We cross borders into the world of physical computing to chat about hardware hacking at House4Hack.

Kenneth, Kevin & Len are joined by Toby Kurien (@TobyKurien), one of the early founders of House4Hack, a maker space in Centurion, and chat about Raspberry PI, Arduino, hacking telescopes, sub-orbital flight (ok, not really), home automation and lots more. House4Hack is an open space dedicated to providing enthusiasts with a community and space where they can build physical computing projects and embedded systems.

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Follow Toby & House4Hack on the internet:

* https://twitter.com/TobyKurien

* http://tobykurien.com

* http://www.house4hack.co.za

* http://groups.google.com/group/house4hack

* http://www.meetup.com/house4hack-centurion/

Here are some resources mentioned during the show:

* Arduino - http://www.arduino.cc

* House4Hack High Altitude Glider Project - http://www.house4hack.co.za/high-altitude-glider-video

* House4Hack PiScope - http://www.house4hack.co.za/piscope

* OpenCV - http://opencv.org

* Make your own smart watch - http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-smart-watch/

* Desktop aquaponics - http://www.house4hack.co.za/desktop-aquaponics

* Getting started with Arduino Book - https://store.arduino.cc/product/B000001

* Raspberry PI 2 - https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-2-model-b/

* Arduino UNO - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoBoardUno

* ESP8266 - http://www.esp8266.com

* Intel Edison - http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/do-it-yourself/edison.html

* Intel Galileo - https://www.arduino.cc/en/ArduinoCertified/IntelGalileo

* Arduino IDE Built-in examples - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/BuiltInExamples

* Activating a camera shutter with an Arduino - http://www.martyncurrey.com/activating-the-shutter-release/

* How to photograph water droplets - http://www.photosbykev.com/wordpress/tips-and-trick/water-droplet-photography/

* X10 & Arduino - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/X10

* Other home automation protocols explained - http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/zigbee-vs-zwave-vs-insteon-home-automation-protocols-explained/

* Ubuntu MATE - https://ubuntu-mate.org

* OpenELEC - http://openelec.tv

* KODI - http://kodi.tv

* RetroPie - http://blog.petrockblock.com/retropie/

* 7 fantastic RetroPie game stations - http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-fantastic-retropie-game-stations-can-build-weekend/

* Turning the Raspberry PI into an FM transmitter - https://github.com/rm-hull/pifm

* Raspbian - https://www.raspbian.org

* Magpi magazine - https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/

* Raspberry PI Zero - https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/pi-zero/

* Node-RED - http://nodered.org

Suppliers mentioned (no affiliation)

* http://za.rs-online.com

* http://www.communica.co.za

* http://robotics.org.za

* http://www.mantech.co.za

* http://www.netram.co.za

* http://www.hobbytronics.co.za

* https://www.adafruit.com

* https://www.sparkfun.com

* http://www.dx.com

* http://www.banggood.com

Other local maker spaces

* Binary Space in the Vaal Triangle - http://www.binaryspace.co.za

* Makerlabs in Randburg - http://makerlabs.co.za

* The MakerSpace in Durban - http://themakerspace.co.za

* Maker Station in Cape Town - http://makerstation.co.za

And finally our picks

Kevin:

* Johnny-Five - http://johnny-five.io

* Arduino Starter Kit - https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoStarterKit

Kenneth:

* Lanseria Airport - http://lanseria.co.za

* Adafruit Learn Arduino Series - https://learn.adafruit.com/series/learn-arduino

Toby:

* Hacker News - https://news.ycombinator.com

* uMatrix browser addon - https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

* Detect and disconnect WiFi cameras in that AirBnB you're staying in - https://julianoliver.com/output/log_2015-12-18_14-39

Len:

* Lichess - http://en.lichess.org/

Join us as we explore Clojure, the robust, practical and fast programming language.Kenneth, Kevin & Len talk to Robert Stuttaford (@RobStuttaford), co-founder and CTO of Cognician, about the Clojure programming language and his experience using it for the last few years. We discuss the language itself as well as some tools. We sing the praises of Rich Hickey, even if it just for his great talks, and stroll around the ecosystem including the obligatory stop at Datomic.Robert really did a great job of guiding us through the landscape and we're very excited about Clojure after this call. We'll definitely have Robert back in the future to cover Datomic and other parts of Clojure we didn't cover.Quick aside, the conversation was very organic and we skipped the formal introductions, and we had a few small technical snags with the recording, but the content is still great and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we did recording.Follow Robert and Cognician on the web:- https://twitter.com/RobStuttaford- http://www.stuttaford.me- http://www.cognician.comHere are some resources mentioned in the show:* emacs - https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/* Spacemacs - https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs* Clojure Programming (O'Reilly) - http://www.clojurebook.com* Robert's emacs.d - https://github.com/robert-stuttaford/.emacs.d* Simple Made Easy by Rich Hickey - http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-Easy* Rich Hickey's Greatest Hits - https://changelog.com/rich-hickeys-greatest-hits/* Lisp - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_(programming_language)* DotLisp - http://dotlisp.sourceforge.net/dotlisp.htm* Clojurescript - https://github.com/clojure/clojurescript* edn (extensible data notation) - https://github.com/edn-format/edn* schema - https://github.com/plumatic/schema* Isomorphic JavaScript - http://isomorphic.net* Homoiconicity - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homoiconicity* algo.monads - https://github.com/clojure/algo.monads* Logic programming with core.logic - https://github.com/clojure/core.logic* Excel-REPL - https://github.com/whamtet/Excel-REPL* Arcadia, Clojure integration with Unity 3D - https://github.com/arcadia-unity/Arcadia* ClojureScript + React Native - http://cljsrn.org* Planck ClojureScript REPL - http://planck-repl.org* Clojure for the Brave and True - http://www.braveclojure.com* clojurians on Slack - http://clojurians.net* #clojure on Freenode* Clojure Google Group - http://groups.google.com/group/clojure* ClojureBridge - http://www.clojurebridge.org* Clojure Cup - http://www.clojurecup.com* Nikita Prokopov - https://github.com/tonsky* Datomic - http://www.datomic.comAnd finally our picks:Kenneth:* Simple Made Easy by Rich Hickey - http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-EasyLen:* Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - http://www.sicpdistilled.com/* SICP Lecture Videos - http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-001-structure-and-interpretation-of-computer-programs-spring-2005/video-lectures/Robert:* emacs - https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/* Mindfulness meditation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness* Tim Ewald - Clojure: Programming with Hand Tools - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShEez0JkOFwKevin:* Spacemacs - https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs* Coggle - https://coggle.itStay in touch:* Socialize - https://twitter.com/zadevchat & http://facebook.com/ZADevChat/* Suggestions and feedback - https://github.com/zadevchat/ping* Subscribe and rate in iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/za/podcast/zadevchat-podcast/id1057372777PS:We'll be at RubyFuza in Cape Town on Feb 4th & 5th, and at Devconf in Fourways on March 8th. Please come say hi!

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Join us as we explore Clojure, the robust, practical and fast programming language.

Kenneth, Kevin & Len talk to Robert Stuttaford (@RobStuttaford), co-founder and CTO of Cognician, about the Clojure programming language and his experience using it for the last few years. We discuss the language itself as well as some tools. We sing the praises of Rich Hickey, even if it just for his great talks, and stroll around the ecosystem including the obligatory stop at Datomic.

Robert really did a great job of guiding us through the landscape and we're very excited about Clojure after this call. We'll definitely have Robert back in the future to cover Datomic and other parts of Clojure we didn't cover.

Quick aside, the conversation was very organic and we skipped the formal introductions, and we had a few small technical snags with the recording, but the content is still great and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we did recording.

Follow Robert and Cognician on the web:

- https://twitter.com/RobStuttaford

- http://www.stuttaford.me

- http://www.cognician.com

Here are some resources mentioned in the show:

* emacs - https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/

* Spacemacs - https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs

* Clojure Programming (O'Reilly) - http://www.clojurebook.com

* Robert's emacs.d - https://github.com/robert-stuttaford/.emacs.d

* Simple Made Easy by Rich Hickey - http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-Easy

* Rich Hickey's Greatest Hits - https://changelog.com/rich-hickeys-greatest-hits/

* Lisp - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_(programming_language)

* DotLisp - http://dotlisp.sourceforge.net/dotlisp.htm

* Clojurescript - https://github.com/clojure/clojurescript

* edn (extensible data notation) - https://github.com/edn-format/edn

* schema - https://github.com/plumatic/schema

* Isomorphic JavaScript - http://isomorphic.net

* Homoiconicity - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homoiconicity

* algo.monads - https://github.com/clojure/algo.monads

* Logic programming with core.logic - https://github.com/clojure/core.logic

* Excel-REPL - https://github.com/whamtet/Excel-REPL

* Arcadia, Clojure integration with Unity 3D - https://github.com/arcadia-unity/Arcadia

* ClojureScript + React Native - http://cljsrn.org

* Planck ClojureScript REPL - http://planck-repl.org

* Clojure for the Brave and True - http://www.braveclojure.com

* clojurians on Slack - http://clojurians.net

* #clojure on Freenode

* Clojure Google Group - http://groups.google.com/group/clojure

* ClojureBridge - http://www.clojurebridge.org

* Clojure Cup - http://www.clojurecup.com

* Nikita Prokopov - https://github.com/tonsky

* Datomic - http://www.datomic.com

And finally our picks:

Kenneth:

* Simple Made Easy by Rich Hickey - http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Simple-Made-Easy

Len:

* Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - http://www.sicpdistilled.com/

* SICP Lecture Videos - http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-001-structure-and-interpretation-of-computer-programs-spring-2005/video-lectures/

Robert:

* emacs - https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/

* Mindfulness meditation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness

* Tim Ewald - Clojure: Programming with Hand Tools - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShEez0JkOFw

Kevin:

* Spacemacs - https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs

* Coggle - https://coggle.it

Stay in touch:

* Socialize - https://twitter.com/zadevchat & http://facebook.com/ZADevChat/

* Suggestions and feedback - https://github.com/zadevchat/ping

* Subscribe and rate in iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/za/podcast/zadevchat-podcast/id1057372777

PS:

We'll be at RubyFuza in Cape Town on Feb 4th & 5th, and at Devconf in Fourways on March 8th. Please come say hi!

In this episode we explore the local world of open data and civic hacking.Kenneth, Kevin and Len are joined by Jason Norwood-Young (@j_norwood_young) from Code4SA (@Code4SA). Jason was a tech journalist in a previous life and "converted to the dark side" to become a developer. He's currently working with Code4SA on various open data and civic hacking initiatives and took us for a whirlwind tour of the space.We touch on a range of topics, from acquiring data from government and civil society, to the tools used to clean and interview the data, to publishing the data and building impacting projects that better the lives of people on the ground. We wrap up with some ways curious folks can get involved in the civic hacking movement, chatting local and global efforts to disseminate information and empower people.Follow Jason (https://twitter.com/j_norwood_young) and Code4SA (https://twitter.com/Code4SA) on Twitter. Code4SA has an exhaustive list of projects on GitHub (https://github.com/Code4SA), and can be found online at http://code4sa.orgThis show was packed with a lot of resources, all listed below:* What is open data? - http://opendatahandbook.org/guide/en/what-is-open-data/* Section 32: Access to information - http://www.acts.co.za/constitution-of-the-republic-of-south-africa-act-1996/index.html?32_access_to_information.phpNon-exhaustive list of sources:* STATS SA Data - http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=1417* IEC Elections API - https://api.elections.org.za* Code4SA data repository - https://data.code4sa.org* City of Cape Town Open Data Portal - https://web1.capetown.gov.za/web1/OpenDataPortal/* Municipal Demarcation Board - http://www.demarcation.org.za/index.php/downloads/boundary-data* Code4SA Maps API - http://maps.code4sa.org* Parliamentary Monitoring Group - https://pmg.org.zaA few tools of the trade:* IPython - http://ipython.org* Requests - http://docs.python-requests.org* lxml - http://lxml.de/* Beautiful Soup - http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/* cheerio - https://github.com/cheeriojs/cheerio* Google Spreadsheets - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets* OpenRefine - http://openrefine.org* Infogr.am - https://infogr.am/* Mapbox - https://www.mapbox.com* Datawrapper - https://datawrapper.de* DocumentCloud - https://www.documentcloud.orgSpotlight on Code4SA:* Data quests - http://scibraai.co.za/join-the-data-quest-to-tell-science-stories-with-sa-data/* Naked Data Newsletter - http://code4sa.org/newsletter/* Wazimap - http://wazimap.co.za* Know your 'hood - http://mg.co.za/page/know-your-hood* South Africa's Protest Map - http://protest-map.code4sa.org/* Hospital ratings - http://hospitals.code4sa.org* Medicine Price Index - http://mpr.code4sa.org* Living on the edge - http://livingwage.code4sa.org* Open By-laws - http://openbylaws.org.za* Black Sash MAVC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdi2kDt4Ieo & http://www.blacksash.org.za/index.php/sash-in-action/stories-from-the-field/1657-mavc-dialogue-with-tshedza-development-project* Data Journalism School - http://code4sa.org/school/* Code4SA on GitHub - https://github.com/Code4SAOther, non-affiliated, code* groups:* Code for Africa - http://www.codeforafrica.org* Code for America - http://www.codeforamerica.org* HackHackers - http://hackshackers.com* HackHackers Johannesburg - http://www.meetup.com/HacksHackersAfrica/Our spot in the global arena* Open Data Index - http://index.okfn.org* South Africa's ranking - http://index.okfn.org/place/south-africa/After we stopped recording we also chatted about Adrian Frith's Dotmap - http://dotmap.adrianfrith.com/And finally, our picks:Kenneth:* Bounce - http://bounceinc.co.za* The Revenant - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoebZZ8K5N0Len:* WolfenGo - https://github.com/gdm85/wolfengoJason:* Wolfenstein 1-DKevin:* Pocket - https://getpocket.com

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In this episode we explore the local world of open data and civic hacking.

Kenneth, Kevin and Len are joined by Jason Norwood-Young (@j_norwood_young) from Code4SA (@Code4SA). Jason was a tech journalist in a previous life and "converted to the dark side" to become a developer. He's currently working with Code4SA on various open data and civic hacking initiatives and took us for a whirlwind tour of the space.

We touch on a range of topics, from acquiring data from government and civil society, to the tools used to clean and interview the data, to publishing the data and building impacting projects that better the lives of people on the ground. We wrap up with some ways curious folks can get involved in the civic hacking movement, chatting local and global efforts to disseminate information and empower people.

Follow Jason (https://twitter.com/j_norwood_young) and Code4SA (https://twitter.com/Code4SA) on Twitter. Code4SA has an exhaustive list of projects on GitHub (https://github.com/Code4SA), and can be found online at http://code4sa.org

This show was packed with a lot of resources, all listed below:

* What is open data? - http://opendatahandbook.org/guide/en/what-is-open-data/

* Section 32: Access to information - http://www.acts.co.za/constitution-of-the-republic-of-south-africa-act-1996/index.html?32_access_to_information.php

Non-exhaustive list of sources:

* STATS SA Data - http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=1417

* IEC Elections API - https://api.elections.org.za

* Code4SA data repository - https://data.code4sa.org

* City of Cape Town Open Data Portal - https://web1.capetown.gov.za/web1/OpenDataPortal/

* Municipal Demarcation Board - http://www.demarcation.org.za/index.php/downloads/boundary-data

* Code4SA Maps API - http://maps.code4sa.org

* Parliamentary Monitoring Group - https://pmg.org.za

A few tools of the trade:

* IPython - http://ipython.org

* Requests - http://docs.python-requests.org

* lxml - http://lxml.de/

* Beautiful Soup - http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/

* cheerio - https://github.com/cheeriojs/cheerio

* Google Spreadsheets - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets

* OpenRefine - http://openrefine.org

* Infogr.am - https://infogr.am/

* Mapbox - https://www.mapbox.com

* Datawrapper - https://datawrapper.de

* DocumentCloud - https://www.documentcloud.org

Spotlight on Code4SA:

* Data quests - http://scibraai.co.za/join-the-data-quest-to-tell-science-stories-with-sa-data/

* Naked Data Newsletter - http://code4sa.org/newsletter/

* Wazimap - http://wazimap.co.za

* Know your 'hood - http://mg.co.za/page/know-your-hood

* South Africa's Protest Map - http://protest-map.code4sa.org/

* Hospital ratings - http://hospitals.code4sa.org

* Medicine Price Index - http://mpr.code4sa.org

* Living on the edge - http://livingwage.code4sa.org

* Open By-laws - http://openbylaws.org.za

* Black Sash MAVC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdi2kDt4Ieo & http://www.blacksash.org.za/index.php/sash-in-action/stories-from-the-field/1657-mavc-dialogue-with-tshedza-development-project

* Data Journalism School - http://code4sa.org/school/

* Code4SA on GitHub - https://github.com/Code4SA

Other, non-affiliated, code* groups:

* Code for Africa - http://www.codeforafrica.org

* Code for America - http://www.codeforamerica.org

* HackHackers - http://hackshackers.com

* HackHackers Johannesburg - http://www.meetup.com/HacksHackersAfrica/

Our spot in the global arena

* Open Data Index - http://index.okfn.org

* South Africa's ranking - http://index.okfn.org/place/south-africa/

After we stopped recording we also chatted about Adrian Frith's Dotmap - http://dotmap.adrianfrith.com/

And finally, our picks:

Kenneth:

* Bounce - http://bounceinc.co.za

* The Revenant - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoebZZ8K5N0

Len:

* WolfenGo - https://github.com/gdm85/wolfengo

Jason:

* Wolfenstein 1-D

Kevin:

* Pocket - https://getpocket.com

In this episode we explore the world of indie game development.Kenneth and Kevin are joined by Sean Goncalves (@The_Son_of_Wolf) and Ben Myres (@_benjamming) from Nyamakop (@_Nyamakop), makers of independent games in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.We touch on the difference between "AAA" and "indie" games, tools of the trade, the experiences of releasing a game, and how accurate the Indie Game movie is.Ben & Sean share their experiences and observations and offers a ton of great insights and advice, and many ways to get involved in making games. We were pleasantly surprised to learn that there is a very active and successful community of game makers in South Africa. There are plenty of opportunities for beginners and experts alike to get involved with game development, and we hope to have helped clear some of the fog of war surrounding the topic.Follow Nyamakop on Twitter (https://twitter.com/_Nyamakop) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Nyamakop).Some useful resources from the discussion, categorized below.Tools and assets:* Unreal Engine - http://www.unrealengine.com* GameMaker: Studio - http://www.yoyogames.com/studio* Unity - http://www.unity3d.com* Made with Unity - http://madewith.unity.com* Unity on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/Unity3D* OpenGameArt - http://www.opengameart.orgLocal community & events:* Make Games SA - http://makegamessa.com* Amaze Festival Johannesburg - http://www.amaze-johannesburg.co.za* Super Friendship Arcade - https://www.facebook.com/superfriendshiparcade* Electronics & Gaming Expo - http://www.egesa.co.za* rAge Expo - http://www.rageexpo.co.zaLocal games:* Broforce - http://www.broforcegame.com* STASIS - http://www.stasisgame.comInternational events with local participation:* Global Game Jam - http://globalgamejam.org* Ludum Dare - http://ludumdare.com/compo/Picks:Kevin:* Daniel Smith (@jellym4nn) - RubyGL talk at Rubyfuza 2016Kenneth:* Buffer - http://buffer.com* Humble Bundle - http://humblebundle.comBen:* Thomas was Alone - http://store.steampowered.com/app/220780/* The floor is jelly - http://store.steampowered.com/app/295750/* Ludum Dare - http://ludumdare.com/compo/* No Man's Sky - http://www.no-mans-sky.com/Sean:* GIMP - https://www.gimp.org/* Blender - https://www.blender.org/* Twine - http://twinery.orgStay in touch:* Socialize - https://twitter.com/zadevchat & http://facebook.com/ZADevChat/* Suggestions and feedback - https://github.com/zadevchat/ping* Subscribe and rate in iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/za/podcast/zadevchat-podcast/id1057372777PS:In researching our guests post-recording we discovered Ben is one of the Mail & Guardian's "200 Young South Africans under 35 for 2015" (http://200ysa.mg.co.za/blog/ben-myres/)! Well done Ben!

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In this episode we explore the world of indie game development.

Kenneth and Kevin are joined by Sean Goncalves (@The_Son_of_Wolf) and Ben Myres (@_benjamming) from Nyamakop (@_Nyamakop), makers of independent games in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.

We touch on the difference between "AAA" and "indie" games, tools of the trade, the experiences of releasing a game, and how accurate the Indie Game movie is.

Ben & Sean share their experiences and observations and offers a ton of great insights and advice, and many ways to get involved in making games. We were pleasantly surprised to learn that there is a very active and successful community of game makers in South Africa. There are plenty of opportunities for beginners and experts alike to get involved with game development, and we hope to have helped clear some of the fog of war surrounding the topic.

Follow Nyamakop on Twitter (https://twitter.com/_Nyamakop) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Nyamakop).

Some useful resources from the discussion, categorized below.

Tools and assets:

* Unreal Engine - http://www.unrealengine.com

* GameMaker: Studio - http://www.yoyogames.com/studio

* Unity - http://www.unity3d.com

* Made with Unity - http://madewith.unity.com

* Unity on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/Unity3D

* OpenGameArt - http://www.opengameart.org

Local community & events:

* Make Games SA - http://makegamessa.com

* Amaze Festival Johannesburg - http://www.amaze-johannesburg.co.za

* Super Friendship Arcade - https://www.facebook.com/superfriendshiparcade

* Electronics & Gaming Expo - http://www.egesa.co.za

* rAge Expo - http://www.rageexpo.co.za

Local games:

* Broforce - http://www.broforcegame.com

* STASIS - http://www.stasisgame.com

International events with local participation:

* Global Game Jam - http://globalgamejam.org

* Ludum Dare - http://ludumdare.com/compo/

Picks:

Kevin:

* Daniel Smith (@jellym4nn) - RubyGL talk at Rubyfuza 2016

Kenneth:

* Buffer - http://buffer.com

* Humble Bundle - http://humblebundle.com

Ben:

* Thomas was Alone - http://store.steampowered.com/app/220780/

* The floor is jelly - http://store.steampowered.com/app/295750/

* Ludum Dare - http://ludumdare.com/compo/

* No Man's Sky - http://www.no-mans-sky.com/

Sean:

* GIMP - https://www.gimp.org/

* Blender - https://www.blender.org/

* Twine - http://twinery.org

Stay in touch:

* Socialize - https://twitter.com/zadevchat & http://facebook.com/ZADevChat/

* Suggestions and feedback - https://github.com/zadevchat/ping

* Subscribe and rate in iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/za/podcast/zadevchat-podcast/id1057372777

PS:

In researching our guests post-recording we discovered Ben is one of the Mail & Guardian's "200 Young South Africans under 35 for 2015" (http://200ysa.mg.co.za/blog/ben-myres/)! Well done Ben!

In this episode we turn the spotlight on the Rust programming language.Kevin has been dabbling with it recently and shares his experience of exploring what Rust has to offer."Rust is a systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents segfaults, and guarantees thread safety" - rust-lang.org Len and Kevin pick apart some of language features, the type system, memory safety, thread safety, platforms and its steeper learning curve. We make plenty of casual comparisons between different features of Rust and various other programming languages, including C, C++, Ruby, Java & Go.We also chunk up a bit higher and explore real life use cases like Servo (an HTML rendering engine), Diesel (an ORM that compiles the schema into your type system), Skylight (a Rails instrumentation service) and a few other hypotheticals we found.After that we check out the great documentation created by Steve Klabnik, exploring the pros and cons of executable comments. We discuss the basic tooling and package management system too.Our discussion then turns to their release process, the adoption of semver in the community, and whether it is a good bet for writing production systems.If you use Rust in production, or know somebody who does, please submit an issue on our ping repo for a future show!Useful links:* https://www.rust-lang.org* http://servo.org* https://github.com/wycats/rust-activesupport* https://github.com/sgrif/diesel* http://www.matusiak.eu/numerodix/blog/2016/1/10/two-weeks-rust/* http://arthurtw.github.io/2014/11/30/rust-borrow-lifetimes.html* http://arewewebyet.com/Picks:Kevin & Len* Motherland coffee - http://www.motherlandcoffee.comKenneth* CityRock - http://www.cityrock.co.zaStay in touch:* Socialize - https://twitter.com/zadevchat & http://facebook.com/ZADevChat/* Suggestions and feedback - https://github.com/zadevchat/ping* Subscribe and rate in iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/za/podcast/zadevchat-podcast/id1057372777

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In this episode we turn the spotlight on the Rust programming language.

Kevin has been dabbling with it recently and shares his experience of exploring what Rust has to offer.

"Rust is a systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents segfaults, and guarantees thread safety" - rust-lang.org

Len and Kevin pick apart some of language features, the type system, memory safety, thread safety, platforms and its steeper learning curve. We make plenty of casual comparisons between different features of Rust and various other programming languages, including C, C++, Ruby, Java & Go.

We also chunk up a bit higher and explore real life use cases like Servo (an HTML rendering engine), Diesel (an ORM that compiles the schema into your type system), Skylight (a Rails instrumentation service) and a few other hypotheticals we found.

After that we check out the great documentation created by Steve Klabnik, exploring the pros and cons of executable comments. We discuss the basic tooling and package management system too.

Our discussion then turns to their release process, the adoption of semver in the community, and whether it is a good bet for writing production systems.

If you use Rust in production, or know somebody who does, please submit an issue on our ping repo for a future show!

Useful links:

* https://www.rust-lang.org

* http://servo.org

* https://github.com/wycats/rust-activesupport

* https://github.com/sgrif/diesel

* http://www.matusiak.eu/numerodix/blog/2016/1/10/two-weeks-rust/

* http://arthurtw.github.io/2014/11/30/rust-borrow-lifetimes.html

* http://arewewebyet.com/

Picks:

Kevin & Len

* Motherland coffee - http://www.motherlandcoffee.com

Kenneth

* CityRock - http://www.cityrock.co.za

Stay in touch:

* Socialize - https://twitter.com/zadevchat & http://facebook.com/ZADevChat/

* Suggestions and feedback - https://github.com/zadevchat/ping

* Subscribe and rate in iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/za/podcast/zadevchat-podcast/id1057372777

Kevin, Len & Kenneth chat to Robert Maclean (https://twitter.com/rmaclean) about the first DevConf ZA (http://www.devconf.co.za) happening on the 8th of March 2016 at the Riversands Conference Venue in Johannesburg.Important dates:Mid-January 2016 - Ticket Sales Open18 January - CFP closes8 March - Conference dayThis one day multi-track conference aims to help developers skill up in their respective focus areas, with a strong focus on local presenters sharing knowledge with their local audience. There are still plenty of speaker and sponsor opportunities available. First time speakers are encouraged to submit their proposals and can expect a helping hand from the organizers and wider community to refine their talks before the big day.https://twitter.com/devconfzahttp://www.devconf.co.zaPick list:Kenneth* Programming Elixir by Dave Thomas - https://pragprog.com/book/elixir/programming-elixir* Camping!* Ensure your waterproof cover for your phone can handle a rough shore break o_OLen* Org Mode for emacs - http://orgmode.orgRobert* David Wong - http://johndiesattheend.com* Devconf ZA website - http://www.devconf.co.zaKevin* Game Programming Patterns - http://gameprogrammingpatterns.com

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