Programming Throwdown

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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.

Episodes

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, 2016•1 hr 8 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2016•1 hr•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2016•1 hr 11 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2016•56 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2016•1 hr 16 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2016•1 hr 8 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2016•1 hr 20 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2016•1 hr 5 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2016•1 hr 2 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2016•1 hr 11 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2016•1 hr 7 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2016•1 hr 11 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2015•1 hr 23 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2015•1 hr 3 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2015•1 hr 10 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2015•1 hr 6 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2015•1 hr 23 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2015•1 hr 6 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2015•2 hr 39 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2015•1 hr 11 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2015•1 hr 2 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2015•1 hr 12 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast

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, 2015•1 hr•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast

SIMD

This show covers SIMD: A set of languages for fast array operations. Tools of the show: Jason: OpenEmu Patrick: Mint.com. Books of the show: Jason: Emacs Quick Reference Card: http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/refcards/pdf/refcard.pdf Patrick: The Mote in God’s Eye http://amzn.to/1AwlOaf ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Nov 22, 2014•1 hr 13 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast

Funky Languages

This show covers Funky Languages: esoteric languages that are created mostly for fun. Tools of the show: Jason: Open Broadcaster Software Patrick: Plex. Books of the show: Jason: Impro for Storytellers: http://amzn.to/1sMohKv Patrick: The Android’s Dream (John Scalzi): http://amzn.to/1wHkOL0 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Oct 15, 2014•1 hr 12 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast

Swift

This show covers Swift, a language developed by Apple for iOS and OS/X. Tools of the show: Jason: Nextdoor Patrick: Waze. Books of the show: Jason: Denial: Why Business Leaders Fail... http://amzn.to/1rvKXbP Patrick: Red Seas Under Red Skies http://amzn.to/1oZplmS ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sep 08, 2014•1 hr 3 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast

Haskell

This show covers Haskell, a statically-typed functional language. Tools of the show: Jason: Uber Patrick: Store Coupon Apps. Books of the show: Jason: Start With Why http://amzn.to/1uNg61I Patrick: Childhood's End http://amzn.to/1s8Fmv ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Aug 01, 2014•1 hr 3 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast

Databases

This show covers Databases. Tools of the show: Jason: nvAlt / nvPy Patrick: Arduino. Books of the show: Jason: Negotiating For Dummies http://amzn.to/1jS9Yem Patrick: Steelheart http://amzn.to/1lsRxBv ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jun 26, 2014•1 hr 14 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast

Design Patterns

This show covers Design Patterns. Tools of the show: Jason: VirtualBox Patrick: Bittorrent Sync. Books of the show: Jason: HTML5 Game Development Insights http://amzn.to/1g94JVS Patrick: The Martian http://amzn.to/1smEYc8 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

May 07, 2014•1 hr 10 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast

OpenSCAD

This show covers OpenSCAD and 3d modeling. Tools of the show: Jason: uSelect iDownload Patrick: Skulls of the Shogun. Books of the show: Jason: My Friend Dahmer http://amzn.to/1eOLNL8 Patrick: Make Magazine http://makezine.com/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Mar 18, 2014•1 hr 17 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast