Dr. Kyla McMullen on Diversity in Computer Science and Spatial Audio
Dr. Kyla McMullen has become the first African American woman at the University of Michigan to graduate with a Ph.D. in Computer Science. Scott chats with Dr. Kyla about how to increase diversity in engineering disciplines. We also chat about her thesis "Interface Design Implications for Recalling the Spatial Configuration of Virtual Auditory Environments."
1 Feb 201332min
Geeks Without Bounds with Willow Brugh
Scott talks to Willow Brugh from Geeks Without Bounds. Geeks Without Bounds is an accelerator for humanitarian projects. How can you get involved?
25 Jan 201332min
Accessibility, Deafness, and Computing with Jenny Lay-Flurrie
Jenny Lay-Flurrie is a Senior Director at Microsoft and an accessibility advocate who happens to also be quite deaf. She talks to Scott about how she works and what she works on. How does deafness slow her down, what works, what doesn't, and how does it make her an even better customer advocate?
18 Jan 201333min
Today's Web Malware with AVG's Brad Rittenhouse
Scott talks to AVG LinkScanner team lead Brad Rittenhouse about malware on the web today. What motivates the bad guys? What techniques are they using and where are they getting them from? Should we browse with JavaScript turned off?
17 Jan 201333min
Coneryminutes #2 - The Mid-Life Crisis
It's the get off my lawn episode. Scott and Rob have birthdays coming up and they talk about what it means. Have we founded enough startups? What does success mean? Why don't we listen to folks 20 years older? Why doesn't anyone younger listen to us? ;)
11 Jan 201329min
Making Open Source work at Microsoft with SignalR and Damian Edwards
Scott talks to Damian Edwards about how he and David Fowler shipped SignalR at Microsoft, now with a team of a dozen. They use open source, they are open source and they love open source. How are they making it happen and what does it mean for the future of .NET?
3 Jan 201333min
Understanding NancyFX with Richard Cirerol
Scott sits down with Richard Cirerol, author of the PluralSight video series on the Nancy Web Framework. Scott gets an update on Nancy and a primer on what Nancy and web frameworks like it matter.
27 Des 201234min
Learning how to Learn Git with Michael Sarchet
Scott's been working with Michael Sarchet on updating their SmallestDotNet website. Scott's using the experience to better learn Git. Scott and Michael chat about how your previous source control experience colors your experience learning Git and offers some ideas on how to think about Git.
21 Des 201234min
