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Coder Radio

The Mad Bottercoder.show
A weekly talk show taking a pragmatic look at the art and business of Software Development and the world of technology.

Episodes

585: From Ops to Dev and Back Again

We reflect on the rise of DevOps and the frustrating dynamics that led to it. Plus, tech's latest bright idea: Roombas with attitude.

Aug 28, 202454 min

584: Google’s Poisoned Apple

The walled garden wrecking ball is fueling up - where we think it strikes first. Plus, what was really behind the recent GitHub outage.

Aug 21, 202448 min

583: A Shekel for Every Click

Apple goes into full crackdown mode and begins to squeeze even more out of developers and creators. Plus, why tiny models are suddenly the rage.

Aug 14, 202454 min

582: Intel: It Hurts Inside

We take a look at SeaweedFS, roast Apple Intelligence, and reveal the vendor that caught Intel's mess before it shipped.

Aug 07, 202456 min

581: Lunacy Lake

Why is Google feeling lucky, and the Intel situation slips into pure lunacy. Plus, thoughts on the C# Type Union proposal.

Jul 31, 202449 min

580: Error Lake

Our thoughts on the CrowdStrike outage and why Intel is in the hot seat with developers.

Jul 24, 20241 hr 5 min

579: The Insufferable Small Business

Are small business owners just the worst? The rant that hits close to home. And how AI is looking more like a unicorn, not a horse, but big tech keeps trying to put a saddle on it.

Jul 17, 202453 min

578: Cancel the 100X

Apple finally stands down in its battle with Epic, and Google gets caught with its hand in the full access to everything jar.

Jul 10, 20241 hr 5 min

577: Holy Order of the Admins

Why you shouldn't use AI to write your tests, and the crazy deals new AI companies are getting themselves into to access hardware.

Jul 02, 202448 min

576: The New 800-pound Gorilla

Big Tech vs. Big Brother, how Ashley Madison predicted the rise of AI bots and the messy world of "open source" AI.

Jun 26, 202459 min

575: The Omakub Directive

A couple of our long-standing forecasts are coming true. We unpack the recent developments. Plus, our thoughts on OpenAI going commercial and more.

Jun 19, 202452 min

574: Craig Stans Unite

Our thoughts and reactions to Apple's WWDC '24, and more importantly what was missed.

Jun 12, 202440 min

573: The Ultimate Computer

The story of how Mike got in a fight with a supercomputer and, like Captain Kirk, came out on top.

Jun 05, 202454 min

572: Foxes In The Henhouse

OpenAI has a new security team led by Sam Altman, and the Biden Administration has a new AI security board led by Sam Altman. We also discuss C# 13 and .Net 9, popping bubbles, and more.

May 29, 20241 hr 8 min

571: Old Wine New Bottle

Big Tech's latest AI flex? More like a desperate grab for attention. Google, OpenAI, and Microsoft are hyping up underwhelming updates while Sam Altman spills the tea on their shady motives.

May 22, 202445 min

570: 4o

OpenAI has pulled a fast one, and everyone is eating it up.

May 15, 202429 min

569: Whatever It Takes

Altman's on a spending spree for AGI – why the huge price tag? Mike's back from NYC with juicy API gossip, and we break down the incentives pumping up a giant AI bubble.

May 08, 202440 min

568: The Junior Jump

How one clever developer has launched his own Appstore on iOS, our thoughts on how this was pulled off, and making a transition into development work late in life.

May 01, 202435 min

567: The year of Small Models

Llama 3 and Phi-3-mini are up and running on phones, Raspberry Pis, and we give them a go. Plus Google kills the vibe, and Meta opens up Horizon OS.

Apr 24, 202443 min

566: FOSS Feed & Care

We delve into the top 3 open-source revenue streams, expose the pitfalls, and discuss what could be done quickly to improve the situation.

Apr 17, 202430 min

565: The Great Llama

Why does Meta give away Llma for free? What's in it for them? Plus, our thoughts on the data showing the trades are starting to see a boom, and new coding jobs are declining.

Apr 10, 202450 min

564: Re-Re-Rewrite it in Rust

Microsoft wins the foot-in-mouth award this week, and Google gets the Rust religion - but Mike is skeptical.

Apr 03, 202447 min

562: Apple Loses It's Shine

The antitrust gloves are off as Apple’s legal brawl with Uncle Sam kicks into high gear. We dig through the documents and are surprised by a few things that seem off.

Mar 22, 20241 hr 8 min

561: No CUDA for You!

NVIDIA locks CUDA down further, and we ponder what it might take to break their stranglehold on the market, Zuck's brilliant move that put an egg on his face, and we take a minute to appreciate new developments with Java.

Mar 13, 202424 min

560: Artificial Information

Apple is pissed, and we'll dig into why. Plus, there are some big hints at Apple's AI plans; Meta's had a rough morning, and Sergey Brin popped back up at Google and proceeded to blow it immediately.

Mar 06, 202451 min

559: Double Botched

Why we're awe-struck by Google, and NVIDIA's CEO says no one needs to learn how to code anymore.

Feb 28, 202455 min

558: Big Zuck Energy

We embrace the dad bod lifestyle and find out if Apple's Vision Pro demo sold Mike, and Chris is picking up on what the Zuck is putting down.

Feb 21, 202447 min

557: Betting it all on Green

Why we think Nvidia has become one of the most valuable companies in the world, Sam's new "mind boggling" idea, and more.

Feb 14, 202445 min

556: Facial Computing

Chris tries out Spatial Computing using a $3,200 trick, and Mike has a Rails treat you won't want to miss.

Feb 07, 202438 min