Podcast appearances and mentions of chris lowis

Chris Lowis first showed up on my radar via an episode of the JS Air podcast. He was talking about the history and concepts of the Web Audio API to a bunch of Javascript-heads. He seemed equally comfortable talking about either audio or programming, and I knew he'd be a great interview for my podcast. I couldn't have been more correct. Chris has a great history; studying acoustics, working at the BBC and being involved with the standards groups that are pulling the Web Audio API spec together. The effort is starting to show some great results, with recent Web pages really lighting up some spectacular devices: synths, games and other goodies. Where you you go to find out more about this stuff? One place is Chris' home for his Web Audio Weekly blog: http://blog.chrislowis.co.uk/waw.html. This is the de-facto clearing house for new apps, devices and libraries that work with the Web Audio and Web MIDI specs. If you want a little more active call-and-response, you can check in on the Web Audio Slack Channel. Finally, Chris himself refers to the Mozilla Developer Network documentation as a great place to find out more about the details of web audio. Finally, when you are ready to do some coding of your own, you will probably want to take the Web Audio School: (online trial) http://mmckegg.github.io/web-audio-school/ (github download) https://github.com/mmckegg/web-audio-school Enjoy, and make sure you give some Web Audio examples a try! 

In this episode I'm joined by Alex MacCaw. Alex is a prolific Ruby and JavaScript developer. With an entrepreneurial spirit he's also the creator of Taskforce and has spent time in the San Francisco start-up community. In this episode we talk about all of these things as well as the state of Ruby on the desktop and the future of web applications. If you enjoyed this episode of the LRUG podcast, I'd love to hear your opinions. Please contact me, Chris Lowis via Twitter (@chrislowis) with your comments. You can also help the podcast by leaving a rating on iTunes.

In this episode I'm joined by Murray Steele. Murray is a Ruby developer for Unboxed Consulting, organises our very own LRUG meetings and is one of the kingpins behind the successful Ruby Manor conference. Murray joined me a few days after his June LRUG talk to chat about the first Ruby code he ever wrote. We also discussed what it takes to run a successful tech user group, and the advantages of community-run conferences compared to big, corporate ones. If you enjoyed this episode of the LRUG podcast, I'd love to hear your opinions. Please contact me, Chris Lowis via Twitter (@chrislowis) with your comments. You can also help the podcast by leaving a rating on iTunes.

Welcome to the first ever LRUG podcast! At the March meeting Chris Parsons from Eden Development and Software Journeyman Corey Haines gave talks on software craftsmanship, what it means to Rubyists and how to continuously improve in your craft. After their talks (videos available from our meeting hosts Skills Matter), Chris Lowis sat down with Corey and Chris to find out what it means to be a Software Craftsman. Thanks to Skills Matter for providing the space for the talks and the recording of the interview