# Yes Virginia, Worse is Better

URL: /show/coder-radio/10/
> As much as we might like to have different fully native applications for every platform we target — that can be more than a little inefficient not to mention expensive. This episode is all about compromise.

- Show: [Coder Radio](/show/coder-radio/)
- Episode: 10
- Date: 2012-08-13
- Hosts: chris, michael
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/K4Zi7mqOFGw





### Episode Links

#### Feedback

  * [Sigflup writes in to disagree with me regarding finding bugs while porting apps and share his awesome project](https://devio.us/_sigflup/mega/index.html#)
  * [Community recommendations on source control books](http://git-scm.com/book/index.html)
  * [Source Control by Example](http://www.ericsink.com/vcbe/index.html)
  * Rellon or Ruby hacker writes in to clarify what he wants to do with Ruby and puts his vote in for a testing episode.
  * Bill has been teaching himself some coding but wants to be a systems programmer and wonders if there is money in that.
  * James is working in C# as an ASP.Net developer, is learning Python, and has to make a decision regarding design patterns.
  * Github clarifications
  * A lot of you came to the defense of QT; Chris and I clarify.

#### [Code School Affiliate](http://zfer.us/iln1s/index.html)

#### This Week’s Dev World Hoopla

  * Digia bought QT — please don’t go the way of Mono….
  * Steve Yegge’s Liberal / Conservative Software Axis
  * ZOMG TextMate 2!

#### Mikes a Sad Panda

  * Sales progress….

#### Write Once Suck Everywhere

  * Using the same code base across multiple platforms
  * How Java fits in
  * Other options?
  * About those pesky designers….
  * The Great Web Hope
  * [20,000 Leagues Under Java!](http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/21716/20000-leagues-under-java-cr-06/index.html)

#### Mike’s Plug

  * [Code Journal](http://codejournalapp.com/index.html)

#### Tool of the Week

  * [QTCreator](http://qt.nokia.com/products/developer-tools/index.html)

#### Book of the Week

  * [Foundations of QT Development](http://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Development-Experts-Source-ebook/dp/B0017U291K/ref%3dsr_1_2bfae.html?ie=UTF8&qid=1344793475&sr=8-2&keywords=QT+Foundations\\%22)