Telugu Bytes
A Telugu-language podcast covering technology, programming, music, movies, and life in the Bay Area. The hosts share their perspectives on various topics, blending tech talk with cultural commentary. Listeners can find more at telugubytes.com and on Twitter @telugubytes.
Episodes
[AITE.FM] AI Weekly Recap - Agent Teams, Token costs, and attention
[A TEASER TO OUR NEW SPINOFF VIDEO ONLY WEEKLY PODCAST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN AI -- 20 MINUTES, NO FLUFF AITE.FM] SUBSCRIBE AT AITE.FM Following our bold predictions about AI (https://telugubytes.com/087-tsunai-warning) and its impact on everything two weeks ago - Dhruv and Ravi couldn't contain their existential angst and decided to do a 20 min weekly recap with everything going on
087 - Tsun"AI" Warning 🌊
Dhruv and Ravi are back to talk about the rise of agentic AI — their experience with Claude Code and Cursor, what agents actually are, and why they think a tsunami is coming for software engineers and knowledge workers. The Tsunami Warning The feeling since late 2025 — prapancham roju roju ki maripotundi The COVID masks analogy — we are those people now Why the folks back home aren't feeling it
086 - Animal (2023)
This episode was recorded in December 2023 but published in June 2025 (sorry, listeners!) Dhruv and Ravi dive deep into Sandeep Reddy Vanga's blockbuster Animal and what worked / didn't work for them. Maharshi's AI OS - a reality in 2023 Editor's note: This is even more impressive in late 2025 as we publish this Arjun Reddy - Revisited SRV's obsessive defense of Arjun Reddy Animal - Expectatio
085 - Game Changer No More?
Expectations on Game Changer The fall of Shankar The Shankar Formula GC - What went wrong Positives and Suggestions Other comments Closing thoughts
084 - Cricket World Cup 2023
On the eve of India's opening match, Praveen, Aravind and Dhruv do a curtainraiser episode. We talk the tournament's timing, dew factor, thoughts on each squad, Team India team combinations and predictions. Enjoy! Lack of buzz - IPL and cricket overload? Organization of the tournament - BCCI & ICC Dew factor - playing in Oct/Nov in India Round robin format - pros and cons Squads - Afghanistan, Ba
083 - Other Films of 2022 feat. DJ Tillu
Dhruv and Ravi review the other films of 2022: Shyam Singha Roy Ante Sundaraniki Ori Devuda and Paagal Skylab F3 Vikram Ponniyin Selvan I Sarkaru Vaari Paata DJ Tillu A star is born Favorite punchlines
082 - KKK: KGF 2, Kantara and Karthikeya 2
Dhruv, Ravi and Aravind critique 2022 pan-Indian films starting with the name K - KGF Chapter 2, Kantara and Karthikeya 2 KGF: Chapter 2 Delivers on expectations? Drawbacks Kantara Why it became a blockbuster Drawbacks Karthikeya 2 Hype Drawbacks
081 - Radhye Shyam and Sita Ramam
Dhruv and Ravi review two pan-indian period romantic films from 2022 - Radhye Shyam and Sita Ramam. Intro Radhye Shyam Buzz Story What went wrong? Sita Ramam What went right?
080 - RRR
Dhruv, Ravi and Aravind review India's biggest film of 2022 and Oscar contender - SS Rajamouli's RRR starring NTR and Ram Charan. Intro Viewing Experience in India and US (and meeting SSR) First Half Our issues with the film "Gun Uncle" - the gun-thirsty villager in RRR Ajay Devgn Flashback Performances - NTR and RC Other thoughts Tiger memes
079 - Pushpa: The Rise
Continuing on our Movies of 2022 series, Aravind, Dhruv and Ravi go over Pushpa: The Rise - the Sukumar & Allu Arjun blockbuster.
078 - Movies of 2022: Akhanda, Acharya, Godfather, Bheemla Nayak
In Part 1 of our "Movies of 2022" review series, Dhruv and Ravi review four big-star films of 2022. Akhanda - why it became a blockbuster Acharya - what went wrong Godfather - why we liked it Bheemla Nayak - why we didn't like it
077 - Liger, Puri and VD
As fans of Puri, Dhruv and Ravi had their doubts when Liger was announced. Liger panned out exactly as they feared. Here's their take. Intro What went wrong What next for VD What next for Puri Reactions, memes and trolls
076 - 2022 Markets
Praveen and Ravi do a quick roundup of the wild macro 2022 trends in markets, crypto, jobs and recollect their experiences from previous downturns. The content provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Please consult your financial advisor for any investment ad
075 - 10x Engineer: Interview with Chandra Kuchi - Part 2
In a continuation from Episode 60, Dhruv interviews Chandra Kuchi again about his transition from engineer to manager, remote work, interviewing, hiring and other things. Working remotely Moving to a new job What to look for in a company + role Interviews and Negotiations Onboarding Transitioning from Engineer to Manager Role of an EM Miscallaneous Questions
074 - Metaverse, VR, AR and Apple
Dhruv and Nayan get into what the Metaverse is, Facebook's motivations, VR, AR and what Apple can bring to the table. Intro The Metaverse Meta's Motivation State of social networks today Multiple Metaverses? State of VR VR vs AR Apple and VR - Wishcasting Apple and AR - Wishcasting
073 - Pawan Kalyan Fans - Part 3: Power Stardom
In the 3rd part of this series, Dhruv and Nayan discuss the "Power Star" phase of the 2010s in Pawan Kalyan's career. They talk about Panjaa, Gabbar Singh, Attarintiki Daaredi and, of course, Agnyaathavaasi.
072 - Pawan Kalyan Fans - Part 2: The Dark Decade
After the highs from 1998-2001 came the lows of 2002-2011. Dhruv and Nayan dive in to the "dark decade" as Pawan Kalyan fans. This is Part 2 of 3. They talk about Johnny, Gudumba Shankar, Balu, Bangaram, Annavaram, Jalsa, Puli and Teenmaar.
071 - Pawan Kalyan Fans - Part 1: The Golden Years
As Pawan Kalyan turns 50, Dhruv and Nayan reminisce about being his fans, taking a walk through the filmography of their favorite star. This is a three-parter. In Part 1, they talk about PK's golden era from 1998 to 2001 spanning Tholiprema, Thammudu, Badri and Kushi. They also try to answer the question - what made themturn into fans?
070 - Bitcoin
The content provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. Please consult your financial advisor for any investment advice. --- Praveen and Ravi demystify the hype around Bitcoin. Origin of money Gold standard USD and Gold Digital money origin Properties of cryptocur
069 - Cricket: India vs Australia 2020/21
Praveen and Dhruv get together to review India's iconic test series win in Australia in 2020/21. * Mood coming into the series * Putting things in perspective * Review of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Tests * Player performances * Is this India's greatest series win ever?
068 - OTT and Future of Movies
Dhruv and Ravi wrap the trilogy discussing the broader implications of COVID & OTT on movie industry. --- If you have any feedback, please reach out to us on: Twitter - @telugubytes Instagram - @telugubytes.fm Facebook - telugubytes Also if you like this episode - please don't forget to rate or leave review for us on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts.
067 - Home Entertainment Tech
Dhruv and Ravi continue their conversation about home tech -- focused on entertainment, TV and Sound systems. Early experience with music and theater experience Undergrad and expanding of horizons 5.1 Sound system Dolby Atmos system OLED and TV Tech If you have any feedback, please reach out to us on: Twitter - @telugubytes, Instagram - @telugubytes.fm, Facebook: /telugubytes
066 - Smart Home Tech Roundup
Dhruv and Ravi get together to do a quick round up on the state of affairs of Smart home technology Smart homes and voice assistants Thermostats Doorbells Smart locks Home Security Systems Solar Power Wifi & Mesh Routers Disadvantages of Smart homes Adoption and learning curve Please rate and review us us on Apple Podcasts or Google Play Store. If you have any feedback, please reach out to us on
065 - Bigg Boss 4 Telugu
Praveen and Ravi talk about the final week of Bigg Boss 4 COVID and Bigg Boss 4 Comparison with previous seasons Contestants: Sohel, Akhil, Monal, Abhijeet Hosting
064 - Conversation with Praveena Paruchuri about UMUR and Producing Films
Praveena Paruchuri, the award-winning producer of Care of Kancharapalem and UMUR, talks to us about her journey into film production, experiences of producing UMUR, COVID-19 and its effects on film production and distribution. We talk about: Her journey from being a doctor in NYC to a Telugu film producer Her take on what the job of a producer is Challenges faced in film production Experiences w
063 - Conversation with Maha about UMUR and CoK
Maha, the director of Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya joins us (yes!) to do a deep-dive into the making of UMUR. We talk about: The plot points that interested us Our questions about the film Working with the cast and technicians Sound Design and Mixing Theatrical experience vs. OTT Reviews, Criticism and Memes The Genesis of Care of Kancherapalem Films that we like This was an absolutely delightfu
062 - Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya
Dhruv and Aravind review Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya, Maha's second film after the masterpiece Care of Kancherapalem. Story Changes from Original Screenplay and characters Performances Cinematography, Editing, Production Design Sound Design Production and Direction
061 - COVIDa Covinda
Dhruv and Ravi get together and talk about: COVID-19, their initial thoughts Rise of cases Coming to terms with it Changes to lifestyle COVID and Telugu Film Industry COVID and software industry COVID and kids
060 - 10x Engineer: Interview with Chandra Kuchi - Part 1
Dhruv ponders what a "10x engineer" really means, and interviews Chandra Kuchi, a friend of the show and Dhruv's ex-colleague about 10x engineering aka good software engineering. They talk about motivation, communicating with the team and other teams, focus and dealing with interrupts, work ethic, communicating your efforts and much more.
059 - K. Rishi Kumar
You all will be as confused as we are at the end of this episode on what this is supposed to be. But we assure you that it is going to be fun.
058 - Naveen Polishetty
Aravind & Ravi dissect Naveen Polishetty's powerhouse performance in his debut Telugu movie -"Agent Sai Srinivas Athreya" TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pkux2P7cnA Deleted scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On6ZQhjAHmU
057 - Tech we are Thankful for
As Thanksgiving approaches, Ravi and Dhruv talk about the tech they are thankful for in..... 2018. In typical Telugu Bytes fashion, we recorded this episode in 2018 but only managed to release it now. However, we still think it holds up pretty well - we talk about phones, cameras, headphones and a lot more. Happy Thanksgiving!
056 - Indian Cricket in 2019
Praveen and Dhruv get together and talk about Indian Cricket in 2019 - test dominance, the bowling attack, WC 2019 and more. India tour of Australia and NZ WC 2019 Ashes Indian Test Team Bowling attack Dhoni Shastri Ganguly
055 - Care of Kancharapalem
Themes explored in the film Screenplay Ending Characters Music and Background Score Editing Production design Direction Looking forward
054 - Millennial Summer Nostalgia
Aravind and Ravi reminisce about their childhood summer vacations
053 - WWDC 2019: Everything for Everyone
Dhruv and Ravi recap WWDC 2019 and their dashed hopes The new glorious monitor and the sticker shock Mac Pro - the machine we want, but not we need iOS - Dark mode, nuff said iPadOS - "Poorthiga macbook la maripoyina iPad ni choodu" SwiftUI and its implications on UI frameworks
052 - KGF: An Ode to Mass Entertainers
[The podcast is full of spoilers, please avoid if you haven't watched the movie yet] Spidy and Ravi start with how they got introduced to KGF Spidy and Ravi discuss their top 4 scenes The first fight Rocky stopping the traffic to aid the poor mother Rocky's brand elevation at police station Rocky pulling the cart Dheera dheera breakout fight Climax Prashant Neels direction, script and other ti
051 - Jersey (Telugu Movie)
[Spoiler Alert: Please watch the movie before listening to the episode because we discuss the story and scenes in detail] Aravind & Ravi analyze Nani's latest blockbuster Jersey
050 - Aravinda Sametha Rangasthalam
Our 50th episode! 🎉#TB50 Ram Charan and NTR come together for #RRR with Rajamouli Ram Charan & Sukumar's Rangasthalam - our review Performances Suku'mark' scenes Other departments NTR & Trivikram's Aravinda Sametha - our review Performances Trivikram finally gets (almost) everything right Other departments Looking forward to #RRR and #TB100
049 - Indian Cricket in 2018
Praveen and Dhruv get together to talk about the state of Indian cricket in 2018, review recent tours and player performances and look forward to World Cup 2019. Ongoing India-WI series End of the road for Vijay and Dhawan? The Karun Nair conundrum The golden age of Indian fast bowlers Why is Ravi Shastri still coach? Should Dhoni retire from limited overs? Should Rohit Sharma be ODI captain? The
048 - Srinivasa Kalyanam Movie (2018)
Aravind and Ravi couldn't wait to get their thoughts in about their latest favorite Telugu movie Note: We think you will be able to enjoy this episode irrespective of if you watched the movie or not. But you still want to be make sure you have all the context, here is the amazon prime link. All the discussion & sarcasm in this episode is in a lighter vein to provide humor for our audience and no
047 - Apple 2018 Recap
Dhruv goes over everything that happened in the Apple world since he & Ravi got together in 2017. iOS 12 WatchOS 5 Mojave iPhone X/Xs/Xr HomePod New Macs Watch Series 4
046 - Bigg Boss 2
It took another season of Bigg Boss for Praveen and Ravi to come back from hiding! After almost an year since they did they a quick recap of Bigg Boss 1, Ravi and Praveen get together to discuss about Bigg Boss 2.
045 - Interview with C R Hemanth
In this special episode, Dhruv interviews C R Hemanth, a popular Telugu film critic who probably needs no introduction to our listeners. We at Telugu Bytes have always followed and admired Hemanth's reviews and his take on all things filmy. Hemanth's days at BITS Pilani and introduction to film appreciation The trip that (sort of) changed his life Blogging about films How he got into mainstream f
044 - Arjun Reddy
Trailer impressions Vijay Deverakonda's performance Story Scene-by-scene review Rahul Ramakrishna's performance About the director Sandeep Negatives about the film Impact on society
043 - Bigg Boss Telugu
Ravi and Praveen talk about the upcoming final week of Bigg Boss Telugu Season 1.
042 - First Job
Pre-show movie chatter Spyder Arjun Reddy How we got our first jobs / internships First day at work First week at work Projects Managers Lessons learnt Women in tech
041 - Catching up with Consumer Tech and Apple
State of consumer tech Is the mobile war over? State of VR State of AR What is Apple doing with AR? Tablets vs desktops WWDC and Apple's latest product announcements iPad Pro iMac Pro HomePod and AirPods The next iPhone - what's coming
040 - Oviya Helen: The Heartthrob of Tamil Nadu
Ravi and Sasi discuss their obsession about latest reality TV star and Tamil Nadu heartthrob - Oviya Helen. Please make sure you check the "Links" for references during the podcast. Introduction Interest in Bigboss tamil and when it started Oviya's Intro from hosts Discussion about Oviya's good and bad qualities A brief overview of other characters: Gayathri Sakthi Julie Snehan Arav Isolation
039 - Wimbledon 2017
Aravind & Ravi reminisce about their tennis memories and wrap up with Wimbledon 2017 hot takes. Childhood memories about Tennis Ravi's Federer fanaticism Aravind's Nadal fandom Federer vs Nadal Nadal vs. Djokovic: Here We Are Again, My Friend The General Joy Of Roger Federer, Wimbledon Champion Once Again Roger Federer As Religious Experience
038 - Baahubali : The Might of Mahishmati
Still not done with Baahubali? Here's Part 2 of our mega-review where we talk about our issues with the film, some thought experiments, some trivia and end with collections and records. Rate Telugu Bytes on Apple (iTunes) Podcasts - link Issues with the film Plot contrivances and characters Pacing issues Bit songs VFX Interval card and ending Thought experiments What if it was just one big f
037 - Baahubali : Celebrating the Conclusion
Can't get enough of Baahubali? Here's Part 1 of our mega-review where we talk about our favorite moments, the plot, characters, performances and technical aspects of Baahubali 2 - the toast of India right now. Our rating Movie watching experience Favorite moments in the film Scene-by-scene commentary Characters of Baahubali 2 Amarendra Baahubali Devasena Sivagami Bhalladeva Kattappa Perform
036 - Intelligence Everywhere
Praveen and Ravi talk about origins of AI, recent advancements in AI and its impact on society. Bill Nye Saves The World Episode 3 - Machines Take Over the World: https://www.netflix.com/title/80117748 The Arrival of Artificial Intelligence: https://stratechery.com/2017/the-arrival-of-artificial-intelligence/ How Aristotle Created the Computer: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/
035 - Baahubali : Before the Conclusion
Acclaim for Part 1
Part 2 delay
Trailer release
Trailer reactions
VFX
Glitches
Story clues from the trailer
WKKB?
Is Sivagami involved?
Why the Krishna lullaby?
Who does Kattappa owe fealty to? (Learnt a new word - fealty, thanks to Spidy!)
Book: The Rise of Sivagami
Undue emphasis on WKKB by makers
Songs
Hamsa Nava
Dandalayya
More drama in Part 2?
Trade Predictions
Spi
034 - Random Stuff
What is this episode about? Nothing Telugu Bytes Quarterly Report Website revamp Recent episodes Tharun Bhasker's feedback Backstories Who are our audience? An analysis Logo Refresh History of our logo Saawan's design Our take Recent movies PK's movies and Katamarayudu Programming Interviews - Part 3? Dhruv's recent job change Why? What he'll be working on Interview Prep String questio
033 - Interview with Tarun (Part 2)
Ravi sits down with Tarun Cherukuri, his childhood friend and CEO of INDUS Action, for two part interview. In the second part, they talk about: Tarun's experience at his first job in Unilever Experiences which turned him to social service Life at Teach for India Experience at Harvard Starting and Leading IndusAction If you haven't listened yet, please listen 032 - Interview with Tarun (Part 1) L
032 - Interview with Tarun (Part 1)
Ravi sits down with Tarun Cherukuri, his childhood friend and CEO of INDUS Action, for two part interview. Their experiences at VPS, Vijayawada His passion for sports and Badminton His experiences at BITS Pilani Interviewing and landing a job (Continued in Part 2) Links INDUS Action: https://www.indusaction.org/project-team Tarun Cherukuri: https://in.linkedin.com/in/taruncherukuri Follow him o
031 - Indian Super'bowl' 2
After almost an year later, Aravind and Ravi get back to discuss one of their favorite topic - trips to India. They talk about Ravi's recent trip to India and his experiences. Follow up Air India (SFO to Delhi) Progress in Vijayawada Temples in Tirupati and Thanjavur Staying in Chennai Sankranthi Movies Next episode guest!
030 - Pelli Choopulu
Dhruv and Aravind talk about the 2016 Telugu rom-com/coming-of-age film Pelli Choopulu. Our take on the film Dhruv Aravind Success of the film Budget Run in the USA Indie films and distribution models Thoughts on the film Story Screenplay Characterizations Treatment Dialogues The Telangana dialect Tharun Bhasker's idlebrain postmortem Thoughts on acting Vijay Deverakonda Ritu Verma Priy
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028 - Everything is Continuous!
Ravi & Aravind ponder over how software release process has evolved last decade Instagram Release Process Jenkins 2.0 Here Disclaimer: The views expressed in this episode are ours and do not represent those of our employers.
027 - Pokiri
On its tenth anniversary, Ravi, Aravind and Dhruv do a
scene-by-scene review of the Puri-Mahesh blockbuster and even
try to derive some life lessons from the film.
Our quick take on the film
Ravi
Aravind
Dhruv
Flashback to 2006
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdIwjSBIW4w
Experience watching the film for the first time
Subsequent viewings
The pre-climax twist
Google movie summary h
026 - Cricket
In this episode, Dhruv, Praveen & Aravind get together & chat about their cricketing memories, favorite matches, upcoming T20 cricket world cup in India, current Indian team & their chances, and players around the world to watch out.
Links
Playing Cricket and my Eternal Damnation by Dhruv
025 - Silver Jubilee
On our 25th episode, Ravi and Dhruv look back at what went well and what didn't.
Flashback
Looking back at the flashback
Inception
Our Frequency
Inspirations and lessons learnt from them
State of podcasting in India and future
Our strengths
Our new strategy
Introducing our new hosts
What didn't go well
Q & A format
Incoherence
Lack of scripts and preparation
What went well
The name "Telugu By
024 - Indian Super'bowl'
Aravind is back from India after a long trip and shares his thoughts on the weather, philanthropy, education, IT and everything else happening in India.
Teach for India
Folllow Tarun Cherukuri on Facebook
Hindu coverage of Tarun
023 - Nannaku Prematho
Dhruv and Aravind try to follow follow follow follow Sukumar's latest thriller Nannaku Prematho. This episode is full of spoilers.
Spoiler Alert
Sukumar's 3 Cs - Concept, Creativity and.. we'll talk about the third later.
Dhruv's take
AK's take
3 kinds of moviegoers and how Sukumar impresses them
3 lead roles and how they performed
Supporting cast and crew
3 roles of Sukumar - story, screenplay a
022 - Too much JavaScript
Ravi laments about too many JavaScript frameworks, Praveen tries to make sense of all this and bring some sanity.
History of Javascript
HTML, CSS and Javascript - How all of them work together?
Gmail history and pioneers of AJAX
Advent of JQuery
MVC pattern
Different JavaScript MVC frameworks
BackboneJS
ReactJS
AngularJS
Facebook reverses MobileWeb approach
Praveen concludes that lack of diver
021 - Movies of 2015
Dhruv Vemula and 'Spidy' Sri Atluru talk about the best Telugu and English films they've seen in 2015, and the worst ones..
Telugu films including Baahubali, Srimanthudu, Bhale Bhale Magadivoy, Bruce Lee, Akhil etc.
English films including Avengers: Age of Ultron, Jurassic World, Mad Max, Star Wars etc.
Other good films we might have missed
020 - Praveen about Interviews and Experience in Uber & Paypal
We have a second guest after Spidy at Telugubytes. In this episode, Ravi talks to Praveen, longtime listener of Telugubytes, Software Engineer at Uber & Paypal about his career as Software Engineer and how he got started. Praveen and Ravi reminisce about their early days of grad school Praveen explains how he prepared and what it takes to succeed in interviews. Experience at Uber versus Paypal On
019 - Ads and Ad-Blockers
With iOS9, the discussion on web ads and ad-blockers has gone mainstream. In this episode, Dhruv and Ravi have a discussion on the topic. Origin of web ads Newspaper ads and TV ads Ad Networks Google and Facebook Ad-Blocking in Firefox and Chrome iOS 9 content blockers Native ads Facebook Instant Articles Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)
018 - Baahubali : The Future of Telugu Films
We discuss the success of Baahubali and discuss if it can change the way Telugu films are produced and marketed. Ticket prices and the "range" of Telugu films Baahubali's production and financing Remunerations of Telugu film stars Collections and fan wars
017 - Baahubali : The Rise of Rajamouli
We chart the rise of SS Rajamouli over the years, from Shantinivasam to Baahubali. Shantinivasam Student No. 1 and the years of obscurity Simhadri Intensity Inspirations from Braveheart Dialogues and dramatization Sye The villain Chatrapathi Utilizing Prabhas The interval block Vikramarkudu Sleaze in the first half Titla The mass appeal Yamadonga The pre-interval scene NTR's transfor
016 - Baahubali : Exploring the Epic
Dhruv and Spidy (Sri Atluru) attempt a review of Baahubali. This episode is full of spoilers. Please watch the movie before you listen. Please! We sometimes slip into English during the conversation. It's not deliberate. Excuse us. We sometimes refer to celebrities (cast and crew) in the singular (athadu, vaadu). This is purely because it's a casual conversation between friends. We mean no disr
015 - What's Up With Twitter
Dhruv and Ravi's take on trips and planning Dick Costolo is stepping down as CEO of Twitter An employee's farewell letter BBC's worst CEOs of 2014 TWTR stock price in the last three months What is Twitter? Microblogging service or a social network Montly Active Users (MAU) Twitter vs. Facebook MAU Chris Sacca's open letter - What Twitter Can Be 1 billion people have tried Twitter, but most
014 - Apple WWDC 2015
El Capitan, the name (hint: Yosemite's half-dome) OS X Wi-Fi performance Metal on OS X Possibilities on Apple TV iOS 9 Search and deep linking to apps WebKit content blocker WKWebView watchOS 2 Native apps Possibilities Apple Music and Apple News
013 - Google I/O 2015
Sundar Pichai's shoutout to the TV show 'Silicon Valley' Hooli, the fictitious company in the show Android M Granular app permissions Web views can share cookies Google Now on Tap Josh Topolsky's article on Google Now on Tap. Google Photos Competition: Flickr, Amazon Photos, iCloud photo library, Dropbox Machine learning for photos Android Pay Google Cardboard (VR headset) Google : RGV ::
012 - A Really Expensive Fitness Tracker
Dhruv's thoughts on his Apple Watch Pricing - is it really worth it? Fitness trackers: Apple Watch vs. Fitbit vs. others Other features Dhruv's India trip Situation in Telangana Situation in Andhra Weather Tech scene in Bangalore Indian tech salaries vs. US salaries Web apps vs. Mobile apps for Indian startups
011 - Spring Forward
Thoughts on MacBook Pros and cons Looks Ports Who is it for? Competition: Dell XPS 13, Asus and Acer's ultrabooks Would you buy? Thoughts on Apple Watch Pricing Would you buy? Which one? Competition: Fitbit, Pebble What's the best smartphone in the market? Sorry for the background hiss, couldn't get rid of it completely.
010 - Programming Interviews : Part 2
What to prepare: Dhruv's take Ravi's take Algorithms: Linked lists, stacks and queues, sorting, trees and search, hash tables, graphs, strings, dynamic programming Textbooks: CLRS, Algorithms by Sedgewick Sedgewick's Algorithms's courses on Coursera. Cracking the Coding Interview Programming Interviews Exposed LeetCode When to prepare: Dhruv's take Ravi's take How to prepare: Solving on
009 - Programming Interviews : Part 1
This is Part 1 on our two-part podcast on Programming Interviews. This week, we talk about how we went from hating programming interviews to understanding and appreciating them, and doing well. Our first experience with programming interviews at BITS Pilani in 2005-06. How our friend Sankar Tanguturi mastered the art of interviews, and taught us how to do the same. Our initial hatred for intervi
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