Coder Radio

Wed, 20 Nov 2024

We react to Microsoft's new vision for the desktop PC, discuss the realities of working with large d...

Wed, 13 Nov 2024

Python's eating the world - and AI's helping it digest. A cheeky look at why this programming langua...

Wed, 06 Nov 2024

Malicious NPM packages are sneaking into codebases while FFmpeg devs prove old-school assembly skill...

Wed, 30 Oct 2024

Mike reports in from the COSMIC frontier! Plus: Microsoft's juicy Google drama, GPU eye candy that'l...

Wed, 23 Oct 2024

C++'s Borg-like mission continues, and some thoughts on Rails 8.1. Plus, there is a little trouble i...

Wed, 16 Oct 2024

We get frustrated with Nintendo. Then, dig into the 30-year-old backdoor that was recently exploited...

Wed, 09 Oct 2024

Our reaction to Google's major legal blow, forcing them to open the Play Store wide, our thoughts on...

Wed, 02 Oct 2024

Our thoughts on big tech firing up old nuclear reactors to satisfy the AI growth plans, Sam's big we...

Tue, 24 Sep 2024

A quick update from Chris on where the show is at this week, and what to watch out for next week!

Wed, 18 Sep 2024

The insidious undercurrents threatening to crush open-source AI projects, plus our thoughts on Micro...

Wed, 11 Sep 2024

Our thoughts on the iPhone 16, and then Mike surfs the WSL wave.

Wed, 04 Sep 2024

How Mike plans to win the Clone Wars with Dokku, we review some shocking developer data and say good...

Wed, 28 Aug 2024

We reflect on the rise of DevOps and the frustrating dynamics that led to it. Plus, tech's latest br...

Wed, 21 Aug 2024

The walled garden wrecking ball is fueling up - where we think it strikes first. Plus, what was real...

Wed, 14 Aug 2024

Apple goes into full crackdown mode and begins to squeeze even more out of developers and creators. ...

Wed, 07 Aug 2024

We take a look at SeaweedFS, roast Apple Intelligence, and reveal the vendor that caught Intel's mes...

Wed, 31 Jul 2024

Why is Google feeling lucky, and the Intel situation slips into pure lunacy. Plus, thoughts on the C...

Wed, 24 Jul 2024

Our thoughts on the CrowdStrike outage and why Intel is in the hot seat with developers.

Wed, 17 Jul 2024

Are small business owners just the worst? The rant that hits close to home. And how AI is looking mo...

Wed, 10 Jul 2024

Apple finally stands down in its battle with Epic, and Google gets caught with its hand in the full ...

Tue, 02 Jul 2024

Why you shouldn't use AI to write your tests, and the crazy deals new AI companies are getting thems...

Wed, 26 Jun 2024

Big Tech vs. Big Brother, how Ashley Madison predicted the rise of AI bots and the messy world of "...

Wed, 19 Jun 2024

A couple of our long-standing forecasts are coming true. We unpack the recent developments. Plus, ou...

Wed, 12 Jun 2024

Our thoughts and reactions to Apple's WWDC '24, and more importantly what was missed.

Wed, 05 Jun 2024

The story of how Mike got in a fight with a supercomputer and, like Captain Kirk, came out on top.

Wed, 29 May 2024

OpenAI has a new security team led by Sam Altman, and the Biden Administration has a new AI security...

Wed, 22 May 2024

Big Tech's latest AI flex? More like a desperate grab for attention. Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft a...

Wed, 15 May 2024

OpenAI has pulled a fast one, and everyone is eating it up.

Wed, 08 May 2024

Altman's on a spending spree for AGI – why the huge price tag? Mike's back from NYC with juicy API...

Wed, 01 May 2024

How one clever developer has launched his own Appstore on iOS, our thoughts on how this was pulled o...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024

Llama 3 and Phi-3-mini are up and running on phones, Raspberry Pis, and we give them a go. Plus Goog...

Wed, 17 Apr 2024

We delve into the top 3 open-source revenue streams, expose the pitfalls, and discuss what could be ...

Wed, 10 Apr 2024

Why does Meta give away Llma for free? What's in it for them? Plus, our thoughts on the data showin...

Wed, 03 Apr 2024

Microsoft wins the foot-in-mouth award this week, and Google gets the Rust religion - but Mike is sk...

Wed, 27 Mar 2024

Mike makes the case for just going vanilla, a look at Google Carbon, and then we address the expensi...

Fri, 22 Mar 2024

The antitrust gloves are off as Apple’s legal brawl with Uncle Sam kicks into high gear. We dig th...

Wed, 13 Mar 2024

NVIDIA locks CUDA down further, and we ponder what it might take to break their stranglehold on the ...

Wed, 06 Mar 2024

Apple is pissed, and we'll dig into why. Plus, there are some big hints at Apple's AI plans; Meta's ...

Wed, 28 Feb 2024

Why we're awe-struck by Google, and NVIDIA's CEO says no one needs to learn how to code anymore.

Wed, 21 Feb 2024

We embrace the dad bod lifestyle and find out if Apple's Vision Pro demo sold Mike, and Chris is pic...

Wed, 14 Feb 2024

Why we think Nvidia has become one of the most valuable companies in the world, Sam's new "mind bogg...

Wed, 07 Feb 2024

Chris tries out Spatial Computing using a $3,200 trick, and Mike has a Rails treat you won't want to...

Wed, 31 Jan 2024

If you're going to come at the king, you better not miss; now it's Apple's turn to make everyone fee...

Wed, 24 Jan 2024

We knew they'd be petulant, but even our expectations were higher than this. We dig into how Apple d...

Wed, 17 Jan 2024

They are building AI into toilets now; CES was a clown show. But we put our business hats on and fin...

Wed, 10 Jan 2024

A prominent developer has brought the anti-trust heat against Apple to the public, kicking off a cha...

Wed, 03 Jan 2024

Mike shares his adventures and process of coming from mobile app projects to working with Unreal Eng...

Wed, 27 Dec 2023

We reflect on how our work has changed over the last year and get some sage advice from buff Uncle J...

Wed, 20 Dec 2023

The clever way one developer hacked an online game, why we're not buying the latest round of cyber ...

Wed, 13 Dec 2023

The fantastic opportunity Google is letting slip through its hands, and why Apple might win the cons...

Wed, 06 Dec 2023

After years of resistance, Mike finally surrenders to Xcode. And the secret Apple envy leaked to the...

Wed, 29 Nov 2023

The messy details and tidy excuses we noticed in all this OpenAI upset, and some fundamental problem...

Wed, 22 Nov 2023

OpenAI's weekend coup, plus our thoughts on Microsoft's gambit and their looming risk.

Wed, 15 Nov 2023

Yet another thing Microsoft was early to, and still somehow missed the boat. Plus, building a PC is ...

Wed, 08 Nov 2023

New AI "regulation" from on high this week, a few signs you might be pissing in your own pond, and t...

Wed, 01 Nov 2023

We've all made mistakes and tried to play dumb, but this week history is being made.

Wed, 25 Oct 2023

Rumors of internal panic at Apple, and concerns about the future of RISC-V. Plus, the software updat...

Wed, 18 Oct 2023

We're about to see a wave of big tech AI features "inspired" by third-party developers at a scale th...

Wed, 11 Oct 2023

Mike checks in from the grind and shares some challenges in recent cross-platform testing; then, we ...

Wed, 04 Oct 2023

How does your first major programming language/technology still shape your work and career? Then gra...

Sat, 30 Sep 2023

Our unique take on the Unity outrage, thoughts on RustRover, and Mike shares a very annoying mistake...

Wed, 20 Sep 2023

The painful side of making video games, Grinder's big problems, and Google's sneakiest trojan horse.

Wed, 13 Sep 2023

Did Apple's event live up to our expectations? And our thoughts on what new goodies for developers m...

Wed, 06 Sep 2023

Azure suffers a big outage, and Microsoft blames faulty automation; why we think there might be earl...

Wed, 30 Aug 2023

U.S. officials are warning open-source software could be a cyber security threat. Their solution? Mo...

Wed, 23 Aug 2023

Mike hits the limits of ChatGPT's knowledge, a chat about editors and what we'd do for a living if i...

Wed, 16 Aug 2023

Java developers are getting the Oracle shakedown, openAI is running out of money, and more.

Tue, 08 Aug 2023

Did we get this one wrong? It seems consumer AI is eating the lunch of some web's biggest names.

Wed, 02 Aug 2023

Microsoft's dirty old API games, the new, even more restrictive rules Apple developers will now have...

Wed, 26 Jul 2023

Elon Musk trying to build the "everything app" is ridiculous, and the quiet little promise openAI ju...

Wed, 19 Jul 2023

Shopify has a mind-blowingly obvious solution to too many meetings, a recent failure Chris is strugg...

Wed, 12 Jul 2023

openAI's window to build their moat is closing, but they have a powerful friend stepping up to help ...

Wed, 05 Jul 2023

Mike updates us on his development adventures in Unreal 5, signs the Vision Pro might be a flop, and...

Wed, 28 Jun 2023

We got our eyes on the Vision Pro SDK and share our new insights. And why the claims of stalled Mast...

Wed, 21 Jun 2023

We open the robe and spend a little time chatting about the software development business.

Wed, 14 Jun 2023

We chew on the ridiculous situation Reddit has created for itself and the weak position of app devel...

Wed, 07 Jun 2023

We argue over what sucked the most at WWDC this year and then surprise each other with two things th...

Wed, 31 May 2023

We chew on the best bits from this year's Microsoft Build and the bright red flag coming from the Ru...

Wed, 24 May 2023

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has gone straight for the open-source kill move.

Wed, 17 May 2023

We laugh at Google's scramble, check in on the Twitter collapse, and how one developer's little mist...

Wed, 10 May 2023

A scathing takedown of Serverless... By Amazon? We react to this strange revelation and more.

Wed, 03 May 2023

Why open source might be the real AI winner long-term, and Mike gets the ultimate "I told you so."

Wed, 26 Apr 2023

We have a laugh at Elon's alt account, why the knives are out for GitHub Co-pilot, and our thoughts ...

Wed, 19 Apr 2023

Elon launches another AI company, leaks suggest Apple might enable sideloading, and why we should le...

Wed, 12 Apr 2023

Forces beyond Apple's control just reined in their rise, and we ponder the coming sunset. Plus, the ...

Wed, 05 Apr 2023

Our thoughts on the recent AI hysteria and why it betrays the massive egos involved, our issues with...

Wed, 29 Mar 2023

Mike's spent 90+ days with GitHub Co-Pilot, and shares the surprising conclusion.

Wed, 22 Mar 2023

Microsoft's moonshot is turning into a crapshoot.

Wed, 15 Mar 2023

We're told companies are abandoning the cloud to save money. But is the trend our friend?

Tue, 14 Mar 2023

Our spicy take on the Silicon Valley Bank bailout, how it will impact everyday developers, and how b...

Sat, 04 Mar 2023

Mike's got a new rig, and Ford wants to recall yours automatically! Plus, we get a bit spicy about m...

Wed, 22 Feb 2023

It's been one week, and Microsoft's new bot's already gone full Tay. Plus one of the worst examples ...

Wed, 15 Feb 2023

The pitchforks are out for Google's CEO, and hoopla is leaking! Plus, our thoughts on baking telemet...

Wed, 08 Feb 2023

We get spicy about the state of hybrid app development and then dig into the App store gatekeeper bu...

Wed, 01 Feb 2023

The shiny userbase flocking to WebAssembly, our thoughts on the "openAI scam", and why they just kee...

Wed, 25 Jan 2023

How the world without "big tech" might look like, the EU promises to go after Elon and a much-needed...

Wed, 18 Jan 2023

Microsoft gives Google an OpenAI gut punch, why Apple's new hardware fails to impress, and our react...

Wed, 11 Jan 2023

After sacrificing our pound of flesh for episode 500, we get into some spicy Big Tech dynamics and t...

Wed, 04 Jan 2023

We share our spicy C++ take, major Apple frustrations, and 2023 spoilers.

Wed, 28 Dec 2022

Our take on why several tech companies just teamed up to take on Google Maps, and then we react to t...

Fri, 23 Dec 2022

Mike and Chris spend a little time chatting about one of their loves in life, great games. It's a te...

Wed, 21 Dec 2022

Mike's skeptical of the rumors Apple is preparing to allow third-party app stores, and in a total fl...

Wed, 14 Dec 2022

We debate a few more drunk or 4D chess moves, the mad lad taking on Apple, and why Dart 3 has people...

Wed, 07 Dec 2022

Amazon used the stage of AWS re:Invent to toss shade on .Net and reveal its broader ambitions. Plus...

Wed, 30 Nov 2022

We reflect on the recent musings of Python's creator, from the functional to the philosophical.

Wed, 23 Nov 2022

We will discuss the practical implementations of AI embedded in future products, then take a look at...

Wed, 16 Nov 2022

Microsoft lets its geek flag fly, our observations on .NET 7, and the recent upset caused by the Tro...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022

Mike just came up for air after a Swift deep dive, and he has a fresh new take. Plus, the wheels of ...

Wed, 02 Nov 2022

We slip into full boss mode after digging into some long-term tech trends impacting developers.

Wed, 26 Oct 2022

One of the most challenging aspects of being an independent developer, and our thoughts on Microsoft...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022

We debate if GitHub's Copilot enables automated code laundering after a developer makes a startling ...

Wed, 12 Oct 2022

Elon Musk's leaked messages reveal how tech CEOs think and talk about their employees, and we dig in...

Wed, 05 Oct 2022

Why we think Google will ultimately lose the next big tech battle.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022

Mike has spent just over a month living in Linux full-time, and Chris wants to check in and see how ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022

Mike's first look at a built from scratch yet to be released IDE. And we cook up a little Adobe-flav...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022

To our surprise, Apple gave developers a treat this week and Chris continues to search for the ultim...

Wed, 07 Sep 2022

We look back at how tools, processes, and developer trends have changed over nearly ten years of the...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022

Why Metal might be one of the biggest strategy taxes of the Apple platforms. Plus a thought-provokin...

Wed, 24 Aug 2022

We're spooked to learn how one man's life has been turned upside down just because he used Google Ph...

Wed, 17 Aug 2022

New leaks reveal how hollow Apple's claims of fighting for user privacy are. We discuss their scheme...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022

Why we think Malcolm Gladwell is wrong about remote work, and the complicated answer to a simple que...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022

We debate the lies our tool makers tell us, if Clojure has a Rails-sized hole, and the secrets of a ...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022

We're looking at the big picture and, surprisingly, seeing a lot of possibilities.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022

Mike's ready to make a case for Declarative UI, and Chris pulls back the curtain to reveal a spicy t...

Wed, 13 Jul 2022

Why we feel recent attacks by the Software Freedom Conservancy against Microsoft are costing the SFC...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022

Mike's Linux Toolchain for 2022, and his first week with CoPilot. Then we chat about the series of c...

Wed, 29 Jun 2022

Mike just signed up for a year of GitHub Copilot and Chris tries to understand why. Then we catch ea...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022

Mike's hitting the road to solve his old man's PC woes; Chris channels his early inner 80s and some ...

Wed, 15 Jun 2022

You can't judge a book by its cover, and this week we surprised each other when we dug into the HP D...

Wed, 08 Jun 2022

We jump aboard Hair Force One and are a bit let down. We get into why. Plus Mike's first impressions...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022

What's old is new again, but we're not buying it this time. It's developer conference season, and we...

Wed, 25 May 2022

Soon there will be no shame in that snake game, the big trend that is not our friend, and Microsoft ...

Wed, 18 May 2022

Why Mike feels like Heroku is in a failed state, what drove us crazy about Google I/O this year, how...

Wed, 11 May 2022

After solving a moral dilemma in our particular kind of way, Mike dishes on some ambitious plans tha...

Wed, 04 May 2022

Mike shares a tale involving a comedy of errors, and we ponder a new reusable culture around tech.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022

Mike battles the onslaught of yet another bout with the plague. At the same time, we react live to E...

Wed, 20 Apr 2022

We get a bit gleeful over some choice tech monopoly hypocrisy and then spicy with our 18-month outlo...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022

We revel in the hypocrisy of big tech, share a few stories, and catch up with an old friend.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022

We crack open the time capsule and see how our spicy takes hold up.

Wed, 30 Mar 2022

We just watched Revolution OS before the show, so we reflect on the audacity of their vision and the...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022

Apple enters full panic mode over sideloading, and our plan to push back against industry-wide conso...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022

Our take on big tech's return to office, AT&T's RCS boondoggle, and the concerning territory tech is...

Wed, 09 Mar 2022

We revisit one of the core theses of the show and expand on it in a new way, leading us to ponder ju...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022

Mike and Chris eat some crow as they change their tune on a recent spicy take. Plus, new details abo...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022

Mike has some huge news and busted wifi, Chris spent a weekend in the Metaverse, and why Microsoft h...

Wed, 16 Feb 2022

After reminiscing about .Net's 20th birthday, Mike and Chris air IBM's hypocritically dirty laundry ...

Wed, 09 Feb 2022

Mike makes a shocking admission, and Chris wishes he had a time machine.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022

Microsoft's cold war with Apple is revealed in court filings this week, and Google thinks they've go...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022

The audience hits us in the face with some hard truths, and then we dig into Microsoft's fox-like mo...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022

Emboldened by his success, Mike takes a victory lap. Little does he know it's all virtual.

Wed, 12 Jan 2022

Was he justified? Our thoughts on the dev who corrupted libraries in NPM for millions of users with ...

Wed, 05 Jan 2022

Mike has a significant moment of clarity and sets out on a new path for 2022. Meanwhile, Chris is ju...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021

Mike finds a new normal and doubles down on what works. Chris meanwhile is stranded in the woods and...

Wed, 22 Dec 2021

We're both impressed by Rails 7 and how an old foe got us down again.

Wed, 15 Dec 2021

The broader software problem the Log4Shell vulnerability reveals, and the story of how Chris lit his...

Wed, 08 Dec 2021

We peak in on one of the nastiest corporate moves in a while, and Chris has a big confession.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021

Mike visits Pallet Town and comes back with some SQLAlchemy performance wisdom to share. Meanwhile, ...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021

Are Linux devs getting upset with the Python community? We weigh in on a nuanced issue. Plus the mas...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021

We get some spicy emails, dig into why Mike just picked up another Linux laptop, and then share our ...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021

Microsoft has a bunch of new goodies for developers, but Mike is becoming more and more concerned ab...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021

After a little async Ruby chat and developer morality struggle, Chris explains how macOS Monterey ha...

Wed, 27 Oct 2021

Chatting about the week's .NET news leads us into a blue-tinted tale of woe. When Microsoft taketh, ...

Wed, 20 Oct 2021

Why mastering your development environment can be a tricky feat, and a server outage brought to you ...

Wed, 13 Oct 2021

Mike just launched the secret project he's been working on for months and shares all the details. A...

Wed, 06 Oct 2021

It's final push time on a big project for Mike, but Chris is the one who is exhausted. Still we've ...

Wed, 29 Sep 2021

Mike's falling in love with FastAPI and gives us a hint at the next project he's building. Plus, our...

Wed, 22 Sep 2021

We’ve really had a week, one of those makes ya feel old kinda weeks.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021

The more you read into it, the worse it gets. At least we have new devices to keep us happy.

Wed, 08 Sep 2021

We are coming in hot, literally. It's a day of spicy takes.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021

Recent reports would have you believe Apple has made significant concessions to developers. Don't be...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021

Things are worse than we ever thought, but that doesn't prevent us from taking a victory lap. Plus, ...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021

Chris makes a big mistake on the road, and Mike drops some reality-based sage wisdom. But it's real...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021

Is there a secret motive behind Apple's announced plans to scan iMessage and iCloud Photo Library co...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021

Big promises are being made in Ruby land, Tech Crunch says Open Source is dead, and we have thoughts...

Wed, 28 Jul 2021

Mike shares his adventures coding while riding Amtrak, Chris is trying to get DOS running while he s...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021

Has Microsoft figured out a way to invalidate the GPL? We're skeptical. Plus, the Gnome project say...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021

It seems AI isn't replacing developers just yet, and why we think you shouldn’t get too comfortabl...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021

Has Google already started its decline? Our surprising take. Plus the trouble with Co-Pilot, and a l...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021

Mike's got some strong feels about his new system, and Chris spent a week with Windows 11. And that'...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021

Big Tech's punishment train has been en route for years, but now that it's almost arrived, are we ge...

Wed, 16 Jun 2021

We get a bit skeptical about Stripe Identity, how it works, and precisely why we don't like some of ...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021

Our takes on the important bits from Apple's WWDC 2021 keynote and State of the Union. None of the ...

Wed, 02 Jun 2021

Mike's unique take on the bold promises made at MS Build this year, and the one item he REALLY wants...

Wed, 26 May 2021

We both fall for a new fancy keyboard; then we get philosophical about free software's never-ending ...

Wed, 19 May 2021

After Chris gets a reality check from Mike, the guys answer some emails and admit a cold hard truth...

Wed, 12 May 2021

Chris struggles with his nature, while Mike shares some sage developer advice that everyone should h...

Wed, 05 May 2021

From adventures in learning, a recipe for great collaborations, to creativity and problem-solving in...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021

Mike has a few stories to share, but more importantly a very hard lesson he's going to make damn sur...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021

Our thoughts on the hardware Apple announced this week, and if any of it is suitable for professiona...

Wed, 14 Apr 2021

We visit an alternate reality where Epic wins in their fight against Apple, COBOL reigns supreme, an...

Wed, 07 Apr 2021

After a decade long fight, no one feels like a winner. Plus, the tail of an embarrassing switch gon...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021

Ruby has gone off the rails this week, and Wes is here to explain what’s happened. Plus emails int...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021

Some sage developer wisdom is overshadowed by Mike's mad stonk game, while Chris worries Apple's sec...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021

Mike goes straight for the attack and hits Chris where it hurts, then it's problem-solving time.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021

Mike reveals his secret project to Chris, who has several probing questions.

Wed, 03 Mar 2021

After we pine about the way things used to be, Mike shares why he is developing a fondness for C++.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021

We open the robe and share some vintage career origin stories. And we save Mike's soul by answering ...

Wed, 17 Feb 2021

Mike crosses over to report back from the other side, and Chris is along for the ride.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021

After reflecting on more than 8 years of the show, we get into solving problems and taking names. Pl...

Wed, 03 Feb 2021

Microsoft is working on a bot that can deepfake you real good, and we have thoughts. Plus some insig...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021

The guys can't help but laugh when they hear the test tests one well-known online giant is testing. ...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021

Is performance the ultimate requirement? What amount of compromise are we comfortable with?

Wed, 13 Jan 2021

Mike and Chris discuss the recent JetBrains FUD and ponder the impact of recent AWS policy enforceme...

Wed, 06 Jan 2021

Their lives change forever when they meet a handsome, tormented, laptop.

Wed, 30 Dec 2020

Services and subscriptions get a bad wrap, so we flip the script and talk about the ones we're grate...

Wed, 23 Dec 2020

Mike details his favorite python tools and his tricks for performance concerns. Plus a bunch of work...

Wed, 16 Dec 2020

Mike recalls how he accidentally converted his development shop into a Python house, and Chris exper...

Wed, 09 Dec 2020

Time to talk business, and Chris reveals his biggest mistake since going independent.

Wed, 02 Dec 2020

After we geek out about keyboards, we answer some feedback and take a dip in the Rust lust.

Wed, 25 Nov 2020

Mike buys a laptop live on air while Chris worries about the turkey.

Wed, 18 Nov 2020

The guys deploy their sage wisdom to answer your age-old questions and solve why the latest macOS is...

Wed, 11 Nov 2020

Our first reactions to Apple's ARM event, how these new systems will impact developers, and if we're...

Wed, 04 Nov 2020

Chris attempts a Lizard intervention and gets sucked into Mike's Green tinted data center paradise. ...

Wed, 28 Oct 2020

Microsoft is making aggressive moves to court more and more developers. We put on our analyst hats a...

Wed, 21 Oct 2020

It's confession hour on the podcast, and your hosts surprise each other with several twists and turn...

Tue, 13 Oct 2020

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

Tue, 06 Oct 2020

We examine the deeper problems in Open Source development the recent Hacktoberfest drama has exposed...

Wed, 30 Sep 2020

We provoked quite a response and cover the feedback that puts us in our place. Then we dive into the...

Wed, 23 Sep 2020

We get nerdy about Blueprints, and then wary about the future of software distribution. Pour a glass...

Wed, 16 Sep 2020

Is it a Post-Open Source world now that the mega-clouds are here? We share our thoughts on this rene...

Wed, 09 Sep 2020

A special friend of the show joins us to discuss C++ in 2020 and the growing adoption of Rust. Plus ...

Wed, 02 Sep 2020

GitHub just made a major behind-the-scenes upgrade, and we chew on some of the impressive details. ...

Tue, 25 Aug 2020

We reboot the show to capture Mike's love of coupons and update you on what we have been up to recen...

Mon, 16 Sep 2019

We say goodbye to the show by taking a look back at a few of our favorite moments and reflect on how...

Mon, 09 Sep 2019

As Python 2's demise draws near we reflect on Python's popularity, the growing adoption of static ty...

Mon, 02 Sep 2019

We debate the best way to package scripting language apps then explore interactive development and t...

Mon, 26 Aug 2019

We're back and going crazy about Crystal, a statically typed language that's as fast as C and as sli...

Mon, 19 Aug 2019

It’s a Coder Radio special all about abstraction. What it is, why we need it, and what to do when ...

Mon, 12 Aug 2019

Things get heated when it’s time for Wes to check-in on Mike’s functional favorite, F#, and shar...

Mon, 05 Aug 2019

Chris finally gets excited about Docker just as Wes tells him it’s time to learn something new. Pl...

Mon, 29 Jul 2019

Mike and Wes debate the merits and aesthetics of Clojure in this week's rowdy language check-in. Plu...

Mon, 22 Jul 2019

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

Tue, 16 Jul 2019

It’s a Coder Radio special as Mike and Wes dive into functional programming in the real world and ...

Mon, 08 Jul 2019

Wes turns back the clock and explores the message passing mania of writing Objective-C without a Mac...

Mon, 01 Jul 2019

Mike and Wes burrow into the concurrent world of Go and debate where it makes sense and where it may...

Mon, 24 Jun 2019

We take on the issues of burnout, work communication culture, and keeping everything in balance. Plu...

Mon, 17 Jun 2019

It's a Coder three-way as Chris checks-in with an eGPU update, and Mike shares his adventures with R...

Mon, 10 Jun 2019

Apple is shaking up the foundations of UI development with SwiftUI and raising developer eyebrows wi...

Mon, 03 Jun 2019

We react to Apple's big news at WWDC, check in with Mike's explorations of Elixir, and talk some Typ...

Tue, 28 May 2019

Wes is back and Mike's got a few surprises in store, including a new view on Electron, a hot take on...

Mon, 20 May 2019

A strong argument against Python’s batteries included model exposes some bigger problems the commu...

Mon, 13 May 2019

Microsoft catches Mike’s eye with WSL 2, Google gets everyone's attention with their new push for ...

Wed, 08 May 2019

.NET 5 has been announced and brings a new unified future to the platform. We dig in to Microsoft's ...

Thu, 02 May 2019

Mike and Wes dive into Bosque, Microsoft’s new research language, and debate if it represents the ...

Thu, 25 Apr 2019

We celebrate the life of Erlang author Dr Joe Armstrong by remembering his many contributions to com...

Wed, 17 Apr 2019

Mike's back with thoughts on his recent adventures with the Windows Subsystem for Linux and what it ...

Tue, 09 Apr 2019

Mike’s away so Chris joins Wes to discuss running your workstation from RAM, the disappointing rea...

Mon, 01 Apr 2019

Mike explores the state of Xamarin.Android development on Linux, and we talk frameworks versus libra...

Tue, 26 Mar 2019

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

Mon, 18 Mar 2019

We join the fight between Apple and Spotify, and debate the meaning of 'fair play' in the App Store ...

Mon, 11 Mar 2019

Mike has salvaged a success story from the dumpster fire of the Google+ shutdown, and Wes shares his...

Tue, 05 Mar 2019

Mike breaks down what it takes to build a proper iOS build server, and leaves the familiar shallows ...

Tue, 26 Feb 2019

The three of us debate when to go full serverless, and if ditching servers is worth the cost. Plus ...

Tue, 19 Feb 2019

The guys discuss the real last bastion of scratch your own itch, and debate the merits of recent C# ...

Tue, 12 Feb 2019

The gangs all together and cover your poignant feedback right out of the gate. Then we jump into the...

Tue, 05 Feb 2019

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

Mon, 28 Jan 2019

Apple wades into controversy after filing some Swift-related patents and we explore WebAssembly and ...

Wed, 23 Jan 2019

Mike and Wes are back to debate the state of developer tools and ask where Jenkins fits in 2019. Plu...

Tue, 15 Jan 2019

Wes joins Mike for a special Coder. They share thoughts on the costs and benefits of Optionals in Sw...

Mon, 07 Jan 2019

Mike’s just had the talk, and now it's time to make some changes. Including admitting he was wrong...

Tue, 01 Jan 2019

Don’t call them resolutions, lets just call them reasonable goals. Mike and Chris share their plan...

Thu, 27 Dec 2018

The guys drink some Liquid Christmas Tree and reflect on the major trends of 2018, and the stuff the...

Tue, 18 Dec 2018

Chris is back from his trip to Denver to tour System76’s factory, and what he discovered while he ...

Tue, 11 Dec 2018

Estimates can be a very tricky thing to get right, but they are vitally important. Peter Kretzman jo...

Sun, 09 Dec 2018

Mike and Chris don’t claim to have a time machine, but they still have a major problem to solve.

Tue, 27 Nov 2018

iPad Pro is a great machine for people that don’t want to get too much work done. But ultimately t...

Wed, 07 Nov 2018

We answer how Chris and Mike started in independent contracting, and the lessons changes they’d ma...

Tue, 30 Oct 2018

We react to the news that IBM is buying Red Hat, cover some feedback that sets us straight, and are ...

Tue, 23 Oct 2018

What’s the future of .NET? With .NET Core growing and the future of the orginal .NET seems uncerta...

Mon, 15 Oct 2018

Azure Sphere dev kits are shipping, and we take a look at the practicalities of getting setup to sta...

Mon, 08 Oct 2018

Mike makes his case for realism when it comes to automated testing, and a readjustment of expectatio...

Mon, 01 Oct 2018

Mike is the extreme laptop killer, with a tale you’ll have to hear to believe. With only a few sho...

Mon, 24 Sep 2018

After catching up the guys dig into the “why” Jupiter Broadcasting sold to Linux Academy, the bi...

Fri, 07 Sep 2018

Wes joins Mike to discuss why .NET still makes sense, the latest antics from Fortnite, a brave new h...

Fri, 31 Aug 2018

Mike and Chris have a strong reaction to beer from Utah, and then get into the weeds around Mike’s...

Thu, 30 Aug 2018

After digging into some feedback, we react to the big upset in the world of React Native. Plus some ...

Tue, 14 Aug 2018

Mike's adventures with Qt land him on Windows 10 this week battling DLL hell. He shares the latest d...

Mon, 06 Aug 2018

Mike shares more first impressions of Qt, the surprising places we’ve found QML in the wild, and w...

Thu, 02 Aug 2018

Mike’s ordered a surprise new rig, Chris is getting particular, and do a first impressions of Qt C...

Tue, 31 Jul 2018

After we happily avoid the recent MacBook scandals, we deep dive into hardware for a bit.. And then ...

Tue, 17 Jul 2018

We ruminate on Python’s founder stepping down, and ponder if it was inevitable. Plus the topic of ...

Wed, 11 Jul 2018

The Uno platform recently got our attention, and Jérôme from the project joins us to explain a few...

Thu, 05 Jul 2018

Mike discovers a new open source project that promises a free UWP Bridge for iOS, Android and WebAss...

Mon, 02 Jul 2018

Tech companies are taking over cities and becoming more powerful than some nations. Is there a moral...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018

Mike's got a dream, and it's a dream where Microsoft saves us from Electron. Now historically speaki...

Fri, 15 Jun 2018

We chat with GitLab’s CEO and co-founder Sid Sijbrandij, about the GitLab model, the changes they’...

Tue, 05 Jun 2018

Microsoft is buying GitHub, Apple just kicked off WWDC 2018, and we've got a packed show!

Mon, 28 May 2018

After a bit of CoffeeScript reminiscing we get down to data and design.And discuss why the bot marke...

Mon, 21 May 2018

The future is JavaScript and Mike’s seen the way. Plus we answer a listener's questions about care...

Mon, 14 May 2018

We get fired up about cloud lock-in, and attempt to find some common ground. But the overall framewo...

Mon, 07 May 2018

Focusing on a niche can catastrophically backfire when the market shifts, and Mike goes into full re...

Thu, 03 May 2018

Mike and Chris have a workflow hangover, hit rock bottom, and bounce back with a new understanding. ...

Mon, 30 Apr 2018

The death of desktop apps has reached the next stage, but the long transition to WebAssembly is goin...

Mon, 16 Apr 2018

We revisit IBM’s total dominance over the PC industry in the early 80s, how they got there, and ho...

Mon, 09 Apr 2018

What we can learn from Mike’s first business failing in 2014? Mike shares some necessary balance t...

Mon, 02 Apr 2018

What is focus for the software industry? And is focus always a good thing, or can it lead to tunnel ...

Thu, 29 Mar 2018

Sun Microsystems was fertile ground for what might be the largest developer upset in ten years. We l...

Mon, 19 Mar 2018

Mike and Chris find themselves at similar forks in the road with their business. And they both share...

Thu, 15 Mar 2018

It’s a special Coder Super show with big announcements and we look back at five years of Coder Ra...

Mon, 05 Mar 2018

Chris is on the road & Mike’s been reflecting. Plus we answer some of your questions, which snowba...

Sat, 03 Mar 2018

Mike’s back from a conference in New York & to say he’s got a few things on his mind is putting ...

Mon, 19 Feb 2018

Mike may have cracked the testing pitch, the harsh reason the Junior Developer is dying & a nice bat...

Mon, 12 Feb 2018

Why the hell did Microsoft open source PowerShell Core, .Net Core, Visual Studio Code? What could po...

Mon, 05 Feb 2018

Mike's got a Greenfield project he’s fired up & a tale of woes to go along with it. Chris inspires...

Mon, 29 Jan 2018

A special live on location edition of the show, we talk new gear, workflows & how developers can tur...

Mon, 22 Jan 2018

Mike and Chris review predictions from years past & check on how well they’ve aged. Plus we take ...

Wed, 17 Jan 2018

Code linting is a way to increase code quality & Mike’s standardized his team on one tool. He shar...

Mon, 08 Jan 2018

After a great batch of feedback we make some bold predictions for 2018, and it’s not your dad’s ...

Mon, 01 Jan 2018

Mike lays it all out for 2017 and makes the case that the small independent development model is fun...

Fri, 22 Dec 2017

Mike’s spent a week with JavaScript, Apple has a big gift & that launching a new product glow. Pl...

Mon, 18 Dec 2017

Microsoft makes one of their boldest moves into open source yet, Mike’s got new wheels and turns i...

Mon, 11 Dec 2017

Mike shares some recent lessons he’s learned trying to scale his team, some tools they tried & the...

Fri, 08 Dec 2017

A new breed of platform wars is brewing, and developers and users are on the losing side more than e...

Tue, 28 Nov 2017

After Mike’s big Black Friday hardware score the guys try out a little Windows 10 challenge for th...

Mon, 20 Nov 2017

Mike gets real about the future of WebAssembly, discuss the team up of Amazon and Microsoft, the rea...

Thu, 16 Nov 2017

Mike’s back from DevFest Florida & shares something new he’s discovered, Kotlin takes a shot at ...

Mon, 06 Nov 2017

Mike makes the case that he and Chris are dying breeds from a bygone era that need to hunker down & ...

Mon, 30 Oct 2017

Mike and Chris begrudgingly accept the fundamental problem in sticking with boring and safe platform...

Mon, 23 Oct 2017

Mike walks us through Optionals & gives us a specific code example. Plus we launch a new segment lon...

Tue, 17 Oct 2017

Kotlin seems to have a very strong future on Android & Mike and Chris debate the hype vs reality. Pl...

Mon, 09 Oct 2017

After a ninja dance though some “Coder Hoopla” Chris has a go at convincing Mike he might be mis...

Sat, 07 Oct 2017

Wes is back to talk politics and Node.js. Plus, is it finally time to kill the Web? We discuss the p...

Thu, 05 Oct 2017

Wes joins Mike to chat all things Apple. We discuss the surprising implications of the iPhone X, inc...

Fri, 29 Sep 2017

While Chris is away Wes joins Mike to chat FOSS Burnout & the dark side of open source communities. ...

Mon, 18 Sep 2017

What’s really the root cause of open source developer burnout? Plus an honest chat about Electron’...

Mon, 11 Sep 2017

Mike takes refuge from Irma to respond to audience feedback & share some thoughts on future plans. ...

Thu, 31 Aug 2017

Mike and Chris discuss the types of workloads that better suit Serverless Architecture systems like ...

Mon, 28 Aug 2017

The serverless revolution is nigh, we discuss AWS Lambda and Azure Functions, rebuilding jbot, basin...

Thu, 17 Aug 2017

Mike busts the myth of the daily standup meeting & tracks it back to its origins. Then we play a lit...

Thu, 10 Aug 2017

A special guest and creator of PiCluster joins us to discuss the open source Docker cluster manageme...

Thu, 03 Aug 2017

Mike has a huge announcement towards the end of the show. Leading up to it we discuss the case again...

Thu, 27 Jul 2017

We solve some problems, and then go down the rat hole of self hacking to increase work, productivity...

Thu, 20 Jul 2017

Wes sits down with Mike to talk about Starbucks not-so-secret API, the state of the developer ecosys...

Thu, 13 Jul 2017

Microsoft slips a little Windows 10 into your Office365 & we discuss the huge shift they just pulled...

Thu, 06 Jul 2017

Mike updates on spinning up his business in Florida, we debate limiting the use of the GPL & try to ...

Fri, 30 Jun 2017

We ponder the ethical dilemma of a developer who has replaced himself with a bot, debate the possibi...

Thu, 22 Jun 2017

We discuss the week’s developer hoopla & the beard joins us to share his insights. It's a fun epis...

Thu, 15 Jun 2017

Mike shares some insights into building bots & a little sample code to get you started. Plus we disc...

Thu, 08 Jun 2017

After Mike gets a few things off his chest, we dive into the most developer relevant announcements &...

Thu, 01 Jun 2017

The open source model has won, we discuss the impact that’s having on the development industry. Pl...

Thu, 25 May 2017

The “process manager from hell” is driving our listener crazy! We have advice that’s a little ...

Fri, 19 May 2017

Mike argues you should go hybrid today & end up progressive tomorrow. The Docker reality & why Swift...

Mon, 08 May 2017

Getting fined for doing math without a license, Windows 10 S goes app store only, a Coder community ...

Mon, 01 May 2017

After digging into some rather tempting Hoopla, Mike shares his clever solution to one of Docker’s...

Mon, 24 Apr 2017

Mike is betting big on Docker, Angular has a new release, JavaScript is taking the lead & Uber is pl...

Mon, 17 Apr 2017

Habitat promises full automation that travels with app. Basically it's a great way to have an extrem...

Fri, 14 Apr 2017

Wes from Linux Unplugged joins Mike to host a special edition of the show. They chat about the merit...

Tue, 11 Apr 2017

Tune in for a special road edition of the show today! After Mike & Chris cover some feedback, they s...

Mon, 27 Mar 2017

Mike’s got a new testing pipeline & he’s fired up and ready to go. He shares what might be a gam...

Mon, 20 Mar 2017

Mike’s new client has some strict requirements so we get very practical about the tools we use, c...

Mon, 13 Mar 2017

We follow up on WebAssembly, it’s not just the future, it’s already here & it might be great! Pl...

Mon, 06 Mar 2017

Why coding everyday makes a big difference for Mike & Chris reflects on keeping momentum to prevent ...

Mon, 27 Feb 2017

Our C++ alternatives quest for embedded continues, taking another look at Visual Studio Code, Mozill...

Mon, 20 Feb 2017

Rust has a busy 2017 ahead of it, Mike ponders Java’s failure on small Internet of Things & search...

Mon, 13 Feb 2017

Mike reports back from his recent travels, we debate the renaissance .Net & solve all of future Mike...

Mon, 06 Feb 2017

The fear of productivity loss & the crazy things we do to avoid it, a sober look at the tablet marke...

Thu, 02 Feb 2017

The tools we use to do the job, Microservices Gone Wrong, the real problem with TypeScript & more!

Mon, 23 Jan 2017

Your emails this week get us discussing & sharing some really hard learned lessons & insights. Plus...

Mon, 16 Jan 2017

Mike and Chris start things off with some traditional feedback, get into some Dart discussion & then...

Mon, 09 Jan 2017

After we answer some audience feedback and chat about the week’s Hoopla & a fresh batch of Coder R...

Thu, 05 Jan 2017

Mike’s got three wishes for the new year, Chris has a new Echo Dot & Google has partnerships to pu...

Mon, 26 Dec 2016

We've given the guys the week off after a year of hard work, so in this episode we'll take a look ba...

Mon, 19 Dec 2016

We reflect on the trainwreck that was 2016 & what might be emerging in 2017 as a real market opportu...

Mon, 12 Dec 2016

Mike reviews his Google Home and we discuss Google Actions, Fitbit buying Pebble & the usefulness of...

Mon, 05 Dec 2016

Mike shares his swift migration pain from over the weekend & opens up a bar in the office in honor o...

Mon, 28 Nov 2016

Mike reviews the state of hybrid development in the last days of 2016 & chat about his new Google Ho...

Mon, 21 Nov 2016

Mike is back from vacation has somethings on his mind he shares this week. Hardware follow up, custo...

Mon, 14 Nov 2016

We ponder why Docker is a dumpster fire, doubt Samsung’s new Ai Bot platform, discover Botkit & di...

Mon, 07 Nov 2016

Ballmer is trying to pin it all on Bill, MacBook follow up & Lemur struggles.

Mon, 31 Oct 2016

Let's get real about the tools we use this week.

Mon, 24 Oct 2016

Mike betting on server side bots & AI, making the big jump from the MacBook to a System76 Lemur runn...

Mon, 17 Oct 2016

The Dash debacle gets the full Coder this week & Mike’s got a new sweet keyboard he tells us all a...

Mon, 10 Oct 2016

We flunk and debunk the Joel test, and ponder the long tail of coder interviews gone wrong, Apple's ...

Mon, 03 Oct 2016

Mike & Chris share hard earned lessons for the first time about the expected value in the effort we ...

Mon, 26 Sep 2016

The growing case for Swift on the server & Java 8’s underplayed success are the two main topics th...

Mon, 19 Sep 2016

Mike & Chris travel interdimensionally to discuss the pressure to get Swifty, marvel at Vapor.codes,...

Mon, 12 Sep 2016

The world's most egregious gadget sin is committed, why Mike still wants Star Trek gadgets, a Rust d...

Mon, 05 Sep 2016

The guys daydream about making the perfect developer platform, follow up a bit on Android N & grouse...

Mon, 29 Aug 2016

Docker quality appears to be getting worse, Mike & Chris analyze the mystery of Docker’s decline &...

Mon, 22 Aug 2016

Mike and Chris share their experiences with selling yourself just enough to get your foot in the doo...

Mon, 15 Aug 2016

Fresh off new Agile courses Mike shares what he feels might be his core problems with Agile software...

Mon, 08 Aug 2016

Special guest Ryan Sipes from Mycroft joins us to discuss his ambitious projects & fulfilling the mi...

Mon, 01 Aug 2016

Mike & Chris rip up the thinking behind iPad-only is the new desktop Linux mantra, discuss the date ...

Mon, 25 Jul 2016

Mike shares his recent Linux switch experience & why he thinks it might stick this time. We chew on ...

Mon, 18 Jul 2016

Mike reflects on some critical feedback, shares impressions of his new Linux PC, we announce the new...

Mon, 11 Jul 2016

Nintendo has a hit on their hands, is this a game changer for the company? Mike & Chris discuss the ...

Mon, 04 Jul 2016

This week Noah steps in to host while Chris is out and cover Rails 5, Oracle’s suspicious silence ...

Mon, 27 Jun 2016

What is Machine Learning? How are companies & developers using it? We discuss that, the major approa...

Tue, 21 Jun 2016

It’s death by a thousand scrums this week & then admit there may be some value in frequent project...

Mon, 13 Jun 2016

We start with some developer news of the week, then dig into the best bits from WWDC. Plus Mike sh...

Mon, 06 Jun 2016

Mike & Chris have very different opinions on how interview tests should be conducted & this week the...

Mon, 30 May 2016

Mike shares a humbling war story, then we dig into the great “Android Instant App Conspiracy”, t...

Mon, 23 May 2016

We dig through the relevant bits of Google I/O, the possible anti-web move Instant Apps represent, n...

Mon, 16 May 2016

Github’s new pricing has a bit of a catch, Rob Robinson says Rails is yesterday’s software in li...

Mon, 09 May 2016

In a podcast far far away, you asked for it & this week we delivered. It’s code review time, with ...

Mon, 02 May 2016

A little reflective & contemplative after a successful human forking, our hosts reflect on a well st...

Mon, 25 Apr 2016

Could Google be about to make a major shake up in future development for Android? We discuss the scu...

Mon, 18 Apr 2016

In this episode, Noah joins Chris to talk about the whole hiring process & experiences they've had w...

Mon, 11 Apr 2016

Has the whole world gotten hot for bots? Slack’s recent $3.8B & Microsoft’s new Bot SDK suggests...

Mon, 04 Apr 2016

Fresh off Build 2016, we talk about everything from free Xamarian, Bash on Windows & the changing ca...

Mon, 28 Mar 2016

Is Google dumping to compete with Nuance as they prepare to unleash their voice API to developers fo...

Mon, 21 Mar 2016

We discuss Mike’s general thoughts on ReactJS, the NY bill that would provide a tax credit for ope...

Mon, 14 Mar 2016

Whenever we discuss Hybrid development, a big elephant is sitting in the room. This week, we give th...

Mon, 07 Mar 2016

We break down what we see as the top motivations, the big competitive move & what Microsoft is reall...

Tue, 01 Mar 2016

Mike couldn't make it this week, so we decided that with Microsoft purchasing Xamarin that this woul...

Mon, 22 Feb 2016

Mike shares his adventures in Ubuntu land this week, after a MacBook disaster. Then we discuss the i...

Mon, 15 Feb 2016

Mike and Chris talk about bombing job interviews, picking the right Android device for development, ...

Mon, 08 Feb 2016

Something is rotten at GitHub. We discuss the big problem they're facing & why for most of us, we al...

Mon, 01 Feb 2016

A brutally honest episode. Mike and Chris air some hard learned lessons, toss out the episode playbo...

Mon, 25 Jan 2016

We discuss a compelling case against Object-Oriented programming, is it truly all bad? Plus the cold...

Mon, 18 Jan 2016

Ang and Mike discuss business operational tools, practices & common issues, how Ang got her kids sta...

Mon, 11 Jan 2016

Is the age of Apps finally coming to an end? Data points to yes & we discuss how platforms like Slac...

Mon, 04 Jan 2016

Can Web standards make mobile apps obsolete? The new generation of hybrid apps aren't your grandpare...

Mon, 28 Dec 2015

When you look back at the year, a few really big things jump out for developers. Mike & Chris discus...

Mon, 21 Dec 2015

As we gear up for our end of year episode, we look back at a few moments in 2015 that we loved. From...

Mon, 14 Dec 2015

The Pixel C is the perfect example of a compromised device, caused in large part, by Google’s Stra...

Mon, 07 Dec 2015

Ballmer calls out Microsoft’s bogus revenue numbers over Azure, & we expand on his point to discus...

Mon, 30 Nov 2015

Mike shares his open source picks for 2015 & why they are a real game changer for him. Then we read ...

Mon, 23 Nov 2015

Mike has a big announcement & shares his insights for discovering an underserved niche and creating ...

Mon, 16 Nov 2015

Microsoft kills a major Windows development initiative & becomes one of the top contributors to Go. ...

Mon, 09 Nov 2015

Is open source software immoral in some market conditions? The guys debate. Plus Google’s impressi...

Mon, 02 Nov 2015

Mike & Chris discuss the hard problem of identifying opportunity costs vs staying flexible and cheap...

Mon, 26 Oct 2015

The guys admit there is a growing amount of evidence pointing to going your own way, regardless of t...

Mon, 19 Oct 2015

Well known developers are trying out risky and bold methods to fund future development, but are they...

Mon, 12 Oct 2015

The cultural challenges of living too far out of a “tech hotzone” hit home today. We discuss the...

Mon, 05 Oct 2015

A really simple mistake that many of us have made in the past, led to the Patreon hack. We discuss t...

Mon, 28 Sep 2015

Mike and Chris discuss malware getting injected into unsuspecting developers apps. Then the advertis...

Fri, 18 Sep 2015

Mike shares his excitement for Ionic, an advanced HTML5 hybrid mobile app Framework. Then Chris asks...

Mon, 14 Sep 2015

Is the new iPad a capable developer machine? We discuss 3D Touch, the impact on developers, the rele...

Fri, 04 Sep 2015

With Mike’s move to Florida in progress he joins us via phone for a run through of the major JetBr...

Mon, 24 Aug 2015

Is Amazon another paradise of brogrammer culture? We have reason to suspect the recent reports may b...

Fri, 14 Aug 2015

Developers are excited by Google’s announcement that Android will support Vulkan. We explain what ...

Mon, 10 Aug 2015

The big debate over today’s biggest UI compromise comes to life, Microsoft open sources its iOS-ap...

Mon, 03 Aug 2015

Still smarting from his burn, Mike shares his hard learned lessons after flying too close to the sun...

Mon, 27 Jul 2015

Mike argues why the web is the default platform of the future, we debate if third party mobile platf...

Mon, 20 Jul 2015

A special edition of Coder Radio that dives into the darker side of start ups, the practicality of b...

Mon, 13 Jul 2015

We look at the tough spot developers are finding themselves in, the huge changes in backend infrastr...

Mon, 06 Jul 2015

Mike is recovering from a weekend you wouldn't believe. Plus we revisit the web vs native topic with...

Mon, 29 Jun 2015

How willing is Apple to leverage it’s developers to make a public statement? We look at the respon...

Mon, 22 Jun 2015

Mike makes the case for Chris’ slide into hipsterhood & Chris responds in kind. Between those hiji...

Mon, 15 Jun 2015

Mike and Chris share their totally different perspective on the recent Yelp developer’s public exo...

Mon, 08 Jun 2015

We recap and also compare & contrast WWDC 2015 with Google I/O 2015. Which new platform features sta...

Mon, 01 Jun 2015

Mike takes a victory lap as we discuss the big announcements from Google I/O. Then we get into a hea...

Mon, 25 May 2015

Google may be planning to scrub the grime away from the Internet of Things devices with a new operat...

Fri, 22 May 2015

Mike shares his recent experience developing Chrome apps & we debate if Chrome platform tax is costi...

Mon, 11 May 2015

Electron could be the Adobe Air we all hoped for. At least Microsoft, Github, Docker, and others thi...

Mon, 04 May 2015

Mike and Chris reflect on Microsoft’s Build 2015 conference & discuss the undeniable shift to open...

Mon, 27 Apr 2015

Is Microsoft confusing the container market & blowing the implementation? Plus Apple gets caught re...

Mon, 20 Apr 2015

Mike's thinking about making the big switch, a J.O.B., but the interview process has been a nightmar...

Mon, 13 Apr 2015

We discuss the top stories submitted by the audience this week. From the ultimate bridge burn to Sta...

Mon, 06 Apr 2015

Mike had a dream & that dream didn’t work out. Today we discuss how fixed contracts lead to fixed ...

Mon, 30 Mar 2015

Transitions in life comes in many forms, work, relationships, gadgets. How we deal with the process ...

Mon, 23 Mar 2015

It’s a special open mic edition of Coder Radio. We discuss the complex reasons behind Microsoft’...

Mon, 16 Mar 2015

Chris shares what he’s loving about Android from a users perspective & Mike goes into what is driv...

Mon, 09 Mar 2015

We revisit some of the audience's favorite editors, then discuss the reality of terrible engineers. ...

Mon, 02 Mar 2015

The guys picture working a 9-5 job. If the security of a 9-5 paycheck is a myth, is it really just n...

Mon, 23 Feb 2015

Mike and Chris start the show by sharing some hard learned advice, and discussing the events of the ...

Mon, 16 Feb 2015

Join us as we hop in our time machine and revisit some past topics on the coder radio program.

Mon, 09 Feb 2015

Can’t we all just settle down & focus? Mike’s just about had it with javascript framework madnes...

Mon, 02 Feb 2015

Mike is stuck in a train, stuck in the snow. So it’s an open call edition, with some great discuss...

Mon, 26 Jan 2015

It’s a tip show edition of Coder Radio. Mike shares a great way to get some Heroku features withou...

Mon, 19 Jan 2015

Well known developers have recently gone public with how much they make & where they make it from. M...

Mon, 12 Jan 2015

Chris shares what’s prevented him from getting started with development & shares the three languag...

Mon, 05 Jan 2015

Is the quality of Apple’s desktop and mobile software causing a slow bleeding of developers? Chris...

Mon, 29 Dec 2014

Mike is fired up by a topic that has been on fire over all of 2014. Is it finally time to let the ...

Mon, 22 Dec 2014

We peer into the past of the show to pull out the amazing clips you guys suggested to us and fondly ...

Mon, 15 Dec 2014

It’s the birth of another open source project live on this week’s Coder Radio. Plus it’s an op...

Mon, 08 Dec 2014

Has Docker’s wild success caused it grow too big & too corporate? In light of the CoreOS project’...

Mon, 01 Dec 2014

That tech worker “shortage” Facebook and Microsoft keep telling you about is bogus. We’ll go o...

Mon, 24 Nov 2014

It’s a special roundtable edition of Coder Radio. Our panel discussed the advantages of Go develop...

Mon, 17 Nov 2014

Microsoft made headlines and has generated a lot of buzz around the open sourcing of .NET. So what d...

Mon, 10 Nov 2014

Mike and Chris respond to feedback on lackluster HTML5 apps, then how developers can leverage social...

Mon, 03 Nov 2014

Is the need to save money & time by developers forcing end users into less than acceptable applicati...

Mon, 27 Oct 2014

Mike and Chris go meta & discuss their thoughts about the state of Coder Radio, some ideas to mix it...

Mon, 20 Oct 2014

We have a bunch of great feedback that keeps getting interrupted by Chris and Mike jumping into deep...

Mon, 13 Oct 2014

Mike and Chris battle wits to expose the ridiculous nature of arguing about technology on the Intern...

Mon, 06 Oct 2014

Mike and Chris discuss what to do when a client or employer requests you take a personality test. Th...

Mon, 29 Sep 2014

Google is requiring developers to submit their physical address, and the Apple community has outed t...

Mon, 22 Sep 2014

Developers all over the web are chiming in on the short comings (or lack there of) of Xamarin’s to...

Mon, 15 Sep 2014

Did Microsoft buying Mojang come around because Notch was burned out? Is the problem systemic to ind...

Mon, 08 Sep 2014

The debate over whose responsibility it is to protect your cloud data heats up, we discuss how to ge...

Tue, 02 Sep 2014

We take live calls, and discuss why .Net rules a Linux Admins life, learning OOP. Then, in light of ...

Mon, 25 Aug 2014

Mike and Chris follow up on the TypeScript and JavaScript discussion from last week after a lot of y...

Mon, 18 Aug 2014

Where does TypeScript fit in, and are the many criticisms lobbied at it legitimate? We discuss the s...

Mon, 11 Aug 2014

Mike and Chris share their perspective on successfully cultivating a contact development business, a...

Fri, 08 Aug 2014

Mike and Chris record a bonus episode of Coder Radio for you this week. We discuss the possibility o...

Mon, 04 Aug 2014

Mike discusses what his business has noted after using Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms. Plus we bust some ...

Mon, 21 Jul 2014

Chris makes the case for splitting Microsoft up into a consumer and services split, and why that wou...

Mon, 14 Jul 2014

Have Interface designers led us down a false path? Why is it when heavy lifting is needed our tools ...

Mon, 07 Jul 2014

Mike reflects on his transition from dedicated developer to business management, what makes a busine...

Mon, 30 Jun 2014

Mike and Chris cover some great follow up on new hotness burnout. Then we discuss what impressed us ...

Mon, 23 Jun 2014

Mike ponders if we can trust ourselves to walk the line between comfort, laziness and experience? ...

Mon, 16 Jun 2014

Our top 10 hopes and expectations from Google I/O 2014. Is this the year Google pushes developers on...

Mon, 09 Jun 2014

Mike shares his experience moving from GitHub to a self hosted GitLab installation and the benefits ...

Mon, 02 Jun 2014

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

Mon, 26 May 2014

Mike and Chris run down their predictions and hopes areas Apple might improve iOS, Mac hardware, and...

Mon, 19 May 2014

Mike and Chris discuss how, even when a laptop seems like the obvious choice, sometimes a desktop ma...

Mon, 12 May 2014

It’s a day filled with war stories, we start off by sharing how things have blown up in our laps t...

Mon, 05 May 2014

Mike and Chris celebrate 100 weeks of Coder Radio by reading some great feedback, discussing new har...

Mon, 28 Apr 2014

We double down on your follow up. Working remotely, scratching your itch while at your current job, ...

Mon, 21 Apr 2014

Chris and Mike face the limitations of remote workers, and the challenges they’ve experienced. We ...

Mon, 14 Apr 2014

The Heartbleed bug has ignited a new round of open source doubters, but are the renewed concerns abo...

Mon, 07 Apr 2014

Microsoft shocks the developer community by open sourcing some of their crown .Net jewels. Mike and ...

Mon, 31 Mar 2014

Are your projects cursed with knowledge of the present? Mike and Chris discuss the tendency to blame...

Mon, 24 Mar 2014

Android growth is exploding, and showing no signs of slowing down… So why are big players still av...

Mon, 17 Mar 2014

The Rails community was blasted by a distinguished, and disgruntled member. But does his criticism h...

Mon, 10 Mar 2014

We embrace Daylight saving time with a special call-in edition of Coder Radio. Topics include a chat...

Mon, 03 Mar 2014

Oren Eini from Hibernating Rhinos joins us to discuss their “second generation” document databas...

Mon, 24 Feb 2014

Florian Motlik from Codeship joins us to discuss automated unit testing, a practical approach to ret...

Mon, 17 Feb 2014

Responding to criticism for an open source project, or a closed commercial project can be a very tri...

Mon, 10 Feb 2014

Mike and Chris use the recent drama around Paper and Flappy Bird to have a wider discussion about th...

Mon, 03 Feb 2014

Mike and Chris address a number of topics this week, from open source project’s properly communica...

Mon, 27 Jan 2014

Is the concept of a one sized fits all methodology getting tired? We revisit Agile in the dynamic cl...

Mon, 20 Jan 2014

Back-end services are really helping developers focus on their core competency, but how quickly will...

Mon, 13 Jan 2014

The classic battle flairs up this week, and the guys discuss how an over controlling sysadmin can sl...

Mon, 06 Jan 2014

We’ll bust some java myths with Mark Heckler, a software engineer at Oracle. Plus the status of Du...

Mon, 30 Dec 2013

With a little reflection on the years big moments, the guys look ahead to 2014. We’ll debate what’...

Mon, 23 Dec 2013

The guys take some calls and discuss a wide range of great topics. From workspace setups, developer ...

Mon, 16 Dec 2013

Early builds of SteamOS have landed, and we wonder what the larger implications are. Plus our though...

Mon, 09 Dec 2013

After discussing our caffeine regimes, we take a crack at getting Q&A right. We’ll share some pers...

Mon, 02 Dec 2013

It’s a mailbag special with a hidden message. Mike and Chris discuss burnout a bit more, the pitfa...

Mon, 25 Nov 2013

Is the Xbox One the next big App platform? We’ll share theories. Plus where to books fit in for se...

Mon, 18 Nov 2013

Burnout kills your productivity, creativity, and ability to get things done. The worst part? It can ...

Mon, 11 Nov 2013

A recent snafu has left Mike in a bit of a bind with a client, and technical glitches nearly threate...

Mon, 04 Nov 2013

After discussing recent hardware gadget purchases, and why, the guys jump into the case of Java. Mik...

Mon, 28 Oct 2013

From backups to deployment, we go back to the backend! The new solutions giving us the opportunity t...

Mon, 21 Oct 2013

With big Google and Apple events on the horizon we look at how Google’s early investment in relati...

Mon, 14 Oct 2013

When targeting Linux, developers have to face some tough choices. Mike’s spent a year planning his...

Mon, 07 Oct 2013

Mike’s making some big changes to his workflow, and sharing the tools in his box. We’ll look at ...

Mon, 30 Sep 2013

Mike and Chris chew on the major problems patent trolls are creating for small and large development...

Mon, 23 Sep 2013

Mike discusses the culture clash between the ASP.Net framework diehards, and the recent converts. AS...

Mon, 16 Sep 2013

iOS 7 is landing and Mike and Chris discuss what’s in store for developers, and the real reason to...

Mon, 09 Sep 2013

We’re joined by two gentlemen from dotCloud, the folks behind Docker. We chat about what Docker is...

Mon, 02 Sep 2013

It’s a Monday holiday episode of the Coder Radio show, so we opened up the Skype lines and officia...

Mon, 26 Aug 2013

Steve Ballmer’s legacy at Microsoft is controversial. We look over the long list of big and quiet ...

Mon, 19 Aug 2013

We chat with Dan at the Mozilla about his work on the Persona project, and how Mozilla offers develo...

Mon, 12 Aug 2013

Hiring can be a real pain in the butt. The guys share the horror stories from interviews they’ve c...

Mon, 05 Aug 2013

Mike and Chris bare it all on their classic work/life balance struggles. Dealing with the unique cir...

Mon, 29 Jul 2013

Celebrating 60 episodes we take live calls from our audience and chat about the topics are their min...

Mon, 22 Jul 2013

A compromise at Apple turns Mike’s week upside down. Reeling from the setback we dig into Mike’s...

Mon, 15 Jul 2013

Data protection in the cloud can mean a lot of different things. But what about in the context of so...

Mon, 08 Jul 2013

The guys bust some myths around outsourcing, and insourcing development work. Striking a balance whe...

Mon, 01 Jul 2013

Stinging from a Build conference hangover, the guys focus on their current disappoints with Microso...

Mon, 24 Jun 2013

Even when you know better, you sometimes find yourself contributing to the problem, just to get the...