Ask the Programmer

James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Dan Ferrisi, Group Editor, Commercial and Security with Emerald, to discuss his question about the impact of AI in the AV programming world, and how AV programmers and other professionals can leverage AI to benefit their organizations and clients.

Dan Ferrisi can be reached on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-ferrisi-55675a7/), CommercialIntegrator.com, and Securitysales.com. He encourages you to attend the Total Tech Summit (https://totaltechsummit.com) in Orlando, FL, November 10-12, 2025.

Be sure to also check out Dan's previous appearances in episodes 236, 212, 213, 200, 199, 182, 181, 173, 174, 124, and 125.

To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, join the Ask The Programmer group on LinkedIn and post a message, leave a comment, or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on X/Twitter or Bluesky, and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.

The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on X/Twitter or on Bluesky as @asktheprogrammer.

James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Dan Ferrisi, Group Editor, Commercial and Security with Emerald, to discuss his question about the similarities and differences between programmer roles within various organizations: external integrators, internal integrators, independent programming companies, and manufacturers.

Dan Ferrisi can be reached on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-ferrisi-55675a7/), CommercialIntegrator.com, and Securitysales.com. He encourages you to attend the Total Tech Summit (https://totaltechsummit.com) in Orlando, FL, November 10-12, 2025.

Be sure to also check out Dan's previous appearances in episodes 212, 213, 200, 199, 182, 181, 173, 174, 124, and 125.

To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, join the Ask The Programmer group on LinkedIn and post a message, leave a comment, or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on X/Twitter or Bluesky, and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.

The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on X/Twitter or on Bluesky as @asktheprogrammer.

James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Jason Martinez, Q-SYS Ecosystem Developer, to discuss what goes into building a successful plugin for the Q-SYS ecosystem and how to ensure it meets quality requirements and is trusted by programmers.

Jason Martinez can be found on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-martinez-597660219/, via email jason.martinez@qsc.com, and on the Q-SYS Communities for Developers https://developers.qsc.com/s/.

To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, join the Ask The Programmer group on LinkedIn and post a message, leave a comment, or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on X/Twitter or Bluesky and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.

The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on X/Twitter or on Bluesky as @asktheprogrammer.

James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome Jason Martinez, Q-SYS Ecosystem Developer, to share his AV journey, transition from residential to commercial AV, and his self-taught mindset.

Jason Martinez can be found on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-martinez-597660219/, via email jason.martinez@qsc.com, and on the Q-SYS Communities for Developers https://developers.qsc.com/s/.

To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, join the Ask The Programmer group on LinkedIn and post a message, leave a comment, or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on X/Twitter or Bluesky and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.

The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on X/Twitter or on Bluesky as @asktheprogrammer.

James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Patrick Gilligan, Principal A/V Infrastructure Engineer at Zillow Group, to discuss how his IT and software engineering approach to AV programming allows him to provide a deeper level of control in his solutions.

Patrick can be found on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@patrickgil_dev, LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-gilligan-72583617/, or on the Q-SYS Communities for Developers https://developers.qsc.com/s/.

To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, join the Ask The Programmer group on LinkedIn and post a message, leave a comment, or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on X/Twitter or Bluesky and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.

The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on X/Twitter or on Bluesky as @asktheprogrammer.

James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome Patrick Gilligan, Principal A/V Infrastructure Engineer at Zillow Group, to discuss his AV journey and his approach to learning programming.

Patrick can be found on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@patrickgil_dev, LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-gilligan-72583617/, or on the Q-SYS Communities for Developers https://developers.qsc.com/s/.

To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, join the Ask The Programmer group on LinkedIn and post a message, leave a comment, or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on X/Twitter or Bluesky and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.

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James King and Steve Greenblatt discuss how to be effective in delivering technical support to different audiences.

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James King and Steve Greenblatt discuss how technical experts interact with users and how technology has caused the average person to become less technically literate.

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James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Jeff Perkins, Q-SYS Control Curriculum Developer and Trainer, to share his perspective on how varied training paths are the best way to serve AV programmers, designers, and software developers.

Jeff Perkins previously appeared on episode 228 of Ask The Programmer.

Jeff Perkins can be found on X/Twitter at perkins_jeff, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-perkins-cts-d-59659674/, and via email jeff.perkins@qsc.com.

Here are links to the resources Jeff mentioned: Control Quick Starts: https://training.qsc.com/course/view.php?id=178 Q-SYS Communities for Developers: https://developers.qsc.com/s/ QSC Training: https://training.qsc.com/qsys.php

To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, join the Ask The Programmer group on LinkedIn and post a message, leave a comment, or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on X/Twitter or Bluesky and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.

The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on X/Twitter or on Bluesky as @asktheprogrammer.

James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome guest Jeff Perkins, Q-SYS Control Curriculum Developer and Trainer, to share his AV journey and discuss his programmer-centric approach to training, as he has been in the shoes of a programmer for many years.

Jeff Perkins can be found on X/Twitter at perkins_jeff, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-perkins-cts-d-59659674/, and via email jeff.perkins@qsc.com.

Here are links to the resources Jeff mentioned:

Control Quick Starts: https://training.qsc.com/course/view.php?id=178

Q-SYS Communities for Developers: https://developers.qsc.com/s/

QSC Training: https://training.qsc.com/qsys.php

To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, join the Ask The Programmer group on LinkedIn and post a message, leave a comment, or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on X/Twitter or Bluesky, and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.

The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on X/Twitter or on Bluesky as @asktheprogrammer.