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The MDN Show Episode 15

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Show Summary

In this Christmas special of the MDN Show, Scotty and John are joined by; Mr Kevin Hoctor, Martin Pilkington, the one and only Danny Greg and security guru himself Mr Graham Lee. The guys chat through the highs and lows of 2009 and gaze into their looking glass as they offer their predictions for 2010.

Show Sponsors

A big thank you to our show sponsor RemObjects
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RemObjects is a leading creator of components and tools for software developers, with a strong focus on creating solutions that help build the very foundations, the core infrastructure, of your projects. Read more.

A big thank you to our Second show sponsor Invasive Code
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iNVASIVE CODE offers professional iPhone development classes with extremely good training material. You are just required to have a short experience with object-oriented programming. The rest is on them.. Read more.

A big thank you to our third show sponsor TapLynx, by Newgator.
NewsGator’s TapLynx framework provides you with a rapid way to develop exciting iPhone applications. The Apps support text, images, audio, and video, and they support sponsorships and ads for boosting your advertising revenue. Read more. Twitter: @taplynx

Show Hosts

Scotty from The Mac Developer Network, Twitter: @macdevnet
John Fox developer of MemoryMiner,Twitter: @djembe

Show Content & Notes

2009 High Points

They maybe at the cutting edge of programming technology, but the guys fail to master the most basic of modern communications. Once mastered they share their own triumphs of 2009, consider the increasing trend of Windows switchers and pick out their highlights of 2009, including; Shine, the Open Source PHP coding for delivering your app and recently reviewed in episode 11; Clang, a front end for the LLVM compiler, as his highlight of the year; And Snow Leopard.

Sponsor Segment

RemObjects Software is a leading creator of components and tools for software developers, with a strong focus on creating solutions that help build the very foundations, the core infrastructure, of your projects. Read more.

2009 Low Points

What sucked in 2009? The App Store, time management, the first release of Snow Leopard and Flickr all come under the spotlight.

Sponsor Segment

iNVASIVE CODE offers professional iPhone development classes with extremely good training material. You are just required to have a short experience with object-oriented programming. The rest is on them. Read more.

2010 Predictions

What will 2010 hold? Recognising the failings of previous predictions, Scotty has another stab with the Apple Tablet. Kevin puts the iPod Classic to rest in 2010, Martin anticipates the success of NSConference UK and USA. While Danny predicts seeing 12 core MacPro’s, Scotty introduces the MDN Community Award and they all offer their new years resolutions.

Sponsor Segment

NewsGator’s TapLynx framework provides you with a rapid way to develop exciting iPhone applications. The Apps support text, images, audio, and video, and they support sponsorships and ads for boosting your advertising revenue. iPhone Apps created with Taplynx make it incredibly simple for you to syndicate a wide range of content, monetize it, and distribute it via the Apple App Store. Read more.. Twitter: @taplynx