About this episode
- 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?
- OS X Beta Program for End Users
- Casey and Marco make John proud (spoiler)
- New third-generation Thunderbolt details
- 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:
- Will tablets be marginalized by bigger phones and smaller laptops?
- After-show:
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