Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
532: Take It to the Limit
23 Aug 2023
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Mike hits the limits of ChatGPT's knowledge, a chat about editors and what we'd do for a living if i...
531: C# as it Should Have Been
16 Aug 2023
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Java developers are getting the Oracle shakedown, openAI is running out of money, and more.
530: What the AI Skeptics got Right
08 Aug 2023
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Did we get this one wrong? It seems consumer AI is eating the lunch of some web's biggest names.
529: This API is Not for You
02 Aug 2023
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Microsoft's dirty old API games, the new, even more restrictive rules Apple developers will now have...
528: I'm a 1.2x Developer
26 Jul 2023
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Elon Musk trying to build the "everything app" is ridiculous, and the quiet little promise openAI ju...
527: The Internet is for Stealing JPGs
19 Jul 2023
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Shopify has a mind-blowingly obvious solution to too many meetings, a recent failure Chris is strugg...
526: The Closing Moment of Opportunity
12 Jul 2023
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openAI's window to build their moat is closing, but they have a powerful friend stepping up to help ...
525: Mike Gets Unreal
05 Jul 2023
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Mike updates us on his development adventures in Unreal 5, signs the Vision Pro might be a flop, and...
524: Apple's Blurry Vision
28 Jun 2023
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We got our eyes on the Vision Pro SDK and share our new insights. And why the claims of stalled Mast...
523: Scooby-Doo of Code Hiding
21 Jun 2023
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We open the robe and spend a little time chatting about the software development business.
522: Reddit Goes Dark
14 Jun 2023
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We chew on the ridiculous situation Reddit has created for itself and the weak position of app devel...
521: More Pro, More Problems
07 Jun 2023
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We argue over what sucked the most at WWDC this year and then surprise each other with two things th...
520: Microsoft Goes All-In
31 May 2023
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We chew on the best bits from this year's Microsoft Build and the bright red flag coming from the Ru...
519: Not So OpenAI
24 May 2023
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OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has gone straight for the open-source kill move.
518: Driving Mr. Dominick
17 May 2023
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We laugh at Google's scramble, check in on the Twitter collapse, and how one developer's little mist...
517: Savage Serverless Shutdown
10 May 2023
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A scathing takedown of Serverless... By Amazon? We react to this strange revelation and more.
516: There is No Moat
03 May 2023
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Why open source might be the real AI winner long-term, and Mike gets the ultimate "I told you so."
515: Codeium Comes for Copilot
26 Apr 2023
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We have a laugh at Elon's alt account, why the knives are out for GitHub Co-pilot, and our thoughts ...
514: Designing a Villain
19 Apr 2023
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Elon launches another AI company, leaks suggest Apple might enable sideloading, and why we should le...
513: Apple's Golden Hour
12 Apr 2023
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Forces beyond Apple's control just reined in their rise, and we ponder the coming sunset. Plus, the ...
512: The Hysterics Chronicles
05 Apr 2023
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Our thoughts on the recent AI hysteria and why it betrays the massive egos involved, our issues with...
511: Robot Chat Shack
29 Mar 2023
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Mike's spent 90+ days with GitHub Co-Pilot, and shares the surprising conclusion.
510: Edge of Disaster
22 Mar 2023
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Microsoft's moonshot is turning into a crapshoot.
509: The Great Cloud Exodus
15 Mar 2023
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We're told companies are abandoning the cloud to save money. But is the trend our friend?
508: Hybrid Hangover
14 Mar 2023
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Our spicy take on the Silicon Valley Bank bailout, how it will impact everyday developers, and how b...
507: Tough Little Liver
04 Mar 2023
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Mike's got a new rig, and Ford wants to recall yours automatically! Plus, we get a bit spicy about m...
506: Hay Tay
22 Feb 2023
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It's been one week, and Microsoft's new bot's already gone full Tay. Plus one of the worst examples ...
505: Panic at the GPTdisco
15 Feb 2023
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The pitchforks are out for Google's CEO, and hoopla is leaking! Plus, our thoughts on baking telemet...
504: Gateway Timeout Error
08 Feb 2023
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We get spicy about the state of hybrid app development and then dig into the App store gatekeeper bu...
503: Ruby in the WebAssembly
01 Feb 2023
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The shiny userbase flocking to WebAssembly, our thoughts on the "openAI scam", and why they just kee...
502: Too Big to Care
25 Jan 2023
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How the world without "big tech" might look like, the EU promises to go after Elon and a much-needed...
501: The AWS of AI
18 Jan 2023
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Microsoft gives Google an OpenAI gut punch, why Apple's new hardware fails to impress, and our react...
500: Internal Server Error
11 Jan 2023
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After sacrificing our pound of flesh for episode 500, we get into some spicy Big Tech dynamics and t...
499: The Copy Paste Wars
04 Jan 2023
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We share our spicy C++ take, major Apple frustrations, and 2023 spoilers.
498: The Birds and the Elephants
28 Dec 2022
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Our take on why several tech companies just teamed up to take on Google Maps, and then we react to t...
Gamer Radio 0: Gaming with Perspective - Test Show
23 Dec 2022
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Mike and Chris spend a little time chatting about one of their loves in life, great games. It's a te...
497: Shots Across the Pond
21 Dec 2022
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Mike's skeptical of the rumors Apple is preparing to allow third-party app stores, and in a total fl...
496: Sweeney's Final Swing
14 Dec 2022
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We debate a few more drunk or 4D chess moves, the mad lad taking on Apple, and why Dart 3 has people...
495: .Not Funded
07 Dec 2022
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Amazon used the stage of AWS re:Invent to toss shade on .Net and reveal its broader ambitions. Plus...
494: Python Paradigms
30 Nov 2022
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We reflect on the recent musings of Python's creator, from the functional to the philosophical.
493: Super Spellcheck
23 Nov 2022
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We will discuss the practical implementations of AI embedded in future products, then take a look at...
492: The Troll Wizard
16 Nov 2022
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Microsoft lets its geek flag fly, our observations on .NET 7, and the recent upset caused by the Tro...
491: Voltron Based Development
09 Nov 2022
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Mike just came up for air after a Swift deep dive, and he has a fresh new take. Plus, the wheels of ...
490: Final Boss Battle
02 Nov 2022
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We slip into full boss mode after digging into some long-term tech trends impacting developers.
489: Luther Curious
26 Oct 2022
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One of the most challenging aspects of being an independent developer, and our thoughts on Microsoft...
488: Code Laundering
19 Oct 2022
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We debate if GitHub's Copilot enables automated code laundering after a developer makes a startling ...
487: Casual Coders
12 Oct 2022
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Elon Musk's leaked messages reveal how tech CEOs think and talk about their employees, and we dig in...
486: The Fight for the Next Knight Rider
05 Oct 2022
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Why we think Google will ultimately lose the next big tech battle.
485: Going All In on Linux
28 Sep 2022
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Mike has spent just over a month living in Linux full-time, and Chris wants to check in and see how ...
484: I Wanted to be a Hipster
21 Sep 2022
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Mike's first look at a built from scratch yet to be released IDE. And we cook up a little Adobe-flav...
483: Objective D
15 Sep 2022
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To our surprise, Apple gave developers a treat this week and Chris continues to search for the ultim...
482: Building Your Light Saber
07 Sep 2022
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We look back at how tools, processes, and developer trends have changed over nearly ten years of the...
481: Apple's Metal Tax
31 Aug 2022
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Why Metal might be one of the biggest strategy taxes of the Apple platforms. Plus a thought-provokin...
480: Google's 1984 Moment
24 Aug 2022
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We're spooked to learn how one man's life has been turned upside down just because he used Google Ph...
479: Apple's Mob Move
17 Aug 2022
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New leaks reveal how hollow Apple's claims of fighting for user privacy are. We discuss their scheme...
478: Strange New Workflows
10 Aug 2022
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Why we think Malcolm Gladwell is wrong about remote work, and the complicated answer to a simple que...
477: Sweet Little Lies
03 Aug 2022
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We debate the lies our tool makers tell us, if Clojure has a Rails-sized hole, and the secrets of a ...
476: Tapping the Breaks
27 Jul 2022
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We're looking at the big picture and, surprisingly, seeing a lot of possibilities.
475: I Do Declare
20 Jul 2022
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Mike's ready to make a case for Declarative UI, and Chris pulls back the curtain to reveal a spicy t...
474: Horton Hears a Linux User
13 Jul 2022
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Why we feel recent attacks by the Software Freedom Conservancy against Microsoft are costing the SFC...
473: Laptop Coasters
06 Jul 2022
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Mike's Linux Toolchain for 2022, and his first week with CoPilot. Then we chat about the series of c...
472: Drunken Copilot
29 Jun 2022
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Mike just signed up for a year of GitHub Copilot and Chris tries to understand why. Then we catch ea...
471: Technical Guardians of the Galaxy
22 Jun 2022
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Mike's hitting the road to solve his old man's PC woes; Chris channels his early inner 80s and some ...
470: Make it so, Dev One!
15 Jun 2022
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You can't judge a book by its cover, and this week we surprised each other when we dug into the HP D...
469: The Problem with WWDC
08 Jun 2022
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We jump aboard Hair Force One and are a bit let down. We get into why. Plus Mike's first impressions...
468: Coding to Make It
01 Jun 2022
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What's old is new again, but we're not buying it this time. It's developer conference season, and we...
467: No More Snake Mustaches
25 May 2022
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Soon there will be no shame in that snake game, the big trend that is not our friend, and Microsoft ...
466: Luxury Emotional Manipulation
18 May 2022
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Why Mike feels like Heroku is in a failed state, what drove us crazy about Google I/O this year, how...
465: Mike's Magic Mom
11 May 2022
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After solving a moral dilemma in our particular kind of way, Mike dishes on some ambitious plans tha...
464: Our Cuban Car Moment
04 May 2022
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Mike shares a tale involving a comedy of errors, and we ponder a new reusable culture around tech.
463: You Git What You Pay For
27 Apr 2022
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Mike battles the onslaught of yet another bout with the plague. At the same time, we react live to E...
462: Account Suspenders
20 Apr 2022
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We get a bit gleeful over some choice tech monopoly hypocrisy and then spicy with our 18-month outlo...
461: Easy for Schmidt to Say
13 Apr 2022
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We revel in the hypocrisy of big tech, share a few stories, and catch up with an old friend.
460: Request Out of Time
06 Apr 2022
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We crack open the time capsule and see how our spicy takes hold up.
459: Revolution in Review
30 Mar 2022
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We just watched Revolution OS before the show, so we reflect on the audacity of their vision and the...
458: No Sideloading in this House
23 Mar 2022
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Apple enters full panic mode over sideloading, and our plan to push back against industry-wide conso...
457: Rich Clownshow Services
16 Mar 2022
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Our take on big tech's return to office, AT&T's RCS boondoggle, and the concerning territory tech is...
456: Linux CEO
09 Mar 2022
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We revisit one of the core theses of the show and expand on it in a new way, leading us to ponder ju...
455: One Revision Away
02 Mar 2022
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Mike and Chris eat some crow as they change their tune on a recent spicy take. Plus, new details abo...
454: No Quest for the Wicked
23 Feb 2022
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Mike has some huge news and busted wifi, Chris spent a weekend in the Metaverse, and why Microsoft h...
453: International Boomer Marooners
16 Feb 2022
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After reminiscing about .Net's 20th birthday, Mike and Chris air IBM's hypocritically dirty laundry ...
452: Shockingly Pragmatic
09 Feb 2022
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Mike makes a shocking admission, and Chris wishes he had a time machine.
451: The Trouble with Tablets
03 Feb 2022
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Microsoft's cold war with Apple is revealed in court filings this week, and Google thinks they've go...
450: MetaWave
26 Jan 2022
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The audience hits us in the face with some hard truths, and then we dig into Microsoft's fox-like mo...
449: Monetized Misery
19 Jan 2022
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Emboldened by his success, Mike takes a victory lap. Little does he know it's all virtual.
448: Fakers and Takers
12 Jan 2022
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Was he justified? Our thoughts on the dev who corrupted libraries in NPM for millions of users with ...
447: All Roads Lead to Clippy
05 Jan 2022
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Mike has a significant moment of clarity and sets out on a new path for 2022. Meanwhile, Chris is ju...
446: Blizzard Battery Battle
29 Dec 2021
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Mike finds a new normal and doubles down on what works. Chris meanwhile is stranded in the woods and...
445: Say No to Node
22 Dec 2021
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We're both impressed by Rails 7 and how an old foe got us down again.
444: Mining the Logs
15 Dec 2021
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The broader software problem the Log4Shell vulnerability reveals, and the story of how Chris lit his...
443: Reptilian Power Play
08 Dec 2021
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We peak in on one of the nastiest corporate moves in a while, and Chris has a big confession.
442: Touched by the Bar
01 Dec 2021
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Mike visits Pallet Town and comes back with some SQLAlchemy performance wisdom to share. Meanwhile, ...
441: Dependency Derby
24 Nov 2021
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Are Linux devs getting upset with the Python community? We weigh in on a nuanced issue. Plus the mas...
440: Just Say No to M1
17 Nov 2021
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We get some spicy emails, dig into why Mike just picked up another Linux laptop, and then share our ...
439: Github NoPilot
10 Nov 2021
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Microsoft has a bunch of new goodies for developers, but Mike is becoming more and more concerned ab...
438: The Oppenheimer Problem
03 Nov 2021
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After a little async Ruby chat and developer morality struggle, Chris explains how macOS Monterey ha...
437: Microsoft War Stories
27 Oct 2021
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Chatting about the week's .NET news leads us into a blue-tinted tale of woe. When Microsoft taketh, ...
436: The Diablo is in the Details
20 Oct 2021
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Why mastering your development environment can be a tricky feat, and a server outage brought to you ...
435: Ask Alice
13 Oct 2021
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Mike just launched the secret project he's been working on for months and shares all the details. A...
434: Coding Gungan Style
07 Oct 2021
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It's final push time on a big project for Mike, but Chris is the one who is exhausted. Still we've ...