Recorded July 14, 2023

We're joined by Steve Greenblatt and Brittany DiCesare from Control Concepts to talk programming, programming, and more programming. While most AV projects seem to involve a vague scope of work and set of drawings, leaving the dots to be connected by the programmer, Steve and Brittany suggest a more holistic approach wherein software and automation is considered from the beginning. We talk about manufacturer plug-ins and modules, hiring programmers vs. growing programmers, AI-powered easy buttons, and designing AV based on the quality of software support in the control software rather than the hardware capabilities.

Control Concepts https://www.controlconcepts.net

Steve Greenblatt, President

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevegreenblatt

• Twitter: @stevegreenblatt

• Ask the Programmer podcast: https://asktheprogrammer.podbean.com/

• AV Nation A State of Control podcast: https://www.avnation.tv/series/a-state-of-control/

Brittany DiCesare, Client Success Manager

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittdice

• Twitter: @brittdice

Alternate show titles:

• Hipster AV

• Run what you brung

• Economical Tchotchke Versions

• Becoming relevant again… maybe

• Faster, Easier, Cheaper

• You've gotta control it somehow

• The Easy Button is killing programmers

• I experiment with all kinds of things

• Professional Configurator

• A lot of sorta-working stuff

• The Large Brain the Sky