14: The B Team
10 September 2012
Mike and Chris discuss the recent Amazon Kindle Fire and Windows Phone 8 announcements and how they affect your development work. We also discuss your feedback and Mike’s epic coffee fail, and some great new audience apps.
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- Mike does not mean free software when he says open source — he means open source…
- Michael wants to know if I think that Macs have become popular with developers because that is what their employers buy — ie would they spend the same money themselves?
- Kostas writes in re the open-source business models: “In my opinion the only people who can afford to experiment with this are people whose lives don’t depend on the revenue from their software. That leaves just hobbyists and college students”
- Mike has been learning Python and wants to know what GUI toolkit to use
- David needs to buy a new PC and wants to know if I recommend a laptop or desktop.
- Brian suggests we cover the JVM languages that are not Java and wonders what I think of the idea that Scala will replace Java
- Regarding GO.
- Callisto
- Shane’s Software on the side: Java ME Permissions Suck and another Jupiter Broadcasting App
This Weeks Dev Hoopla
Fire Re-Kindled?
- What do I need to know?
- ICS Baby
- Is this really Android?
- How does this compare to the Galaxy Nexus 7?
- What does this mean for my shiny new Android app?
Eighth Time is a Charm
- Nokia’s Lumia 920 and Samsung Atrix — are they worth it?
- What does Windows Phone 8 mean for me coming from Windows 7 or .Net