Episode 59 – On Bitcoin and kids gaming
On this episode Guillermo and I don't do much development talk, but instead we chat about Bitcoin and how Guillermo's mining machine is doing. Also, what is the appropriate time to get your son or...
View ArticleEpisode 58 – Make Code not War… The battle of the sexes in Tech
On today's show Guillermo, Heath and I talk about everything from be "careful not to offend" and sexism in the workplace to my startup and the Scala-based technology stack I chose. Heath brought up a...
View ArticleEpisode 57 – And we’re back! EVE Online, Japanese and Conferences
Well remember when we told you folks we were just going to go down to the corner store for a pack of smokes, and then kind of never came back? Well we're back! Hopefully we can be friends again. EVE...
View ArticleApple: Good artists borrow, great artists steal
Online MBA produces some interesting articles and I was sent this video the other day. Thought I'd share it with you. One thing I'd like to mention about the iPod is it was the first player that could...
View ArticleEpisode 56 – Google I/O 2013 Recap
Today we discuss Guillermo's Google I/O 2013 adventures. He's also blogged about the conference over at JavaGeek.org! Enjoy!
View ArticleEpisode 55 – Google I/O and Google Glass
Wow, it's been a while! Well we're back with a brand new cast. Our castmate Guillermo Castro (aka JavaGeek) is heading off to Google I/O 2013. There is at least one easter egg on that site, if you...
View ArticleEpisode 54 – Interview with Jeff Atwood
Hi! It's been a while. Well to make up for it, we have a great interview with Jeff Atwood! Jeff's contribution to the internet has left quite the footprint. Not only is he the prolific blogger behind...
View ArticleInfographic: Microsoft Ballmer’s Failures
Interesting infographic of the how Microsoft has stagnated since Ballmer's reign began. You have to wonder why though, Gates was totally late out of the gate (pun intended) on company vision...
View ArticleEpisode 53 – Interview with Erkki Lindpere – Scala Sink or Swim
As mentioned in our previous cast with Jevgeni Kabanov, a fellow by the name of Erkki Lindpere from ZeroTurnaround wrote a three-part series of blog posts titled "Scala Sink or Swim". Basically a set...
View ArticleEpisode 52 – JRebel, LiveRebel and OSGi with Jevgeni Kabanov
Jevgeni is a good friend of the Basement Coders, I know one of the reasons I look forward to JavaOne is because I know him and his ZeroTurnaround team will be there. They always have the most rocking...
View ArticleEpisode 51 – Just the cast Mam
It's been a while! In this episode (recorded all the way back in February 2012) we have a good old fashion organic Basement Coders podcast. Heath Kesler, Jason Whaley, Guillermo Castro and me Craig...
View ArticleEpisode 50 – Interview with Josh Long of VMWare – SpringSource
The Spring Framework is the defacto Swiss Army Knife framework for Java. If you know Java, but don't know Spring, you don't *really* know Java. One of the top reasons to use Spring is, although vendor...
View ArticleEpisode 49 – Paperless Offices & Java is not the new COBOL
In this episode, Jeff walks us through how he setup his business to be almost completely paperless. He talks about the software, hardware and workflow he uses to accomplish this. Here are a list of...
View ArticleEpisode 48 – Better Late than Never – JavaOne 2011 Recap
Well I think our livers have finally recovered from JavaOne 2011. Out of the Basement Coders gang Craig, Jeff and Justin all presented there talks, which you can find here: Justin Lee: The not Java...
View ArticleEpisode 47 – Fork You Growl! Interview with Perry Metzger
For those who may not know, the developer of Growl, that great little notifier app for OSX decided they should be paid for their work. There is one slight problem however. Growl is Open Source...
View ArticleThe Basement Coders welcome Heath Kesler aboard!
We have a new Basement Coder! Heath Kesler (the guy on the left) has been a long-time friend of the podcast and will be coming aboard to help increase the number of casts. With such busy schedules,...
View ArticleDelivering on Promises, Moving Java Forward: Henrik Stahl at JavaOne 2011
As you may remember last year at JavaOne, we had the privilege to interview Oracle's Product and Strategy lead for the Java Platform, Henrik Stahl. The entire theme of JavaOne this year was "Moving...
View ArticleStrange Loop 2011 Day 1
September 18th-20th 2011 In this Episode Basement Coders Craig and Jason along with Marc Jeanson, Amir Barylko and Sebastián Galkin recap their Day 1 conference experiences at Alex Miller's Strange...
View ArticleClojure Training Nov 6-8 2011
Clojure Training Nov 6-8 2011 Back in our Jfokus cast, Neal Ford was really passionate about Clojure. This made me very interested as well. Our friend over at MavenThought is delivering Clojure...
View ArticleEpisode 44 – David Pollak: Scala’s not for the Proletariat, HP TouchPad is...
In today's episode we cover a wide range of topics from David Pollak's (creator of Lift) view that "Scala is only for a certain class of developer", the HP TouchPad gets a second chance(?) and RSS may...
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