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Hacking the Grepson

Hacking the Grepson

Hosted by HackingTheGrepson

Episodes

100

Latest episode

Sep 2026

Language

EN

About the show

Matt and Mike, two career developers, discuss their experiences and talk about programming in a (hopefully) not-too-technical way.

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October 14, 2026Episode 13043 min

Hacking the Grepson 130: Javascript-Off-By-Default Experiment

Mike finds a curious developer's website and notices it using Javascript to somewhat nefarious effects. It leads him down a path of state-of-the-web discovery, and he brings Matt into the fray. The Journal of マリウス Disable Javascript

September 30, 2026Episode 12939 min

Hacking the Grepson 129: Syntactical Highlightery

How you stylize your editor of choice is often a personal choice, but there are those who feel strongly enough about how to do it that they write a whole blog post about it. Matt and Mike dive into some opinions about Christmas lights and light vs dark mode. * I am sorry, but everyone is getting syntax highlighting wrong

September 16, 2026Episode 12849 min

Hacking the Grepson 128: Problem Problem Solvelution

Mike wants to do a funky thing, but runs into problems. Can Matt help Mike solve his trip-ups? Only the ultimate dancers will prevail.

September 2, 2026Episode 12758 min

Hacking the Grepson 127: Just Dart Vibes

It's time for more game development chat! Last episode we brainstormed some ideas and a Balatro-like darts game came up, so this episode Matt and Mike talk about some prototyping they've been doing in that vein.

August 19, 2026Episode 1261 hr 9 min

Hacking the Grepson 126: Gamestorming

Matt and Mike are slowly but surely making their way back to the core of Season 2 of this podcast: making a game. Clarifications of what is needed for a game to their liking are made, and some roguelite ideas are thrown around. Will this re-kickstart their gamedev quest? Time will tell.

August 5, 2026Episode 12531 min

Hacking the Grepson 125: 2D vs 3D

A spirited discussion ensues between Matt and Mike the merits and detractors of dimensionality as it pertains to video game graphics.

July 22, 2026Episode 1242 min

Hacking the Grepson 124: Comic Connection

Matt and Mike are still out for various reasons, to surely return soon for more programming patter. However, there is a conflagration of quirky kinfolk descending upon the San Diego, CA area in order to celebrate all things nerdy and geeky, and perhaps you might be interested?

July 8, 2026Episode 1234 min

Hacking the Grepson 123: Friendly Checkin

Matt and Mike are out this week traveling. Just wanted to say hello, anyway.

June 24, 2026Episode 1221 hr 7 min

Hacking the Grepson 122: GenAI Existential Crisis

Mike brings an anecdote from his life that caused him to spiral a bit about the future of art, creation, ownership, and society, leaving him peering over the precipice of some dystopian future. Matt talks him off the proverbial ledge.

June 10, 2026Episode 1211 hr 3 min

Hacking the Grepson 121: Famous Laws of Software Development, Part 2

A continuation of discussion about the laws of nature, vis a vis software development, are bandied about by Matt and Mike in this episode. Some of them include Linus's Law, the Pareto Principle, and even the Ninety-Nine Rule. * Famous Laws of Software Development

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