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• webdev radio: Curtis Mitchell on Spark with ASP.NET MVC

  Published 2 months ago, running time 0h37m

  I had a chance to sit down with Curtis Mitchell at the Raleigh Code Camp to talk about the Spark view engine for ASP.NET MVC. *Curtis Mitchel :: Curtis Mitchell's blog *ASP.NET :: ASP.NET home page *Spark :: Spark View EngineFile Download (30:47 min / 17 MB) asp.net mvc, for, file

• webdev radio: Frank Wierzbicki on Python, Jython, Java and more

  Published 3 months ago, running time 1h22m

  I had a chance to catch up with local Jython hero and project lead (I get corrected early on!) Frank Wierzbicki. We cover some of the history, Jython players, Django, future of Jython, and more. *Frank's blog :: Catch up with Frank and Jython here *Jython home :: Home of the Jython proj... learn

• webdev radio: MySQL with Keith Murphy

  Published 5 months ago, running time 0h58m

  I did another catch-up show, this time with Keith Murphy (last chatted with in August 2007). Keith talks a bit about his new book, the MySQL Administrator's Bible, his new Open Source Database Magazine (coming out soon) and some of the new developments in the MySQL camp. MySQL University :: Res... mysql, s, new, magazine

• webdev radio: Robert Fischer on Groovy, Grails, GORM and more

  Published 5 months ago, running time 1h7m

  I got a chance to chat with Robert Fischer, well known in the Groovy/Grails space for his work on Groovy plugins and recent GORM book. Robert and I chatted about dynamic languages on the JVM, his upcoming presentations on Agile and other NFJS talks, his GORM book and a new Polyglot Programming b... gorm, book, s, fischer

• webdev radio: Kyle Simpson's SWFObject presentation from JSConf

  Published 6 months ago, running time 0h51m

  This episode is solely a recording of Kyle Simpson's discussion of SWFObject - how it works, recent changes, common problems people have using it, and more. flxhr :: Cross domain AJAX with Flash Flensed :: Kyle's set of JS tools for Flash SWFObject :: The SWFObject code page File Downl... it news, podcasting, software howto

• webdev radio: CouchDB with Jan Lenhardt and Chris Anderson

  Published 6 months ago, running time 0h27m

  I caught up with Jan and Chris at the JSConf in DC last weekend. We went over a bit of the couchdb background, what it's good for, what they're up with with couch.io, and some more goodies. Enjoy! CouchDB :: Apache's CouchDB project page Couch IO :: Commercial CouchDB services Planet C...

• webdev radio: Talking YUI3 with Satyen Desai from Yahoo!

  Published 6 months ago, running time 0h0m

  I had a chance to sit down for a few minutes with Satyen Desai from Yahoo to talk about YUI3. There's numerous architectural changes coming, and Satyen had presented a few of the major ones in his presentation at JSConf 2009. YUI Blog :: The place to keep up with all the latest YUI developer ...

• webdev radio: Talking SEO and local web promotion with Ashley Berman Hale

  Published 7 months ago, running time 0h53m

  I got a chance to spend some time with Ashley Berman Hale to discuss steps for local businesses to take when getting in to SEO and web promotion. Ashley Berman Hale :: Ashley's LinkedIn page Google's Local Business Center :: Add your business to Google's Local Business listings F... seo, google

• webdev radio: Catching up with Joe Fiorini

  Published 9 months ago, running time 0h46m

  At the 2008 CodeMash I interviewed Joe Fiorini. Joe was a .Net developer doing ASP.Net work with some side interest in Ruby on Rails. A lot has happened to Joe (and the web world) over the last year, and I talk with Joe about some of those changes, including ASP.Net MVC, the upcoming Rails/Merb... asp.net, .net, ruby on rails, mvc

• webdev radio: Interview with Rails Rumble winners

  Published 10 months ago, running time 0h31m

  I had a chance to sit down with the winners of the Rails Rumble challenge while I was at CodeMash last week. This is a chat with Josh, Joe and John (Andy couldn't be there due to some weather issues) about the ups and downs of the challenge, sleeping arrangements, monetization, Rails/Merb mering... rails

• webdev radio: Jobs, Javascript and Happy Holidays

  Published 11 months ago, running time 0h24m

  Medium sized update. Some of my thoughts on things people can do in this economic climate for jobs, jsbin.com, a javascript magazine in the planning, Google's Chrome out of beta, and a few more tidbits. JSBin.com :: Javascript pastebin service javascript Magazine :: Upcoming javascript magazi... it news, podcasting, software how-to, business

• webdev radio: Raleigh Code Camp reflections, Chrome wins speed tests, GroovyMag

  Published 11 months ago, running time 0h28m

  I attended the Raleigh Code Camp last week and had a blast meeting some awesome people (but of course there's never enough time to meet everyone you'd like to!). Some great sessions I attended covered the MS MVC platform and an introduction to MS DLR, both of which I discuss here in a bit more d... javascript, mvc, web design, web development

• webdev radio: Quick catch up

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h14m

  Just a few musings on the state of Javascript, OpenID, and Yahoo's recent 'open strategy' announcement. Also, a brief note: GroovyMag.com - a magazine focused on Groovy and Grails - will launch next week. Yahoo's Open Strategy :: Portal for all things regarding Yahoo's Open Strategy O... javascript

• webdev radio: Recent experiences with Adobe AIR and the job market

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h30m

  No, those aren't related, but I've got a couple small rants about Adobe's Flex/AIR video system, why I moved back to Windows Media, and (separately) a small but insightful(!) take on the current state of job boards and how job seekers and employers find each other (hint - it stinks right now). G... adobe, air, windows, media

• webdev radio: Widgenie interview

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h17m

  I had the opportunity to meet with some of the team from LogiXML to discuss their new product Widgenie. Widgenie enables easy publishing and sharing of data with a point and click web interface, saving hours of development time. LogiXML :: LogiXML Widgenie :: The all-powerful data visualizer ... it news, podcasting, software how-to, business

• webdev radio: pisode 54

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h31m

  Recap of the Raleigh Startup weekend, plus some news on happenings in PHP, .NET, Java, Ruby and more. Raleigh Startup Weekend :: Overview with links to various projects WebDevJobs :: Post job openings for web development positions Yahoo Stencil Kit :: Design stencils for site mockups ASP.N... it news, podcasting, software how-to, business

• webdev radio: Crawlable Flash, Concurrent Python, Smart Robots.txt and more

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h29m

  Mixed topics today Adobe works with Google, Yahoo and others to make Flash apps crawlable. Reddit.com open sources their codebase "Smart" robots.txt files - do you use them? Bruce Eckel article on concurrent Python with Twisted Railo - open source ColdFusion Cognifty - new PHP framework... python, php, ruby, flash

• webdev radio: Randal Schwartz on Seaside (among other things)

  Published 1 year ago, running time 1h12m

  This episode is a conversation with Randal Schwartz about Seaside, a Smalltalk-based web application framework. His passion for Seaside and some of the unique features it brings to web development comes through loud and clear here. I hope you enjoy our discussion. Seaside :: Seaside main home p... web development, open source

• webdev radio: Martha Rotter on Silverlight

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h44m

  I (finally!) got a chance to speak with Martha Rotter from Microsoft Ireland. Martha has been involved in the Silverlight project on multiple fronts, and took time to answer some questions recently. We covered a bit of what Silverlight is all about, where Silverlight is heading, competition wit... silverlight, microsoft, adobe, flash

• webdev radio: Live and late - Flash opens up, CSS cleaner, MySQL conf recap

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h14m

  Just a quick recap of some news and tools I've found recently, including the Adobe Flash Open Screen Project announcement. Also, the new job board http://Jobs.WebDevRadio.com is announced. Open Screen Project :: http://adobe.com/openscreenproject Jobs WebDevRadio :: http://jobs.webdevradio.co... flash, css, mysql, news

• webdev radio: Brian Moon at the MySQL User Conference

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h54m

  Brian was kind enough to review both of his presentations which go in to great detail about the scaling issues he's faced both with DealNews.com and the Phorum forum software project (which recently turned 10 years old!) Phorum :: Brian's Phorum project, one of the stalwarts of the web f... mysql

• webdev radio: SilverStripe CMS at MySQL User Conference

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h15m

  Got a chance to talk to Sigurd Magnusson from the SilverStripe CMS project last week. Sigurd was kind enough to answer some questions about the project's history, current status as an open source project and some upcoming features. We touched a bit on code testing and some other stuff towar... mysql, open source, testing, end

• webdev radio: SnapLogic at the MySQL User Conference

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h15m

  I got a chance to get a quick demo of SnapLogic, and open source application to make mashing up your internal data easier. Think of it like an open source Yahoo! Pipes. It's more than that, but that's a quick idea of what it can do. From their site: "SnapLogic ... it news, podcasting, software how-to, business

• webdev radio: MojoPortal at the MySQL User Conference

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h10m

  I met Joe Audette of the MojoPortal project out at the MySQL User Conference last week and took a few minutes to give us some background on the project and where it's going. If you're looking for a portal project built on ASP.NET (and it also runs on Mono!) check it out! MojoPortal :: M... mysql, asp.net, mono

• webdev radio: Symfony Project at MySQL User Conference

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h10m

  I had a chance to catch up with the Symfony guys at the MySQL User Conference a few days ago. We get some background on the Symfony project, and a glimpse as to where things are going in the near future. This was my first 'from the floor' recording - I think the levels are *OK... mysql, news

• webdev radio: Managing Online Forums

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h21m

  I had a chance to interview Patrick O'Keefe, author of the new book "Managing Online Forums". Patrick offered some great tips on forum management and answered some listener questions. Managing Online Forums :: Companion website for the Managing Online Forums book. File Download ...

• webdev radio: pisode 44a - Upcoming interview

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h13m

  Quick notice that I'll be interviewing Patrick O'Keefe from managingonlineforums.com about his upcoming book. We've got a drawing going on for a copy of the book, and also for a copy of the 'Dreamweaver 8 - Missing Manual' book. Send a question to me for Patrick about online...

• webdev radio: Open Source Flash/Flex overview, Yahoo's semantic play, MySQL conference

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h27m

  Lots of small stuff in here - my view on Yahoo's semantic web announcement, PHPUnit 3.3 TDD functionality, MySQL conference, MySQL dealing with 15 gig of new data per day, and my audiblab service Audiblab :: Free service to record MP3 from your browser via Flash Red5 server :: Red5 is an o... mysql, flash, open source, tdd

• webdev radio: Catching up, openId, hypertable, web jobs

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h11m

  Just a quick catch up on a few outstanding issues, also trying some new tunes. MS Virtual Labs :: Try out MS software without installing it My homepage :: Link to openid presentation PDF OpenID :: OpenID home Hypertable :: New distributed database File Download (11:47 min / 9 MB) it news, podcasting, software how-to, business

• webdev radio: odemash 2008 - Joe Fiorini

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h34m

  I had a good discussion with Joe about his explorations of the Ruby/Rails world from the perspective of someone already in the ASP.NET world. FaithfulGeek :: Joe Fiorini's weblog File Download (34:32 min / 23 MB) ruby, rails, asp.net

• webdev radio: odemash Open Spaces - Open Source on .NET

  Published 1 year ago, running time 1h14m

  I had a fun time recording this 'open spaces' meeting at Codemash last week. This was led by Joe Brinkman from the DotNetNuke project, and joining us was Kevin Devine from the Euclid Public Library, Sara Ford from Codeplex @ Microsoft, Steven Harman from the Subtext project and Jay Wren... open source, microsoft, .net, java

• webdev radio: odemash - Bull session with ideacore and giftsforengineers

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h47m

  I had a chance to have a fun discussion with Dave Kroondyk, Adam Lumsden and Elizabeth Naramore about web development, ecommerce, project management, content management systems, shark dissection, PHP, Mozilla's Weave project, general MIchigan awesomeness and some other topics. I was a bit cl... php, mozilla, web development

• webdev radio: rief update

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h2m

  Welcome to 2008! Our codemash conference giveaway winner is announced, I sympathize with cold sufferers worldwide, and ask for your input on technologies and topics you'd like to hear more about in 2008. Codemash :: Software development conference in Sandusky, Ohio. File Download (2:57 mi...

• webdev radio: odemash - overview and admission pass giveaway

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h40m

  This installment is a conversation with Jim Holmes from the Codemash conference about the conference, what to expect and who will be there. Codemash has graciously given us a free pass to webdevradio listeners. Listen for the instructions in the interview, then send in your em... free, email, tech, end

• webdev radio: new HTML, perl on rails, new forums and more

  Published 1 year ago, running time 0h20m

  Listener feedback, BBC's Perl On Rails, Douglas Crockford's HTML suggestions, question about collaboration tools. Collanos :: P2P teamwork system GForge :: Sourceforge-based development hub Crockford on HTML :: Douglas Crockford's call for HTML changes 125 tools :: List from Pa... html, rails

• webdev radio: Listener questions

  Published 2 years ago, running time 0h14m

  Hello! We've got a winner from our last contest for the Frank Zammetti book, and I put some questions I've received out to you, the listening community. We're looking for some feedback on what webdev technologies you'd point people to who are just looking to get in to t... php

• webdev radio: Interview with Frank Zammetti

  Published 2 years ago, running time 0h51m

  Frank is a developer in Pennsylvania who has written a couple books on AJAX and the various toolkits available, as well as contributed to and started some open source projects. Listen closely, and email in to win a copy of Frank's latest book! Zammetti's blog :: Frank Zammetti's w... ajax, open source, email

• webdev radio: Silverlight, codemash, codetolive and more

  Published 2 years ago, running time 0h15m

  There's been a whole lot of interesting things happening in the webdev world the past couple months, and this is a quick catch up on just a few of the highlights. Podcast covers MS Silverlight project, codemash conference, codetolive webcast, simunication prototyping tool, yui compressor, ... silverlight, internet, life, firefox

• webdev radio: Interview with Jason Rudolph

  Published 2 years ago, running time 0h31m

  I got to speak with author and speaker Jason Rudolph about the Grails project, the Ruby Streamlined project, and the No Fluff Just Stuff touring conference. (monday morning v2 – fixed an earlier editing flub from Saturday!) Jason Rudolph :: Jason Rudolph's homepage Grails :: The Gra... ruby, ruby on rails

• webdev radio: MySQL DBA Keith Murphy

  Published 2 years ago, running time 0h52m

  I interview Keith Murphy about his daily work as a MySQL DBA, including the challenges of clustering, RAID configurations, and more. We also talk about his new MySQL magazine effort and what readers can expect from that publication. iContact :: Keith's employer, iContact, provides email mar... mysql, email

• webdev radio: James Ward and Andy Oliver

  Published 2 years ago, running time 1h1m

  The majority of this episode is a webdev discussion with James Ward (Adobe) and Andy Oliver (buni.org). There's a short recap here about my travails with ValueWeb's horrible migration disaster, a partial OSCON wrapup, mention of the Windmill testing project, and a promise of 4-5 more... adobe, testing, flex, open source

• webdev radio: OSCON, OurSQL and other stuff

  Published 2 years ago, running time 0h12m

  This is a repost of a missing episode due to valueweb's extremely poor server migration (read: meltdown). I can't recall the specifics of this episode, but I did mention my (then) upcoming OSCON presentation on SOLR and the OurSQL podcast. SOLR OSCON FILES :: The pdf and sample code... pdf

• webdev radio: Odds and ends

  Published 2 years ago, running time 0h9m

  I've got some info on an upcoming southeast Ruby conference, looking for MySQL DBAs, a book on web site security, new open source application from MIT and more… Timeline :: "Google Maps for time-based information" Ruby Hoedown :: Destined to become the premier Ruby conference for ... ruby, java, mysql, security

• webdev radio: Erik Hatcher of SOLR

  Published 2 years ago, running time 0h36m

  This is a recent interview I had with Erik Hatcher from the SOLR project. SOLR :: SOLR is an REST interface for Lucene. File Download (36:18 min / 25 MB) rest

• webdev radio: Upcoming interview

  Published 2 years ago, running time 0h3m

  I'm interviewing Erik Hatcher from the SOLR project – get your questions to me in the next few days! Also, have a look at regexbuddy.com if you deal with regular expressions. PHP Job Book Survey :: Take a survey about the PHP job market Regex Buddy :: Do you use regular expression... php

• webdev radio: This and that

  Published 2 years ago, running time 0h14m

  Just a quick catch up on some news items from the past few weeks – Adobe's Flex push, Yahoo's YUI hosting, Firebug 1.0 released, an upcoming PHP job book and a few other tidbits. Yahoo YUI :: Yahoo's YUI toolkit Firebug :: Firebug, the essential Firefox plugin for web dev... php, ajax, news, adobe

• webdev radio: Codemash Conversation - Avery and Holmes

  Published 2 years ago, running time 0h41m

  I get to sit down (virtually) with Jim Holmes and James Avery to discuss their book “Windows Developer Power Tools”. The book covers over 170 open source tools to help improve your Windows development experience, from simple time-saving utilities to larger apps and tools which may ma... windows, open source, rest

• webdev radio: Codemash Conversation - Joe Brinkman

  Published 2 years ago, running time 0h49m

  I had the opportunity to talk at length about the DotNetNuke project with Joe Brinkman while attending the CodeMash conference in Ohio. This conversation runs about 45 minutes. If you've wondered what DNN was all about, have a listen as Joe talks about the project's history, goals, ... .net, process

• webdev radio: Interview with Christian Heilman

  Published 2 years ago, running time 0h51m

  Noted javascript guru Christian Heilman joins us today for a conversation about his new book, “Beginning Javascript with DOM Scripting and AJAX”. Along the way we discuss the state of Javascript toolkits, including the Yahoo UI toolkit. Additionally, the upcoming codemash conference... javascript, ui, ajax

• webdev radio: A quickie

  Published 2 years ago, running time 0h4m

  Mention of Jack Slocum's innovative wordpress interface, Adobe's open sourcing of ActionScript, and a call for some help. Note – the audio quality isn't great in this one, but it's only 4 minutes, so please bear with me. Adobe press release :: Adobe open sources Ac... adobe, ui

• webdev radio: Yahoo news and upcoming interviews

  Published 3 years ago, running time 0h15m

  Some thoughts on Yahoo developer center offerings, Yahoo maps license changes, heads up on two upcoming interviews, and an outline of some javascript toolkits I'll be exploring more in the coming weeks. WinBinder :: Developer standalone Windows apps from PHP Beginning Javascript book :: ... javascript, news, thoughts, windows

• webdev radio: 'On the go' podcast

  Published 3 years ago, running time 0h18m

  I recorded this latest podcast out on a walk in the wilds of North Carolina near my home. Topics include a recap of the PHP Appalachia un-conference, Yahoo's BBAuth system, Aptana and a homegrown heatmap system for tracking your user's clicks. Aptana :: Javascript/CSS/HTML editor ba... php, javascript, css, html

• webdev radio: Visual Studio .Net interview

  Published 3 years ago, running time 0h33m

  In this podcast, I interview Jeff Levinson and David Nelson about their latest book – “Pro Visual Studio 2005 Team System”. I also talk about “Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering” by Robert Glass. Also, new intro music from “Friend Side Monkey” ... visual studio, .net

• webdev radio: Microsoft Atlas interview

  Published 3 years ago, running time 0h34m

  In this episode I give you a quick overview of what I've been up to, some upcoming plans, and then dive in to an interview with Laurence Moroney. His latest book, “Foundations of Atlas”, is a great book for .NET developers looking to jumpstart their AJAX efforts. Laurence&rsqu... ajax, .net, microsoft, flash

• webdev radio: Foundations of AJAX interview

  Published 3 years ago, running time 1h2m

  I interview Nate Schutta and Ryan Asleson about their book “Foundations of AJAX”, and give away two copies to our drawing winners. I also put out a call for Postgresql developers who can help with setting up replication under Windows. Foundations of AJAX :: Book from Apress about A... ajax, windows

• webdev radio: pcoming interview with "Foundations of Ajax" authors

  Published 3 years ago, running time 0h1m

  I will be interviewing Ryan Asleson and Nathaniel T. Schutta, the authors of “Foundations of Ajax”, this coming Thursday evening. If you have any questions for them, please email me at comments@webdevradio.com. Also, we'll be giving away a copy of the book (in either PDF or ha... it news, podcasting, software how-to, business