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From adventures in learning, a recipe for great collaborations, to creativity and problem-solving in tech. It's a deep dive chat with Wes Payne. Other topics include: one definition of Wes-work introvertedness and the subtle art of being agreeable strategies in brainstorming entropy and evolution of routines in creativity hammock time and meditation Buddhism and our mind's understanding of the world the importance of context in comprehension Note: Brent's chat with Wes originally aired as part of an excellent series of Brunchs (https://extras.show/tags/brunch%20with%20brent).

Mike has a few stories to share, but more importantly a very hard lesson he's going to make damn sure you learn. And Chris has a breakthrough after spending the weekend with WSL's GUI Linux apps.

Our thoughts on the hardware Apple announced this week, and if any of it is suitable for professional workloads. Plus your feedback, a few random stories, and more.

We visit an alternate reality where Epic wins in their fight against Apple, COBOL reigns supreme, and the halls of great Jedi Temple are lined with Object-C developers.

After a decade long fight, no one feels like a winner. Plus, the tail of an embarrassing switch gone wrong, and our thoughts on Oracle vs. Google finally coming to an end.

Ruby has gone off the rails this week, and Wes is here to explain what’s happened. Plus emails into the show send Chris into a full Linux panic.

Some sage developer wisdom is overshadowed by Mike's mad stonk game, while Chris worries Apple's secret M1 tricks charming Linux users.

Mike goes straight for the attack and hits Chris where it hurts, then it's problem-solving time.

Mike reveals his secret project to Chris, who has several probing questions.

After we pine about the way things used to be, Mike shares why he is developing a fondness for C++.

We open the robe and share some vintage career origin stories. And we save Mike's soul by answering a few emails.

Mike crosses over to report back from the other side, and Chris is along for the ride.

After reflecting on more than 8 years of the show, we get into solving problems and taking names. Plus a couple of special announcements, and some Hoopla we've just got to talk about.

Microsoft is working on a bot that can deepfake you real good, and we have thoughts. Plus some insights into testing, and a special friend returns to the show.

The guys can't help but laugh when they hear the test tests one well-known online giant is testing. You might say they get a bit testy.

Is performance the ultimate requirement? What amount of compromise are we comfortable with?

Mike and Chris discuss the recent JetBrains FUD and ponder the impact of recent AWS policy enforcement. Plus a bunch of cool setups sent in by our audience.

Their lives change forever when they meet a handsome, tormented, laptop.

Services and subscriptions get a bad wrap, so we flip the script and talk about the ones we're grateful to pay for.

Mike details his favorite python tools and his tricks for performance concerns. Plus a bunch of workspace improvement ideas, feedback, and more.