RIA Weekly

This week we breakdown Apple’s new M1 chip, the new MacBook Air and discuss why so many devs still use vi. Plus, a discussion about when to use the default Documents Folder. The Rundown Modern IDEs are magic. Why are so many coders still using Vim and Emacs? (https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/11/09/modern-ide-vs-vim-emacs/) Everything Apple Announced, From New Macs to New Chips (https://www.wired.com/story/everything-apple-announced-november-2020/) Average UX Improvements Are Shrinking (https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ux-gains-shrinking/) Relevant to your Interests Windows 10, iOS, Chrome, and many others fall at China's top hacking contest (https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-ios-chrome-and-many-others-fall-at-chinas-top-hacking-contest/) 375% Return on One Startup to Help SoftBank Get Past WeWork Woes (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-08/375-return-on-one-startup-to-help-softbank-get-past-wework-woes?utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm

A special crossover episode from our friends at Drunk and Retired. Visit drunkandretired.com (https://drunkandretired.com/) to subscribe to the podcast. Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/3ywqZsZUoHY) Special Guest: JJ Asghar.

This week we discuss Docker Hub's new rate limits, Tech Earnings and what Apple’s shift to ARM means for the industry. Plus, some advice on gaming for kids. The Rundown Big Tech earnings weren't slowed by the coronavirus pandemic (https://www.axios.com/tech-earnings-sales-costs-apple-amazon-facebook-6eabc3dd-0132-4b47-a1de-4e4dfcdef5bf.html) Amazon posts strong Q3 results despite ongoing pandemic costs (https://www.axios.com/amazon-posts-strong-q3-results-despite-ongoing-pandemic-costs-23ad0523-2a73-4a09-bd89-52ac489917ee.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sendto_newslettertest&stream=top) Alphabet revenue up 14% after second-quarter slump (https://www.axios.com/alphabet-revenue-up-14-after-second-quarter-slump-8353f573-a291-48de-ad45-70a9dac6a1ee.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top) Apple sets September quarter sales record despite later iPhone launch (https://www.axios.com/apple-sets-september-quarter-sales-record-despite-later-ipho

Brandon interviews Drew Firment from A Cloud Guru. (https://acloudguru.com/) They discuss Drew's career, how Capital One embraced the cloud and A Cloud Guru's mission to teach the world to cloud. Plus, Drew offers advice on deciding which cloud certifications to get first. Show links The Phoenix Project (https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/0988262592) Hygieia (https://www.capitalone.com/tech/solutions/hygieia/) The cloud resume challenge (https://forrestbrazeal.com/2020/04/23/the-cloud-resume-challenge/) Contact Drew A Cloud Guru (https://acloudguru.com/) Drew's LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewfirment/) Twitter: @drewfirment (https://twitter.com/drewfirment) Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/a96M-pnoUQA) Special Guest: Drew Firment.

We discuss Zoom’s new phone system, debate the merits of Serverless and reflect on how SaaS has taken over the enterprise. Plus, Coté explains why he is trying to live the iPad Pro life. The Rundown Zoom Get Zoom Phone Service in 40+ Countries & Territories for One Flat Monthly Price (https://blog.zoom.us/zoom-phone-service-in-40-plus-countries-territories-one-flat-monthly-price/) Introducing Zapps, Bringing Best-of-Breed Apps Into the Zoom Experience (https://blog.zoom.us/introducing-zapps-bringing-best-of-breed-apps-into-zoom/) Severless or Serverful Serverlessconf New York 2019: Crossing the River by Feeling the Stones | Simon Wardley (https://acloud.guru/series/serverlessconf-nyc-2019/view/crossing-river-feeling-stones) TheNewStack - From DevOps to DevApps (https://triggermesh.com/2020/10/the-new-stack-from-devops-to-devapps/) IBM Introduces IBM Cloud Code Engine (https://www.infoq.com/news/2020/10/ibm-cloud-code-engine/) When (and why) not to go serverless (https://www.serverless.com/blog/when-why-not-us

Brandon interviews Dan Balcauski from Product Tranquility (https://www.producttranquility.com/). They discuss Dan's mid-career "mini retirement", what it's like to be a consultant and some strategies for B2B companies to reduce churn. Plus, Dan shares two of the most interesting places he visited on his trip around the world. Show links The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris (https://fourhourworkweek.com/) Kellogg School of Management (https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/) Conway's Law (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law) Contact Dan Product Tranquility (https://www.producttranquility.com/) Dan's LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/balcauski/) Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/e1sTn8-hGEE) Special Guest: Dan Balcauski.

Coté, Matt and Brandon discuss the latest news from the Cloud Foundry and OpenStack conferences, Docker alternatives, Google getting sued and the downfall of Quibi. The Rundown Cloud Foundry coalesces around Kubernetes (https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/20/cloud-foundry-coalesces-around-kubernetes-in-beautiful-harmony/) It's Time to Forget About Docker (https://martinheinz.dev/blog/35) The OpenStack Foundation becomes the Open Infrastructure Foundation (https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/19/the-openstack-foundation-becomes-the-open-infrastructure-foundation/) Quibi Is Shutting Down as Problems Mount (https://www.wsj.com/articles/quibi-weighs-shutting-down-as-problems-mount-11603301946?mod=djemalertNEWS) Relevant to your Interests 2020 State of the API Report | Brought to You by Postman (https://www.postman.com/state-of-api/) Zoom is getting into ticketed online events (https://www.engadget.com/on-zoom-end-to-end-encryption-rollout-164126517.html) Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack for $200M+ to expand into the Afric

Matt and Brandon discuss Hashicorp’s recent product announcements and Twilio buying Segment. Plus, Matt gives his thoughts on the new iPhone 12 mini. The Rundown New iPhones… iPhone SE vs. iPhone 12 mini (https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/10/14/compared-iphone-12-mini-versus-iphone-11-versus-iphone-se) Boundary by HashiCorp (https://www.boundaryproject.io/) Waypoint by HashiCorp (https://www.waypointproject.io/) Twilio buys Segment and employees share in success (https://twitter.com/rbranson/status/1315731261772582912) Companies with Extended Exercise Windows (https://github.com/holman/extended-exercise-windows) Relevant to your Interests Apple made ProtonMail add in-app purchases, even though it had been free for years (https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/8/21506995/apple-forced-in-app-purchase-protonmail-ceo-wordpress-iap) IBM shrinks with plans to spin-off managed infrastructure services arm (https://www.ciodive.com/news/ibm-shrinks-with-plans-to-spin-off-managed-infrastructure-services-arm/586713/) How

Brandon is joined by JJ Asghar and they discuss the recent changes at Chef and what it means for the Chef Community going forward. Show Links Progress Announcement (https://investors.progress.com/news-releases/news-release-details/progress-announces-acquisition-chef) Chef Blog Post (https://blog.chef.io/the-fourth-chapter-of-chef-has-arrived-progress-to-purchase-chef/) Register Article (https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/08/chef_staff_axed/) Adam Jacob Interview (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/211) CINC (https://cinc.sh/) Paul’s How to make a Hamburger Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qztzj8sb-fE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1O8ajeQek83IiaYmSTn0DUiSs33DXpMa1fSlBgT6V613XwdhG-2UAaq14) JJ on the Web Drunk & Retired Podcast (https://drunkandretired.com/) IBMDeveloper on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ibmdeveloper) @jjasghar (https://twitter.com/jjasghar) Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/Mm_cz9t0LYc) Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/TgjSku4-g6Q) Special Guest: JJ Asghar.

It’s be a shame if something were to happen to that nice API implementation of yours This week, Matt and Coté talk about possible implications of the Google vs. Oracle fight over API stuff. YOU’LL NEVER GUESS WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. Mood-board A clean approach to streaming Then we can synchronize it with a GitHub Chyron: Could have big repercussions Light on details, like us Your New Zealand bug out sheep farm You’re not helping. Getting out of your head. When it comes to law stuff, it’s hard for us to be experts Back to back victories. You should buy it, yarr! There’ll be a lot of shakedowns The Era of API Troll Companies Those guys, those guys are getting their own company! The Rundown Oracle vs. Google (not the DoD one) (https://cote.io/2020/10/08/how-the-oracle-vs-google-fight-over-java-use-by-inspiration-on-android-could-effect-how-software-is-done/) - scenarios and implications! If Oracle wins: more charging for using “ideas”/APIs (even data formats?!) in code? If Google wins: less legal control over people

Brandon interviews Arnav Hiray from Stony Point High School. Arnav is an accomplished High School Senior who has a passion for learning and technology. They discuss what it's like to go to High School during a pandemic, Arnav's tech projects and Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Plus, Arnav tells us why he joined the IB Diploma Programme. Show Links Stock Talk (https://www.stock-talk.net/) Techsavvygen (http://www.techsavvygen.org/) Global Hack (https://theglobalhack.com/education) Contact Arnav LinkedIn: Arnav Hiray (https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnav-hiray-924aa5199/) Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/4zIJSD9Xn8M) Photo Credit (https://unsplash.com/photos/9zTAPCyjxZ4) Special Guest: Arnav Hiray .

This week we recap the latest announcements at VMworld, discuss App Modernization and rate the best software features of all time. Plus, lots of talk on what makes for a great EBC experience. The Rundown VMware Announces Intent to Acquire SaltStack (https://www.vmware.com/company/news/updates/2020/intent-to-acquire-saltstack.html) VMworld 2020 Media Kit (https://www.vmware.com/company/news/media-resources/vmworld-2020-media-kit.html) VMware's conversion into a cloud-agnostic management and development platform (https://diginomica.com/vmwares-conversion-cloud-agnostic-management-and-development-platform) A little bit of the Dormain presentation (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dormain_vmworld2020-ugcPost-6716819141812088832-dk9z) we mention. Coté’s thoughts on EBCs from earlier today (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBAsF6wWWPY&list=PLAdzTan_eSPRNuA52_34wh5VTBC-0Rz7U&index=1). Relevant to your Interests When you browse Instagram and find former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's passport number (https://ma

Brandon interviews Michael Levan from Octopus Deploy. (https://octopus.com/) They discuss developer relations, Go Programming and Code Quality. Plus, Michael offers some tips for lighting your home office. Show Links From Desktop to Developer in under Seven years (https://medium.com/@michael.levan/from-desktop-to-developer-in-under-seven-years-207bcd39dc18) Quality Code with Go on Gumroad (https://gumroad.com/l/ASyXy) Michael on the Web Blog: clouddev.engineering (https://www.clouddev.engineering/) LinkedIn: michaellevan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaellevan/) Twitter: @TheNJDevOpsGuy (https://twitter.com/thenjdevopsguy?lang=en) Special Guest: Michael Levan.

Cote and Brandon discuss PagerDuty's acquisition of Rundeck, the current state of AIOps and why is Reed Hastings writing a book about Netflix’s Culture. Plus, some advice on haircuts. The Rundown PagerDuty PagerDuty to Acquire Rundeck to Expand DevOps Automation Capabilities Across Digital Operations | PagerDuty (https://www.pagerduty.com/newsroom/pagerduty-to-aquire-rundeck/) PagerDuty Acquires DevOps Automator Rundeck (https://www.enterpriseai.news/2020/09/21/pagerduty-acquires-devops-automator-rundeck/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pagerduty-acquires-devops-automator-rundeck) Exclusive: Netflix, Google, GitHub top employer survey (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-e09b1c2a-94a2-4b80-ab8f-619eb195df0b.html?chunk=3&utm_term=emshare#story3) Survey (https://hired.com/state-of-software-engineers#intro). Relevant to your Interests Apple surprised iPhone users with a next-day iOS 14 release. App developers are pissed. (https://mashable.com/article/apple-iphone-ios-14-app-developers-relea

This week we discuss Snowflake’s IPO, Forrester’s Multicloud Container Wave and Nvidia buying ARM. Plus, an extensive discussion of what constitutes a breakfast taco. The Rundown IPOs Snowflake shares more than double. It's the biggest software IPO ever (https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/16/investing/snowflake-ipo/index.html) Worth more than VMware (https://twitter.com/cloud_opinion/status/1306301196659953665). Sumo Logic's IPO prices above the expected range (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/sumo-logics-ipo-prices-above-the-expected-range-2020-09-17) Tech investors await IPO bonanza next week, highlighted by Snowflake and Unity, even as market looks shaky (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/11/ipo-bonanza-is-coming-next-week-highlighted-by-snowflake-and-unity.html) Multicloud Red Hat Named a Leader in Forrester Multicloud Container Development Platforms Wave (https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-named-leader-independent-research-firm-multicloud-container-development-platforms-evaluation) VMware Bets

Cote and Brandon discuss Chef being acquired, the Private Equity Operating Model and Gartner’s Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services (CIPS) Magic Quadrant. Plus, Cote offers advice on peanut better and jelly sandwiches. The Rundown Chef Progress Announces Acquisition of Chef | Progress Software Corporation (https://investors.progress.com/news-releases/news-release-details/progress-announces-acquisition-chef) Adam Jacob on Chef’s acquisition (https://twitter.com/adamhjk/status/1303405859557355520) Progress snags software automation platform Chef for $220M – TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/08/progress-snags-software-automation-platform-chef-for-220m/?guccounter=1) The Fourth Chapter of Chef Has Arrived: Progress to Purchase Chef - Chef Blog (https://blog.chef.io/the-fourth-chapter-of-chef-has-arrived-progress-to-purchase-chef/) Chef launched careers (https://twitter.com/lusis/status/1303439819843022858?s=21) Gartner MQ Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services (CIPS) (https://www.gartner.com/d

Matt and Brandon discuss VMware’s flex, recap Kubecon and aww at the sight of Zoom’s latest earnings. Plus, we are enlisting all listeners to come help stress test Slack Threads. The Rundown VMware’s app modernization chief: ‘We’ve put to bed the debate about containers versus virtual machines’ (https://siliconangle.com/2020/09/01/vmwares-app-modernization-chief-weve-put-bed-debate-containers-versus-virtual-machines/) Zoom — Fad or new dominant over lord Zoom crushes Q2 analyst expectations amid pandemic (https://www.axios.com/zoom-crushes-q2-analyst-expectations-amid-pandemic-8d2efec7-0aa4-4a8d-9fba-b278709c6a4f.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top) I have never seen such numbers in my life. $ZM. (https://twitter.com/_ram_/status/1300538139971260416?s=21) What happened at Kubecon: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2020 Keynote Summary (https://www.infoq.com/news/2020/08/kubecon-cloudnativecon-summary/) BPF Performance Tools (http://www.brendangregg.com/bpf-p

Brandon interviews Alexandra Martinez (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-n-martinez/) and they discuss the MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, API Design and ProstDev. Plus, Alexandra recommends the best tacos in Monterrey, Mexico. Show links ProstDev (https://www.prostdev.com/) MuleSoft Anypoint Platform (https://www.mulesoft.com/platform/enterprise-integration-c?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=g-brands-na-search-anypoint-platform&utm_term=%2Bmulesoft%20%2Banypoint&utm_content=g-b-c&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1qL6BRCmARIsADV9Jtai-IvZwkHzjPub5fqPMYbhvo_CBmYs7E8tIq4uFXB4XSTcfeV_NkoaAne7EALw_wcB) Contact Alexandra (https://www.prostdev.com/alexandramartinez) Image Credit (https://unsplash.com/s/photos/monterrey-mexico) Special Guest: Alexandra N. Martinez.

This week we give our “expert analysis” of all the impending enterprise IPO’s, discuss Multi-Cloud and try to make sense of Roblox and TikTok. Plus, are salary bands good or bad…? The Rundown IPOs the Palantir IPO mission statement is an amazing artifact (https://twitter.com/MikeIsaac/status/1298370679033573376). Software Developer Tools Company JFrog Adds to Tech IPO Rush (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-24/software-developer-tools-company-jfrog-adds-to-tech-ipo-rush). Asana files to go public via direct listing (https://www.axios.com/asana-files-to-go-public-via-direct-listing-679fe73c-e249-44b3-b501-dc6e287ab587.html). Snowflake files for IPO, taking on Amazon and Microsoft cloud database businesses (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/24/snowflake-files-s-1-for-ipo.html). Unity’s IPO filing shows how big a threat it poses to Epic and the Unreal Engine (https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/24/21399611/unity-ipo-game-engine-unreal-competitor-epic-app-store-revenue-profit). Redis Labs, Maker Of Database

Why would Oracle buy TikTok? Why would Amazon invest in Rackspace? We answer these questions and discuss the state of cloud migrations. Plus, Matt and Coté offers advice on hot dogs. The Rundown Oracle and Tik Tok? Oracle interested in buying TikTok: report (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/oracle-interested-in-buying-tiktok-report-2020-08-17) Oracle enters race to buy TikTok’s US operations (https://www.ft.com/content/272cfc69-b268-45ac-88d6-d55821f27e78) Amazon invests in Rackspace? Amazon reportedly eyes Rackspace minority stake (https://seekingalpha.com/news/3606270-amazon-reportedly-eyes-rackspace-minority-stake-reuters) Exclusive: Amazon in talks to invest in cloud services company Rackspace (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-rackspace-tech-exclusive/exclusive-amazon-in-talks-to-invest-in-cloud-services-company-rackspace-say-sources-idUSKCN25D1Q6) Relevant to your Interests Monitoring Why Grafana: Part II (https://medium.com/lightspeed-venture-partners/why-grafana-part-ii-2e7e42e0f7bb) Than