Follow-up on pCell and database scaling, including horizontal sharding schemes, tiered data layers, and taking a stand against the "premature optimization" tautology.
When and why do developers learn something new, and why does Marco keep using PHP for everything?
Second Crack
Fast Text
John's blog
OS X Beta Program for End Users
What's coming on June 2nd?
Casey and Marco make John proud (
spoiler)
New
third-generation Thunderbolt details
MagSafe vs. MagSafe 2
Overcast update
Are iPad sales leveling off? Why?
How we use our iPads today
Limitations in modern iOS
Are iPad apps stagnating?
Jean-Louis Gassée's take
Gruber's response
Casey on T-Mobile's Free Internet (relevant
T-Mobile info)
Apps mentioned:
Tweetbot
Twitterrific
1Password
Fantastical 2
Threes
Monument Valley
Year Walk
The Room
Will tablets be marginalized by bigger phones and smaller laptops?
After-show:
Sega CD,
32X,
CDX (which Marco thought was codenamed Jupiter, but that was
something else),
Saturn, and
Dreamcast.
Casey and Marco's video game history and why they don't bother anymore. What do the three hosts do during our free time, anyway?
Apps mentioned:
Ridiculous Fishing
Letterpress
Dots
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