Episodes

• 217: The Panacea of Modern Ports — Luc-Olivier and Yanik share their conflicted feelings on USB standards and connectors.
• 216: I’m Going to Solve All My Problems with Divs — Yanik shares his thoughts on three UI frameworks he played with throughout the year at work.
• 215: Test Once, Test Forever — Luc-Olivier explores what it means to have a testable codebase.
• 214: Experimental in Name Only — Yanik shares his experience messing with the Nix package manager.
• 213: Full-Frame Canary Statement — Luc-Olivier shares what he's been up to with film scanning at home.
• 212: Kool-Aid Man with a Press Release — The boys return from hiatus and Yanik shares the stories from Red Hat's summer of enterprise Linux drama.
• 211: Excited and Overwhelmed — Luc-Olivier goes over the past few months of social network news.
• 210: Desktop Linux Time Capsule — Yanik takes on the 2023 Old Computer Challenge.
• 209: Objective-C Boomer — Luc-Olivier and Yanik go over a few sessions from WWDC 2023 and share their evolving thoughts on the event.
• 208: We Can Do Braindances, Aren't We Cool? — Yanik and Luc-Olivier share their mixed feelings on the announcement of the Apple Vision Pro.
• 207: Plenty of Excuses Not to Write Your Own — Luc-Olivier shares some updates on his photo management and editing workflow.
• 206: Kids and Grandmas — Yanik goes over the past few weeks of turmoil at Xbox.
• 205: Lead by Example — Luc-Olivier ponders the future of desktop-class apps on the iPad.
• 204: Fields Per Second, Not Frames Per Second — Yanik wonders if interlaced video was unfairly maligned.
• 203: Box of Snakes — Luc-Olivier shares some tips on how to make more performant and reliable Core Data apps.
• 202: We Just Want Better Excuses to Shoot Things — Yanik talks about Bungie's adaptation to the live service mindset with Destiny 2.
• 201: It Might Look Good, But It's Still a Yoke — Luc-Olivier checks up on how the electric car market has evolved in the past two years.
• 200: Social Media Grief Counsellor — Yanik goes through the evolution of online communities and what behaviors and moderation hurdles have arisen because of those shifts.
• 199: Does Manga Count? — Luc-Olivier talks about rediscovering books and the public library system and Yanik makes his worst humblebrag ever.
• 198: Traditional Nintendo Art Style (Non-Derogatory) — Yanik talks about being a late adopter to the Nintendo Switch.
• 197: Procrastination is Part of the Process — Luc-Olivier shares his experience falling into the film photography rabbit hole.
• 196: I'll Browse Pokémon WAP All Day — Yanik and Luc-Olivier share the games they've enjoyed playing most in 2022.
• 195: Lock Screen Jumpscare — Luc-Olivier shares thoughts on his new iPhone 14 Pro and living in a world where phone upgrades feel more and more bland.
• 194: A White Roomba Running Vista — Yanik looks back at the Sony Vaio line of premium PCs.
• 193: iOS 15 Deployment Target — Luc-Olivier talks about new features available to app developers with an iOS 15 deployment target.
• 192: Nobody Made a Fishing Game — Yanik shares his thoughts on the Playdate and its first season of games.
• 191: Kind of a Blob — Luc-Olivier joins the Subaru family.
• 190: On a Sinking Ship — Yanik goes over his recent experience working on Android apps with Xamarin.
• 189: Photo Management Therapy — Luc-Olivier shares the ups and the downs of his recent photo management changes.
• 188: Software Treadmill — Yanik introduces Luc-Olivier to permacomputing.
• 187: Just! Register a UIFindInteractionDelegate — Luc-Olivier and Yanik go over some WWDC22 sessions off the beaten path.
• 186: Post-Resolution Era — Yanik shares his love for his new monitor setup.
• 185: Spelunking for Printer Drivers — Luc-Olivier finally breaks the silence on his experience with the M1 iMac.
• 184: Fraudulent Type System — Yanik gives an overview of what modern Web technology he's been using at his new job and how he feels about it.
• 183: You Can't Really Cheat — Luc-Olivier talks about taking fitness more seriously, and training at home since the pandemic.
• 182: Whatever, YOLO Attitude — Yanik and Luc-Olivier talk about (air quotes) post-pandemic anxiety.
• 181: So What Are You Buying? — After six long months, Luc-Olivier breaks the silence on his photography journey.
• 180: Take Me to the Olympics — Yanik talks about the user experience of streaming the Olympics.
• 179: The Vibe, The Structure, The Journey — Luc-Olivier and Yanik talk about their thoughts after the launch week of Gran Turismo 7.
• 178: The Retrogaming Sucker — Yanik gives his thoughts on his shiny new PS5 as he waits for Gran Turismo.
• 177: My Brain Says Yes, My Heart Says No — Luc-Olivier explores self-driving technology levels to better understand what the future holds.
• 176: Like A Prophet — Yanik talks about recent hurdles in the preservation of arcade games and culture.
• 175: The Sucker's Option — Luc-Olivier explores the impact of the 3G service shutdown on hardware preservation.
• 174: No Updates Since April 25th — Yanik and Luc-Olivier talk about their 2021 games of the year.
• 173: iOS 14 Deployment Target — Luc-Olivier talks about new features available to app developers with an iOS 14 deployment target.
• 172: Salaryman, Bottom of the Org Chart — Yanik ponders what's next in his career. (Also, Yanik goes to driving school.)
• 171: A Really Bad Slack — Luc-Olivier explores server-side backend development in Swift and discovers the joy of Discord.
• 170: Boomer Complaint — Yanik shares his experience learning Cocoa/AppKit as a former iOS developer.
• 169: Vinyl Moment — Luc-Olivier embarks on a journey to improve his photography skills.
• 168: I'm Just Cursed, Man — Yanik goes through the recent upgrades to his gaming setup.
• 167: A Bag No Longer Sold — Luc-Olivier goes over his recent iPad upgrade.
• 166: Japan's Napster — Luc-Olivier had to cancel at the last minute, so Yanik brought on a friend to gush about MiniDisc.
• 165: Literally Completely Backwards — Yanik takes Luc-Olivier on a tour of the different kinds of fighting game netcode.
• 164: No, It Doesn't Do Stonks — Luc-Olivier and Yanik each summarize three sessions from this year's WWDC.
• 163: Doubling Down on Dad Games — Yanik takes a look at PlayStation's spring of missteps.
• 162: But We Can't Find It — Luc-Olivier celebrates 4 years of owning his Focus RS with a history of his car ownership.
• 161: Burden of Explicitness — Yanik gives his thoughts on Swift and SwiftUI.
• 160: Optimized on Different Axes — Luc-Olivier buys a PC laptop.
• 159: Waving a Tree Branch Around — Yanik and Luc-Olivier play The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
• 158: Grandpa's Conspiracy Theorist Hat — Luc-Olivier goes over some alternatives to fully electric cars.
• 157: Tim Hortons Pay — Yanik returns with news from the world of Japanese transit ticketing and mobile payment infrastructure.
• 156: Expensive and Unreliable, Like a German Car — Luc-Olivier and Yanik discuss shopping for non-tech products, and share some that they've been enjoying recently.
• 155: Drink Responsibly — Yanik explains why his 2020 sucked, and it's not for the reasons you expect.
• 154: The Rich Guy from California Car — Luc-Olivier gives Yanik an overview of what's coming to the electric car market in the next year or so.
• 153: Massively Huge, Carefully Architected — Yanik looks back at what has changed in the world of desktop Linux since he last used it 10 years ago.
• 152: iOS 13 Deployment Target — Luc-Olivier talks about new features available to app developers with an iOS 13 deployment target.
• 151: Sega Monkeys, Not Sony Monkeys — Yanik and Luc-Olivier talk about their favorite games they played in 2020.
• 150: All My Friends Have HomePods — Luc-Olivier and Yanik review Google Stadia.
• 149: Big Oof — Yanik and Luc-Olivier catch up on what's going on with next-gen consoles.
• 148: Social Happy Place — Luc-Olivier and Yanik take a break from Twitter.
• 147: Gift to the Community — Yanik talks about what he values in software and makes an announcement.
• 146: Nope, Not That — Luc-Olivier returns to the show with thoughts on recently announced gadgets.
• 145: Clan Wars — Yanik and special guest Richard talk about their appreciation for Japanese train stations.
• 144: Categories of Dinguses — Luc-Olivier dreams of upgrading his smart home setup in his new condo.
• 143: Steve Jobs Fan Fiction — Yanik looks at the potential impact of the Epic vs. Apple case on iOS user experience.
• 142: Demystifying Core Data Migrations — Luc-Olivier explains the different types of Core Data migrations and when to use one or the other.
• 141: Emotional Crescendo — Yanik finally convinced Luc-Olivier to watch Your Name.
• 140: Who Will Finish Their Personal Project First? — Luc-Olivier and Yanik go over their top sessions of WWDC 2020.
• 139: Replicantable, Which is Not a Word — Yanik looks back at BeOS and what made it unique amongst operating systems.
• 138: Gran Turismo 7 Prologue — Luc-Olivier revisits Gran Turismo Sport.
• 137: Clickbait Topic — Yanik explains how the iPhone X changed the Japanese entertainment industry overnight.
• 136: Ultimate Swinging Pro — Luc-Olivier reviews the first Danganronpa game.
• 135: I Bought Dr. Pepper Before It Was Cool — Yanik recommends handheld games to Luc-Olivier.
• 134: Pressing Buttons Feels Good — Luc-Olivier and Yanik share the nine(?) games that define their taste in video games.
• 133: Career Frozen in Time — Yanik talks about his experience as an interviewer. Oh, and FF7R demo talk.
• 132: Billie Eilish is My Fault — Luc-Olivier reviews the AirPods Pro.
• 131: Accidental Pescatarian — Yanik diverges from tech to talk about what he's been up to in the kitchen.
• 130: All in All — Thanks to YouTube Premium deals, Luc-Olivier reviews two Google Nest Minis.
• 129: Climate of Negativity — For once, Yanik is the optimist. Too bad everyone else disagrees with him.
• 128: Tim Apple and Eddy Cook — Luc-Olivier and Yanik watch The Morning Show and give their first impressions of Apple TV+.
• 127: The True 64-bit Purist Lifestyle — Yanik explains why he thinks Apple is hardly to blame for the Catalina software apocalypse.
• 126: iOS 12 Deployment Target — Luc-Olivier talks about some cool features available to apps using an iOS 12 deployment target.
• 125: Not a PlayStation 1 Game — Yanik and Luc-Olivier share their favorite games they've played in 2019.
• 124: Post-Trip Photo Followup — The guys return from vacation and couldn't help themselves from talking about photography again.
• 123: Deep Fusion ASMR — For the 5th anniversary of the show, Yanik revisits the topic of photography.
• 122: Bye Bye HockeyApp — Luc-Olivier walks through the migration process from HockeyApp to Visual Studio App Center.
• 121: Hardcore Casual — Yanik talks about his evolution as a Magic the Gathering player.
• 120: Sephiroth World Tour — Luc-Olivier elaborates on his work experience with RxSwift, and has more to say about Final Fantasy VII.
• 119: Mako No.5 — Yanik and Luc-Olivier play Final Fantasy VII's Midgar section for the very first time.
• 118: Not Overthrown Yet — Luc-Olivier talks about fostering a local developer community and tells the history of CocoaHeads Montréal.
• 117: Swiss Cheese Bus Network — Yanik is frustrated with the transit network changes in Trois-Rivières.
• 116: Cocoa Touch for Mouse — Luc-Olivier delves into SwiftUI and Catalyst, and Yanik has some important questions.
• 115: Infernal Loop of Conflict Resolution — Yanik compares branches and feature flags, and thinks out loud about monorepos.
• 114: A Bunch of Caps Lock Coming My Way — Luc-Olivier and Yanik bring you the WWDC Recap Extravaganza for 2019.
• 113: Animation Anxiety — Yanik goes over his experience as a first-time game jam participant.
• 112: Multiverse of Sessions — Yanik attempts to hijack the show with followup, and Luc-Olivier gives his thoughts on this year's NSNorth.
• 111: The Ginza-Shibuya Axis — Yanik compares the role of fashion at Apple over time.
• 110: The Tower-Shotgun Problematic — Luc-Olivier plays a variety of battle royale games.
• 109: Smart Home Buyer's Guide — Yanik explains the various decisions you'll need to make if you want to get into home automation.
• 108: Ruby is My New Friend — Luc-Olivier helps you improve your CI/CD pipeline using fastlane.
• 107: The Full-Fat Experience — Yanik buys a PlayStation VR headset.
• 106: Barbaric Mocking Strategies — Luc-Olivier follows up on episode 55, talking about the last three years as a Swift Developer
• 105: Does This Item Give You Heart Palpitations? — Yanik tidies up with the Konmari method.
• 104: The Bad Timeline We're On — Luc-Olivier and Yanik enter the big Marzipan debate of winter 2019.
• 103: Beating 9-Year-Olds on the Internet — Yanik and Luc-Olivier look back at their games of the year.
• 102: Maybe I Have Anger Issues — Luc-Olivier and Yanik give their thoughts on their shiny new Apple Watch Series 4.
• 101: What and Why, Not How — Yanik reveals his opinions on code comments and documentation.
• 100: Aberration of Value — For the 100th episode, Luc-Olivier and Yanik look back on their favorite Apple products of all-time.
• 99: Citizen Journalism Sounded Like a Good Idea — Yanik talks about self-care.
• 98: iOS 11 Deployment Target — Luc-Olivier talks about some cool features available to apps using an iOS 11 deployment target.
• 97: 10 Months with Alexa — Yanik gives his long-awaited review of the Alexa ecosystem.
• 96: Frame of Reference — The guys spend a bunch of money on new Apple products, and Luc-Olivier buys a new old game console.
• 95: The Infinite Arcade — Yanik talks about how we can preserve the spirit of the arcade.
• 94: Out of Left Field — Luc-Olivier reads objc.io's book about app architectures.
• 93: Whatever, Let Me Dream — Yanik talks about designing games for handhelds, and ends the season with an outrageous statement.
• 92: The Scooter Pandemic — Luc-Olivier returns from San Jose and the guys recap four sessions from this year's WWDC.
• 91: JOINUS — Yanik and special guest @Spiritsnare talk about their favourite city in Japan: Yokohama.
• 90: Gaming PC as a (dot) Business — Luc-Olivier talks about car subscription services.
• 89: The Justin Bieber Problem — Yanik has a meltdown while considering Twitter alternatives.
• 88: UIKit for webOS — Luc-Olivier helps you prepare for WWDC.
• 87: The Lament of the Cookbook Developer — This week, Yanik has some strong opinions.
• 86: Museum of Your Life — Luc-Olivier returns to one of our evergreen topics: photo and video management workflows.
• 85: Star Trek Droid Sounds — Yanik makes an Alexa skill.
• 84: It's Pronounced Wazé — Luc-Olivier reimagines CarPlay, while Yanik fights against Skype.
• 83: Everybody's Creating Blogs — Yanik takes a look at the history of platform-supported Ruby implementations, whatever that means.
• 82: What You're Describing is Gambling — Luc-Olivier takes a look at all of Nintendo's mobile games to date.
• 81: Only I Am Crazy Enough — Yanik discusses creativity and self-worth in the age of social media as he struggles against his terrible cold.
• 80: Somewhat Free — Luc-Olivier shares his thoughts on Super Mario Odyssey.
• 79: Donald Sutherland — For our holiday special, we watch the 2006 anime Bartender.
• 78: You're a Real Bro Gamer Now — Luc-Olivier introduces himself to Twitch.
• 77: I'm Picky — Yanik couldn't decide on a topic so he decided to do all three.
• 76: Ten or X? — Luc-Olivier talks about his new iPhone, and Yanik complains as usual.
• 75: Limipo Plays Gran Turismo Sport — For our third anniversary, we talk about a game we've been looking forward to for years.
• 74: The Short Ones — Luc-Olivier gives updates on previous purchases and Yanik complains about stuff again.
• 73: Accidental Low End — Yanik gives some love to the underrated low end of the tech industry.
• 72: iOS 10 Deployment Target — Luc-Olivier revisits developer features introduced in iOS 10
• 71: Time Rift — Yanik looks back at the most peculiar iOS versions.
• 70: Spla-two-n — Luc-Olivier shares his thoughts on Splatoon 2.
• 69: Nice — Yanik teaches Luc-Olivier how to play Magic the Gathering.
• 68: On the Sidewalk at 300 km/h — Having just purchased a new car, Luc-Olivier shares his tips for buying a new car.
• 67: Creative Dictator — Yanik looks at how different Apple has become without Steve Jobs and Scott Forstall.
• 66: Quickest Followup Ever — In this post-WWDC episode, the guys dissect four sessions you should consider.
• 65: Complaint Extravaganza — Yanik releases months of pent-up rage about cross-platform development.
• 64: Look at This Beautiful Garbage Can — Luc-Olivier and Yanik share their predictions for WWDC 2017.
• 63: Unfortunately Named Trump — Yanik explains how he fell in love with collectible card games again.
• 62: The Car Season — Luc-Olivier explains different motorsport activities you can do with your own car.
• 61: Controller Conundrum — Yanik explains the mess that is DJ hardware and software ecosystems.
• 60: Tears in My Eyes — A special guest joins us to talk about Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
• 59: It's JJ Style — The boys talk about the anime phenomenon of 2016: Yuri!!! on Ice.
• 58: Bass is the Fish — Luc-Olivier bought some gadgets and reviews them.
• 57: Evolutionary Dead End — Yanik gives a tour of macOS automation technologies.
• 56: Share the Joy — Yanik shares his thoughts after getting some hands-on time with the Switch.
• 55: God save Obj-C! Long live Obj-C! — Luc-Olivier shares his thoughts about Swift after 9 months of using it.
• 54: Yanik's Tokyo Travel Guide — Yanik's tips and recommendations for travelling to the Tokyo metro area.
• 53: State of the Mac — The guys look at where the new MacBook Pros fit into the Mac lineup.
• 52: Friends Aren't Available as DLC — The guys talk about the Nintendo Switch reveal trailer.
• 51: Permissions Systems — Luc-Olivier explores permissions systems on mobile OSes.
• 50: Calm Down, Steve — Yanik closes the digital hub series by looking at Apple's suite of music apps.
• 49: The Season of Events — The guys discuss Apple's and Sony's September 7th events.
• 48: 2nd Place: Final Cut Pro X — Yanik explores the history of Apple's video editing software.
• 47: Tired of Catching Pidgeys — Luc-Olivier dissects this year's summer phenomenon: Pokémon Go.
• 46: No Son of Mine's Gonna Own a Sony — The guys talk about how they approach photography in 2016.
• 45: Live from the Samsung Store — The guys play Tom Clancy's The Division.
• 44: Copious Amounts of Speed — Yanik takes you on a tour of Japanese home computers from the 80s.
• 43: #StopSacrificingCats — The guys rant and rave about new developments from WWDC 2016.
• 42: Burning Web — Yanik falls off a bench and gives an update after six months at his new job.
• 41: Now, It's My Time to Be Really Grumpy — Luc-Olivier covers two short topics which backfires into a third one.
• 40: Sticky Games — Yanik wonders what keeps you playing a game for hundreds of hours.
• 39: Nine!? — Luc-Olivier discusses social pressures around messaging apps.
• 38: Everybody Wants a Fucking Impreza — Yanik surprises everyone by talking about cars.
• 37: Excited by a Power Brick — The guys break a promise, Yanik is excited and Luc-Olivier talks modern browsers.
• 36: #ItJustWorks — The pursuit for the one true modern application architecture.
• 35: A Series of Disappointments — To conclude the video game series, the guys talk about Sony consoles.
• 34: You Want to Be Positive Today — Yanik gives his thoughts on the iPad Pro and productivity on the Apple Watch.
• 33: All Those Games Where You Shoot the People — The guys tackle their least used platforms: Xbox and PC gaming.
• 32: Arcade-Perfect — Yanik angers electrical engineers by talking about playing retro consoles on modern displays.
• 31: Problematic Plus — The guys try to be positive about current generation Nintendo consoles.
• 30: The Life and Death of Iconoclasm — Yanik discontinues another product for the second episode in a row.
• 29: The Alien Toolbox — Luc-Olivier revisits three topics to conclude 2015.
• 28: I Don't Believe in Daytime — The guys revisit the Apple Watch six months after launch.
• 27: Too Much Follow-up — Luc-Olivier gives his first impressions regarding the newest Apple TV.
• 26: For Fans of My Neuroses — Yanik and Luc-Olivier celebrate a year of their podcast.
• 25: Lack of Time — Luc-Olivier explains what makes a good side project.
• 24: Unintentionally Topical — Just in time for TwitchCon, Yanik discusses streaming video games on Twitch.
• 23: That's Another Reason I'm Grumpy — An optimistic Luc-Olivier. A grumpy Yanik. An Apple Event.
• 22: Not Episode 23 Just Yet — Yanik explores software versioning and flexibility in the era of cloud services.
• 21: Scared of Things — Luc-Olivier is concerned about the security vulnerabilities found in Internet of Things.
• 20: May Contain Traces of Muzak — Yanik forces Luc-Olivier to listen to vaporwave for the first time.
• 19: Surprise Rule — Luc-Olivier shakes up the show formula by introducing a new rule.
• 18: One-Hit Wonder — Behind the scenes of Yanik's app Eos.
• 17: Worldwide Dadjoke Conference — The guys blabber about Apple’s WWDC.
• 16: Pile of Sadness — Yanik goes on *ad nauseum* about trends in the gaming industry before E3.
• 15: Shifting above 6000 RPM Because VTEC DUDE — Luc-Olivier shares his experience of joining a local car community.
• 14: #brand Crisis — Yanik struggles between being himself on Twitter and promoting his own apps.
• 13: Out With the Girls — Luc-Olivier and Yanik talk for a really long time about NSNorth and about their Apple Watch impressions.
• 12: Unbundle of Joy — Yanik and Luc-Olivier talk about the Unbundled App Crisis of 2014.
• 11: Dealing with New Software — Luc-Olivier talks about how to deal with a new version of your beloved software.
• 10: Spring Forward Event — Luc-Olivier & Yanik give their 2 cents about the Apple Spring Forward Event.
• 9: Game Development with LÖVE — Yanik talks about his experimenting with game development.
• 8: Pilot: Sad Mac — Yanik's iMac dies, and he decides to explore how the role of the personal computer has evolved.
• 7: Real Big Software Companies (Sorry MSFT) — What the hosts are eagerly awaiting in 2015.
• 6: Flappy Yo. & Dragons — How Yanik came to accept free-to-play games and why you should too.
• 5: The Current State of Streaming Services — Luc-Olivier talks about the current state of streaming services.
• 4: Look Ma, No Subs! — Yanik takes you through his journey learning Japanese as he prepares for the JLPT.
• 3: Feelings about the iPad — Luc-Olivier shares his feelings about his adventure trying to use his iPad more often.
• 2: Mobile Payments — Yanik compares the mature Japanese mobile payment ecosystem to the blooming American one.
• 1: On the iOS 8 Launch — Luc-Olivier goes through a list of issues found in iOS 8 that rubs him the wrong way.