A weekly talk show taking a pragmatic look at the art and business of Software Development and related technologies.
Recent reports would have you believe Apple has made significant concessions to developers. Don't be fooled! We read between the lines and break down what is and what is not changing.
Things are worse than we ever thought, but that doesn't prevent us from taking a victory lap.
Chris makes a big mistake on the road, and Mike drops some reality-based sage wisdom.
Is there a secret motive behind Apple's announced plans to scan iMessage and iCloud Photo Library content?
Big promises are being made in Ruby land, but will they take hold? Plus, Tech Crunch says Open Source is dead, why we couldn’t disagree more.
Mike shares his adventures coding while riding Amtrak, Chris is trying to get DOS running while he still can, and many of you wrote in sharing your concern for GNOME.
Has Microsoft figured out a way to invalidate the GPL? We're skeptical.
It seems AI isn't replacing developers just yet, and why we think you shouldn’t get too comfortable.
Has Google already started its decline? Our surprising take.
Mike's got some strong feels about his new system, and Chris spent a week with Windows 11. And that's not even scratching the surface. It's a wild one, with some hard truths, so buckle up.
Big Tech's punishment train has been en route for years, but now that it's almost arrived, are we getting onboard?
We get a bit skeptical about Stripe Identity, how it works, and precisely why we don't like some of their privacy trade-offs.