Coder Radio

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!

Mike and Chris share their raw reactions from Apple’s WWDC Keynote, including Mike’s big concerns about Swift.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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. Improveme...

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!