Entries categorized 'Podcast'

I have to admit, I have a problem.   I am addicted to podcasts and I listen to them all, either on a commute to a client or while working.  I stumbled across a new one (to me) recently and I wanted to share it with my readers.

It's called The Thirsty Developer and it covers development from a fairly platform agnostic view.  Recent shows cover topics such as:

• Scrum
• Collaboration between Developers and Designers
• Continuous Integration
• Globalization and Localization

They do cover such specific topics such as:

• Silverlight 2
• IIS

As I write this there are 16 episodes and just need to check out the podcast feed to see all the episode details.    The sound quality on many podcasts, especially new ones varies a lot but they seem to have gotten it right.  The sound quality is excellent and the conversations good too.

I recently discovered a Ruby-focused podcast called Rubiverse Podcast.   It is a new podcast, so the number of episodes are limited but the first two are very good.

The most recent one is an interview with Scott Bellware who is a Microsoft MVP but sees the downsides of Microsoft and has been gravitating toward Ruby on Rails.  I really enjoyed the interview.

Scott's viewpoint is much as mine is these days and its nice to hear Scott speak the way I feel.  Scott is the found of the ALT.NET Conference and one I wish I could attend.  I am glad I am not the only one out there who thinks there has to be a better way to make a living.

I came across a new Ruby on Rails podcast recently called Rubyology by Chris Matthieu who founded Numly.

Chris's podcast include introductions and reviews to frameworks such as Camping and Hobo and include various screencasts showing their use and general Ruby and Rails techniques.

These podcasts run about 1/2 hour each and are very good, especially for a novice.   The content is geared more toward development than another podcast I really enjoy, Rails Podcast.

I spend a fair amount of time in my day.  I work in an organzation that has many office workers and warehouse as well.  In fact, my office is next to the warehouse and you can probably guess that it is not as quiet as it could be.  It's difficult to concentrate sometimes with all of this "white noise" around me.  I therefore turn to podcasts to get rid of the useless noise and add some good content to my day.  I find listening to podcasts gives me better concentration and I can also learn a thing or two. Anyway, I wanted to put a list together of the podcasts I listen to on a frequent basis.  I also watch some shows as well.  I know these aren't really categorized as podcasts but they cover the same topics.

• The MicroISV Show - not really directly software development related but a show about software developers making it out on their own.
• .NET Rocks - the first show I started listening to put on by Carl Franklin.  As of this writing they were up to show #173.  They include all types of guests including Don Box, Chris Sells, Scott Hanselman, Ted Neward and others.  This one is probably my favorite.
• ARCast with Ron Jacobs - Ron is from Microsoft and has talks manly about software architecture and best practices.  He has had some great guests on there including Martin Fowler, Jeffrey Richter and Ivar Jacobson.
• Audible Ajax - You probably guessed it.  This podcast is all about Ajax, those using it and different companies supporting it.
• Hanselminutes - a podcast put on by Scott Hanselman where Scott talks about being a more efficient and well-informed developer.  Topics include code generation, debugging and testing.
• Polymorphic Podcast - hosted by Craig Shoemaker.  This is also one of my favorites as Craig's style and voice is very soothing to a stressed developer.  Topics include Ajax, ADO.NET, disassembling DLL's among others.
• ASP.NET Podcast - produced by Wally McClure.  I am up and down on this podcast.  It has great topics and Wally interviews some interesting people but Wally tends to talk too much about his personal life and not about technology.  There is good stuff in here but they podcasts can be cut in half with the useful content.
• Ruby on Rails Podcast - focuses on developers who use Ruby and Ruby on Rails in particular to create applications.  I am not aware of another Ruby on Rails podcast as of yet.
• The Web 2.0 Show - talks about how people are creating companies using Web 2.0 technology and being successful at it.
• DNR TV - a video version of Carl Franklins .NET Rocks Show. This one shows a video of a developer giving detailed lessons on various topics.

I don't spend my days listening to these shows but listen when I can.  I have found something useful in all of them. Technorati Tags : Podcasts

I subscribe to many podcasts in my iTunes client, subscribing to one here and there and dropping just as many. I have yet to find many that stick because many don't get it, I don't want to hear idle chit-chat. A new podcast by Scott Hanselman called HanselMinutes has just released it's fifth show and all have been excellent. I have been a follower of Scott's blog for a year or so now and all of his posts are well thought out and informational, so I figured his podcast would be the same. I was not wrong. Topics include the Mono Project, Continuous Integration, blogging, Ubuntu, ASP.NET as well as other tidbits of knowledge. Scott style is solid, no fluff like so many other podcasts out there. The shows are co-hosted by Carl Franklin who is a seaoned podcaster. All of the shows are a good length running 30-40 minutes. Other software development podcasts I find useful and interesting are:

• .NET Rocks!
• Polymorphic Podcast
• Ruby on Rails Podcast

Another podcast I recently was turned onto is Security Now!, a show focusing on security issues on the Internet by security expert Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte. Technorati Tags: HanselMinutes, Podcast

In case you are like me, you are not attending Tech, but there is a group at the conference that is helping us out and producing a bunch of videos that you can view one at a time or with your podcast client. 

Check them out here.