Sometimes doing the things you hate to do, is exactly what you need to do. From working with designers, pushing your clients for extra security, and taking needed time off.

This episode is all about why you need to do the things, you don’t want to do!

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Show Notes:

Feedback

• Emett checks in again with some more details on his situation — the outlook is still pretty tough.
• Louis sent me an email in C++
• Joel got in touch asking about my Linux dev setup
• Abe would like some clarifications on CLANG, GCC , and LLVM
• Hey wait C++ isn’t really low level, said the Java dev
• Nelson needs some help figuring out where to host his Python app
• Scott has a gift for Chris

The Power of User Experience

• The Nexus 7 is the Android tablet you’ve been looking.
• What does it mean for devs?
• What’s a designer and why do I care?
• Ok but my project isn’t consumer facing…

Chris Calls Devs Lazy!

• We take a broader look at what really caused the in app purchase mess and what the situation on the ground is regarding purchase receipts.
• How do budgets and external constraints affect best practices?

Working hard? You might be doing it wrong…

• The article inspired it all
• Does working longer hours really lead to better developer productivity?
• Isn’t it worth it at the end to get in on the ground floor?

Il Mio Pomodoro

• You say tomato I say “efficient day of coding”
• 25 up 5 down.
• The catch with Pomodoro — unplugging
• The Pomodoro Technique

Project update

• Check out the project on Github

Tool of the week

• KDiff, yes it is an icy day in Hell

Book of the week

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The post Eat Your Greens | CR 07 first appeared on Jupiter Broadcasting.

Michael and Chris cover the Android and Android related items from Google IO.

Plus: we update you on the Jupiter Broadcasting app’s progress, and share a handy developer tool!

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Feedback

• James asks “why so many IDE’s have terminals built in and is important to know the command line?”
• Paul wants to know about bad habits in software development
• A listeners reccomends https://learncodethehardway.org/
• Java speed clarifications (it’s all relative folks)

Support the show, and check out Code School

• Code School Affiliate

Nexus Tablet!!!!

• A world of pain for the Kindle Fire?
• A good secondary dev target alongside the Kindle Fire and Nook?
• Not one, not two, not three, but FOUR CORES! … that’s good right?

Jelly Beans Are Tasty

• 4.1 != 5.0
• Free butter for all!
• Voice typing
• New API’s for accessibility
• Rich notifications

Google Play Improvements

• App encryption — just what the doctor ordered or too little too late?

Nexus Q: the All-Seeing Eye

• Really? More than another black box?
• We discuss whether you should code for the Q or leave it in the queue

”Will the Hacking Begin?” Google’s PDK

• Any effect on manufacturers?

Google+

• We finally get a write API… sorta
• Is History worth it?

Grab the Jupiter Signal

• https://bit.ly/jupitersignal

App Progress Update

• Currently 18 forks and 62 watchers!
• Already have had pull requests!
• We are hammering out standards.
• We want you!

Book recommendation

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Tool(s) of the Week

• Droid Draw

The post Summer of Google | CR 04 first appeared on Jupiter Broadcasting.

We’ve got our hands on the Raspberry PI! Find out what you can expect from this crazy tiny device!

PLUS: Tracking a stolen Linux laptop, big news for WebOS,

and so much more!

All this week on, The Linux Action Show!

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