

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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Nov 18, 2014 • 56min
.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!

Nov 10, 2014 • 52min
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.

Nov 3, 2014 • 54min
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!

Oct 28, 2014 • 58min
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.

Oct 20, 2014 • 1h 1min
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!

Oct 13, 2014 • 45min
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!

Oct 6, 2014 • 48min
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

Sep 29, 2014 • 51min
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!

Sep 22, 2014 • 46min
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!

Sep 15, 2014 • 45min
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!