Ask the Programmer

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.

Ask the Programmer is a technology podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Ask the Programmer, a technology show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #291

  Ask The Programmer Episode 285 - True/False/Depends:Progamming Impact & Programmers' Effectiveness

  Sep 27, 202626 min

  James King and Steve Greenblatt debut a new episode format called True, False, or It Depends. They pose a common statement or belief about AV programming, and James and Steve respond with whether they think it's true, false, or depends, and explain why. Here are the topics: - Good programming can make a poorly designed system successful - Programmers are more effective onsite than remotely - Programming is a programmer’s most important skill This podcast is supported by Control Concepts, the industry leader in AV software development and API integration. Control Concepts develops the building blocks programmers use to seamlessly integrate products or add functionality to their systems. To learn more, visit controlconcepts.net and ccisupported.net. 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 LinkedIn, 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.

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  Episode #290

  Ask The Programmer Episode 284 - Guest Tim Albright Shares His Framework for Overcoming Failure

  Sep 20, 202624 min

  James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Tim Albright, Keynote Speaker, Author of Building on Ashes, and Founder of AVNation, to discuss his framework for overcoming failure and personal OS by which he lives his life, achieves results, and accomplishes goals. Tim previously discussed his book, Building on Ashes, on episode 283, and his AV journey, passion for control programming, and insights on how to market yourself and programming in AV in episodes 103 and 104. Tim Abright can be reached on his website, timalbright.com, and on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tdalbright/. Tim's book Building on Ashes is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4raiHlQ. AVNation can be found at avnation.tv. This podcast is supported by Control Concepts, the industry leader in AV software development and API integration. Control Concepts develops the building blocks programmers use to seamlessly integrate products or add functionality to their systems. To learn more, visit controlconcepts.net and ccisupported.net. 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 LinkedIn, 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.

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  Episode #289

  Ask The Programmer Episode 283 - Guest Tim Albright Talks About Authoring Building on Ashes

  Sep 13, 202626 min

  James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Tim Albright, Keynote Speaker, Author of Building on Ashes, and Founder of AVNation, to discuss his recently published book, Building on Ashes, including what it was like to write a book, what motivated him to write it, and what he hopes readers will gain from reading the book. Tim previously discussed his AV journey, passion for control programming, and insights on how to market yourself and programming in AV in episodes 103 and 104. Tim Abright can be reached on his website, timalbright.com, and on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tdalbright/. Tim's book Building on Ashes is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4raiHlQ. AVNation can be found at avnation.tv. This podcast is supported by Control Concepts, the industry leader in AV software development and API integration. Control Concepts develops the building blocks programmers use to seamlessly integrate products or add functionality to their systems. To learn more, visit controlconcepts.net and ccisupported.net. 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 LinkedIn, 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.

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  Episode #288

  Ask The Programmer Episode 282 - Guest Jarad Spencer Shares the Value of Programmer Community

  Sep 6, 202636 min

  James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome back Jarad Spencer, AV Programmer/Owner at Spencer Code, to discuss the importance of collaboration among AV programmers, attracting new programmers to the industry, and how AV programmers find support in one another. Jarad Spencer previously appeared as a guest on episode 281. Jarad Spencer can be found on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarad-spencer-8b052a13/. Spencer Code can be found at https://www.spencerco.de. This podcast is supported by Control Concepts, the industry leader in AV software development and API integration. Control Concepts develops the building blocks programmers use to seamlessly integrate products or add functionality to their systems. To learn more, visit controlconcepts.net and ccisupported.net. 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 LinkedIn, 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.

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  Episode #287

  Ask The Programmer Episode 281 - Guest Jarad Spencer Discusses His Unique Approach to Remote Support

  Aug 30, 202632 min

  James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome guest Jarad Spencer, AV Programmer/Owner at Spencer Code, to share his AV journey, how he approaches programming differently, and how his remote support helps AV field techs work more effectively. Jarad Spencer can be found on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarad-spencer-8b052a13/. Spencer Code can be found at https://www.spencerco.de. This podcast is supported by Control Concepts, the industry leader in AV software development and API integration. Control Concepts develops the building blocks programmers use to seamlessly integrate products or add functionality to their systems. To learn more, visit controlconcepts.net and ccisupported.net. 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 LinkedIn, 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.

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