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Get Yourself Tested | CR 90 Feb 24, 2014

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Florian Motlik from Codeship joins us to discuss automated unit testing, a practical approach to rethinking how to get started with your own testing, and how Codeship’s hosted continuous integration and continuous deployment platform is bringing much needed relief to some of developments most tedious tasks.

Plus getting started with simple approach, when to take the money, your emails, and more!

The Cost of Comments | CR 89 Feb 17, 2014

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Responding to criticism for an open source project, or a closed commercial project can be a very tricky things. Mike and Chris share their thoughts on how you can properly set expectations and respond to negative feedback.

Plus what roles users play in their interaction with developers, your feedback, and more!

Paper Cuts Deep | CR 88 Feb 10, 2014

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Mike and Chris use the recent drama around Paper and Flappy Bird to have a wider discussion about the forces against Indie developers. And our reactions to the CEO change at Microsoft.

Plus some great feedback, and more!

Waning Windows | CR 87 Feb 03, 2014

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Mike and Chris address a number of topics this week, from open source project’s properly communicating with the media, Google selling Motorola to Lenovo, and a debate about Microsoft’s rumored CEO choice.

Plus your feedback, and more!

Myth of Magic Methodology | CR 86 Jan 27, 2014

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Is the concept of a one sized fits all methodology getting tired? We revisit Agile in the dynamic client/developer relationship. Then how opening up your development plans to the community, even for commercial software, can be full of benefits and drawbacks.

Plus a great batch of your feedback, and much more.

Backend Lockin | CR 85 Jan 20, 2014

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Back-end services are really helping developers focus on their core competency, but how quickly will you need to go outside the box? What about vendor lock-in?

Plus: A ton of great feedback, resisting the urge to hate change, and much more.

Ops vs Dev | CR 84 Jan 13, 2014

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The classic battle flairs up this week, and the guys discuss how an over controlling sysadmin can slow down an important project, and why that problem seems to be so much worse in business.

Plus the market is still hot for Java, but down discount Python or C#, making a big career change, and the standard for replacing your own inhouse tools.

It’s Java’s Year | CR 83 Jan 06, 2014

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We’ll bust some java myths with Mark Heckler, a software engineer at Oracle. Plus the status of Duke, java on embedded systems, and what the future holds.

Plus your feedback and some of Mike’s 2014 bets.

Coding Transitions | CR 82 Dec 30, 2013

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With a little reflection on the years big moments, the guys look ahead to 2014. We’ll debate what’s going to be the big stories of 2014 for developers, and the tech industry at large.

Plus we’ll answer a few of your questions, and toss in a couple surprises in our last episode of 2013!

The Freelancer Dilemma | CR 81 Dec 23, 2013

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The guys take some calls and discuss a wide range of great topics. From workspace setups, developer hardware, C vs C++, and the real problems facing contract programmers.

Plus a batch of your feedback, the best editor ever (for Windows), and more!

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