A weekly talk show taking a pragmatic look at the art and business of Software Development and the world of technology.
553: Fake AI Until You Make AI
They are building AI into toilets now; CES was a clown show. But we put our business hats on and find the bright side. Plus, Epic's major loss to Apple that just rolled in, and where we think the next fight will be, and how developers can get ahead of it.
552: iPad Friend Zone
A prominent developer has brought the anti-trust heat against Apple to the public, kicking off a chain reaction that could have gone very wrong for Apple. Plus, why the Apple Vision Pro is destined for the Friend Zone.
551: The Workstation Lifestyle
Mike shares his adventures and process of coming from mobile app projects to working with Unreal Engine, and why he realized a laptop just wasn't going to cut it.
550: Buff Uncle Jeff
We reflect on how our work has changed over the last year and get some sage advice from buff Uncle Jeff.
549: Hacking The Gathering
The clever way one developer hacked an online game, why we're not buying the latest round of cyber war fear, and we finally have our Babylon 5 vs Star Trek debate.
548: Don't Fight the Music
The fantastic opportunity Google is letting slip through its hands, and why Apple might win the consumer LLM race.
547: The Slow and the Infuriating
After years of resistance, Mike finally surrenders to Xcode. And the secret Apple envy leaked to the public this week.
546: A Very Tidy Excuse
The messy details and tidy excuses we noticed in all this OpenAI upset, and some fundamental problems that have been plaguing desktop Linux for years.
545: Sam's Busy Weekend
OpenAI's weekend coup, plus our thoughts on Microsoft's gambit and their looming risk.
544: Microsoft Already Did It
Yet another thing Microsoft was early to, and still somehow missed the boat. Plus, building a PC is rare; it's a solved problem. If AI tools excel as expected, will coding face a similar fate?
543: For Your Safety
New AI "regulation" from on high this week, a few signs you might be pissing in your own pond, and the game dev team that's been together for 40 years.
542: Fresh Cut Fraud
We've all made mistakes and tried to play dumb, but this week history is being made.
541: Better Late than Never
Rumors of internal panic at Apple, and concerns about the future of RISC-V. Plus, the software update of the century.
540: Sherlockin All Over the Place
We're about to see a wave of big tech AI features "inspired" by third-party developers at a scale that makes the Sherlocking on Apple's platform seem like chump change. Plus, how Dropbox turned around their dev retention rates, and more.
539: Mike Breaks the Build
Mike checks in from the grind and shares some challenges in recent cross-platform testing; then, we get into the avalanche of negative AI press coverage this week and the one massive story they're not touching.