62: Journey Would Be Wasted On You
Developers learning new things, using OS X betas, Thunderbolt 3, what's holding the iPad back, whether tablets will be marginalized by bigger phones and smaller laptops, and the Sega CD.
Episode 62 of the Accidental Tech Podcast podcast, hosted by ATP, titled "62: Journey Would Be Wasted On You" was published on April 24, 2014 and runs 133 minutes.
April 24, 2014 ·133m · Accidental Tech Podcast
Episode Description
- 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?
- OS X Beta Program for End Users
- Casey and Marco make John proud (spoiler)
- New third-generation Thunderbolt details
- 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:
- Will tablets be marginalized by bigger phones and smaller laptops?
- After-show:
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