

Coder Radio
The Mad Botter
A weekly talk show taking a pragmatic look at the art and business of Software Development and the world of technology.
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Aug 9, 2016 • 1h 9min
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!

Aug 1, 2016 • 38min
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!

Jul 25, 2016 • 51min
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!

Jul 19, 2016 • 53min
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!

Jul 12, 2016 • 1h 5min
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.

Jul 5, 2016 • 1h 10min
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!

Jun 27, 2016 • 56min
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!

Jun 21, 2016 • 48min
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!

Jun 14, 2016 • 1h 7min
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.

Jun 7, 2016 • 46min
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.