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**Coder Radio**

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

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410: M1 has a Dirty Little Secret Apr 21, 2021

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Our thoughts on the hardware Apple announced this week, and if any of it is suitable for professional workloads.

Plus your feedback, a few random stories, and more.

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Apple Will Keep 15 to 30% Cut of Podcast Subscriptions — Apple today announced a new podcasts subscription feature that's coming to the Podcasts app. Podcast subscriptions will let podcast publishers sell subscriptions to an individual show or a group of shows, with pricing starting at 49 cents per month
Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter — Interesting that Apple went to the trouble of showing off things like Continuity & Handoff that macOS has had for years — they must really be anticipating a fresh audience for these iMacs
All The Apple Park Transitions—April 20, 2021 — Apple announces new iMac, AirTags, iPad Pro with the M1 processor, and more at its Spring Loaded event. It also offered a glimpse of the Apple Park campus by means of transitions for each presentation section.
Apple Spring Event Live Commentary - JupiterTube — Event coverage starts about 24 min.
Magic Keyboard With Touch ID Compatible With All M1 Macs, But Only Sold With iMac For Now — Alongside the redesigned iMac, Apple introduced a new Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for fingerprint authentication
Apple's Bright New iMacs Come With Color-Matched Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, Power Cord and USB-C Cable
New Apple TV 4K Supports WiFi 6, Thread and HDMI 2.1 — In addition to a new Siri Remote and a faster A12 processor.
NEW Blue Iris Deepstack Integration - YouTube — You can now do it straight from AI.

409: Conflict Apr 14, 2021

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We visit an alternate reality where Epic wins in their fight against Apple, COBOL reigns supreme, and the halls of great Jedi Temple are lined with Object-C developers.

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Objective-C slides down the popularity rankings — Objective-C, the general-purpose programming language that was used for OS X and iOS development in the earlier days of Apple, enjoyed high spots in the TIOBE index until 2014, and was listed for language of the year award in 2011 and 2012
index | TIOBE
Apple Admits Why It Keeps iMessage Off Android — There’s an entire section in the filing about iMessage and how Apple uses it to keep users in their system.
Epic v. Apple discovery details ‘Project Liberty’ scheme — According to Apple, Epic Games has hired PR firms in 2019 to work on a media strategy called “Project Liberty” aimed at portraying Apple “as the bad guy.”
IBM COBOL for Linux on x86 1.1 — COBOL for Linux on x86 1.1 is the latest addition to the IBM COBOL compiler family, which includes Enterprise COBOL for z/OS and COBOL for AIX.
Kitchen Table Talks: Why COBOL is Affecting the COVID-19 Response - YouTube
UTM App — Run virtual machines on iOS
Install Ubuntu ARM64 on Apple M1

408: Request Timeout Apr 07, 2021

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After a decade long fight, no one feels like a winner.

Plus, the tail of an embarrassing switch gone wrong, and our thoughts on Oracle vs. Google finally coming to an end.

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Supreme Court rules for Google in Oracle copyright fight over Android — Oracle had claimed to be owed as much as $9 billion, while Google claimed that its use of the code was covered under the doctrine of fair use.
FOSS Patents: Supreme Court deems Google's use of Java APIs in Android fair use, thus no infringement--doesn't reach API copyrightability
WWDC21 - Apple Developer — The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is coming to a screen near you, June 7 to 11. Join the worldwide developer community for an all-online program with exciting announcements, sessions, and labs at no cost.
Introducing Libadwaita — Such a library would define the visual language of GNOME by offering the stylesheet and the patterns in a single package.

407: Halls of Glowing Apples Mar 31, 2021

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Ruby has gone off the rails this week, and Wes is here to explain what’s happened.

Plus emails into the show send Chris into a full Linux panic.

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Sacrificing acts of heroism, big and small - YouTube
Ruby off the Rails — On Wednesday, Bastien Nocera, the maintainer of a software library called shared-mime-info, informed Daniel Mendler, maintainer of a Ruby library called mimemagic, which incorporates Nocera's code, that he was shipping mimemagic under an incompatible software license.
Announcing the Deno Company — Deno is our attempt to breathe new life into this ecosystem.
Deno Deploy
Chip shortage could benefit Apple with better component pricing — The global chip shortage will become a problem for devices like iPhones and Macs requiring chips for storage, but Wedbush believes it could be beneficial to Apple and its suppliers by improving the pricing of components.

406: Functional Sadism Mar 24, 2021

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Some sage developer wisdom is overshadowed by Mike's mad stonk game, while Chris worries Apple's secret M1 tricks charming Linux users.

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Caesar Sengupta leaving Google after 15-year career — The initiative has been led by Caesar Sengupta who announced today that he’s leaving Google after nearly 15 years.
The man behind Google's 'Next Billion Users' is leaving
Caesar Sengupta on Twitter — After ~15 wonderful yrs @Google, I’m stepping into the outside world on a new journey. I leave, heart full of gratitude, joy and many deep friendships. 🙏🙏🙏 @sundarpichai and many many Google friends.
Apple's Longtime App Store Developer Relations Lead Retires — Okamoto was responsible for overseeing the ‌App Store‌ review process and policies, distributing tools to allow developers to build and sell apps, developer support, developer communications, developer awards, and he also handled the annual Worldwide Developers Conference.
Apple 'Surprised' By Developer Frustration
Apple Developing New 'HomePod' Models With Screens and Cameras — Bloomberg's Mark Gurman briefly mentioned that Apple has "been developing new speakers with screens and cameras."
HomePod Mini Features Dormant Temperature and Humidity Sensor — Apple's HomePod mini includes a dormant hidden sensor that can measure temperature and humidity, potentially providing the means to power upcoming features that could arrive in a future software update, according to Bloomberg.
Apple Adds FaceTime Framework to Apple TV/HomePod — Ahead of these rumors, MacRumors contributor Steve Moser was combing through the tvOS 14.5 beta code and found that Apple has added FaceTime and iMessage frameworks, along with a new AVFCapture framework related to capturing images.
Google’s new Nest Hub tells you how well you slept — The latest Nest Hub leverages Soli technology to measure your sleep patterns
GitLab 13.10 released — 13.10 offers administrative enhancements to help scale DevOps in your org, Geo package integrity verification to improve Disaster Recovery, vulnerability management automation to apply efficiency and consistency to security processes, and—as always—a ton of fantastic contributions from the wider community.
Adobe details the transition of its apps to Apple Silicon — We compared an M1 MacBook to a previous-generation MacBook similarly configured, and found that under native mode, Photoshop was running 50% faster than the older hardware.

405: Method Not Allowed Mar 17, 2021

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Mike goes straight for the attack and hits Chris where it hurts, then it's problem-solving time.

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Common Lisp — Common Lisp Editing Extension for vscode
USB Video Capture Card — The video capture cards is up to 4K@60Hz High Definition Input, output max resolution 1920×1080@60Hz.
Adium — Adium is a free instant messaging application for macOS that can connect to XMPP (Jabber), IRC and more.
Farewell HomePod, Apple's most misunderstood product — There was a huge chasm between what it really was, and what most people thought it was – and Apple’s marketing didn’t help …
Mike's CrowdSourced Trolling of Chris
Employees Actually Work Less Than 3 Hours a Day — New research from the UK’s largest money saving brand has revealed that the average UK office worker is only productive for 2 hours and 53 minutes out of the working day.

404: Not Found Mar 10, 2021

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Mike reveals his secret project to Chris, who has several probing questions.

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Michael Dominick on Twitter — Mesa announcing something new tonight and someone we all know and love who has great hair is going disapprove of the architecture!
CoderBytes — New super secret project landing page.
Open Bug Bounty — Free Bug Bounty Program and Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure.
Michael Dominick on Twitter — I’m submitting a talk entitled “OpenSUSE Evangelism and The @ChrisLAS Challenge” 😈
ReSharper — The Visual Studio Extension for .NET Developers
dotUltimate — All .NET tools, ReSharper C++, and JetBrains Rider, together in one pack
Michael Dominick on Twitter — Damn.... working in #CSharp is just a pleasure.... #Tempation. Does anyone know a lot about how @dotnet #Linux binaries compare in comparison to #cpp ones? I am reconsidering some of my choices here....
The iMac Pro has been discontinued — Apple confirms the meaning behind "while supplies last" note in online store.
Apple discontinues the iMac Pro — More notably, the iMac Pro is a product from a different time, and represents a path Apple ultimately chose not to take with the Mac. When Apple announced in April 2017 it would make a new Mac Pro and was recommitting to its core pro customers, the iMac Pro was about to be announced. When it shipped that December, it felt very much like an interim step, a computer that was built as the replacement for the Mac Pro, only to have the Mac Pro survive after all.
MWC Barcelona Conference Planning for 50,000 In-Person — As reported by Bloomberg, GSMA, the organizer of MWC Barcelona, says that it plans to hold the conference in-person between June 28 and July 1, with expectations of up to 50,000 attendees.

403: Forbidden Mar 03, 2021

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After we pine about the way things used to be, Mike shares why he is developing a fondness for C++.

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Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Of all my machines, the humble Lemur has once again become my daily driver. Great machine from the folks at @system76."
GIGABYTE M27Q 27" 170Hz 1440P KVM Gaming Monitor — 170Hz Refresh Rate, 0.5ms (MPRT) Response Time
Rust: "Move fast and break things" as a moral imperative — Rust breaks a lot of stuff, and in ways that are difficult to fix
Facebook Just Admitted It Has Lost the Battle With Apple Over Privacy — The company launched an ad campaign that shows just how worried it is about Apple's upcoming privacy changes.
Gmail for iOS Updated for the First Time in Three Months — After neglecting the app for several months, Google today finally updated Gmail on the App Store for the first time in exactly three months.
Stadia version of Terraria is back in production after developer reconciles with Google — The co-creator previously announced it was canceled
Why TMB Chose C++ in '21 — We went with C++. Before you flip your lid, here’s why.

402: Payment Required Feb 24, 2021

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We open the robe and share some vintage career origin stories.

And we save Mike's soul by answering a few emails.

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Coder Radio Episode 400 Poster — Celebrate 400 episodes of Coder Radio with this word cloud tribute poster.
The Coder — Look and feel comfortable, while kicking ass. Life is better in a robe.
Keychron K3 Ultra-slim Wireless Mechanical Keyboard — Keychron K3 Ultra-slim Wireless Bluetooth Mechanical Keyboard has included keycaps for both Windows and macOS, and users can hotswap every switch in seconds with the hot-swappable version.
Keychron K3 review — If you need the lightest and smallest low-profile mechanical keyboard, Keychron's new K3 fits the bill.
Keychron K3 Travel Pouch
Keychron K6 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard — Crafted to maximize your workspace with an ergonomic design, while retaining all necessary multimedia and function keys. The hot-swappable version offers the freedom to easily personalize your typing experience without soldering.
RSI Work Regime — When Chris mentioned his ongoing battle against RSI on episode 401, it got me thinking about a few coding techniques I rely on.
Start with a niche — One of the most common mistakes is to ignore niches and just try to attract all kinds of customers. It’s essential to find 1-2 ponds to start from and then expand to the other, larger, and more promising lakes and oceans
Announcing .NET 6 Preview 1 — Our unification efforts offer something for all .NET developers. If you are desktop app developer, there are new opportunities for you to reach new users. If you are a mobile app developer, you will benefit from using the mainline .NET tools and APIs while targeting iOS and Android platforms. If you are a web or cloud developer, it will be easier to expose services to .NET mobile apps and share code with them.

401: Unauthorized Feb 17, 2021

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Mike crosses over to report back from the other side, and Chris is along for the ride.

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Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Holy crap! All those years not trying #ThinkPad from @Lenovo - I didn’t know what I was missing!"
Michael Dominick on Twitter — "It's so beautiful! #WSL #Linux @CoderRadioShow. Another don't tell @ChrisLAS ;) CC @PengwinLinux And yes, I am taking a mild WSL challenge again."
OpenLiteSpeed WordPress Server | Linode Marketplace — This One-Click gives you OpenLiteSpeed, PHP, MySQL Server, WordPress, LiteSpeed Cache, and other useful applications.
Google resumes updating iPhone apps, including YouTube — The vast majority of Google’s iOS apps have not been updated since early December.
Google's iOS Apps, Which Still Haven't Been Updated Since Early December — After saying “This app is out of date”, its warning goes on to say “You should update this app.” We can’t. “The version you’re using doesn’t include the latest security features to keep you protected. Only continue if you understand the risks.”
Here’s a first look at Microsoft’s xCloud for the web — Microsoft has started testing its xCloud game streaming through a web browser. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s Xbox plans tell The Verge that employees are now testing a web version of xCloud ahead of a public preview. The service allows Xbox players to access their games through a browser, and opens up xCloud to work on devices like iPhones and iPads.
Microsoft Begins Testing xCloud Game Streaming Service in Browser for iOS and iPadOS
Welcoming Google as a Visionary Sponsor of the PSF — Google's donations and sponsorship funds will be used to support a number of PSF initiatives, including the first CPython Developer in Residence.
Recommitting to the Python Software Foundation
GitHub - tensorflow/swift: Swift for TensorFlow — It was archived in February 2021.

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