62: Journey Would Be Wasted On You

Follow-up on pCell and database scaling, including horizontal sharding schemes, tiered data layers, and taking a stand against the "premature optimization" tautology. When and why do developers learn something new, and why does Marco keep using PHP for everything? Second Crack Fast Text John's blog OS X Beta Program for End Users What's coming on June 2nd? Casey and Marco make John proud (spoiler) New third-generation Thunderbolt details MagSafe vs. MagSafe 2 Overcast update Are iPad sales leveling off? Why? How we use our iPads today Limitations in modern iOS Are iPad apps stagnating? Jean-Louis Gassée's take Gruber's response Casey on T-Mobile's Free Internet (relevant T-Mobile info) Apps mentioned: Tweetbot Twitterrific 1Password Fantastical 2 Threes Monument Valley Year Walk The Room Will tablets be marginalized by bigger phones and smaller laptops? After-show: Sega CD, 32X, CDX (which Marco thought was codenamed Jupiter, but that was something else), Saturn, and Dreamcast. Casey and Marco's video game history and why they don't bother anymore. What do the three hosts do during our free time, anyway? Apps mentioned: Ridiculous Fishing Letterpress Dots Sponsored by: New Relic: See your web app's performance and find bottlenecks anywhere in the stack. Start your 30-day free trial. lynda.com: Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial. HelpSpot: Simple, powerful, customizable help-desk software with no monthly fees. Use code ATP14 for $100 off.