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56: The Woodpecker
Accidental Tech Podcast
English - March 14, 2014 16:38 - 2 hours - 57.4 MB - ★★★★ - 2K ratingsTechnology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Follow-up on software complexity: The Mythical Man-Month, No Silver Bullet, the original Agile manifesto, and what Agile has become.
What we found most useful from our computer-science educations.
Marco's impressions of his new Mac Pro.
External disks, PCI-Express SSDs, and cable management.
John buys a home-theater AV receiver. (The newer version he didn't need)
Stereo vs. surround speakers, and integrated vs. external subwoofers. (Marco's tiny, buggy amp and great speakers).
After-show: Pono, ABX tests, mp3ornot.
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