Programming Throwdown

This show covers some of the top questions asked by the fans. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ..

This show covers Query Languages, programming languages designed at accessing data from databases. Tools of the biweek: Pixen and Downcast ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ..

This show covers Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC), a starter language for many programmers. Tools of the biweek: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup and Wireshark ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ..

This show covers Go, an interpreted, low-level language that has native coroutine support. News:100000 DPI printer, Joyent Cloud ending lifetime support, Apple buys fingerprint company, Twitter caps 3rd party apps. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ..

This show covers Java, a semi-compiled language used heavily in web and mobile development. News: Ouya android gaming console, Is C/C++ Worth It?, Engineered Jellyfish. Tools of the BiWeek: Cygwin, MinGW and Macports, uShare. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ..

This show covers build automation, scripts to streamline the build process. News: New Top Level Domains, Anatomy of Freemium, LinkedIn Passwords Leaked, $100 Masters Degree. The tools of the biweek are Apache Cordova (Formerly PhoneGap), Xbox Media Center (XBMC). ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ..

This show covers Lua, an interpreted language designed to be embedded into larger applications. News: Facbeook IPO, Javascript Arduino programming, Brain Controlled Robots. The tools of the biweek are JDBM/BerkeleyDB and Audacity. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ..

This show covers Interface Descrption Languages (IDLs), such as thrift and protocol buffers. News: Sony fighting with PSP hackers, Pebble smartphone watch, Pacman runs on 0x10C, UF Computer Science cuts. The tools of the biweek are Sublime Text Editor and Luminance HDR. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ..

This show covers C++, a general-purpose programming language. News: Visualizing code to fail faster, the future of the used game market, Prince of Persia source code found. The tools of the biweek are sfxr and DC universe online. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ..

This show covers Dart, a client-side browser alternative to javascript. Dart currently only runs in Chrome, but dart code can be compiled to javascript and then run in any browser. News: Raspberry Pi, California allows autonomous cars, Stanford online courses. The tools of the biweek are Disk Usage Programs (WinDirStat, Disk usage Analyzer, and Dis..