's road to Rust, some great feedback, and more! Links: Choose Linux — The show that captures the excitement of discovering Linux. Reddit Feedback for Episode 341 Vapor (Server-side Swift) Apple: Trust us, we've patented parts of Swift, and thus chunks of other programming languages, for your own good — In the past day or so, developers working with the language have highlighted on Swift discussion forum Cupertino's intellectual property land-grab, expressing concern that the patents – which are assigned to Apple rather than the Swift project – may expose those writing Swift applications to future legal jeopardy. Swift Forums: Apple is indeed patenting Swift features Programming system and language for application development DHH on Twitter (1) — Treating the web as a “compile target” washes away much of what‘s so special about it. Reducing the web to just another closed platform, like Windows or iOS, is to be blind to its truly unique shape and promise. Let’s cherish what made the web special, not pave it over. DHH on Twitter (2) — Web Assembly is exciting in a lot of ways. This isn’t one of them. Hopefully we’ll keep HTML/CSS/JS readable, tinkerable, teachable for all the work that doesn’t need Web Assembly. WebAssembly FAQ WebAssembly Use Cases WebAssembly support in Unity
Wed, January 23, 2019
341: Too Late for Jenkins?
Mike and Wes are back to debate the state of developer tools and ask where Jenkins fits in 2019. Plus some some anger at Apple, and Mike reveals the latest language that's caught his eye. Links: Dokku — A docker-powered PaaS that helps you build and manage the lifecycle of applications. Jenkins — The leading open source automation server, Jenkins provides hundreds of plugins to support building, deploying and automating any project. Jenkins Evergreen — Evergreen is an automatically updating rolling distribution system for Jenkins. It consists of server-side, and client-side components to support a Chrome-like upgrade experience for Jenkins users. Jenkins Blue Ocean — Blue Ocean is a project that rethinks the user experience of Jenkins, modelling and presenting the process of software delivery by surfacing information that’s important to development teams with as few clicks as possible. Introducing Jenkins X — Jenkins X automates CI/CD and DevOps best practices for you. Jenkins Helm Chart — Jenkins master and slave cluster utilizing the Jenkins Kubernetes plugin. Jenkins Chef Cookbook — Installs and configures Jenkins CI master & node slaves. Resource providers to support automation via jenkins-cli, including job create/update. Why on earth did we choose Jenkins for 2019? — This article tries to explain why the hell Rookout, a relatively new SaaS company, chose to use Jenkins, and what the big advantages are that make Jenkins so great even now, eight years in. Linux Academy Certified Jenkins Engineer — Learn CI/CD concepts as well as Jenkins installation and functionality. Plus best practices for CD pipelines as well as Jenkin's security. 'Mad Botter' takes 'MacGyver' approach to tech sales — The Plant City-b
Tue, January 15, 2019
340: The Optional Option
Wes joins Mike for a special Coder. They share thoughts on the costs and benefits of Optionals in Swift, uncover Mike's secret love affair with F#, and debate the true value of serverless. Links: Mark's IoT Feedback IOKit — The I/O Kit framework implements non-kernel access to I/O Kit objects (drivers and nubs) through the device-interface mechanism. Does iPad Pro (2018) support IOKit? — IOKit has included iOS support since 2.0 Elixir — Elixir is a dynamic, functional language designed for building scalable and maintainable applications. Craft and deploy bulletproof embedded software in Elixir NervesHub — NervesHub helps you manage firmware updates for Nerves devices. Elixir Mix Podcast — A weekly discussion with Elixir developers. Optional - Swift Standard Library — A type that represents either a wrapped value or nil, the absence of a value. Swift optionals explained simply F# Software Foundation — F# is a mature, open source, cross-platform, functional-first programming language Datomic Ions — Ions let you develop applications for the cloud by deploying your code to a running Datomic cluster. Rich Hickey on Datomic Ions
Mon, January 07, 2019
339: One Week at a Time
Mike’s just had the talk, and now it's time to make some changes. Including admitting he was wrong about Swift. Plus we read some feedback, answer some questions, and destroy another computer. Links: Year of Structure Feedback Sleep Feedback Can PWAs Do This? Ionic Native - BLE Swift - Apple Developer Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Well I am starting the new year with a bang it seemed I nuked another laptop @ChrisLAS #CoderRadio" Michael Dominick on Twitter — "With Apple Care protection this time... #macBookAir #CoderRadio @ChrisLAS… "
Tue, January 01, 2019
338: sleep(jesus);
Don’t call them resolutions, lets just call them reasonable goals. Mike and Chris share their plans for 2019’s ground work, and why every single thing is fair game. Links: The VHS of Software... OmniGraffle — Create beautiful diagrams and designs with this powerful and easy to use app. iA Writer — iA Writer removes distractions, giving you a calm, focused writing space. Working Copy, Git on iOS — The powerful Git client for iOS that clones, edits, commits, pushes & more. Year of Theme inspired by the Cortex Podcast Turning Pro (Audiobook) by Steven Pressfield — Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life's Work
Thu, December 27, 2018
337: 2018's Deal Channels
The guys drink some Liquid Christmas Tree and reflect on the major trends of 2018, and the stuff they are preemptively freaking out about for 2019.
Tue, December 18, 2018
336: It's The Culture Stupid
Chris is back from his trip to Denver to tour System76’s factory, and what he discovered while he was there was the last thing he was expecting. Links: Thelio - System76
Tue, December 11, 2018
335: Everyone’s Going Chrome
Estimates can be a very tricky thing to get right, but they are vitally important. Peter Kretzman joins us to make it all a bit easier and clearer. Plus Chris thinks he knows why Microsoft is willing to kill off their Edge browser engine and switch it out for Chromium. But can he convince Mike? Special Guest: Peter Kretzman. Links: Electron — The Electron framework lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. It is based on Node.js and Chromium and is used by the Atom editor and many other apps. Visual Studio 2019 Connect(); 2018 Xamarin Announcements The case against #NoEstimates: the bottom line Recommended reading for the CTO/CIO LinuxFest Northwest
Sun, December 09, 2018
334: Time Crisis
Mike and Chris don’t claim to have a time machine, but they still have a major problem to solve. Links: To old to start? How to Evaluate open source libs/frames/software? Top programming languages of 2018
Tue, November 27, 2018
333: Space Gray Handcuffs
iPad Pro is a great machine for people that don’t want to get too much work done. But ultimately this week’s episode is about the guys catching up after a long couple weeks apart. Links: Ferrite Recording Studio — Ferrite is the tool many podcasters and journalists reach for when they’re away from the studio. LumaFusion video editor — Pro video editing and effects Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Was running out of drive storage on my desktop, so I did the unthinkable @ChrisLAS. I opened it up and installed an additional HDD! What madness is that? #CoderRadio"
Wed, November 07, 2018
332: Before Coder
We answer how Chris and Mike started in independent contracting, and the lessons changes they’d make with some perspective of time. Plus System76’s new Thelio hardware looks great, but would the Mac Mini be the wiser purchase? The guys debate. And a tool of the week, some news, and more! Links: Mac mini Thelio ASP.NET Core Ditching .NET Framework — Microsoft yesterday (Oct. 29) said that going forward, ASP.NET Core 3.0 -- the Web framework part of the "Core" platform offerings -- will only run on the base NET Core 3.0 platform, not the traditional .NET Framework that has been a Windows-only mainstay for some 16 years. Erick Roberts on Twitter — "@dominucco I went way back in the @coderradioshow archives hoping to get some back story on how you and Chris both started your independent contractor lives. Can you or @ChrisLAS point me to a blog post or a podcast episode. It cuts me off at episode 55." Gogh — Color Scheme for Gnome Terminal and Pantheon Terminal
Tue, October 30, 2018
331: Blue Is The New Red
We react to the news that IBM is buying Red Hat, cover some feedback that sets us straight, and are pleasantly surprised by Qt Design Studio. Links: Qt Design Studio 1.0 Released — Qt Photoshop Bridge – import your graphics design from Photosho New LSP language service supporting Swift and C-family languages for any editor and platform — I'm excited to announce that we are going to start a new open-source project for a Swift and C-family language service based on the Language Server Protocol 1.6k. We've chosen to adopt LSP so we can benefit from its active community and wide adoption across other editors and platforms. This means that Visual Studio Code, Atom, Sublime Text, or whatever your favorite editor happens to be, can use the same service as Xcode, and any improvements we make to the service will benefit them all. IBM to Acquire Red Hat — IBM will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $34 billion. Forget Watson, the Red Hat acquisition may be the thing that saves IBM — Watson, the business division focused on artificial intelligence whose public claims were always more marketing than actually market-driven, has not performed as well as IBM had hoped and investors were losing their patience. GitHub is now officially a part of Microsoft — With government approvals received, the acquisition announced in June is complete. Remote Workers Are Outperforming Office Workers — Plenty of studies and surveys show the power of remote work when it comes to productivity.
Tue, October 23, 2018
330: Vinny's Unit Tests
What’s the future of .NET? With .NET Core growing and the future of the orginal .NET seems uncertain. Chris and Mike suspect there is clear possibility. Plus a few more thoughts on Unit Testing, embedded productivity companion devices, and the hoopla of the week. Links: Matthew's Thoughts on Students and Linux u/HCharlesB on Unit Testing Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Well, lookie here -> through the power of #dotnetcore, I have #Microsoft #Bot Framework working on #Linux in #csharp instead of JS. The more I learn about .Net Core & .Net Standard, the more impressed I am.… https://t.co/jBeQLB48c0" Help us plan the future of .NET! | .NET Blog Did Microsoft Really Just “Open Source All Its Patents”?? Redis Labs and Common Clause attacked where it hurts: With open-source code Adobe announces full Photoshop CC for iPad shipping 2019
Mon, October 15, 2018
329: OpenJDK or Death
Azure Sphere dev kits are shipping, and we take a look at the practicalities of getting setup to start developing. Then we clear some recent Java FUD, read some feedback, and share a few stories. Links: Regarding Michael's MacBook Pro mishap Text Contrast for Dark Themes Developing an Azure Sphere experience with Visual Studio — You will write your application logic in C, using APIs that are provided by the Azure Sphere SDK, this is compiled into your application binary using GCC. As part of the build process, tools that are part of the Azure Sphere SDK are used to generate a signed .imagepackage file that will be deployed to your development board, or through the Azure Sphere security service for Over The Air. Michael Dominick on Twitter: "Does anyone have an #AzureSpheres devkit in hand yet?" — I’m thinking of evaluating it for a project but am trying to get a sense of what the actual developer experience is like and how dependent it is on a connection to @Azure #dotnet Azure Sphere MT3620 Development Board — Azure Sphere MT3620 Development Kit_US Version Michael Dominick on Twitter: "Ok, let me dispel some #Java FUD here." — You CAN use #Java11 for free. Just use the @OpenJDK and you're golden. #Programming #FOSS #CoderRadio @ChrisLAS Spread the word -> there's a lot of confusion on this one thanks to Oracle's strange communications on it. Oracle releases open source and commercial licenses for Java 11 and later Project Strobe — The consumer version of Google+ currently has low usage and engagement: 90 percent of Google+ user sessions are l
Mon, October 08, 2018
328: In Testing We Trust
Mike makes his case for realism when it comes to automated testing, and a readjustment of expectations in the wider community. Plus the guys define what makes a “Dark Matter Developer”, and gauk at the possibility of this young hip upstart’s automated build pipeline, and share memories of large scale QA testing teams. Links: Mike: I'm Seeing Something Strange... MacinCloud — This is the cloud-based Mac solution you are looking for! Access on-demand Mac servers for app development, Mac tasks, and enterprise builds. iOS Code Signing in App Cente — An app must be signed to run on a real device during the development process, through a beta program or in the App Store. The Day the QA Department Died — Let’s take a step back and examine how things used to work. Who needs a separate QA Team? — Have you come across developers who think that having a separate Quality Assurance (QA) team, who could test (manually or auto-magically) their code/software at the end of an iteration/release, will really help them? Personally I think this style of software development is not just dangerous but also harmful to the developers’ growth. Why your QA testers quit—and what to do about it — After years of hearing tragic tales of continuous tester turnover, I started to wonder if testing is just a temporary, transitional role for many people. Alexa is the future of Amazon’s consumer business — Here’s a quick rundown of the Alexa-enabled products Amazon announced: A wall clock, microwave, subwoofer, an Alexa for the car, a DVR for your TV antenna, a smart plug, and a microphone that turns your existing hi-fi setup into an Alexa-powered audio rig. Oh, and updates to the Echo Dot, Echo Plus, and Echo Show. Big Mouth Billy Bass will soon work with Amazon Alexa - The Verge — Amazon says an updated Billy
Mon, October 01, 2018
Episode 327: Smoked Laptops
Mike is the extreme laptop killer, with a tale you’ll have to hear to believe. With only a few short hours left on a deadline, it was 24 hours of chaos. Plus we take a quick look at Mac in the Cloud, Microsoft’s new Azure service, a travel hack, and more. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Is there anyway to sign and publish #iOS apps to the AppStore sans a #mac ?" MacinCloud - Rent a Mac in the Cloud! Microsoft’s new Windows Virtual Desktop lets you run Windows 10 in the cloud — > The service will also include free Windows 7 Extended Security Updates. LG fixing Wi-Fi interference problems with UltraFine 5K Display, new units will be unaffected | 9to5Mac — LG has now said that it has identified the hardware problem in which Wi-Fi routers within 2 feet of the display resulted in signal interference issues. All new UltraFine units produced after February will not be affected as they will be fitted with ‘enhanced shielding’. Existing owners of the UltraFine 5K Display. Michael Dominick on Twitter — "That’s it no more tea beer or any other liquids near my machines. In 48 hours I’ve damaged both my Galago and MacBook Pro. @ChrisLAS was right I have a problem with laptops... #CoderRadio" Michael Dominick on Twitter — "This is the brand new one... I did nothing!!!! https://t.co/GnuOLbM4kr" Google started quietly logging you into Chrome with latest update, reports say Joshua's Travel Hack
Mon, September 24, 2018
Episode 326: I'm a Stakeholder Now
After catching up the guys dig into the “why” Jupiter Broadcasting sold to Linux Academy, the big shift Chris is seeing, and why the timing was critical. Plus we respond to some emails, chat about GitHub’s future plans to sell talent, and Mike’s big announcement: Gryphon. Links: Wyatt of Vulkan Molten | Vulkan, and faster OpenGL ES, on iOS and macOS — MoltenVK is a runtime library that maps Vulkan to Apple's Metal graphics framework on iOS and macOS. Vulkan has just become the world’s first graphics API with a formal memory model. So, what is a memory model — This week, Vulkan® has become the world’s first graphics API to include a formal memory model for its associated GLSL™ and SPIR-V™ programming languages. Jonathan has found something Rotten GitHub Foreshadows Big Open Source Announcements at GitHub Universe — "Businesses use open source libraries, and then they make applications from them, and then they need someone to work on them," said St John. "They will email people at GitHub, and they will come to GitHub itself and say 'We need somebody to come and work on this application built off this open source library. Can you find anybody in the community that will come and work on it?' Happens all the time." Gryphon — Gryphon provides everything you need to intelligently display your radar data in a variety of scenarios including simulator-based training and adversary air flights. From Jupiter to Beyond: Unplugged where we talk about the merger — We announce our big news, Jupiter Broadcasting is joining Linux Academy and what we have planned for the future is huge! Linux Academy Ruby and Node Remote Jobs <a title="Linux Academy SALE Happening Now - $150 Off" rel="nofollow" href="https://linuxacademy.com/blog/l
Sat, September 08, 2018
Clojure Calisthenics
Wes joins Mike to discuss why .NET still makes sense, the latest antics from Fortnite, a brave new hope for JVM concurrency, and the mind-expanding benefits of trying a Lisp. Links: Fortnite 15 Mil downloads sans Google Play Project Loom What Color is Your Function Generics in Go Elixir Clojure - Deps and CLI Guide Clojure - Getting Started Reitit, Data-Driven Routing with Clojure(Script) core.async Walkthrough Understanding Homoiconicity, the Power Behind Clojure Macros
Fri, August 31, 2018
Episode 324: Rage Against The Beer
Mike and Chris have a strong reaction to beer from Utah, and then get into the weeds around Mike’s new gear, the situation with Qt, and a few new tools they’ve recently found. Links: Gitpod — In a blink of an eye from any GitHub project, pull request, or issue to a ready-configured, fully-featured online IDE and terminal. Nativefier — Make any web page a desktop application
Thu, August 30, 2018
Episode 323: Reacting to React Native
After digging into some feedback, we react to the big upset in the world of React Native. Plus some recent hoopla, a new way to get started contributing to open source, and more! Links: Win95 in a box Scoop — A command-line installer for Windows Steve's Travel Hack Sunsetting React Native — Due to a variety of technical and organizational issues, we will be sunsetting React Native and putting all of our efforts into making native amazing. React Native: A retrospective from the mobile-engineering team at Udacity — We removed the last traces of React Native from the apps because the only remaining React Native feature was being sunset and we no longer had to support it. CodeTriage — Help out your favorite open source projects and become a better developer while doing it.
Tue, August 14, 2018
Episode 322: Not so Qt
Mike's adventures with Qt land him on Windows 10 this week battling DLL hell. He shares the latest developments in his attempt to build his next app with Qt. Plus some feedback, thoughts on AMP, and why dynamic linking keeps Mike up at night. Links: Qt is not for Johnny gary likes the Qt Eric fround a QML Library for .NET Qml.Net - Qt/Qml integration/support for .NET ZMQ Setup for Qt Dev on Windows vcpkg: C++ Library Manager — C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS Google AMP - A 70% drop in our conversion rate Qt FAQ — With a term license of Qt for Application Development or Qt for Device Creation, you pay a recurring fee during the time you develop with Qt and distribute the developed applications. You receive all updates and will be able to access online systems. After the term ends, you are no longer entitled to develop with Qt or further distribute the applications developed with Qt. Applications already distributed can be used, but not maintained. Can I use Qt LGPL license and sell my application without any kind of restrictions?
Tue, August 07, 2018
Episode 321: Qt & Me
Mike shares more first impressions of Qt, the surprising places we’ve found QML in the wild, and why or why not to use Qt. Plus we answer some questions, share some travel hacks, and discuss the top programing languages of 2018, as declared so by the IEEE. Links: Jacob's lookin for a change Mark's Travel Bag Hack BAGSMART Travel Electronic Accessories Thicken Cable Organizer Bag Portable Case Devil’s Dictionary for Tech The 2018 Top Programming Languages Tesla announces using Qt in their cars QML
Thu, August 02, 2018
Episode 320: The Big Bezos
Mike’s ordered a surprise new rig, Chris is getting particular, and do a first impressions of Qt Creator. Plus why we all need to pull back on the AI hype a bit, and more! Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter: I seem to be melting machines at an alarming rate Michael Dominick on Twitter: So with a little help from my kid, my #GalagoPro was broken today. GUI Automated testing framework : CoderRadio
Tue, July 31, 2018
Episode 319: Nadella Stamp
After we happily avoid the recent MacBook scandals, we deep dive into hardware for a bit.. And then pull it out with a overview of Microsoft Async/await pattern. Links: The Core i9 MacBook Pro Has a Serious Throttling Problem Apple confirms MacBook Pro thermal throttling, software fix coming today - The Verge Linux Academy - Microsoft Azure Training Architect (Remote) Pallet Town: Async / Await - dominickm.com Asynchronous Programming with async and await (C#) | Microsoft Docs
Tue, July 17, 2018
Episode 318: Losing the Anaconda
We ruminate on Python’s founder stepping down, and ponder if it was inevitable. Plus the topic of hardware and software workflows is back in the news, and Instapaper goes independent. So why does that feel like a bad thing? Links: PyCharm CE Python language founder steps down Google’s new ‘Seedbank’ Living with the new 15-inch MacBook Pro Instapaper is going independent Instapaper is temporarily shutting off access for European users due to GDPR
Wed, July 11, 2018
Episode 317: A Chat with Uno
The Uno platform recently got our attention, and Jérôme from the project joins us to explain a few things, and have a frank discussion about what they've gotten right, that others have missed. Plus your emails, a bit of hoopla, and more! Special Guest: Jérôme Laban. Links: I just went on a coder binge Python for Kids: A Playful Introduction To Programming No Escaping an Echo Chamber Mailspring - The best free email app Spark Email Uno Uno Playground Currents
Thu, July 05, 2018
Episode 316: When Clouds Go Dark
Mike discovers a new open source project that promises a free UWP Bridge for iOS, Android and WebAssembly. We kick the tires and share our first thoughts. Plus a nasty software failure is striking down new iMac Pro's, and the 7 most cited reasons engineers quit. Links: Les has a MS Electron Prediction Robert has the best question ever sent into the show... iMac Pro - is anyone *not* experiencing "… Uno Uno Playground Why engineers leave your company: The 7 most-cited reasons
Mon, July 02, 2018
Episode 315: Chicken Farmers
Tech companies are taking over cities and becoming more powerful than some nations. Is there a moral stand developers inside these huge corporations should be taking? Or is the shift to a chicken farmer economy truly best for all? It's a very introspective edition of the Coder Radio show. Links: Making rent in Silicon Valley How Tech Companies Conquered America’s Cities - The New York Times
Tue, June 26, 2018
Episode 314: Microsoft's Electron Future
Mike's got a dream, and it's a dream where Microsoft saves us from Electron. Now historically speaking, he's been wrong every single time. But this week we'll make the case why we all need to collective pull for his vision. Links: Java in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference: Ben Evans, David Flanagan: 9781492037255: Amazon.com: Books Java: The Complete Reference, Eleventh Edition: Herbert Schildt: 9781260440232: Amazon.com: Books Modular Programming in Java 9 - O'Reilly Media Java 9 Modularity - O'Reilly Media
Fri, June 15, 2018
Episode 313: GitLab’s CEO
We chat with GitLab’s CEO and co-founder Sid Sijbrandij, about the GitLab model, the changes they’ve made since Microsoft purchased GitHub, his thoughts on that acquisition, and his compelling case for 100% remote work. Special Guest: Sid Sijbrandij. Links: Michael Dominick on Twitter — "The more I did into the #WWDC sessions and docs, the happier I am with it. They keynote was just bad or perhaps more directed at consumers. @ChrisLAS #CoderRadio #Apple" Michael Dominick on Twitter — @ChrisLAS is going to have a lot of fun making fun of me on the next #CoderRadio… I gave up on the onsite thing already. #remotework" Sid Sijbrandij (@sytses) Sid presenting Remote Work Best Practices Team Handbook | GitLab
Tue, June 05, 2018
Episode 312: Git with Microsoft
Microsoft is buying GitHub, Apple just kicked off WWDC 2018, and we've got a packed show! Links: MSHub == FOSS Love? - dominickm.com GitLab on Twitter — "We're seeing 10x the normal daily amount of repositories #movingtogitlab https://t.co/7AWH7BmMvM We're scaling our fleet to try to stay up. Follow the progress on https://t.co/hN0ce379SC and @movingtogitlab" Microsoft on GitHub 👋 Hello, GitHub | @natfriedman — Who am I? My name is Nat and I’ve been a developer since I was six. I’ve been active in open source since the 90s when I discovered Linux. I was blown away to discover a free operating system that came with an editor, compiler, and debugger—all of the tools you need to be a developer, and all of the source code! It was an incredible opportunity for a teenager in a small town in Virginia to learn from the best developers in the world. I spent 15 years working with Linux and founded a couple of open source companies. My first commit to GitHub was in 2009, when GitHub was a year old. Apple unveils iOS 12 for iPhone and iPad Apple announces Shortcuts app for Siri Apple adds camera effects like stickers, filters and Memoji to messages Steam for Windows soaked in WINE and Snapped
Mon, May 28, 2018
Episode 311: Google AI For The Win
After a bit of CoffeeScript reminiscing we get down to data and design.And discuss why the bot market has collapsed, and how Google is running the table in AI. Plus a few classic Coder moments, feedback, and more. Links: CoffeeScript Thoughts on Dart? Google Facebook Face GDPR Privacy Complaints on 1st Day — Europe’s sweeping new data privacy regime came into effect this morning, and privacy activists are not wasting time in flexing their muscles. One organization has already made official data protection complaints about Google, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, while another is going after the shadowy data brokers that trade people’s information behind the scenes. Android Creator Puts Essential Up for Sale, Cancels Next Phone — Company cancels development of second version of smartphone Google Home Outsells Amazon's Echo for the First Time Ever — Google knocked Amazon out of the top spot for the first time by increasing sales of Google Homes a staggering 483 percent year-over-year to 3.2 million units versus 2.5 million Echo devices for Amazon Data and design are tools that, together, build great experiences for your users
Mon, May 21, 2018
ECMATakeover
The future is JavaScript and Mike’s seen the way. Plus we answer a listener's questions about career changes, discuss the week’s hoopla, and share a cautionary tale. Links: veritanuda says we missed the ROM Prob Peter is ready for a change of job Microsoft acquires AI company to make Cortana and bots sound more human The End of Third-Party Twitter Clients? 1Password 7 Going Subs
Tue, May 15, 2018
Episode 309: Best of Both Worlds
We get fired up about cloud lock-in, and attempt to find some common ground. But the overall framework for today's conversation is the important bits for developers from this years Microsoft Build and Google I/O events. Links: Microsoft partners with DJI on a new Windows 10 drone SDK - The Verge Microsoft's Visual Studio Live Share collaboration service available to testers | ZDNet Visual Studio Live Share Android Jetpack | Android Developers — Jetpack is a set of libraries, tools and architectural guidance to help make it quick and easy to build great Android apps. It provides common infrastructure code so you can focus on what makes your app unique. Google Developers Blog: Introducing ML Kit What's new in Android security (Google I/O '18) - YouTube — Attend this session to learn about security features in Android and how they affect your apps. It will cover new APIs and best practices for protecting the integrity of your app and the privacy of your data. Google will soon require OEMs to roll out ‘regular’ Android security patches | 9to5Google
Tue, May 08, 2018
Episode 308: The Nicheing Down Fallacy
Focusing on a niche can catastrophically backfire when the market shifts, and Mike goes into full reviewer mode this week. Plus fresh out of Build the guys share the initial impressions of Microsoft’s big event, discuss their growing fear of Amazon, and resources for learning .Net Core. Links: Amazon Is Finally Helping Developers Turn Alexa Skills Into Money — Amazon is announcing general availability in the U.S. for in-skill purchasing, which allows the creator of a skill to sell content to an Alexa user–both one-off purchases and monthly or yearly subscriptions, with the entire transaction handled inside the skill via voice on a device ASP.Net Core 2 Book / Resource Recommendations — I'm looking for some good book / website / youtube channel covering ASP.Net Core Pop_OS! 18.04 Review: Developer Perspective - dominickm.com — The marketing around Pop is all about developers and makers. I like the general message especially after Apple’s neglect of the developer community over the last few years. However, there’s basically nothing that makes Pop really for developers any more than stock Ubuntu 18.04 or really any other mainstream Linux distro. Hey guys, I need your advice....
Thu, May 03, 2018
Episode 307: System.Evolution
Mike and Chris have a workflow hangover, hit rock bottom, and bounce back with a new understanding. Plus the creeping revelation that our future is embed. Links: Azure Sphere PDF Kubuntu 18.04 has been released, featuring the beautiful KDE Plasma 5.12 LTS | Kubuntu Pop!_OS by System76
Mon, April 30, 2018
Episode 306: Progressive Webbie Things
The death of desktop apps has reached the next stage, but the long transition to WebAssembly is going to hurt, and why the crushing demand for good enough will force us all to live a life of "Progressive Webbie Things". Links: Design Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps - UWP app developer — Fluent Design guidelines and UI code examples for creating app experiences on Windows 10
Mon, April 16, 2018
Episode 305: Perpetual Beta Tester
We revisit IBM’s total dominance over the PC industry in the early 80s, how they got there, and how we can apply the IBM model to current events. Plus a batch of your feedback, and a defeated discussion about the state of all desktop operating systems and hardware kicked off by Apple’s taking our beer away. Links: Big A Says Keep an Eye on Playgrounds Esteban with words from the gut History of IBM — In 1911 the company that leased Unit record equipment, especially Hollerith punched cards and card readers to government bureaus and insurance agencies, became the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR). Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956) took over in 1924 DOMINANCE ENDED, I.B.M. FIGHTS BACK - The New York Times — In agreeing to drop its antitrust suit against the International Business Machines Corporation, the Department of Justice has recognized what computer experts and securities analysts had long since concluded: I.B.M. no longer dominates the computer business. The Computer Chronicles - Profile of Big Blue - IBM (1985) - YouTube — A towering figure in the computing industry throughout the twentieth century, IBM has its own special episode dedicated to its business on this episode of The Computer Chronicles. IBM's First 100 Years: A Heavily Illustrated Timeline Apple's Revamped Mac Pro to Launch in 2019 - Mac Rumors — Panzarino was told in no uncertain terms that the Mac Pro will not be arriving before 2019 as the product is still in development Intel Hades Canyon NUC Review: A Tiny Machine With Smoking Performance — Compact design that doesn't skimp on ports. Front USB is always-on for charging gadgets. SD card reader right where media pros want it. Goes like stink. Quiet. <a title="Apple’s 2019 M
Mon, April 09, 2018
Episode 304: No Bad Guys Only Survivors
What we can learn from Mike’s first business failing in 2014? Mike shares some necessary balance to today’s celebrity CEO “stories”. And we discuss how having naive expectations, avoiding conflict, and a lack of focus can sneak up on you and hurt your business. Also some tips on how to change your expectations, embrace conflict, and maybe even be a bit ruthless. Links: Launching 70+ New Courses The myth of the celebrity CEO — They might make great newspaper copy, but high-profile "celebrity" CEOs brought in to deliver rapid results often have exactly the opposite impact. The CEO as Celebrity – Mastering Strategic Management — “Fame is other people’s perception of who you are,” said Oprah Winfrey. “In order to remain true to who you are, you have to be aware of it, but you can’t buy into it.” Must you be ruthless and selfish to be a really successful entrepreneur, and if so, why, and if not, why not? - Quora
Mon, April 02, 2018
Weapons of Mass Data
What is focus for the software industry? And is focus always a good thing, or can it lead to tunnel vision? Plus we spend a bit more time saluting Sun Microsystems for their contribution to our industry. Plus some feedback, a bit of weekly Hoopla, and more! Links: Patrick says don't over value those Google emails Phil Says we don't talk about Sun Enough... Apple Plans to Use Its Own Chips in Macs From 2020, Replacing Intel — Apple working on software platform to merge iPad, Mac apps NeXT vs Sun - YouTube — In 1991 Steve Jobs' company commissioned an head-to-head programming competition to show how much faster and easier it was to program a NeXT computer vs a Sun workstation. The NeXT operating system went on to be the foundation for Apple's Macintosh OS-X about a decade later. Sun Microsystems — Sun was founded on February 24, 1982.
Thu, March 29, 2018
Episode 302: Staring into Sun
Sun Microsystems was fertile ground for what might be the largest developer upset in ten years. We look back at some of the real innovations Sun brought us, discuss the latest developments in Oracle's suit against Google, and the massive shift Microsoft announced today. This is one of those episodes we’ll be referencing back to for quite a while. Links: Airmail — Designed for the latest generation iOS, it supports 3D Touch, fast document previewing, high quality PDF creation, and native integration with other apps and services for a frictionless workflow.… Richard requests insights Google Could Owe Oracle $8.8 Billion in Android Fight - Bloomberg — Google’s use of Java wasn’t ‘fair use,’ appeals court rules One Email Could Cost Google Billions in Its Fight With Oracle — “Wish them luck,” Rubin wrote. “Java.lang.apis are copyrighted. and sun [sic] gets to say who they license the tck to,” Rubin wrote. Google emails cast shadow over its defense against Oracle — In the 2010 email, Google software engineer Tim Lindholm tells Rubin that Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin had requested “technical alternatives to Java.” “We’ve been over a bunch of these, and we think they all suck,” Lindholm wrote, according to Ars Technica. “We conclude that we need to negotiate a license for java under the terms we need.” Rubin acknowledged he’d seen the message, the site reported. Backlash against tech companies is a wake-up call (opinion) - CNN Snapchat is building the same kind of data-sharing API that just got Facebook into trouble - Recode — Snapchat is building a way for people to use their Snapchat account to connect with third-party apps. The idea, in theory, would let Snapchat users grant outside companies access to their Sn
Mon, March 19, 2018
Episode 301: Being David
Mike and Chris find themselves at similar forks in the road with their business. And they both share raw observations from the front lines of some hard choices. Plus some weekly Hoopla, listener questions, and more! Links: Question: What are your opinions about manufacturers ... — Breaking the X86 Instruction Set Follow Up: Just wanted to say I love the updates to the show — Just wanted to say I love the updates to the show, specifically the chapter markers (easy to use in PocketCasts) and links in the show notes. Mike's Weekend Fun Amazon’s new GameOn API helps developers add eSports competitions to their games — GameOn is built-on top of AWS and designed to work cross platform; as long as the system your game is running on can make API calls — be it mobile, console, or a computer — it should all work just fine. Facebook lets all PC games live stream and reward viewers — The potential for viral growth and sales could convince tons of game developers to bake in Facebook’s new SDK, while players could use the simple broadcasting feature to reach a big audience Coder Radio 300 Shirt and Hoodie Coder Coasters Coder Radio 300 Poster
Thu, March 15, 2018
Developers Rule the World | CR 300
It’s a special Coder Super show with big announcements and we look back at five years of Coder Radio. We have witnessed a massive shift of power. And it’s been happening right under developers noses. From the slowly won battle for control of the server, to Amazon’s to control over the Internet. Links: Noah aks about side project coder.show/rss Coder Radio - New Fancy Contact Page Coder Radio 300 Shirt and Hoodie — Get your celebratory shirt or hoodie now! Coder Radio Coasters — Coder Radio is celebrating episode 300 in style with these awesome coasters! Coder Radio 300 Poster — Celebrating 300 episodes of Coder Radio from Jupiter Broadcasting with this awesome titles poster! Calendar 2 made $2K in 3 days mining cryptocurrency, but Apple says it violated Mac App Store guidelines — Magarshak says that Qbix was able to earn about $2,000 worth of the cryptocurrency Monero during the three-day period that mining was live in the application. For comparison’s sake, Qbix has made around $700,000 from its apps over the last 7 years: Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2018 — Each year, we ask the developer community about everything from their favorite technologies to their job preferences. This year marks the eighth year we’ve published our Annual Developer Survey results—with the largest number of respondents yet. Over 100,000 developers took the 30-minute survey this past January.
Tue, March 06, 2018
Mike’s Wishlist | CR 299
Chris is on the road & Mike’s been reflecting. Plus we answer some of your questions, which snowball into some much larger discussions. Then Mike’s made a list & he’s checking it twice.
Sat, March 03, 2018
Niche Busters | CR 298
Mike’s back from a conference in New York & to say he’s got a few things on his mind is putting it mildly. Strap in as we rip through myths, lies & salesmen.
Tue, February 20, 2018
Lunch Break Coder | CR 297
Mike may have cracked the testing pitch, the harsh reason the Junior Developer is dying & a nice batch of audience questions and follow up. This week’s Coder Radio is just like mom’s cookin', but with a taste of Kotlin.
Tue, February 13, 2018
Chris Goes to Microsoft | CR 296
Why the hell did Microsoft open source PowerShell Core, .Net Core, Visual Studio Code? What could possibly be in it for them? Chris goes onsite to ask what’s been on everyone’s mind & figure out what their angle is. Plus the massive leaps Kotlin seems to be making, your questions, our answers & more!
Tue, February 06, 2018
Green Fairies In Green Fields | CR 295
Mike's got a Greenfield project he’s fired up & a tale of woes to go along with it. Chris inspires a mini-revolt over the weekend & both the guys have some remarks for the week’s Hoopla.
Tue, January 30, 2018
Escape Pod Machine | CR 294
A special live on location edition of the show, we talk new gear, workflows & how developers can turn a bad situation around.
Tue, January 23, 2018
The PowerShell Play | CR 293
Mike and Chris review predictions from years past & check on how well they’ve aged. Plus we take a look at Microsoft’s big picture strategy with .Net & now PowerShell for every system.
Wed, January 17, 2018
Lint or Lament | CR 292
Code linting is a way to increase code quality & Mike’s standardized his team on one tool. He shares what they’re doing, why they're doing it & the impact it has made. Plus the brutal life cycle of JavaScript, the exaggerated death of microservices & more!
Tue, January 09, 2018
Hey Google | CR 291
After a great batch of feedback we make some bold predictions for 2018, and it’s not your dad’s crystal ball this year.
Mon, January 01, 2018
The Last Coder | CR 290
Mike lays it all out for 2017 and makes the case that the small independent development model is fundamentally doomed. We spend the last Coder of the year being very honest about what hasn't worked in our businesses, about the limitations that life and circumstances put on us all & how we try to make the very best of the hand we’re dealt. It’s not a typical end of year episode, but it might be the most important.
Sat, December 23, 2017
Apple Payday | CR 289
Mike’s spent a week with JavaScript, Apple has a big gift & that launching a new product glow. Plus Linux’s new fight, Amazon’s big wins & the things that have really gone to hell.
Tue, December 19, 2017
Mike’s New Ride | CR 288
Microsoft makes one of their boldest moves into open source yet, Mike’s got new wheels and turns it into a chance to reflect on building for voice interfaces, Amazon’s got a new way for devs to make money & we continue to ponder the best ways to achieve CI bliss.
Tue, December 12, 2017
You Need a Barb | CR 287
Mike shares some recent lessons he’s learned trying to scale his team, some tools they tried & the processes that have stuck. But first we kick it off with some of your feedback, a bit of Hoopla & wrap it up with a quick touch on hardware.
Sat, December 09, 2017
Collateral User Damage | CR 286
A new breed of platform wars is brewing, and developers and users are on the losing side more than ever. Plus Mike updates us on his recent NYC trip, a batch of your feedback, an app pick & more!
Tue, November 28, 2017
Windows 10, The Best Linux Yet? | CR 285
After Mike’s big Black Friday hardware score the guys try out a little Windows 10 challenge for their workflow & walk away a bit humbled and surprised by the experience. But first Mike shares his late night session with JavaScript & the big change he’s making. Plus our pick of the week, some hoopla & more! Note: We keep making the audio better by the week. We make a switch mid-way in this episode to a new system we think sounds much better!
Tue, November 21, 2017
Popping WebAssembly Hype | CR 284
Mike gets real about the future of WebAssembly, discuss the team up of Amazon and Microsoft, the real cost of Javascript & the iOS revolt underway. Plus we share the open source projects we’re most thankful for this year.
Fri, November 17, 2017
Back From the DevFest | CR 283
Mike’s back from DevFest Florida & shares something new he’s discovered, Kotlin takes a shot at Objective-C & now we can all code together, with Atom’s new trick. Note: There is some rough “skype audio” at times, we had to use a backup recording. Totally listenable still & should be better next week.
Mon, November 06, 2017
Ice Age | CR 282
Mike makes the case that he and Chris are dying breeds from a bygone era that need to hunker down & prepare for the cold winter. Plus we respond to a batch of great feedback, chat some contested hoopla & wrap it all up with a bit of small business wisdom.
Tue, October 31, 2017
Selling the FLOSS | CR 281
Mike and Chris begrudgingly accept the fundamental problem in sticking with boring and safe platforms, debate building a brand around FLOSS, get burned by Angular & reflect on some regrets in our business. Plus SQL’s new hype, some feedback & a project pick of the week!
Tue, October 24, 2017
Mike Was Right | CR 280
Mike walks us through Optionals & gives us a specific code example. Plus we launch a new segment long in the making, “Mike Was Right” & it’s a doozy!
Tue, October 17, 2017
Evolving Software Development | CR 279
Kotlin seems to have a very strong future on Android & Mike and Chris debate the hype vs reality. Plus Mike review’s his new Galago Pro. Then the guys get rather excited by an astute breakdown of developer workflow breakdowns & what the next 20 years of software development methodologies might look like.
Tue, October 10, 2017
A New Kit for Home | CR 278
After a ninja dance though some “Coder Hoopla” Chris has a go at convincing Mike he might be missing the next big app goldmine.
Sat, October 07, 2017
Elixir of My Soul | CR 277
Wes is back to talk politics and Node.js. Plus, is it finally time to kill the Web? We discuss the purity of native development & the merits of the Web. Then Mike's got some top IT automation tips for managers, we explore concurrency, distributed systems & Elixir's secret sauce.
Thu, October 05, 2017
Bite of the AR Apple | CR 276
Wes joins Mike to chat all things Apple. We discuss the surprising implications of the iPhone X, including the challenges of its new special shape & the exciting possibilities of ARKit. Plus, we debate FaceID and APFS, check in on HomeKit & search for the right level of abstraction for UI development.
Sat, September 30, 2017
Reacting To React | CR 275
While Chris is away Wes joins Mike to chat FOSS Burnout & the dark side of open source communities. Plus, we continue to react to React's recent license change, debate about the Virtual DOM & explain why React Native's license might be more important.
Tue, September 19, 2017
No Love for Open Source | CR 274
What’s really the root cause of open source developer burnout? Plus an honest chat about Electron’s bad parts & Mike finally reveals his master plan. It’s a Coder quickie this week, with Mike back in Florida there is much to be done, including a little criticism of the iPhone X.
Tue, September 12, 2017
A Hurricane of Feedback | CR 273
Mike takes refuge from Irma to respond to audience feedback & share some thoughts on future plans. Chris has some thoughts on hardware that will help you get more work done & neither of us are worrying about Bash on Windows.
Fri, September 01, 2017
The State of Stateless | CR 272
Mike and Chris discuss the types of workloads that better suit Serverless Architecture systems like Lambda & when you should roll a server. Plus Mike has major hardware woes, makes a surprising move on air & Chris is left pontificating on the future of AR.
Tue, August 29, 2017
The Future is Serverless | CR 271
The serverless revolution is nigh, we discuss AWS Lambda and Azure Functions, rebuilding jbot, basing the business computers around Pop!_OS & more!
Thu, August 17, 2017
Daily Stand Up Myth | CR 270
Mike busts the myth of the daily standup meeting & tracks it back to its origins. Then we play a little defense for Electron, share the mind of a PMO & wax on about TypeScript. Plus a little taste of Mike’s busy week, an update on Alice & Chris’ upcoming trip.
Fri, August 11, 2017
Clustered Pi | CR 269
A special guest and creator of PiCluster joins us to discuss the open source Docker cluster management project. PiCluster is a bit of a community hit & seems to strike a great balance compared to other solutions. We’ll dig into the technologies they use and what it's all built on, what they love working with & thoughts about growing a community. Plus some of our personal projects that are brewing & more!
Thu, August 03, 2017
Ask Alice | CR 268
Mike has a huge announcement towards the end of the show. Leading up to it we discuss the case against Kotlin, the next tech after Flash to die & the obvious reason Bots are going to be big.
Thu, July 27, 2017
Skills to Pay the Bills | CR 267
We solve some problems, and then go down the rat hole of self hacking to increase work, productivity & our health. Then we gleefully watch as Coding Bootcamps begin to collapse & discuss the misleading metric that led them to their doom. Plus Mike shares some straightforward code that solved a very annoying problem.
Fri, July 21, 2017
Mike the Botter | CR 266
Wes sits down with Mike to talk about Starbucks not-so-secret API, the state of the developer ecosystem & difficult challenges faced by FOSS vendors in the medical field. Plus some fantastic feedback, Mike's true feelings about Swift & a whole lot more!
Thu, July 13, 2017
Rented Windows Theory | CR 265
Microsoft slips a little Windows 10 into your Office365 & we discuss the huge shift they just pulled off, plus a little real talk about growing pains and doldrums & the pains of over building a system. Plus your feedback & much more!
Fri, July 07, 2017
Toxic Licensing | CR 264
Mike updates on spinning up his business in Florida, we debate limiting the use of the GPL & try to better understand the recent System76 Pop!_OS news. Plus the industry is going all in on AI & spending less and less on other types of research. Mike discusses the huge potential issue that could be facing developers down the road.
Fri, June 30, 2017
The Guilty Bug | CR 263
We ponder the ethical dilemma of a developer who has replaced himself with a bot, debate the possibility of ever making money from bots & have some tough love for Apple on the iPhone’s 10th anniversary. Plus discuss System76’s new Pop!_OS & Mike’s adventures in Florida.
Fri, June 23, 2017
Summer of GitHub | CR 262
We discuss the week’s developer hoopla & the beard joins us to share his insights. It's a fun episode with a range of topics, including the recent rush to GitHub by a number of open source projects.
Thu, June 15, 2017
Basic Bot | CR 261
Mike shares some insights into building bots & a little sample code to get you started. Plus we discuss the week’s developer news & spend a bit of time on feedback.
Fri, June 09, 2017
The WWDC17 Episode | CR 260
After Mike gets a few things off his chest, we dive into the most developer relevant announcements & news from Apple’s WWDC 2017.
Fri, June 02, 2017
Hi-Tech Lady Tubes | CR 259
The open source model has won, we discuss the impact that’s having on the development industry. Plus Swift gets a little more interesting, & Chris is ready for his lady in a tube!
Fri, May 26, 2017
Bad Process SIGKILLs | CR 258
The “process manager from hell” is driving our listener crazy! We have advice that’s a little unconventional. Then we discuss the slow demolition of the culture of youth taking place in tech, that could be shifting everything. Plus Microsoft’s huge Git commit, Quick Designer in Qt Creator 4.3 & some follow up on Kotlin.
Fri, May 19, 2017
Kotlin, Swiftly | CR 257
Mike argues you should go hybrid today & end up progressive tomorrow. The Docker reality & why Swift is a bit like Kotlin. Speaking of Kotlin we chat a bit about the Google I/O news, Project Treble, Xamarin’s Live Player & Mike’s new rig.
Tue, May 09, 2017
Legalize Math | CR 256
Getting fined for doing math without a license, Windows 10 S goes app store only, a Coder community project goes into production & Chris learns a hard lesson about his tools!
Mon, May 01, 2017
Moby’s Logs | CR 255
After digging into some rather tempting Hoopla, Mike shares his clever solution to one of Docker’s bigger problems & manages to motivate Chris into trying it out during the show. Plus thoughts on continuing your coding education, stories of past exams gone wrong & more!
Tue, April 25, 2017
Riding the Whale | CR 254
Mike is betting big on Docker, Angular has a new release, JavaScript is taking the lead & Uber is playing with fire. It’s a packed episode & wraps up with the bombshell that Mike is selling his new MacBook.
Mon, April 17, 2017
4k of Sin | CR 253
Habitat promises full automation that travels with app. Basically it's a great way to have an extremely lightweight "environment + your app" (hence the name) that has everything you need except the OS or OS related bits. But is this a layer of abstraction too far for Mike? Plus the chronicles of one developer's journey of getting started with Open Source, some cool dark matter development Chris spotted at Dell & more!
Fri, April 14, 2017
DysFunctional | CR 252
Wes from Linux Unplugged joins Mike to host a special edition of the show. They chat about the merits (or not!) of Electron, Mike’s week from hell & their true feelings about Javascript. Then they discuss Clojurescript, React Native, & the benefits of a more functional programming style. Plus Docker, Devops & of course the Beer of the Week!
Wed, April 12, 2017
Roadshow Special | CR 251
Tune in for a special road edition of the show today! After Mike & Chris cover some feedback, they share their worst hire stories, eat some Apple crow & debate the end of the exodus. Plus Chris shares some surprisingly topical experiences from his Dell trip, Mike’s got a tool of the week & Jonny’s feeling the hero rage.
Mon, March 27, 2017
Captivated by Containers | CR 250
Mike’s got a new testing pipeline & he’s fired up and ready to go. He shares what might be a game changer for his business. Plus we discuss the damage done by “Coding Heroes”, the value of a namespace, a handy tool & more!
Mon, March 20, 2017
Just Some Tools | CR 249
Mike’s new client has some strict requirements so we get very practical about the tools we use, compromises made & the line we won’t cross.
Mon, March 13, 2017
Some WebAssembly Required | CR 248
We follow up on WebAssembly, it’s not just the future, it’s already here & it might be great! Plus C# 7’s release gets us thinking & Canonical’s got us ranting.
Tue, March 07, 2017
Always Be Coding | CR 247
Why coding everyday makes a big difference for Mike & Chris reflects on keeping momentum to prevent project rot. Plus our first look at Java 9, hopes & fears of Web Assembly & more!
Tue, February 28, 2017
Mozilla's Pocket Pick | CR 246
Our C++ alternatives quest for embedded continues, taking another look at Visual Studio Code, Mozilla’s big pockets & saving the web with Qt Quick. Plus Mike’s war story, great feedback & more!
Mon, February 20, 2017
Java Rusts Over | CR 245
Rust has a busy 2017 ahead of it, Mike ponders Java’s failure on small Internet of Things & searches for a C++ alternative, then dazzles us with the new gear he’s recently picked up.
Tue, February 14, 2017
Still Playing Mono | CR 244
Mike reports back from his recent travels, we debate the renaissance .Net & solve all of future Mike’s problems.
Mon, February 06, 2017
iPad Shrinkage | CR 243
The fear of productivity loss & the crazy things we do to avoid it, a sober look at the tablet market for developers, GitLab’s recent disaster & we bring it all home with a little time travel.
Thu, February 02, 2017
Cowboy Code | Coder Radio 242
The tools we use to do the job, Microservices Gone Wrong, the real problem with TypeScript & more!
Mon, January 23, 2017
Tricks of the Trade | CR 241
Your emails this week get us discussing & sharing some really hard learned lessons & insights. Plus Mike spends the weekend preparing to shame Chris & shares a favorite book pick
Tue, January 17, 2017
Disillusioned NixBeards | CR 240
Mike and Chris start things off with some traditional feedback, get into some Dart discussion & then get into the hardware throw down.
Tue, January 10, 2017
Living in a Clamshell | CR 239
After we answer some audience feedback and chat about the week’s Hoopla & a fresh batch of Coder Radio 2017 predictions!
Thu, January 05, 2017
Undockered | CR 238
Mike’s got three wishes for the new year, Chris has a new Echo Dot & Google has partnerships to put Assistant in your TV. Plus why Mike got rid of his office, GitHub’s near term future & how terrible code gets written by sane people.
Mon, December 26, 2016
Shuffling Code | CR 237
We've given the guys the week off after a year of hard work, so in this episode we'll take a look back at a series of events where the guys ended up realigning their opinions. From hybrid vs native apps & developing on linux to Pokémon & Bots, a lot changed in 2016. So sit back, grab a nice warm beverage & enjoy the show!
Mon, December 19, 2016
Refactoring 2016 | CR 236
We reflect on the trainwreck that was 2016 & what might be emerging in 2017 as a real market opportunity. It's our last live show of the year, so we throw out the rules!
Tue, December 13, 2016
Okay Google, Take Over the World | CR 235
Mike reviews his Google Home and we discuss Google Actions, Fitbit buying Pebble & the usefulness of some of these products. Plus Mike adopts a new philosophy about remote workers!
Tue, December 06, 2016
Legend Of The Snow Leopard | CR 234
Mike shares his swift migration pain from over the weekend & opens up a bar in the office in honor of his new Google Home.
Mon, November 28, 2016
Stalker Box | CR 233
Mike reviews the state of hybrid development in the last days of 2016 & chat about his new Google Home and what he’s looking forward to testing. Plus a quick chat about ethics in coding.
Tue, November 22, 2016
Minimal Functional Product | CR 232
Mike is back from vacation has somethings on his mind he shares this week. Hardware follow up, customer management for devs, book recommendations & more!
Mon, November 14, 2016
Scrum Burger | CR 231
We ponder why Docker is a dumpster fire, doubt Samsung’s new Ai Bot platform, discover Botkit & discuss killing the Scrum.
Tue, November 08, 2016
Microsoft’s Public Shame | CR 230
Ballmer is trying to pin it all on Bill, MacBook follow up & Lemur struggles.
Mon, October 31, 2016
Old Men Yell at Macbooks | CR 229
Let's get real about the tools we use this week.
Mon, October 24, 2016
A Lemur Eats an Apple | CR 228
Mike betting on server side bots & AI, making the big jump from the MacBook to a System76 Lemur running Linux. We talk about the platform development opportunities for a small shop. Plus how to design APIs that don’t suck & more!
Mon, October 17, 2016
Everybody's Keyboard Fighting | CR 227
The Dash debacle gets the full Coder this week & Mike’s got a new sweet keyboard he tells us all about. Plus how it feels to learn Javascript in a React world & more!
Mon, October 10, 2016
Coder Profiling | CR 226
We flunk and debunk the Joel test, and ponder the long tail of coder interviews gone wrong, Apple's removal of Dash, KDevelop on windows & more!
Mon, October 03, 2016
The ROI of Things | CR 225
Mike & Chris share hard earned lessons for the first time about the expected value in the effort we put into our various next great ideas, marketing, attending conferences & whatever “networking” is suppose to be.
Mon, September 26, 2016
Vaporware on the Server | CR 224
The growing case for Swift on the server & Java 8’s underplayed success are the two main topics this week. We also discuss Dart on Android & some platform fundamentals with renewed vigor!
Mon, September 19, 2016
Get Swifty | CR 223
Mike & Chris travel interdimensionally to discuss the pressure to get Swifty, marvel at Vapor.codes, witness the fall of Eclipse & the rise of Microsoft. Plus our super quick take on the iPhone 7 & more!
Mon, September 12, 2016
Rusty Support | CR 222
The world's most egregious gadget sin is committed, why Mike still wants Star Trek gadgets, a Rust divorce, learning the fragile state of state & more!
Mon, September 05, 2016
Bag of jQuery | CR 221
The guys daydream about making the perfect developer platform, follow up a bit on Android N & grouse about Mike’s new Note getting recalled. Plus some of our speculation about the September 7th Apple event, what old unmaintained code says about you & clearing the air on Angular v2.
Mon, August 29, 2016
Docker Dumpster Fire | CR 220
Docker quality appears to be getting worse, Mike & Chris analyze the mystery of Docker’s decline & likely causes. Plus we discuss the possibility of an AI monopoly, moving fasting & looking for a web-framework matchmaker.
Mon, August 22, 2016
Dollar Store Quality | CR 219
Mike and Chris share their experiences with selling yourself just enough to get your foot in the door. Is productizing yourself and your work is worth feeling a little slimy? Plus Microsoft’s move in open sourcing PowerShell, the fixed bid scam & more!
Tue, August 16, 2016
Agile Scapegoat | CR 218
Fresh off new Agile courses Mike shares what he feels might be his core problems with Agile software development. Our thoughts on software quality in general, the big slack problem & more!
Tue, August 09, 2016
Botpocalypse Now | CR 217
Special guest Ryan Sipes from Mycroft joins us to discuss his ambitious projects & fulfilling the mission of an open source project. Plus our thoughts on the impending Bot revolution, the “Internet of APIs” it all depends on & the massive shift that bots could cause in the industry. We start it all off with a new Coding Challenge!
Mon, August 01, 2016
Mismatch Patterns in Productivity | CR 216
Mike & Chris rip up the thinking behind iPad-only is the new desktop Linux mantra, discuss the date of LaunchKit, announce a new coding challenge & much more!
Mon, July 25, 2016
Real Life on the Ratel | CR 215
Mike shares his recent Linux switch experience & why he thinks it might stick this time. We chew on Verizon buying Yahoo & the grief Marissa Mayer is getting. Plus we congratulate the winner of last week’s challenge & announce the next one!
Tue, July 19, 2016
Make Coding Great Again | CR 214
Mike reflects on some critical feedback, shares impressions of his new Linux PC, we announce the new Coding Challenge & more!
Tue, July 12, 2016
PokéCode | CR 213
Nintendo has a hit on their hands, is this a game changer for the company? Mike & Chris discuss the big picture ramifications of Pokémon GO. Plus beer brewed by bots, our thoughts on Java EE, Spring Boot & getting PHP to really do what you want.
Tue, July 05, 2016
Derailing Java | CR 212
This week Noah steps in to host while Chris is out and cover Rails 5, Oracle’s suspicious silence around Java EE, talk about mike’s latest linux adventure, give some freelancing advice & more!
Mon, June 27, 2016
Ai Theater | CR 211
What is Machine Learning? How are companies & developers using it? We discuss that, the major approaches in the market & Apple’s use of Differential Privacy. Plus Mike’s new Linux desktop, some feedback & a lot more!
Tue, June 21, 2016
Productivity Theater | CR 210
It’s death by a thousand scrums this week & then admit there may be some value in frequent project communication. Then we start the machine learning discussion, talk a little Android N & more!
Tue, June 14, 2016
WWDC Hypercap | CR 209
We start with some developer news of the week, then dig into the best bits from WWDC. Plus Mike shares his thoughts on some new hardware & the guys discuss the mystery of differential privacy.
Tue, June 07, 2016
Fair-use Frustrations | CR 208
Mike & Chris have very different opinions on how interview tests should be conducted & this week they try to come to some common ground. 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.
Tue, May 31, 2016
AGILE: Too Big to Fail | CR 207
Mike shares a humbling war story, then we dig into 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 & a special holiday bonus extended laid back chat!
Mon, May 23, 2016
Fat Bottom APIs | CR 206
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”.
Mon, May 16, 2016
Git off the Rails | CR 205
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!
Mon, May 09, 2016
Revenge of the Swift | CR 204
In a podcast far far away, you asked for it & this week we delivered. It’s code review time, with a twist! Plus the FUD seems strong with 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.
Mon, May 02, 2016
Go Go Golang | CR 203
A little reflective & contemplative after a successful human forking, 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!
Tue, April 26, 2016
GO Swift Yourself | CR 202
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 the Linux Action Show joins for Mike’s update on his Linux Adventure & Mike gets the hard sell.
Mon, April 18, 2016
Tough Market | CR 201
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.
Mon, April 11, 2016
Bot Your Life | CR 200
Has the whole world gotten hot for bots? Slack’s recent $3.8B & Microsoft’s new Bot SDK suggests there is serious 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, feedback & more!
Mon, April 04, 2016
The Good Xamaritan | CR 199
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!
Mon, March 28, 2016
Brave New Code | CR 198
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!
Mon, March 21, 2016
Rails Crazies React | CR 197
We discuss Mike’s general thoughts on ReactJS, the NY bill that would provide a tax credit for open source contributions & the interesting details in developer data. Plus some real talk about your real value, what no indie developer wants to hear about the App Store & more!
Mon, March 14, 2016
Hybrid Hijinks | CR 196
Whenever we discuss Hybrid development, a big elephant is sitting 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!
Tue, March 08, 2016
The Xamarin Hand | CR 195
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 during the show Microsoft releases SQL server for Linux & we discuss how it all fits together in a larger plan.
Tue, March 01, 2016
Xamarin through the Ages | CR 194
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
Mon, February 22, 2016
Big Blue's Swift Move | CR 193
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!
Mon, February 15, 2016
Post Apocalyptic Linux Desktop | CR 192
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? A new device from Mattel might change our tune, some feedback & much more!
Mon, February 08, 2016
Parsing Your Options | CR 191
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.
Mon, February 01, 2016
Death of the Freelancer | CR 190
A brutally honest episode. Mike and Chris air some hard learned lessons, toss out the episode playbook & tell it like it is!
Tue, January 26, 2016
I'm OOPting Out | CR 189
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 worrying long-term ramifications of progress over stability & convention vs configuration strategy. Plus a chat about the market position of Jetbrains’ AppCode, blaming Java & unplanning your work and travels.
Tue, January 19, 2016
Linux: Bug or Feature? | CR 188
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 pretty poignant comment about Linux. Mike discusses TarDisk & whether or not he recommends it & more!
Mon, January 11, 2016
Slacking while Coding | CR 187
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, is this the start of a trend? Plus what caught our attention in the new iOS release, and interesting projects Google has in store for 2016.
Mon, January 04, 2016
Decision 2016: Native vs Hybrid | CR 186
Can Web standards make mobile apps obsolete? The new generation of hybrid apps aren't your grandparents solution to code once, run everywhere. Plus why Swift is going to be big on Linux in 2016, Google has a thing with openJDK & much more!
Mon, December 28, 2015
Predictive Coder | CR 185
When you look back at the year, a few really big things jump out for developers. Mike & Chris discuss the trends that seem to have really mattered, then debate about how things might change in 2016.
Mon, December 21, 2015
Mike’s Big Year | CR 184
As we gear up for our end of year episode, we look back at a few moments in 2015 that we loved. From big news, new directions & industry trends that reflected into our personal lives. It’s a very special edition of Coder Radio!
Tue, December 15, 2015
Android Instability | CR 183
The Pixel C is the perfect example of a compromised device, caused in large part, by Google’s Strategy Tax. This week we debate if this is the underlying reason tablet apps are so far behind on Android, what Mike’s plans are as an Android developer & why the long-term picture might look rosy. Plus the Jar Jar true Sith Master mega theory comes to light, some iPad Pro follow up, the missed Mameo opportunity, the hard reality of the “pro tablet” market & more!
Tue, December 08, 2015
Open Season on Swift | CR 182
Ballmer calls out Microsoft’s bogus revenue numbers over Azure, & we expand on his point to discuss an overall trend towards “hero CEOs”. But the majority of our discussion this week is around the open sourcing of Swift, what Apple got really right & what areas still really need improvement. Plus the real possibility of replacing your laptop with a large tablet, starting your first app the “easy way” vs the “hard way" & more!
Mon, November 30, 2015
Code a Little Deeper | CR 181
Mike shares his open source picks for 2015 & why they are a real game changer for him. Then we read through a few submissions by the audience & then discuss Microsoft’s huge new PowerApps initiative. Plus some feedback that cuts deep & more!
Mon, November 23, 2015
Barkeep, Ionic, Please | CR 180
Mike has a big announcement & shares his insights for discovering an underserved niche and creating software for people most of us never considered. Plus why Chris is a bit offended by the idea of Swift on the server, Microsoft delivers on the open source goods & a few quick gift ideas for anyone who wants to focus.
Mon, November 16, 2015
I Came, I Saw, Ionic | CR 179
Microsoft kills a major Windows development initiative & becomes one of the top contributors to Go. Mike has a new love & gets a bit ironic about Ionic. He explains why this framework just might be his new home. Plus some great feedback & we bask in the dawn of the age of utility.
Mon, November 09, 2015
Windows XP of the Net | CR 178
Is open source software immoral in some market conditions? The guys debate. Plus Google’s impressive new open source project, standing while you work is going out of style & how to adapt to the changing need of your users gracefully. Plus is open source on the verge of being outlawed by the TPP? And a few of your great thoughts on Offshoring vs Onshoring.
Tue, November 03, 2015
Coder Puppy Mills | CR 177
Mike & Chris discuss the hard problem of identifying opportunity costs vs staying flexible and cheap, why making communication a priority is almost never a priority & the numbers suggest coding bootcamps are growing like crazy… But is that a good thing? Plus when to ship, and why testing can really make Mike testy, your feedback & more!
Mon, October 26, 2015
Material Matters | CR 176
The guys admit there is a growing amount of evidence pointing to going your own way, regardless of the design vision of the platform. What the Linux desktop has finally gotten right, why Mike is ready to can his wearable project. Plus a Android BuildConfig pro tip, feedback & more!
Mon, October 19, 2015
What The Zuck! | CR 175
Well known developers are trying out risky and bold methods to fund future development, but are they really all that practical? We debate. A massively popular app is using a dirty trick to stay in the background and consume battery. We ponder why it hasn’t been shut down already & more!
Mon, October 12, 2015
Below the Surface | CR 174
The cultural challenges of living too far out of a “tech hotzone” hit home today. We discuss the recent revelations both of us have had. And our reactions and lessons learned from LastPass selling, if Microsoft has nailed convergence & the practicality of the Surface Book. Plus a quick chat about Chef & other automation platforms great for developers & more!
Tue, October 06, 2015
Sun Setting on Java | CR 173
A really simple mistake that many of us have made in the past, led to the Patreon hack. We discuss the situation & the bigger picture. Plus our take on the rumors that Oracle is planning the “obsolescence” of Java.
Tue, September 29, 2015
Advertising Cold War | CR 172
Mike and Chris discuss malware getting injected into unsuspecting developers apps. Then the advertising cold war that’s brewing, how it impacts users, content creators & developers. Also our top three must haves before you sign any development work contract.
Sat, September 19, 2015
Coder Craftsmen | CR 171
Mike shares his excitement for Ionic, an advanced HTML5 hybrid mobile app Framework. Then Chris asks if the tools used to make the product, as long as the end result is good, really matter?
Mon, September 14, 2015
Apple Strokes The Tip | CR 170
Is the new iPad a capable developer machine? We discuss 3D Touch, the impact on developers, the release of the iPad Pro & some quick tips for finding a local development job.
Fri, September 04, 2015
Subscription Lock-in | CR 169
With Mike’s move to Florida in progress he joins us via phone for a run through of the major JetBrains subscription hoopla, transitioning from a tester to a developer & that big poaching scandal comes to an expensive close!
Mon, August 24, 2015
Template Driven Design | CR 168
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.
Fri, August 14, 2015
The Price Isn't Right | CR 167
Developers are excited by Google’s announcement that Android will support Vulkan. We explain what Vulkan is, the issues developers face around openGL, & why Mike is a bit skeptical. Plus market data suggest we’ve reached peak iPad & tablets are not selling. Is it worth creating anything but consumption based apps for tablets? We’ll debate. Plus some audience submitted topics, Apple’s 30% cut, feedback & more!
Mon, August 10, 2015
Hamburger Non-Helper | CR 166
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!
Mon, August 03, 2015
.Net or .Not? | CR 165
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.
Mon, July 27, 2015
Conditional Swift Justice | CR 164
Mike argues why the web is the default platform of the future, we debate if third party mobile platforms should be written off, first impressions of the Ionic Framework & Chris has a few surprises to announce. Plus our advice on leaving .Net, our response to ignoring the Pebble & why a slightly functional world isn't a bad thing.
Tue, July 21, 2015
Proprietary Stress Management | CR 163
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, we cover some great feedback & more!
Mon, July 13, 2015
Wandering in the Woods | CR 162
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”.
Mon, July 06, 2015
Good Guy Mike | CR 161
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.
Mon, June 29, 2015
Developer Commodity | CR 160
How willing is Apple to leverage it’s developers to make a public statement? We look at the response to the confederate flag pullings & we debate if any gatekeeper puts developers best interests first. Plus was the perfect laptop built a decade ago, your feedback & more!
Mon, June 22, 2015
Hipster Tendencies | CR 159
Mike makes the case for Chris’ slide into hipsterhood & Chris responds in kind. Between those hijinks the guys discuss the massive LLVM advantage Apple is leveraging that nobody is talking about. Plus we reflect on the most important skill in software development, read some emails & more!
Mon, June 15, 2015
Privileged Programmers | CR 158
Mike and Chris share their totally different perspective on the recent Yelp developer’s public exodus & discuss the big new industry trend developers need to take advantage of. Then after 158 episodes, Mike’s mission in life is realized during our feedback segment.
Mon, June 08, 2015
Ahoy, El Capitan! | CR 157
We recap and also compare & contrast WWDC 2015 with Google I/O 2015. Which new platform features stand out, which miss the target & what will really move the needle this year. Plus a quick update on Mike’s new company, Chris’ wear inspired surprise & more!
Tue, June 02, 2015
You're Gitting it Wrong | CR 156
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!
Mon, May 25, 2015
Google's Brillo Pad | CR 155
Google may be planning to scrub the grime away from the Internet of Things devices with a new operating system designed for low resources in mind. We debate what Google’s rumored Brillo OS would look like & the impact it could have on Canonicals big plans for Ubuntu Snappy. Plus Mike ponders switching to BSD, Google Play services in a library & GBA games in your browser.
Fri, May 22, 2015
Chrome Took My Memory! | CR 154
Mike shares his recent experience developing Chrome apps & we debate if Chrome platform tax is costing users a decent browser. Is Chrome becoming the next Windows? Plus what we’d like to see announced next for Android and iOS & the big problems those features would solve for developers.
Tue, May 12, 2015
Bearded Buzzwords | CR 153
Electron could be the Adobe Air we all hoped for. At least Microsoft, Github, Docker, and others think so. But is it all hype? We debate Electron’s potential, and 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 development implementation, and some secrets to success.
Mon, May 04, 2015
The Open Pivot | CR 152
Mike and Chris reflect on Microsoft’s Build 2015 conference & discuss the undeniable shift to open industry wide. Mike also announces his new business with a focus on open source. Plus we discuss Visual Studio Code a bit, bad app ports, new ways for developers to make money & more!
Tue, April 28, 2015
Compromising Virtual Clouds | CR 151
Is Microsoft confusing the container market & blowing the implementation? Plus Apple gets caught rejecting Pebble compatible apps, we may have finally found the perfect Linux dev laptop & much more!
Mon, April 20, 2015
Interview Gauntlets of Pain | CR 150
Mike's thinking about making the big switch, a J.O.B., but the interview process has been a nightmare. He shares his perspective after sitting out of the race for a while. Plus how Google convinced their engineers to become managers, your feedback & more!
Mon, April 13, 2015
The Sociopath Code | CR 149
We discuss the top stories submitted by the audience this week. From the ultimate bridge burn to Stack Overflow’s developer survey & being ok with a little sociopathy.
Mon, April 06, 2015
Magical Contract Bids | CR 148
Mike had a dream & that dream didn’t work out. Today we discuss how fixed contracts lead to fixed death & with perfect hindsight we debate what we might have done differently. Plus some great feedback, a little nostalgia & more!
Mon, March 30, 2015
The Sonic Philosophy | CR 147
Transitions in life comes in many forms, work, relationships, gadgets. How we deal with the process of transition is key & why we shouldn't be anxious about a transition, even if it’s a difficult one. Plus a bit about GitHub’s ongoing DDoS, switching from PHP to Ruby & a new contender for the perfect Linux dev rig.
Mon, March 23, 2015
Open Source as a Trap | CR 146
It’s a special open mic edition of Coder Radio. We discuss the complex reasons behind Microsoft’s choice to open source MSBuild, the quest for the perfect Linux laptop continues & why, oh why, oh why HTML5 has a place. Plus emails & more!
Mon, March 16, 2015
Why Mike's Disgusted by Android | CR 145
Chris shares what he’s loving about Android from a users perspective & Mike goes into what is driving him crazy from a developer's standpoint. Plus redefining DevOps, starting a multi-user database & more!
Mon, March 09, 2015
Apple Future vs Pebble Past | CR 144
We revisit some of the audience's favorite editors, then discuss the reality of terrible engineers. Then Chris spends the weekend with a smartwatch & believes he’s discovered their purpose. We examine the audience for smartwatch apps in light of the Apple Watch announcement today.
Mon, March 02, 2015
Not My Problem | CR 143
The guys picture working a 9-5 job. If the security of a 9-5 paycheck is a myth, is it really just not having to worry about all the little things that's so appealing? Plus how merit based hiring could get out of control & making documentation a bit less evil.
Mon, February 23, 2015
Accounts Percievable | CR 142
Mike and Chris start the show by sharing some hard learned advice, and discussing the events of the last two weeks. Then we touch on SuperFish, Ubuntu Touch, and more!
Tue, February 17, 2015
Retro Extravaganza | CR 141
Join us as we hop in our time machine and revisit some past topics on the coder radio program.
Mon, February 09, 2015
NOde | CR 140
Can’t we all just settle down & focus? Mike’s just about had it with javascript framework madness. Plus could Microsoft be uniquely positioned to take advantage of the eventual die off of some frameworks?
Mon, February 02, 2015
Windows in the Pi | CR 139
Mike is stuck in a train, stuck in the snow. So it’s an open call edition, with some great discussion around Microsoft’s investment in Cyanogen & the pitch for Python. Plus a robust chat about the new Raspberry Pi 2 & it’s ability to run Windows 10.
Tue, January 27, 2015
Deploy Like an Animal | CR 138
It’s a tip show edition of Coder Radio. Mike shares a great way to get some Heroku features without the bill. Plus the annoying honeymoon period, your feedback & more!
Mon, January 19, 2015
Monumental Android Failure | CR 137
Well known developers have recently gone public with how much they make & where they make it from. Mike & Chris chew on the numbers & discuss the raw reality. Plus great feedback on Chris’ first development language & more!
Tue, January 13, 2015
Ruby is not Perl | CR 136
Chris shares what’s prevented him from getting started with development & shares the three languages that are at the top of his list to try. Plus we get passionate after some feedback to the Mac Exodus topic & more!
Tue, January 06, 2015
Macs Exodus | CR 135
Is the quality of Apple’s desktop and mobile software causing a slow bleeding of developers? Chris & Mike debate what developers will do over 2015. Plus we read some great follow up, feature a community project & more!
Mon, December 29, 2014
Fair And Balanced | CR 134
Mike is fired up by a topic that has been on fire over all of 2014. Is it finally time to let the other 95% of great programmers in?
Mon, December 22, 2014
Best Of Coder Radio 2014 | CR 133
We peer into the past of the show to pull out the amazing clips you guys suggested to us and fondly remember how funny it is to listen to Chris get trolled. Sit back, relax & enjoy the fun in this look back at best of Coder Radio!
Tue, December 16, 2014
Git your Pizza | CR 132
It’s the birth of another open source project live on this week’s Coder Radio. Plus it’s an open mic edition & we discuss a wide range of topics from Microsoft’s big mobile strategy that nobody is noticing, the best Linux development environment, setting expectations, your feedback & more!
Mon, December 08, 2014
Dock Your Rocket | CR 131
Has Docker’s wild success caused it grow too big & too corporate? In light of the CoreOS project’s announcement of Rocket we’ll reflect on the big problem both projects needs to solve. Plus our plans to involve community around building an API for Jupiter Broadcasting, your feedback & more!
Tue, December 02, 2014
Get Back to the '50s | CR 130
That tech worker “shortage” Facebook and Microsoft keep telling you about is bogus. We’ll go over the study and reports that back that claim up. Then we dig into the rather understandable reasons why developers wages are being pushed down & more!
Tue, November 25, 2014
Google's Objective C | CR 129
It’s a special roundtable edition of Coder Radio. Our panel discussed the advantages of Go development over PHP, creating a flat-file website with no database, and the real secret to finishing that last 10%. Then we discuss the black magic Google is using to share 70% of their new Inbox’s apps code across the Web, Android, and iOS. And if Google’s new approach is a quiet condemnation of HTML5 applications.
Tue, November 18, 2014
.NET’s Open Future | CR 128
Microsoft made headlines and has generated a lot of buzz around the open sourcing of .NET. So what does the future hold & what changes now? And why this could be more about what it says about Microsoft, than anything else. Plus some great feedback, how to find a developer, what to expect to pay & much more!
Mon, November 10, 2014
The Gorilla in the Stack | CR 127
Mike and Chris respond to feedback on lackluster HTML5 apps, then how developers can leverage social media to stay up to date & avoid drama. Then we blow apart the “Full Stack Developer” myth and the evolution of the term.
Mon, November 03, 2014
HTML5: Back To The Future | CR 126
Is the need to save money & time by developers forcing end users into less than acceptable application experiences? Have we all been oversold on HTML5? Plus getting into QA, a cloud based IDE, some great feedback & much more!
Tue, October 28, 2014
Behind the Schemes | CR 125
Mike and Chris go meta & discuss their thoughts about the state of Coder Radio, some ideas to mix it up & request your input. Then we dig into a revealing support chat between an Android developer & the manager for Google Play Developer Support that finally gives us some real insight into the public address debacle.
Mon, October 20, 2014
Underwhelming Apple | CR 124
We have a bunch of great feedback that keeps getting interrupted by Chris and Mike jumping into deep discussion about vendor lock in, Apple’s new hardware, balancing work and life & much more!
Mon, October 13, 2014
Coder Inquisition | CR 123
Mike and Chris battle wits to expose the ridiculous nature of arguing about technology on the Internet, and this discuss why developers and enthusiasts get caught up in this mess. Plus our take on working on open source in your spare time, an update on teaching students to code & a software pick that will make you hungry!
Mon, October 06, 2014
A Cult of Personality Tests | CR 122
Mike and Chris discuss what to do when a client or employer requests you take a personality test. The reasons Microsoft is calling the next version of Windows 10, the recent cases of community going sour & the lessons learned for developers
Mon, September 29, 2014
Doxing Developers | CR 121
Google is requiring developers to submit their physical address, and the Apple community has outed the manager behind the botched iOS 8.0.1 update. Are we seeing a dangerous threat or just a frantic response? Plus some great questions, when to lawyer up & much more!
Mon, September 22, 2014
Xamarin Sham | CR 120
Developers all over the web are chiming in on the short comings (or lack there of) of Xamarin’s tools. Have developers been sold a hope and a lie? Plus why Android continues to come in second for developers, your feedback & more!
Mon, September 15, 2014
Notch Escapes | Coder Radio 119
Did Microsoft buying Mojang come around because Notch was burned out? Is the problem systemic to independent developers who just love to code? Plus we respond to your strong feedback regarding privacy & much more!
Mon, September 08, 2014
Privacy is a Myth | CR 118
The debate over whose responsibility it is to protect your cloud data heats up, we discuss how to get your confidence back & some Vala feedback. Plus the recent Markdown drama, the systemd hater club & much more!
Tue, September 02, 2014
Fools Aren't Protected | CR 117
We take live calls, and discuss why .Net rules a Linux Admins life, learning OOP. Then, in light of the recent celebrity photo hacks, do developers have a moral obligation to protect the uninformed public?
Mon, August 25, 2014
DOM Be Gone | CR 116
Mike and Chris follow up on the TypeScript and JavaScript discussion from last week after a lot of you jumped to the defense of JavaScript. Plus the guys discuss why the phrase “work-life-balance” feels cheap & how each of us have to figure it all out for ourselves.
Mon, August 18, 2014
The Scripting Chronicles | CR 115
Where does TypeScript fit in, and are the many criticisms lobbied at it legitimate? We discuss the state of scripting, and the new dark pragmatism that seems to be setting in. Plus picking your ideal client, package managers for Windows and Mac, your feedback & more!
Mon, August 11, 2014
Contrarian Contracting | CR 114
Mike and Chris share their perspective on successfully cultivating a contact development business, and from their experience, the biggest gotchas that hurt the most. Plus hosting on your own vs shared services, a little Dart love, and the Linux user who bought a Mac.
Fri, August 08, 2014
Corner of Shame | CR 113
Mike and Chris record a bonus episode of Coder Radio for you this week. We discuss the possibility of Steam selling productivity apps for Desktop Linux, how Overcast.fm could set the trend for future mobile apps, and Chris shares his thoughts about his new Oculus Rift DK2. Plus you great feedback, some follow up and more!
Mon, August 04, 2014
The Xamarin Solution | CR 112
Mike discusses what his business has noted after using Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms. Plus we bust some myths, discuss use cases and advantages, the disadvantages. Plus you great feedback, some follow up and more!
Mon, July 21, 2014
Microsoft's Culture Anchor | Coder Radio 111
Chris makes the case for splitting Microsoft up into a consumer and services split, and why that would be the best possible outcome for developers. Plus some great feedback, more on selling free software and more!
Mon, July 14, 2014
Manual Design | CR 110
Have Interface designers led us down a false path? Why is it when heavy lifting is needed our tools still fall short in 2014? Mike discusses the shortcomings of some of our favorite tools, who is on the right track, and what the real solution seems to be. Plus some great feedback and Chris begins a new kind of challenge.
Mon, July 07, 2014
Go Big or Go Lean! | CR 109
Mike reflects on his transition from dedicated developer to business management, what makes a business “big” vs “lean” and what the guys feel is a good fit for their goals. Plus when to cut yourself off from a pet coding project, a book that promises to help you pick a Javascript Framework and more!
Mon, June 30, 2014
Materially Excited | CR 108
Mike and Chris cover some great follow up on new hotness burnout. Then we discuss what impressed us and what tempers our excitement from Google I/O 2014. Plus why AndroidOne could be the Android of the future and a quick chat about Rust.
Mon, June 23, 2014
New Hotness Exhaustion | CR 107
Mike ponders if we can trust ourselves to walk the line between comfort, laziness and experience? Plus you great feedback, a few more I/O thoughts and a framework you can take home to mom.
Mon, June 16, 2014
Bathroom Marketing | CR 106
Our top 10 hopes and expectations from Google I/O 2014. Is this the year Google pushes developers on design, will Google+ take a backseat and more. Plus our followup includes the challenges facing openGL, why the Nexus program will die, coping with information overload and getting your confidence back.
Mon, June 09, 2014
The Problem with GitHub | CR 105
Mike shares his experience moving from GitHub to a self hosted GitLab installation and the benefits his team realized after making the move. Plus we’ll take a look at the new Docker announcements, your feedback and some surprise followup!
Mon, June 02, 2014
Swift exit for Obj-C | CR 104
Mike and Chris share their raw reactions from Apple’s WWDC Keynote, including Mike’s big concerns about Swift.
Mon, May 26, 2014
WWDC Predictions 2014 | CR 103
Mike and Chris run down their predictions and hopes areas Apple might improve iOS, Mac hardware, and general ecosystem development during next week’s big keynote. Plus our thoughts on the state of Qt, re-thinking Linux’s market share, and more!
Tue, May 20, 2014
Has Microsoft Lost It's Mojo? | CR 102
Mike and Chris discuss how, even when a laptop seems like the obvious choice, sometimes a desktop may be a better fit. Then, will the fate of Microsoft be slowly and embarrassingly slipping into irrelevance? And of course your fantastic feedback and much, much more!
Tue, May 13, 2014
Shields Up | CR 101
It’s a day filled with war stories, we start off by sharing how things have blown up in our laps this morning, and cover your excellent feedback. Then - Chris shares his new gadget purchase, and how it’s making him re-think some of his firm opinions.
Tue, May 06, 2014
0×64 | CR 100
Mike and Chris celebrate 100 weeks of Coder Radio by reading some great feedback, discussing new hardware choices, and why the future of desktop Linux is a little worrying.
Mon, April 28, 2014
Is That a Weave? | CR 99
We double down on your follow up. Working remotely, scratching your itch while at your current job, why we missed Heartbleed, and the video that will make you never again complain about how hard something is.
Mon, April 21, 2014
Always Be Coding | CR 98
Chris and Mike face the limitations of remote workers, and the challenges they’ve experienced. We take your live calls, and discuss the awesome projects you're working on. Why you should write code every day, the hard numbers about mobile games, and more!
Mon, April 14, 2014
Open Source, Closed Wallets | CR 97
The Heartbleed bug has ignited a new round of open source doubters, but are the renewed concerns about the open source development model unfounded? And what can be done to avoid catastrophes like this in the future? We discuss. Plus an honest discussion about that moment of no return, your feedback, and more! Note: Apologies for the transitional audio setup while we move between studios. Improvements next week!
Mon, April 07, 2014
MS Gadget 2.0 | CR 96
Microsoft shocks the developer community by open sourcing some of their crown .Net jewels. Mike and Chris discuss the ramifications for Java, and the overall strategy Microsoft could be shifting too. Plus why the return of the Start Menu is a massive middle finger to devs, and other interesting bits from Build 2014. Plus your follow up on Oculus VR, the Blame Game, and more!
Mon, March 31, 2014
The Blame Game | CR 95
Are your projects cursed with knowledge of the present? Mike and Chris discuss the tendency to blame the last guy, and in some cases even scapegoat the absent. And why its only human to see all the mistakes of those who came before you. Plus our thoughts on Facebook buying Oculus VR, your feedback, and more!
Mon, March 24, 2014
Paranoid Android Developers | CR 94
Android growth is exploding, and showing no signs of slowing down… So why are big players still avoiding the platform? We’ll challenge some common misconceptions on why developers avoid Android. Plus big Silicon Valley tech companies get busted colluding to keep wages low, the contractor fudge factor, your feedback.. And more!
Mon, March 17, 2014
Ruby off the Rails | CR 93
The Rails community was blasted by a distinguished, and disgruntled member. But does his criticism hold up? And is there a larger problem at play here? Plus our thoughts on Amazon’s rumored new console, and a great batch of your feedback!
Mon, March 10, 2014
Persona Non Grata | CR 92
We embrace Daylight saving time with a special call-in edition of Coder Radio. Topics include a chat with one of the developers behind the online JavaScript assembly emulator, the encroachment of DRM in everyday life, and why Mozilla’s Persona has been put out to pasture and the difficult problem that creates for developers. Plus your feedback, and much more!
Mon, March 03, 2014
Your Database is Slow | CR 91
Oren Eini from Hibernating Rhinos joins us to discuss their “second generation” document database written in .NET. We have an insightful conversation about RavenDB, a flexible data model designed to address requirements coming from real-world systems. Plus our surprising answer to the big certification question, your emails, and more.
Mon, February 24, 2014
Get Yourself Tested | CR 90
Florian Motlik from Codeship joins us to discuss automated unit testing, a practical approach to rethinking how to get started with your own testing, and how Codeship’s hosted continuous integration and continuous deployment platform is bringing much needed relief to some of developments most tedious tasks. Plus getting started with simple approach, when to take the money, your emails, and more!
Mon, February 17, 2014
The Cost of Comments | CR 89
Responding to criticism for an open source project, or a closed commercial project can be a very tricky things. Mike and Chris share their thoughts on how you can properly set expectations and respond to negative feedback. Plus what roles users play in their interaction with developers, your feedback, and more!
Mon, February 10, 2014
Paper Cuts Deep | CR 88
Mike and Chris use the recent drama around Paper and Flappy Bird to have a wider discussion about the forces against Indie developers. And our reactions to the CEO change at Microsoft. Plus some great feedback, and more!
Mon, February 03, 2014
Waning Windows | CR 87
Mike and Chris address a number of topics this week, from open source project’s properly communicating with the media, Google selling Motorola to Lenovo, and a debate about Microsoft’s rumored CEO choice. Plus your feedback, and more!
Mon, January 27, 2014
Myth of Magic Methodology | CR 86
Is the concept of a one sized fits all methodology getting tired? We revisit Agile in the dynamic client/developer relationship. Then how opening up your development plans to the community, even for commercial software, can be full of benefits and drawbacks. Plus a great batch of your feedback, and much more.
Mon, January 20, 2014
Backend Lockin | CR 85
Back-end services are really helping developers focus on their core competency, but how quickly will you need to go outside the box? What about vendor lock-in? Plus: A ton of great feedback, resisting the urge to hate change, and much more.
Mon, January 13, 2014
Ops vs Dev | CR 84
The classic battle flairs up this week, and the guys discuss how an over controlling sysadmin can slow down an important project, and why that problem seems to be so much worse in business. Plus the market is still hot for Java, but down discount Python or C#, making a big career change, and the standard for replacing your own inhouse tools.
Mon, January 06, 2014
It’s Java’s Year | CR 83
We’ll bust some java myths with Mark Heckler, a software engineer at Oracle. Plus the status of Duke, java on embedded systems, and what the future holds. Plus your feedback and some of Mike’s 2014 bets.
Mon, December 30, 2013
Coding Transitions | CR 82
With a little reflection on the years big moments, the guys look ahead to 2014. We’ll debate what’s going to be the big stories of 2014 for developers, and the tech industry at large. Plus we’ll answer a few of your questions, and toss in a couple surprises in our last episode of 2013!
Mon, December 23, 2013
The Freelancer Dilemma | CR 81
The guys take some calls and discuss a wide range of great topics. From workspace setups, developer hardware, C vs C++, and the real problems facing contract programmers. Plus a batch of your feedback, the best editor ever (for Windows), and more!
Mon, December 16, 2013
The SteamOS Conspiracy | CR 80
Early builds of SteamOS have landed, and we wonder what the larger implications are. Plus our thoughts on Microsoft's clear challenges, the problem with Qt Creator, and betting on the future. Plus your feedback, our thoughts on cloud build services, and much more!
Mon, December 09, 2013
Two French Presses | CR 79
After discussing our caffeine regimes, we take a crack at getting Q&A right. We’ll share some personal experiences with Q&A gone wrong, and our tips for fixing it. Plus a look back at one of the giant’s shoulders developers stand on today, and your emails.
Mon, December 02, 2013
Code Your Enthusiasm | CR 78
It’s a mailbag special with a hidden message. Mike and Chris discuss burnout a bit more, the pitfalls of bad Q&A, automated UI testing, and the open source projects we’re thankful for this year.
Mon, November 25, 2013
The Big Xbone | CR 77
Is the Xbox One the next big App platform? We’ll share theories. Plus where to books fit in for self education? Are they too slow, or is there a place for the printed medium in a rapidly developing industry? Plus a batch of your emails, our follow up, and more!
Mon, November 18, 2013
Burned by Agile | CR 76
Burnout kills your productivity, creativity, and ability to get things done. The worst part? It can sneak up in different ways. Mike and Chris share how to recognize burnout, a quick fix to get you through, and their personal long term fixes. Plus a great batch of emails, setting your weekend rate, and much more.
Mon, November 11, 2013
Deploying the Haterade | CR 75
A recent snafu has left Mike in a bit of a bind with a client, and technical glitches nearly threatened to toss Chris out on the side of the road. After digging through a batch of really great emails, the guys air some dirty laundry. This week we crack open a cold one, and chug some haterade.
Mon, November 04, 2013
Justifying Java | CR 74
After discussing recent hardware gadget purchases, and why, the guys jump into the case of Java. Mike’s ready to justify his love, for Java. Plus a little dev world hoopla, your feedback, and more!
Mon, October 28, 2013
Baby Got Backend | CR 73
From backups to deployment, we go back to the backend! The new solutions giving us the opportunity to reconsider the infrastructure around our projects. Plus gearing up for 64bit development, and much more.
Mon, October 21, 2013
Relatively Laid Out | CR 72
With big Google and Apple events on the horizon we look at how Google’s early investment in relative UI layouts will be paying dividends in Android 4.4 KitKat. Plus: Your emails, our php follow up, a few near-term predictions, and even an RMS rap.
Mon, October 14, 2013
Betting on Linux | CR 71
When targeting Linux, developers have to face some tough choices. Mike’s spent a year planning his move and discusses the opportunity and the risk of supporting Linux, how much effort should be put into targeting Ubuntu, and keeping the big picture in mind. Plus our follow up and your feedback!
Mon, October 07, 2013
Toolchain Transitions | CR 70
Mike’s making some big changes to his workflow, and sharing the tools in his box. We’ll look at the transition to Ubuntu Linux for Mike and his dev team, and the productivity advantages they see. Plus planning for scale, a fresh look at Vala, your emails, and more!
Mon, September 30, 2013
With Apologies to Texas | CR 69
Mike and Chris chew on the major problems patent trolls are creating for small and large development shops. Then it’s a race to the bottom for software prices, and the guys have a few theories on what, if anything, developers can do to carve out a living.
Mon, September 23, 2013
ASP.Magic | CR 68
Mike discusses the culture clash between the ASP.Net framework diehards, and the recent converts. ASP.Net and Azure services have been at the core of project Mike and his team have had underway for a couple months and they’ve gotten a good feeling of it’s strengths and weakness. Plus our live reaction to SteamOS, ending the platform/tool wars that even your benevolent hosts find themselves falling into, your feedback, and much more!
Mon, September 16, 2013
Blazing 7 | CR 67
iOS 7 is landing and Mike and Chris discuss what’s in store for developers, and the real reason to put a 64bit CPU in a cell phone. Plus the core of what’s wrong with Microsoft, practicing security from the start, your emails and more!
Mon, September 09, 2013
Docker All The Things | CR 66
We’re joined by two gentlemen from dotCloud, the folks behind Docker. We chat about what Docker is best at, how far out the 1.0 release is, the projects use of Go, the future of Docker, and much more. Plus is the commoditization of software development a bad thing? Your emails, and more.
Mon, September 02, 2013
Love’s Labor Lost | CR 65
It’s a Monday holiday episode of the Coder Radio show, so we opened up the Skype lines and officially declare this episode a grab bag of topics! From the death of JavaScript to Android vs iOS we touch on a list of favorite topics.
Mon, August 26, 2013
Bye Bye Ballmer | CR 64
Steve Ballmer’s legacy at Microsoft is controversial. We look over the long list of big and quiet successes and failures under his watch as CEO. Plus what we think the big problem facing Microsoft is going to be long term, and if they can really transform into a “devices and services” company. Plus we’ll discuss the big problem with SourceForge, self taught programing vs structured schooling, your emails, and more!
Tue, August 20, 2013
Mozilla Persona | CR 63
We chat with Dan at the Mozilla about his work on the Persona project, and how Mozilla offers developers a neutral platform for effective authentication. Plus our thoughts on what’s troubling the Ubuntu Edge project, a batch of your questions, and much more!
Mon, August 12, 2013
FizzBuzzed! | CR 62
Hiring can be a real pain in the butt. The guys share the horror stories from interviews they’ve conducted that went horribly wrong. Plus a few tips for getting a gig. Then the guys chew on the dev hoopla of the week, and read some great emails.
Mon, August 05, 2013
Office Hours | CR 61
Mike and Chris bare it all on their classic work/life balance struggles. Dealing with the unique circumstances of working at home, why it’s not the dream 9-to-5 types picture. Plus your feedback, a few follow ups and much more!
Mon, July 29, 2013
Call In 2.0 | CR 60
Celebrating 60 episodes we take live calls from our audience and chat about the topics are their minds. Then we follow up on the indie developer Xbox One situation, read your feedback, and more!
Mon, July 22, 2013
Sour Apple | CR 59
A compromise at Apple turns Mike’s week upside down. Reeling from the setback we dig into Mike’s concerns with Canonical’s crowd sourced Ubuntu Edge phone. Why we're a bit dismayed at Firefox OS’ attempts to kill the app store... And we answer your hard questions.
Mon, July 15, 2013
The 56k Solution | CR 58
Data protection in the cloud can mean a lot of different things. But what about in the context of software development? The guys tackle that question, and cover a great batch of your feedback.
Mon, July 08, 2013
The Dev Jungle | CR 57
The guys bust some myths around outsourcing, and insourcing development work. Striking a balance when trying to codify better practices in the workplace, sticking with good old tech for bad reasons… Plus a big batch of your feedback!
Mon, July 01, 2013
Microsoft’s in a Funk | CR 56
Stinging from a Build conference hangover, the guys focus on their current disappoints with Microsoft. Then Mike gets a new OYUA box and has a few surprises, plus your emails, and more!
Mon, June 24, 2013
Software Exorcism | CR 55
Even when you know better, you sometimes find yourself contributing to the problem, just to get the job done. This week the guys bare it all and discuss how they’ve ended up making things worse when they were hired to make it all better. Plus keeping up on new trends without wasting time, how open environments provide better predictability, and a batch of your feedback!
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