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330: Vinny's Unit Tests Oct 23, 2018

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What’s the future of .NET? With .NET Core growing and the future of the orginal .NET seems uncertain. Chris and Mike suspect there is clear possibility.

Plus a few more thoughts on Unit Testing, embedded productivity companion devices, and the hoopla of the week.

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Matthew's Thoughts on Students and Linux
u/HCharlesB on Unit Testing
Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Well, lookie here -> through the power of #dotnetcore, I have #Microsoft #Bot Framework working on #Linux in #csharp instead of JS. The more I learn about .Net Core & .Net Standard, the more impressed I am.… https://t.co/jBeQLB48c0"
Help us plan the future of .NET! | .NET Blog
Did Microsoft Really Just “Open Source All Its Patents”??
Redis Labs and Common Clause attacked where it hurts: With open-source code
Adobe announces full Photoshop CC for iPad shipping 2019

329: OpenJDK or Death Oct 15, 2018

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Azure Sphere dev kits are shipping, and we take a look at the practicalities of getting setup to start developing.

Then we clear some recent Java FUD, read some feedback, and share a few stories.

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Regarding Michael's MacBook Pro mishap
Text Contrast for Dark Themes
Developing an Azure Sphere experience with Visual Studio — You will write your application logic in C, using APIs that are provided by the Azure Sphere SDK, this is compiled into your application binary using GCC. As part of the build process, tools that are part of the Azure Sphere SDK are used to generate a signed .imagepackage file that will be deployed to your development board, or through the Azure Sphere security service for Over The Air.
Michael Dominick on Twitter: "Does anyone have an #AzureSpheres devkit in hand yet?" — I’m thinking of evaluating it for a project but am trying to get a sense of what the actual developer experience is like and how dependent it is on a connection to @Azure #dotnet
Azure Sphere MT3620 Development Board — Azure Sphere MT3620 Development Kit_US Version
Michael Dominick on Twitter: "Ok, let me dispel some #Java FUD here." — You CAN use #Java11 for free. Just use the @OpenJDK and you're golden. #Programming #FOSS #CoderRadio @ChrisLAS Spread the word -> there's a lot of confusion on this one thanks to Oracle's strange communications on it.
Oracle releases open source and commercial licenses for Java 11 and later
Project Strobe — The consumer version of Google+ currently has low usage and engagement: 90 percent of Google+ user sessions are less than five seconds.
Microsoft open-sources Infer.NET AI code just in time for the weekend — Infer.NET, which is on GitHub right now, takes a model-based approach to machine learning. The developer gives the framework a model, and the framework then develops a machine-learning algorithm directly from the model provided.

328: In Testing We Trust Oct 08, 2018

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Mike makes his case for realism when it comes to automated testing, and a readjustment of expectations in the wider community.

Plus the guys define what makes a “Dark Matter Developer”, and gauk at the possibility of this young hip upstart’s automated build pipeline, and share memories of large scale QA testing teams.

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Mike: I'm Seeing Something Strange...
MacinCloud — This is the cloud-based Mac solution you are looking for! Access on-demand Mac servers for app development, Mac tasks, and enterprise builds.
iOS Code Signing in App Cente — An app must be signed to run on a real device during the development process, through a beta program or in the App Store.
The Day the QA Department Died — Let’s take a step back and examine how things used to work.
Who needs a separate QA Team? — Have you come across developers who think that having a separate Quality Assurance (QA) team, who could test (manually or auto-magically) their code/software at the end of an iteration/release, will really help them? Personally I think this style of software development is not just dangerous but also harmful to the developers’ growth.
Why your QA testers quit—and what to do about it — After years of hearing tragic tales of continuous tester turnover, I started to wonder if testing is just a temporary, transitional role for many people.
Alexa is the future of Amazon’s consumer business — Here’s a quick rundown of the Alexa-enabled products Amazon announced: A wall clock, microwave, subwoofer, an Alexa for the car, a DVR for your TV antenna, a smart plug, and a microphone that turns your existing hi-fi setup into an Alexa-powered audio rig. Oh, and updates to the Echo Dot, Echo Plus, and Echo Show.
Big Mouth Billy Bass will soon work with Amazon Alexa - The Verge — Amazon says an updated Billy is coming later this year.

Episode 327: Smoked Laptops Oct 01, 2018

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Mike is the extreme laptop killer, with a tale you’ll have to hear to believe. With only a few short hours left on a deadline, it was 24 hours of chaos.

Plus we take a quick look at Mac in the Cloud, Microsoft’s new Azure service, a travel hack, and more.

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Michael Dominick on Twitter — "Is there anyway to sign and publish #iOS apps to the AppStore sans a #mac ?"
MacinCloud - Rent a Mac in the Cloud!
Microsoft’s new Windows Virtual Desktop lets you run Windows 10 in the cloud — The service will also include free Windows 7 Extended Security Updates.
LG fixing Wi-Fi interference problems with UltraFine 5K Display, new units will be unaffected | 9to5Mac — LG has now said that it has identified the hardware problem in which Wi-Fi routers within 2 feet of the display resulted in signal interference issues. All new UltraFine units produced after February will not be affected as they will be fitted with ‘enhanced shielding’. Existing owners of the UltraFine 5K Display.
Michael Dominick on Twitter — "That’s it no more tea beer or any other liquids near my machines. In 48 hours I’ve damaged both my Galago and MacBook Pro. @ChrisLAS was right I have a problem with laptops... #CoderRadio"
Michael Dominick on Twitter — "This is the brand new one... I did nothing!!!! https://t.co/GnuOLbM4kr"
Google started quietly logging you into Chrome with latest update, reports say
Joshua's Travel Hack

Episode 326: I'm a Stakeholder Now Sep 24, 2018

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After catching up the guys dig into the “why” Jupiter Broadcasting sold to Linux Academy, the big shift Chris is seeing, and why the timing was critical.

Plus we respond to some emails, chat about GitHub’s future plans to sell talent, and Mike’s big announcement: Gryphon.

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Wyatt of Vulkan
Molten | Vulkan, and faster OpenGL ES, on iOS and macOS — MoltenVK is a runtime library that maps Vulkan to Apple's Metal graphics framework on iOS and macOS.
Vulkan has just become the world’s first graphics API with a formal memory model. So, what is a memory model — This week, Vulkan® has become the world’s first graphics API to include a formal memory model for its associated GLSL™ and SPIR-V™ programming languages.
Jonathan has found something Rotten
GitHub Foreshadows Big Open Source Announcements at GitHub Universe — "Businesses use open source libraries, and then they make applications from them, and then they need someone to work on them," said St John. "They will email people at GitHub, and they will come to GitHub itself and say 'We need somebody to come and work on this application built off this open source library. Can you find anybody in the community that will come and work on it?' Happens all the time."
Gryphon — Gryphon provides everything you need to intelligently display your radar data in a variety of scenarios including simulator-based training and adversary air flights.
From Jupiter to Beyond: Unplugged where we talk about the merger — We announce our big news, Jupiter Broadcasting is joining Linux Academy and what we have planned for the future is huge!
Linux Academy Ruby and Node Remote Jobs
Linux Academy SALE Happening Now - $150 Off — Exclusive discount for new or existing users upgrading to annual plans only. Sale ends 9/24/2018 at 11:59pm CDT.
User Error Episode 48: Living The Dream — User Error is back!

Clojure Calisthenics Sep 07, 2018

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Wes joins Mike to discuss why .NET still makes sense, the latest antics from Fortnite, a brave new hope for JVM concurrency, and the mind-expanding benefits of trying a Lisp.

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Episode 324: Rage Against The Beer Aug 31, 2018

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Mike and Chris have a strong reaction to beer from Utah, and then get into the weeds around Mike’s new gear, the situation with Qt, and a few new tools they’ve recently found.

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Gitpod — In a blink of an eye from any GitHub project, pull request, or issue to a ready-configured, fully-featured online IDE and terminal.
Nativefier — Make any web page a desktop application

Episode 323: Reacting to React Native Aug 30, 2018

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After digging into some feedback, we react to the big upset in the world of React Native.

Plus some recent hoopla, a new way to get started contributing to open source, and more!

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Win95 in a box
Scoop — A command-line installer for Windows
Steve's Travel Hack
Sunsetting React Native — Due to a variety of technical and organizational issues, we will be sunsetting React Native and putting all of our efforts into making native amazing.
React Native: A retrospective from the mobile-engineering team at Udacity — We removed the last traces of React Native from the apps because the only remaining React Native feature was being sunset and we no longer had to support it.
CodeTriage — Help out your favorite open source projects and become a better developer while doing it.

Episode 322: Not so Qt Aug 14, 2018

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Mike's adventures with Qt land him on Windows 10 this week battling DLL hell. He shares the latest developments in his attempt to build his next app with Qt.

Plus some feedback, thoughts on AMP, and why dynamic linking keeps Mike up at night.

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Qt is not for Johnny
gary likes the Qt
Eric fround a QML Library for .NET
Qml.Net - Qt/Qml integration/support for .NET
ZMQ Setup for Qt Dev on Windows
vcpkg: C++ Library Manager — C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
Google AMP - A 70% drop in our conversion rate
Qt FAQ — With a term license of Qt for Application Development or Qt for Device Creation, you pay a recurring fee during the time you develop with Qt and distribute the developed applications. You receive all updates and will be able to access online systems. After the term ends, you are no longer entitled to develop with Qt or further distribute the applications developed with Qt. Applications already distributed can be used, but not maintained.
Can I use Qt LGPL license and sell my application without any kind of restrictions?

Episode 321: Qt & Me Aug 06, 2018

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Mike shares more first impressions of Qt, the surprising places we’ve found QML in the wild, and why or why not to use Qt.

Plus we answer some questions, share some travel hacks, and discuss the top programing languages of 2018, as declared so by the IEEE.

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