The MDN Show Episode 15
Released: 18th December 2009

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.

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The MDN Show

The Mac Developer Network Show (The MDN Show) is a one stop show for Mac, iPhone and iPad Software Developers. Enfolding, embracing and including some classic Mac developer podcasts such as Late Night Cocoa, The Mac Developer Roundtable, The Mac Software Business Podcast, Developer Lives and CocoaFusion as well as adding features such as news, views, reviews and the now infamous World According Gemmell in an easy to listen to magazine style format.

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Show Notes

High Points of 2009

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.

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Low Points of 2009

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

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Thanks to our show sponsor Invasive Code

Predications for 2010

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.

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Guests Show Hosts

Name: Danny Greg
Company: Realmac Software
Blog: Danny's blog
Twitter: @dannygreg

Danny is a cocoa developer at realmac software the makers of Little Snapper and RapidWeaver

Name: Kevin Hoctor
Company : No Thirst Software
Blog: Kevin's blog
Twitter: @KevinHoctor

Kevin is the owner and head developer of Nothirst software the makers of Moneywell

Name: Graham Lee
Company : Paes Ofereode
Blog: Graham's blog
Twitter: @iamleeg

Graham Lee is an independent Mac, iPad and iPhone security consultant for hire, based in Oxford in the sunny United Kingdom. He writes the security column for the Mac Developer Network, and is currently working on two books on Mac security, both due to be published in the Summer. During his spare time he "fiddles with morris men" and wonders why he has no spare time.

Name: Martin Pilkington
Company : MCubed Software
Blog: Martin's blog
Twitter: @pilky

Martin Pilkington is the person behind M Cubed Software, the creators of Minim, Lighthouse Keeper and Code Collector Pro. When he isn't developing software he is being musical or studying for his degree. Martin's has taken a great interest in application accessibility after taking a brief glance at Apple's documentation one evening and realising how much can be done to improve applications with only a little work. Since then he has started a push to make the Mac the most accessible platform.

 

Show Hosts

Name: Steve (Scotty) Scott
Company : mamooba
Blog: Scotty's blog
Twitter: @macdevnet

Steve "Scotty" Scott is the founder of The Mac Developer Network, co-organizer of NSConference and developer of TrackTime.

Name: John Fox
Company : MemoryMiner
Blog: Johns's blog
Twitter: @djembe

John is the developer of MemoryMiner and a recognized pioneer in the field of networked digital asset management.

 

Show Statistics & Information

Running Time: 1 hr 53 mins mins
Download Size: 54MB
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