Tim Hardy

I’ve recently discovered an excellent new podcast on software engineering - Software Engineering Radio. I’ve long been a fan of IT Conversations and In Our Time and this is a very welcome addition to my listening schedule.

As I client I’ve been using my Nokia N95 after upgrading the firmware to v20.0.015. The upgraded phone has no difficulty addressing memory cards larger than 4G, vastly improved battery life while playing mp3s, no longer crashes from running out of memory (thanks to on demand paging which also cuts the boot time significantly) and has a podcast client built in that remembers where I left off a particular episode. This is ideal if, like me, you use podcasts to claw back otherwise wasted time and so often digest episodes in several minute chunks.

Oh, and you can sync up your subscriptions and download new episodes direct to the player using wireless which makes it extremely convenient.

I’m working through the Software Engineering Radio backlist at the moment and have particularly enjoyed the following episodes on game development, Erlang, Lisp and an interview with Erich Gamma. You know something must be good when you find yourself looking forward to doing the washing up because it will give you another ten minutes to listen to more of the latest episode. For anyone interested in software development, I’d heartily recommend it.