Magpie Talkshow Episode 17 - Corey Latislaw (Solar-powered Minesweeper Edition)

After far too long a hiatus, the Magpie Talkshow is back with it's 17th episode. This week we wrap up the last of the interviews I recorded at Øredev last year, and hear my chat with Android developer Corey Latislaw. Mobile development in general is somewhat outside my wheelhouse, so I was very keen to hear about the challenges in that space. At Øredev, Corey did a talk about Android as the world phone, and during our interview we touch on a number of aspects of developing solutions for the emerging world, and how as a mobile developer you can start targetting the next 5 billion users.

We also find time to talk about the merits of minesweeper for identifying algorithmic aptitude, Corey's work helping bring small-scale solar to off-grid communities, and why Android fragmentation might not be as bad as you might have previously heard.

You can find more about Corey here: http://coreylatislaw.com, find more about Off Grid Electric here: http://offgrid-electric.com, and follow her on twitter here: https://twitter.com/corey_latislaw.