Episode 229: Does it work with JSON? That’s what I do

On this episode: Apple and Google team up, AWS Fargate has a new release, Github gives stuff away, Coder gets funding and Matt offers his advice to college students. Plus, the definitive iPhone SE review. The Rundown Contact Tracing Apple, Google Will Require Case Verification for Coronavirus Contact Tracing Tech (https://gizmodo.com/apple-google-will-require-case-verification-for-corona-1842859127) How Google Plans to Push Its Coronavirus Tracing Feature to Android Phones (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/dygbmj/how-google-coronavirus-contact-tracing-feature-update) Apple and Google launch a joint contact-tracing system for iOS and Android (https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/10/21216484/google-apple-coronavirus-contract-tracing-bluetooth-location-tracking-data-app) Answering the 12 biggest questions about Apple and Google’s new coronavirus tracking project (https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/11/21216803/apple-google-coronavirus-tracking-app-covid-bluetooth-secure) Fargate AWS revamps Fargate serverless containers, but wait – where's Docker Engine? Ah, 'deemed unnecessary' (https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/09/aws_revamps_fargate_serverless_containers/) Under the hood: AWS Fargate data plane (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/containers/under-the-hood-fargate-data-plane/) Coding Austin Startup Coder Gets $30M from GGV Capital and In-Q-Tel (https://www.americaninno.com/austin/funding/a-growth-story-austins-coder-raises-30m-and-plans-to-double-team/?mc_cid=480cd4555e&mc_eid=825c180d0b) GitHub is now free for teams (https://github.blog/2020-04-14-github-is-now-free-for-teams/) Pentagon Watchdog Clears Microsoft’s Cloud Win Over Amazon (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-15/pentagon-watchdog-clears-microsoft-s-10-billion-cloud-contract) Relevant to your interests Google is rebranding Hangouts Chat as just Google Chat (https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/9/21215588/google-chat-hangouts-meet-g-suite-name-change-rebranding) Zoom is now 'the Facebook of video apps' (https://www.engadget.com/zoom-is-now-the-facebook-of-video-apps-190024369.html) The Thing With Zoom (https://findthethread.postach.io/post/the-thing-with-zoom) A perfect alternative to Zoom doesn't exist (https://qz.com/1836278/zoom-alternatives-have-their-own-video-conferencing-drawbacks/) IBM scrambles to find or train more COBOL programmers to help states (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/04/ibm-scrambles-to-find-or-train-more-cobol-programmers-to-help-states/) 7 cobol examples with explanations. (https://medium.com/@yvanscher/7-cobol-examples-with-explanations-ae1784b4d576) No new emojis in 2021 because of coronavirus (https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52277325) Microsoft Teams has 20% adoption rate, says Slack CEO (https://seekingalpha.com/news/3560336-microsoft-teams-20-adoption-rate-says-slack-ceo) How IBM’s New CEO Plans to Beat Microsoft, Amazon & Google in Cloud (https://cloudwars.co/ibm/how-ibms-new-ceo-plans-to-beat-microsoft-amazon-google-in-cloud/) Non Sense Invite a Ilma or goat to your next corporate Zoom meeting or video call for under $100 (https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-video-goat-2-meeting-llama-sweet-farm-animals-cameo-2020-4?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=topbar) Sponsors MongoDB Sign up at: https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas/register (http://cloud.mongodb.com). After you create your account enter code ATLASSDT in the payments & billing section and get $200 in free credits. 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