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James King and Steve Greenblatt discuss topics relevant to AV programming, programmers, and those who work with audiovisual control systems. To join the conversation or ask a question to be featured on a show, reach out to @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on Twitter.
Episodes
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Ask The Programmer Episode 130 - Residential vs. Commercial Systems
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
Sunday Oct 01, 2023
James King and Steve Greenblatt discuss what makes residential and commercial systems different and where they are similar including the approach, requirements, and what it takes to be successful.
To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, leave a comment or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on Twitter and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.
The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on Twitter.
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back the Bald AV Guys, George Chacko and Rich Miller from Pace University and hosts of Cables, Coffee, and Curveballs, to discuss questions that include: How to learn programming even if you are not a programmer?, How software can overcome the need to regularly add hardware to systems?, and more.
George Chacko can be found via email: gchacko@pace.edu and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgechacko-cts/ Rich Miller can be found via email rmiller@pace.edu and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richmilleriii/
The Bald AV Guys can be found on social media @baldavguys and via email baldavguys@gmail.com
The Cables, Coffee, and Curveballs podcast can be found at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cables-coffee-curveballs/id1645390419
To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, leave a comment or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on Twitter and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.
The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on Twitter.
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
Sunday Sep 17, 2023
James King and Steve Greenblatt speak with the Bald AV Guys, George Chacko and Rich Miller from Pace University, about their background in AV, their relationship to programming, their podcast called Cables, Coffee, and Curveballs, and their efforts to educate those interested in the AV industry and create awareness for AV careers.
George Chacko can be found via email: gchacko@pace.edu and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgechacko-cts/
Rich Miller can be found via email rmiller@pace.edu and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richmilleriii/. The Bald AV Guys can be found on social media @baldavguys and via email baldavguys@gmail.com
The Cables, Coffee, and Curveballs podcast can be found at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cables-coffee-curveballs/id1645390419
To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, leave a comment or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on Twitter and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.
The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on Twitter.
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Will DeWitt, Learning Environments Manager at the University of Southern California (USC), to discuss his questions about how to handle updating products to address security updates and avoid introducing challenges and what is the difference between a documented and undocumented API.
Will Dewitt can be reached via email wdewitt@usc.edu or Twitter @willrdewitt.
To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, leave a comment or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on Twitter and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.
The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on Twitter.
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Will DeWitt, Learning Environments Manager at the University of Southern California (USC), to follow up on his question in episode 67, "What is an API" and discuss how Will has used his understanding of APIs (application programming interface) since that recording in 2021.
Will Dewitt can be reached via email wdewitt@usc.edu or Twitter @willrdewitt.
As a programming note, episode 67 is our most popular episode with over 100 downloads.
To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, leave a comment or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on Twitter and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.
The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on Twitter.
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
Sunday Aug 27, 2023
James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome Dan Ferrisi, Editor-in-Chief at Commercial Integrator, to discuss his question about the impact artificial intelligence (AI) has on system functionality, programming, and programmers.
Dan's call to action was to email him dan.ferrisi@emeraldx.com if you would like the opportunity to share your perspective with the Commercial Integrator audience on the topic of AV programming or control or as an AV programmer thought leader.
Dan Ferrisi can be reached at @danferrisi on Twitter, LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-ferrisi-55675a7/, and at CommercialIntegrator.com.
To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, leave a comment or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on Twitter and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.
The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on Twitter.
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome Dan Ferrisi, Editor-in-Chief at Commercial Integrator, to discuss his question about whether programmers are successful in raising their profile in the in the AV industry and if so in what ways.
Dan Ferrisi can be reached at @danferrisi on Twitter, LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-ferrisi-55675a7/, and at CommercialIntegrator.com.
To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, leave a comment or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on Twitter and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.
The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on Twitter.
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Ask The Programmer Episode 123 - AV Learning Resources with Dustin Baerg
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
Sunday Aug 13, 2023
James King and Steve Greenblatt speak with Dustin Baerg from ProAVSchool regarding his AV journey, background as a programmer, motivation behind starting ProAVSchool, and how his work serves the programmer community.
To receive Dustin's offer for the Ask The Programmer audience, visit https://owl.proavschool.com/asktheprogrammer for a handy little utility that can be used to copy/paste multiple lines of text in and out of SIMPL Windows as well as a free Visual Studio Code Tutorial.
Dustin Baerg can be found on the OverWorkedLogic or ProAVSchool YouTube channels by leaving a comment on his videos.
To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, leave a comment or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on Twitter and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.
The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on Twitter.
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Ask The Programmer Episode 122 - Sharing Code
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
Sunday Aug 06, 2023
James King and Steve Greenblatt discuss the benefits, drawbacks, warnings, and value that come from sharing and repurposing programming and source code.
To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, leave a comment or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on Twitter and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.
The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on Twitter.
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Ask The Programmer Episode 121 - Closing Out a Project
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
James King and Steve Greenblatt discuss the things to think about when closing out projects including successes, challenges, and areas for improvement.
To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, leave a comment or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on Twitter and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.
The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on Twitter.