Creating Science Fiction with "Zoo City" author Lauren Beukes
Scott is in New Zealand this week speaking at Webstock and spoke to the 2011 Arthur C. Clarke award winning author of "Zoo City," Lauren Beukes. What's her process? How does she keep it all straight and how do you know when to stop? Lauren shares how she works, how she thinks and discusses her upcoming projects as well as writing for comics.
16 Feb 201239min
Making your first PhoneGap Application with Peter Mourfield
Peter Mourfield is an HTML and JavaScript programmer who wanted to create a mobile application for Scouts to use on their phones but he didn't want to learn Java or Objective-C. Let's see how he built an app with HTML5, JavaScript and PhoneGap.
2 Feb 201230min
Improving Diversity in Technology with Kimberly Bryant from BlackGirlsCode.com
Scott sits down with Kimberly Bryant, a Biotechnology/Engineering professional and also the founder of BlackGirlsCode. Do we need more diversity in technology? Why? Are kids getting exposed to engineering as an option, and if not, why not?
26 Jan 201233min
Being a Phony with Jon Skeet
"It's amazing how much you don't know when you have to explain something to someone else." Scott sits down with Jon Skeet at CodeMash and talks about being a phony, getting through interviews and why we do what we do.
18 Jan 201240min
Learning to Speak another Language with Zach Owens
Zach Owens is a traveler. For the last year he's been living and working in China. While he's there he's taking Chinese classes and immersing himself in the culture. When does language learning become language fluency?
4 Jan 201233min
Framework Series: Service Stack with Demis Bellot
Demis Bellot has put together an open source .NET and Mono REST Web Services framework called Service Stack. It's effectively a WCF replacement for some kinds of webservices. There's no XML and no code-generation. Why do frameworks like this exist and what kinds of things did Demis take into consideration when creating it? How does one balance performance vs. compliance?
4 Jan 201233min
Hanselminutiae-ten with Richard Campbell
It's the last show of the year, why not enjoy it with a chat with Richard Campbell! We talk tablets, economics, Christmas, and less. Always a treat to talk to Richard and ring out the year.
24 Dec 201142min
Framework Series: Kendo UI HTML5 framework with Todd Anglin
Kendo UI is a Web, Mobile and Data Visualization framework that's all HTML5,JS and CSS from Telerik. It's under a open source dual-license. Scott talks to Todd from Telerik about the thinking behind Kendo. Why not jQuery Mobile? How open source is it? Where does Todd see this framework going? Disclosure: Telerik is a sponsor of the show, but this podcast is unrelated.
22 Dec 201134min
