Runtime Arguments
Conversations about technology between two friends who disagree on plenty, and agree on plenty more.
Episodes
10 episodes
9: Looking at Data Types From Both Sides
We talk about data types and their importance in software development. Modern dynamic languages hide type information from you but it's still there, under the hood. Statically-typed languages, on the other hand, bring types right out in front o...
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Episode 9
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1:26:41
8: I’ve Been Using AI to Code for a Year. Here’s What I Learned
If you’re expecting AI to write entire programs for you while you sit back and watch, we're going to disappoint you right up front—that’s not what these tools do well, and chasing that fantasy will waste your time. But what if we told you there...
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Episode 8
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1:19:12
7: VPNs - Connecting Safely
If you need to connect to remote networks, or if you are outside of your network and would like to connect into it, then almost certainly you need a VPN. In this episode we talk about various ways to connect and list some of the issues that you...
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Episode 7
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51:31
6: Code Performance - Where does the money go?
Your programs can be better. There are lots of ways to make them better. It all starts with figuring out what matters and measuring it. Measuring it all the time. Measuring it more. This episode is about following that path.Show notes...
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Episode 6
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1:02:07
5: Filesystems - So many choices
When setting up a new system there's many things to think about including choosing the filesystem. In this episode, we dive into all of the choices and describe the benefits of each.Show notesThings to think about:
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Episode 5
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1:07:24
4: Functional Programming - You're probably already doing it
People throw around the term Functional Programming but it's not always clear what they mean. In this episode, we describe what it is and how you could already be doing it.Show notes and things to think about:Functiona...
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Episode 4
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28:57
3: Web Assembly
Web browsers and web sites have been around for quite a while. Javascript has been the language driving those pages but there's a way to write in a lower-level language and speed up the slow parts without losing cross-platform compatibility. Th...
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Episode 3
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46:42
2: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, and the Blockchain
Lots of people talk about Cryptocurrency. It's in the news all the time but who really knows what it is? In this episode, we dig into it and explain what it's all about.Show notes:Take-aways from the episode:...
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Episode 2
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49:32
1: Out of the Datacenter and into the Cloud
Have you thought about moving your computing into the Cloud?This episode takes a look at a real-world adventure that Jim went through when moving his computing infrastructure from purchased servers in a rented rack in a datacenter to a V...
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Episode 1
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50:53