A weekly talk show taking a pragmatic look at the art and business of Software Development and related technologies.
We get fired up about cloud lock-in, and attempt to find some common ground.
Focusing on a niche can catastrophically backfire when the market shifts, and Mike goes into full reviewer mode!
Mike and Chris have a workflow hangover, hit rock bottom, and bounce back with a new understanding.
The death of desktop apps has reached the next stage, but the long transition to WebAssembly is going to hurt.
We revisit IBM’s total dominance over the PC industry in the early 80s, how they got there, and how we can apply the IBM model to current events.
What we can learn from Mike’s first business failing in 2014?
What is focus for the software industry? And is focus always a good thing, or can it lead to tunnel vision?
Sun Microsystems was fertile ground for what might be the largest developer upset in ten years.
Mike and Chris find themselves at similar forks in the road with their business. And they both share raw observations from the front lines of some hard choices.
We have witnessed a massive shift of power. And it’s been happening right under developers noses. From the slowly won battle for control of the server, to Amazon’s to control over the Internet.
Chris is on the road & Mike’s been reflecting. Plus we answer some of your questions, which snowball into some much larger discussions. Then Mike’s made a list & he’s checking it twice.
Mike’s back from a conference in New York & to say he’s got a few things on his mind is putting it mildly. Strap in as we rip through myths, lies & salesmen.
