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Linux Dev Time

The Late Night Linux Family

Professional software developers Amolith and Kevin join Joe and guests to discuss developing with, and for Linux.

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August 23 · 26 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 157
Macros: are they a superpower, a necessary evil, or a mistake? Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
August 9 · 25 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 156
How deep should you go with your understanding of systems? Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
July 26 · 26 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 155
Does language choice actually matter? Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
July 12 · 23 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 154
With an increase in the number of security bugs being disclosed irresponsibly, we dig into how the process should work, the differences between normal bugs and security bugs, the complexities of coordinating patches, the human issues involved, and more. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
June 28 · 7 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 153
The bit of code we admire most and why. This is a short episode because Joe is having a summer break. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
June 14 · 25 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 152
We get into the process of working on and with formal protocol specifications, something Andy is familiar with from his work on Matrix. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
May 31 · 28 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 151
What makes a good library? Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
May 17 · 28 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 150
Andy has been taking the One Billion Row Challenge, and has been thinking about the broader question of what makes software fast. Andy’s videos on Peertube and YouTube. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
May 3 · 21 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 149
It’s yet another hot questions episode. Colour schemes, syntax highlighting, code patterns, fonts, and keyboards. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
April 19 · 26 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 148
We get into dependency management. The pros and cons of tools like Dependabot, the varying approaches with different languages and standard library sizes, the times when pinning dependencies makes sense, and more. Turn Dependabot Off Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
April 5 · 23 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 147
It’s another hot questions episode. Whether we think better on our own or with other people, our non-standard debugging habits, favourite interview questions, coding at night, character encoding, and abolishing time zones. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
March 22 · 25 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 146
In the wake of Discord’s recent announcement about age verification, Matrix recently came in for a lot of criticism by a lot of people who said it’s not a viable replacement. Andy works on Matrix for a living and Amolith is invested in the XMPP world so we get into secure messaging, trade-offs between security and user experience, federation, and more. Piss up at The Shipwrights Arms (just next to London Bridge station) on Saturday 27th June from 6pm until late Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
March 8 · 23 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 145
The importance of having and sticking to correct development processes, what can go wrong when you don’t, and how to fix the problems you might end up with. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
February 22 · 22 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 144
People often like to talk down Electron, but it is really that bad? There may be better ways to use Web technologies to make desktop apps, but isn’t having Linux versions of apps a good thing no matter how they are made? We mentioned Tauri and Wails. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
February 8 · 25 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 143
The career progression options you have as a software engineer, moving from junior to senior dev, other paths you can go down like architecture or tech lead, and why management isn’t for everyone. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
January 25 · 22 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 142
Software complexity is a complex topic, so we dig into it. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
January 11 · 23 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 141
Dealing with a crisis as a developer, how to keep everyone in the loop while you fix systems and code, why pointing the blame isn’t useful, some of our horror stories, and more. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
Dec 28, 2025 · 5 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 140
What we are likely to be doing when you hear this, and why it’s unlikely to involve much in the way of development. This is a short episode because Joe is having a break for the Christmas period. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed
Dec 14, 2025 · 27 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 139
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Nov 30, 2025 · 25 min
Linux Dev Time – Episode 138
When the right time to make a big change to your software is, how you get users to test pre-release versions, how long you keep old features around, when that’s not possible, and more. Support us on Patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes See our contact page for ways to get in touch. Subscribe to the RSS feed

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