A weekly talk show taking a pragmatic look at the art and business of Software Development and related technologies.
The guys drink some Liquid Christmas Tree and reflect on the major trends of 2018, and the stuff they are preemptively freaking out about for 2019.
Chris is back from his trip to Denver to tour System76’s factory, and what he discovered while he was there was the last thing he was expecting.
Estimates can be a very tricky thing to get right, but their vitally important. Peter Kretzman joins us to make it all a bit easier and clearer.
Mike and Chris don’t claim to have a time machine, but they still have a major problem to solve.
iPad Pro is a great machine for people that don’t want to get too much work done.
We answer how Chris and Mike started in independent contracting, and the lessons changes they’d make with some perspective of time.
We react to the news that IBM is buying Red Hat, cover some feedback that sets us straight, and are pleasantly surprised by Qt Design Studio.
What’s the future of .NET? With .NET Core growing and the future of the orginal .NET seems uncertain. Chris and Mike suspect there is clear possibility.
Azure Sphere dev kits are shipping, and we take a look at the practicalities of getting setup to start developing.
Mike makes his case for realism when it comes to automated testing, and a readjustment of expectations in the wider community.
Mike is the extreme laptop killer, with a tale you’ll have to hear to believe. With only a few short hours left on a deadline, it was 24 hours of chaos.
After catching up the guys dig into the “why” Jupiter Broadcasting sold to Linux Academy, the big shift Chris is seeing, and why the timing was critical.
