It’s a Monday holiday episode of the Coder Radio show, so we opened up the Skype lines and officially declare this episode a grab bag of topics!

From the death of JavaScript to Android vs iOS we touch on a list of favorite topics.

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• Robert’s email (from Aug 29th): Is python or ruby better for this?

• Ken’s email: College vs. Other

• Unity Technologies Blog » Blog Archive » Unity Native 2D Tools

As part of our Unity 4.3 announcement here at Unite \’13, we\’re thrilled to show off our native support for 2D development. Our users have been making 2D games for many years at this stage, and we felt it was about time we stepped up and acknowledged that fact, and brought native support for Sprites and related 2D workflows to Unity.

JavaScript Here to Stay? Or Near Death?

• Is The Death Of JavaScript Upon Us, Or Is A Universal Language Transformation Underway? | TechCrunch

Today, JavaScript is no longer a startup, and it\’s no longer just startups that are using it. Companies of all sizes and levels of maturity build applications for the browser, and JavaScript is the language they use to build them. The demands that were once placed on languages like C/C++ and Java are now shifting to JavaScript, and that shift is exposing the language\’s limitations: performance and maintainability.

• Surprise! Mozilla can produce near-native performance on the Web

In 2008, however, Google released Chrome with its V8 JavaScript engine. Around the same time, Apple brought out Safari 4 with its Nitro (née Squirrelfish Extreme) engine. These engines brought something new to the world of JavaScript: high performance achieved through just-in-time (JIT) compilation. V8 and Nitro would convert JavaScript into pieces of executable code that the CPU could run directly, improving performance by a factor of three or more.

Android feels slower than iOS?

• Android Graphics Internals – Stack Overflow

There are two core pieces to Android graphics: SurfaceFlinger and Skia. SurfaceFlinger is Android\’s compositor, used by the window manager to create and display windows (actually called surfaces.) SurfaceFlinger is implemented on top of OpenGL ES 1.x currently and can also use other hardware acceleration techniques when available (MDP, a 2D blitter on the T-Mobile G1, or hardware overlays on the Xoom.)

Each application renders into its windows (or surfaces) using primarily Skia. Skia is Android\’s 2D graphics library. You can also use OpenGL ES 1.x and 2.0 to render into a surface.

Android doesn\’t use DirectFB or X11 or any other existing Linux solution.

• Design and Concepts of Android Graphics

The presentation shows the design concepts about Android Graphics system including SurfaceFlinger, EGL, 2D accelerator, and Binder IPC.

Ouya\’s troubled state:

• 5 Ways the Ouya Game Console Failed – Ouya\’s woes

• Gamasutra: Kris Steele\’s Blog – The Trials of Ouya Porting using MonoGame

Overall it has been a frustrating process porting my game (still not done) that has taken much longer than I had hoped.

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Mike’s had his Ouya for a couple weeks and shares his review, plus Microsoft announces the Xbox One but the developer situation seems a bit murky.

Meanwhile Chris suspects the world is ignoring the big chances Apple could dominate the living in just a few minutes, with the push of some bits.

Plus picking the right language for an open source project, Openshift v Heroku, and thoughts on the future of Go.

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• Oded writes:

“The whole point of the Oracle Google suit was that Oracle was passed that Google didn\’t use their VM but instead wrote their own VM based on the open Java language specifications. So given that I don\’t see Java language specification being closed any time soon, and that Google are unlikely to drop their Dalvik implementation (especially after basically getting a soft slap on the wrist in the courts), TechCrunch\’s Java question was stupid, Larry Page fscked up not calling them out (maybe he was sick) and you guys should have picked up in this.”

• Mike is developing an HTML5 tool and asks if we feel the Apple Mac App Store is more profitable than the Chrome Webstore and WinRT Store combined.

• Spindl — Zane’s new Ubuntu app:https://zaneswafford.com/hamburger/ AKA Hamburger project

• Matt asks what we think of Openshift v Heroku and if we think Google is likely to kill Go

• Trond asks if he should use C or C++ for an OSS library

• Michael bought a year of Godaddy using our code (nice) and wonders what PHP MVC framework he should try

• Chris asks if we think Xbox One will have an XNA like SDK — if so what will it be?

Ouya Review

• Ouya review: can an indie console take on Sony and Microsoft? | The Verge

Let\’s say everything goes exactly right for Ouya. Every good game in the Play Store becomes available to Ouya, Netflix and Amazon decide to play nice with the device, and the ROM and hacker community explode and make every app and many more available to the nascent platform. Then and only then, Ouya can be viable — if it can combine a decent set-top box with a decent gaming platform, it may have a case to make for your $99. But those are a lot of cards that have to fall a particular way, and without them the Ouya is a lot more like a Raspberry Pi than an Xbox 360.

• This is OUYA! – IGN

Anyway that was my experience with the console. It\’s still early, but the platform seems to be shaping up nicely. Only time will tell if it can actually grab the attention of gamers everywhere.

• Ouya: The infinite garage sale | Joystiq

It\’s difficult not to weigh the Ouya\’s current shortcomings against all of its grand, much-publicized promise, but all of that grandiosity has to be reconciled with an important fact: The Ouya costs $99. Even if competent mobile ports are the best games the Ouya ever gets, that\’s an incredibly low barrier of entry for consumers and developers alike. How many good games does it take to be considered a good return on a $99 investment? One? Five? 10?

XBox One For Devs

• Is Microsoft abandoning indie game developers with the Xbox One? – NBC News.com

So the leaders of the indie game community clearly weren\’t thrilled by the Xbox One reveal. But does that mean that Microsoft is hanging them out to dry? Possibly. An independent developer who has worked with Microsoft in the past told NBC News that \”premium\” has become something of a buzzword for the company\’s new console, as if to emphasize that the company wants to maintain a strong hand in curating all gaming content that appears on XBLA.

• Xbox One opinions from developers vary on Kinect 2, TV centric focus

A few developers have weighed in on the Xbox One reveal, with many citing confusion over why we have to have Kinect 2 enabled all the time, and why the main focus was on the television aspect of the console — and not the games.

• Kinect lets you interact with ads, may spy on your mood – NBC News.com

Microsoft on Thursday revealed new details about its \”NUads,\” which are coming to Xbox Live this fall. NUads are interactive advertisements that put the Kinect\’s motion-sensing and voice-detecting abilities to work.

• Microsoft Files Patent for Ad-Serving Tech That Senses Mood | Digital – Advertising Age

In an application filed in December 2010 but just made public last week, Microsoft sought to patent an advertising engine that gauges people\’s emotional states based on their search queries, emails, instant messages and use of online games, as well as facial expressions, speech patterns and body movements. The ad engine is device-agnostic; as Microsoft noted in its application, \”client devices\” could include personal digital assistants, smart phones, laptops, PCs and gaming devices.

• Patent Suggest Kinect Could Charge Per Person When Playing A Movie

A patent filed by Microsoft indicates that Kinect could count the number of viewers watching (or playing) content and allow the content supplier to charge a fee per person.

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We open the lines and take live calls. From billing for your time, java, FirefoxOS, and more, Mike and Chris answer questions and help solve your problems!

Plus: Mike releases a new app, Chris get’s grumpy about Ubuntu, and your emails!

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• Who else is taking the FireFox challenge???

• Getting the Gf into Code

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• Project Hamster

Project Hamster is time tracking for individuals. It helps you to keep track on how much time you have spent during the day on activities you choose to track.

• Screenshots | Project Hamster

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— Mike’s new App —

• Tomato Soup for iOS

Tomato Soup is your simple no frills Pomodoro timer. It is designed to be as easy to use as possible and not bog you down in details, so you can focus on what is important: your work.

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The post Calling all Coders | CR 48 first appeared on Jupiter Broadcasting.

Things get real this episode as the guys look at the market pressures that are creating the conditions for a console like the Ouya, and it’s discounted software titles. Plus Mike’s results from playing the “free” game.

Plus observations from the shuttering of LucasArts, and the drama of an always on future, your questions, and much more!

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• Khali asks if we think Jolla will take off
• Brandon’s email: Culture Clash

• Nehemiah shares some QML buttons

• Ashish writes:

Now, onto the Ouya. I am not the biggest fan of The Verge, they really like to go down on Apple\’s \’little Apple\’. But they did bring up one good point: because all the games need a free version, most games are plauged by nagging for DLC and freemium content with ads. That\’s a huge loss and would drive anybody insane, and would discredit the Ouya as a \’serious\’ gaming platform. Another thing is I don\’t think Ouya\’s upgrade frequency will help them, the way that processors are exponentially getting faster, people will start expecting better and better graphics. And devs would find it hard to keep both ends of the spectrum, high graphics and compatibility with old versions of the console, in balance.

Also, I don\’t think that you have the demographic that will buy the Ouya correct. Gamers will still buy consoles and PCs, but the WalMart crowd that buys cheapo tablets and smartphones would love the Ouya and all of it\’s free games.)

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Mike’s Grand Experiment:

• mdominick.com – Thank You!

Code Journal has done extremely well on the Mac App Store recently. It reached as high as number 31 for free apps overall and number 2 in its category. Needless to say I was shocked by the sheer number of users downloading the app

LucasArts Shutdown:

• Disney Shuts Down LucasArts, Cancels Star Wars 1313 And Star Wars: First Assault

\”After evaluating our position in the games market, we\’ve decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a licensing model, minimizing the company\’s risk while achieving a broader portfolio of quality Star Wars games,\” LucasArts parent company LucasFilm said in a statement. \”

Always Online:

• Microsoft Xbox 720 – An always online model could lead to always offline business – Capital Technologies

But recent reports indicate that the idea behind the working of the Microsoft Xbox 720 could cause big problems to the company in terms of sales, popularity and revenue. Recent reports indicate that the Microsoft Xbox 720 will always have to be connected to the internet in order to use the gaming console. So even if you are playing alone at home, you will still need an internet connection to keep the console running.

• Adam “Always Online” Orth no longer employed at Microsoft | Ars Technica

With a public Twitter account comes great responsibility—a good rule of thumb is that you shouldn\’t tweet anything your mother or your boss would object to seeing. According to GameInformer, Microsoft Creative Director Adam Orth\’s tone-deaf comments regarding his inability to understand why rumors of an always-connected Xbox were causing some customers angst have led to his becoming former Microsoft Creative Director Adam Orth.

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Blink a new fork of Webkit announced by Google looks to reignite the age old browser war, but this time around Mike and Chris think it’s only going to hurt developers, support personnel, and end users.

Plus the return of a notorious patent troll, and you won’t believe what they are claiming this time. Betting on the OUYA, a big batch of your emails, and much more!

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• Khalil share some more disappointing USC news
• Nick writes in asking if SPAs are crazy? And is looking for tips on how to influence the technical direction of his company without stirring the pot.
• Juris has been coding nights and weekends but does not work in IT and would like to make the leap. But how?
• Lots of Play! feedback.
• Tushar doesn’t feel that the cloud is “ready yet” and has some questions about the QT license.
• Krasi’s email: Trying something New

Dev World Hoopla

Lodsys: Patent troll Lodsys sues 10 mobile game makers, despite Apple’s intervention
Chrome gone wild!
Ouya Smackdown: Ouya review: can an indie console take on Sony and Microsoft? | The Verge

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The post Browser War 2.0 | CR 44 first appeared on Jupiter Broadcasting.

Mike and Chris discuss Mike moving away from Rails and just what the Hell has happened to Rails in the past few years. If you are running or supporting an older Rails site, this is a must listen!

Plus Chris changes his tune a bit on the OUYA, Mike has some thoughts on Java Play, and we answer your emails!

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• The Blackberry fans are out in force… Stanko, one of them, shares his FREE BB10 game: https://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/20385954/?countrycode=US
• Sean is “interested in how we feel about writing init scripts in Python” He also welcomes (constructive criticism) regarding his scripts: https://bitbucket.org/sean_m/atlassian-scripts
• Michael says that the current version of NetBeans is “a pretty awesome tool for Java, JavaScript…”

Dev World Hoopla

• OUYA Will Be on Annual Release Cycle
  
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Rails Security Check

• Mass assignment bug
• There is no security only YAML

• What the Rails Security Issue Means…

• The FUDless bottom line

• Sinatra

Tool of The Week

• IntelliJ 12

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The post Off the Rails | CR 36 first appeared on Jupiter Broadcasting.

Mike’s got his hands on some new Windows RT devices, and shares his thoughts, challenges, and hopes.

Plus we discuss the Super Meat Boy vs Canonical drama, share our predictions for what’s to come in 2013, and answer some emails.

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• Ouya errata
• Wayland writes in to ask if we think AAA games will ever come to Linux
• Brett writes:

“Hi Chris Michael,

Just wondering what your thoughts are on learning/doing desktop apps compared to say web apps. Where do you see the shift or direction in programming going? Do you see more options for website/internet programming (Ruby,Perl, ASP, Javascript etc. ) or is it better to learn a system \”desktop application\” type language such as (Python, C#, Java etc.)

Is Desktop applications still a worthwhile cause?

Thank you for the tips and knowledge.

• Tzadik wonders if Michael has seen Java Was Strongly Influenced by Objective-C and asks if we will ever do an Objective-C episode.

• Raymii asks if I’ve noticed that e-mail is “stupid to parse” and asks if we think he should take a shot selling his super duper e-mail backing up Python script and, if so, should he use Paypal or the processor that Michael uses for Code Journal

• NoPriv.py – Easy IMAP email backup to HTML archive. – Raymii.org

Hoopla

• Meat RAGE
• \”Last year Ubuntu added Super Meat Boy to their store without our written permission and sold it for a full year without paying us.\”
• Google+ – Well this is going to stir up a holiday kerfuffle!

Christmas Goodies!

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Asus Vivo Tab RT
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HTC 8X

The post The Road Ahead | CR 30 first appeared on Jupiter Broadcasting.

We dust off our Action Crystal Balls and tell you what’s going to happen in 2013. We break the future down into major categories, and give it to you straight. The good, the bad, and the stupid.

Plus: The big dust up around Linus this week, Steam working on expanded Linux support, Ubuntu rumors going wild, and we celebrate the release of E17!

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