James King and Steve Greenblatt discuss topics relevant to AV programming, programmers, and those who work with audiovisual control systems.
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Ask The Programmer Episode 289 - Missed Programming Estimate - What Would You Do?
James King and Steve Greenblatt play a game of "What would you do," sharing each of their takes on the following scenario:
You've estimated 40 hours for a programming project. Halfway through, you realize the work will require at least 80 hours because of complications you didn't anticipate. The customer approved a fixed price based on the original estimate. What would you do?
This podcast is supported by Control Concepts, the industry leader in AV software development and API integration. Control Concepts develops the building blocks programmers use to seamlessly integrate products or add functionality to their systems. To learn more, visit controlconcepts.net and ccisupported.net.
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18 Oct 2026
Ask The Programmer Episode 288 - Guest Jeff Ashachik Discusses His Commitment to AV Programming
James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome guest Jeff Ashachik, Senior Programmer at Almo LinkLab, who discusses his career evolution and return to AV programming.
Jeff Ashachik can be reached on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffashachik/ or via email at jeff.ashachik@almo-corp.com.
This podcast is supported by Control Concepts, the industry leader in AV software development and API integration. Control Concepts develops the building blocks programmers use to seamlessly integrate products or add functionality to their systems. To learn more, visit controlconcepts.net and ccisupported.net.
To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, join the Ask The Programmer group on LinkedIn and post a message, leave a comment, or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on LinkedIn, X/Twitter, or Bluesky, and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.
The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on X/Twitter or on Bluesky as @asktheprogrammer.
11 Oct 2026
Ask The Programmer Episode 287 - Guest Jeff Ashachik Shares His Desire to Help People
James King and Steve Greenblatt welcome guest Jeff Ashachik, Senior Programmer at Almo LinkLab, who shares his AV journey and ongoing commitment to helping people.
Jeff Ashachik can be reached on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffashachik/ or via email at jeff.ashachik@almo-corp.com.
his podcast is supported by Control Concepts, the industry leader in AV software development and API integration. Control Concepts develops the building blocks programmers use to seamlessly integrate products or add functionality to their systems. To learn more, visit controlconcepts.net and ccisupported.net.
To join the conversation or have your question answered on a future episode, join the Ask The Programmer group on LinkedIn and post a message, leave a comment, or reach out to us @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on LinkedIn, X/Twitter, or Bluesky, and be sure to include #AskTheProgrammer.
The Ask The Programmer podcast can be found at @AVProgrammerPod on X/Twitter or on Bluesky as @asktheprogrammer.
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