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Programming Throwdown

Patrick Wheeler and Jason Gauciwww.programmingthrowdown.com
Programming Throwdown educates Computer Scientists and Software Engineers on a cavalcade of programming and tech topics. Every show will cover a new programming language, so listeners will be able to speak intelligently about any programming language.
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Episodes

Soft Skills with SimpleProgrammer

Today we chat with John Sonmez about soft skills: communication, self-motivation, learning to learn, and negotiation, Show notes: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2017/07/episode-68-soft-skills-with.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jul 19, 20171 hr 43 minEp. 68

Cryptocurrency

Today we explain how cryptocurrency works and why it is possible to buy and sell electonic currency. Show notes: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2017/06/episode-67-cryptocurrency.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jun 30, 20171 hr 26 minEp. 67

Code Reviews

In this episode we explain how code reviews work and why they are so important. Show notes: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2017/05/episode-66.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

May 30, 201757 minEp. 66

Testing on Mobile with Kobiton

In this episode we interview Josh and Adam from Kobiton. They describe the challenges with releasing a mobile app for many platforms, and how Kobiton allows one to test their app on many devices in the cloud. Show notes: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2017/05/episode-65-testing-on-mobile-with.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

May 15, 201749 minEp. 65

Cryptography

In this episode we explain how data is encrypted and decrypted, and how you can use encryption in the things you build. Show notes: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2017/03/episode-64-cryptography.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Mar 30, 20171 hr 12 minEp. 64

Spring Framework

In this episode we interview Spencer Gibb and Mark Heckler from Pivotal, the company behind Spring Framework: a set of powerful enterprise Java libraries and services. Show notes: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2017/02/episode-63-spring-framework.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Feb 28, 20171 hr 4 minEp. 63

PHP and Hack

On this show we discuss PHP and Hack, an language that extends PHP. Show notes: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2017/01/episode-62-php-and-hack.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jan 24, 20171 hr 9 minEp. 62

Clojure with Eric Normand

On this show we discuss Clojure and ClojureScript, and all the amazing things you can build with them. Show notes: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2016/12/episode-61-clojure-with-eric-normand.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dec 22, 20161 hr 8 minEp. 61

Javascript For Mobile with Burke Holland

How to build great mobile apps with Javascript. Show notes: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2016/11/episode-60-javascript-for-mobile.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Nov 23, 20161 hrEp. 60

Deploying Software

How to distribute software so it works on other people's computers. Show notes: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2016/10/episode-59-deploying-software.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Oct 31, 20161 hr 11 minEp. 59

Scaling Web Sites with Daniel Moore

This show is an interview with Daniel Moore about scaling web sites. Show notes: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2016/09/episode-58-scaling-web-sites.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sep 27, 201656 minEp. 58

Optimization

This show covers software optimization (how to make software run faster). Show notes: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2016/08/episode-57-optimization.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 31, 20161 hr 16 minEp. 57

Robotics

This show is an intro to robotics. Blog post: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2016/07/episode-56-robotics.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jul 22, 20161 hr 8 minEp. 56

Editor Wars

This show covers many different editors. Blog post: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2016/06/episode-55-editor-wars.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jun 24, 20161 hr 20 minEp. 55

Programming for the GPU

On this episode we invite Mark Harris, Chief Technologist at NVIDIA, to talk about programming for the GPU. Show notes: http://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2016/05/episode-54-programming-for-gpu.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

May 25, 20161 hr 5 minEp. 54

Open Source Communities

On this episode we invite Mikeal Rogers, Community Manager at the Node.JS Foundation, to talk about open source communities and organizing large open source projects. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

May 02, 20161 hr 2 minEp. 53

Scientific Python

This show covers Scientific Python: A platform for data analysis, visualization, and reporting built on top of python. Book of the Show Jason: Masterminds of Programming Patrick: Redshirts ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Mar 28, 20161 hr 11 minEp. 52

Udacity: Democratizing Education

This show covers Online/Continuing education. We ask the experts: How can more people get jobs in programming? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Feb 24, 20161 hr 7 minEp. 51

Congratulations!

This show celebrates 50 episodes of Programming Throwdown! We answer questions from the audience live on livecoding.tv . ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jan 21, 20161 hr 11 minEp. 50

Tamper Protection

This show covers Tamper Protection: How hackers are able to tamper with compiled programs and the programs that prevent tampering. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dec 21, 20151 hr 23 minEp. 49

Source Control

This show covers Source Control: Various tools that keep history of your code and enable code collaboration. Book of the Show Jason: Kobolds Ate My Baby Patrick: Firefight ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dec 07, 20151 hr 3 minEp. 48

Ruby

This show covers Ruby: a multipurpose interpreted language for rapid development. Book of the Show Jason: Paranoia RPG Player’s Handbook Patrick: Lock In ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Oct 12, 20151 hr 10 minEp. 47

R

This show covers R: a language suitable for data mining and machine learning. Book of the Show Jason: The hard thing about hard things http://amzn.to/1UqMjDD Patrick: Steel World http://amzn.to/1JMcsa5 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sep 10, 20151 hr 6 minEp. 46

Inside Video Game Programming

This show covers game development at a AAA company, featuring Dave Smith from Naughty Dog Inc. and Florent Devillechabrol from Ubisoft. Jason: The Mythical Man Month http://amzn.to/1DGOwbW ; Patrick: Armada http://amzn.to/1L4j2Pj ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 11, 20151 hr 23 minEp. 45

Logo Scratch Lego

This show covers several programming languages we used as kids. Book of the Show Jason: Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid http://amzn.to/1LWYOpJ ; Patrick: Leviathan Wakes http://amzn.to/1HjpfAo ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jul 10, 20151 hr 6 minEp. 44

Debugging

This show covers Debugging: how to fix and maintain code across any language. Book of the Show Jason & Patrick: Mindhacking http://www.mindhacki.ng/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jun 03, 20151 hr 39 minEp. 43

Fortran

This show covers Fortran: An old (but still very useful!) imperative language for numerical calculations. Books of the Show Jason: A Theory of Fun in Game Design http://amzn.to/1FShtR6 Patrick: Monster Hunter International http://amzn.to/1EeqWO2 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

May 07, 20151 hr 11 minEp. 42

Node.js

This show covers Node.js: A server-side platform for developing network applications. Books of the Show Jason: You Can Draw in 30 Days: The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less http://amzn.to/1CsrFsO Patrick: Abyss Beyond Dreams (Peter F. Hamilton) http://amzn.to/1NYmqJZ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apr 06, 20151 hr 2 minEp. 41

Unity

This show covers Unity: A Toolchain and set of three scripting languages primarily for making games. Tools of the show: Jason: Meld http://meldmerge.org/ Patrick: Space Marshals http://www.pixelbite.se/pbsite3/?page_id=7675 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Feb 02, 20151 hr 12 minEp. 40

Rust

This show covers Rust: A memory-safe systems programming language. Tools of the show: Jason: This War of Mine Patrick: Vainglory. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jan 07, 20151 hrEp. 39
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