Programming Throwdown

Programming Throwdown educates Computer Scientists and Software Engineers on a cavalcade of programming and tech topics. Every show will cover a new programming language, so listeners will be able to speak intelligently about any programming language.

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Mailbag

Episode Date: November 19, 2012

This show covers some of the top questions asked by the fans. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Query Languages

Episode Date: October 28, 2012

This show covers Query Languages, programming languages designed at accessing data from databases. Tools of the biweek: Pixen and Downcast...

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BASIC

Episode Date: September 22, 2012

This show covers Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC), a starter language for many programmers. Tools of the biweek: Dung...

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Go

Episode Date: September 6, 2012

This show covers Go, an interpreted, low-level language that has native coroutine support. News:100000 DPI printer, Joyent Cloud ending lifet...

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Java

Episode Date: August 3, 2012

This show covers Java, a semi-compiled language used heavily in web and mobile development. News: Ouya android gaming console, Is C/C++ Worth...

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Build Automation

Episode Date: June 27, 2012

This show covers build automation, scripts to streamline the build process. News: New Top Level Domains, Anatomy of Freemium, LinkedIn Passwo...

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Lua

Episode Date: May 29, 2012

This show covers Lua, an interpreted language designed to be embedded into larger applications. News: Facbeook IPO, Javascript Arduino progra...

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C++

Episode Date: April 9, 2012

This show covers C++, a general-purpose programming language. News: Visualizing code to fail faster, the future of the used game market, Prin...

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Dart

Episode Date: March 20, 2012

This show covers Dart, a client-side browser alternative to javascript. Dart currently only runs in Chrome, but dart code can be compiled to...

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Lisp

Episode Date: February 26, 2012

This show covers Lisp, one of the first functional langauge that is often used for academic purposes, but also has a place in industry. The e...

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Javascript

Episode Date: August 29, 2011

This show covers Javascript, the only client-side scripting language built into most modern browsers. The episode talks about Patrick's move...

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HTML and CSS

Episode Date: August 5, 2011

This show covers HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), two of the three languages that make up most client-side...

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Prolog

Episode Date: July 4, 2011

This show covers Prolog (Programmable Logic), a rule based language based on deductive inferencing. The episode talks about the Zynga IPO, Go...

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Objective-C

Episode Date: June 18, 2011

This show covers Objective-C, the premier language for iphone, ipad, and os/x app development. The episode talks about the upcoming Wii U con...

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Assembly

Episode Date: May 21, 2011

This show covers Assembly, the lowest level language used to program a computer. This episode talks about the amount of traffic Netflix is ge...

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Matlab and Octave

Episode Date: April 27, 2011

This show covers Matlab, a matrix-based interpreted multiprocessing function language. This episode talks about cloud computing, gaming, and...

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C Programming Language

Episode Date: March 9, 2011

This show covers C, the foundation of all programming languages. We begin by introducing ourselves, then jump into talking about the PS3 hack...