Merge Conflict

Join Frank & James for a weekly discussion on the world of technology and development including C#, F#, .NET, web, mobile, and more.

About the show

Merge Conflict is a weekly discussion with Frank and James on all things development, technology, & more. After years of being friends, Frank and James finally decided to sit down and start a podcast about their lives as mobile developers using C#, Xamarin, and .NET MAUI. Much more than just another mobile development podcast, Merge Conflict, reaches all areas of development including desktop, server, and of course mobile. They also cover fun things happening in the world of technology and gaming and whatever else happens to be on Frank's and James' minds.

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Episodes

  • 442: Launching a new visionOS app

    December 23rd, 2024  |  39 mins 16 secs

    Frank did it! He launched a new app for the Vision Pro! We discuss all the fun details of app store review.

  • 441: AI Driven Development

    December 16th, 2024  |  31 mins 19 secs

    Start with AI first is James' new plan for just about everything he does. We discuss some wins we have had recently with infusing AI into our workstream.

  • 440: Future of GPTs? Mac Desktops? Headphones?

    December 9th, 2024  |  49 mins 43 secs

    We are tackling some lightning topics this week on some of our favorite things from the year. Where is AI going? Should you have multiple machines, is cloud computing the future, and how about new headphones that you can use to still hear the world around you.

  • 439: One Month with the M4 Mac Mini - Developer Setup Breakdown

    December 2nd, 2024  |  1 hr 5 mins

    It's been nearly a month since we got our Mac Mini M4 machines. How did the setup good, what went well, what didn't and how are we feeling about our $3K purchase?

  • 438: Jon Galloway - From Submarine Office to Software Developer

    November 25th, 2024  |  47 mins 42 secs

    James sits down with Jon Galloway to talk about his journey from submarine office to software developer and community advocate.

  • 437: .NET 9 Is Here!

    November 18th, 2024  |  1 hr 2 mins

    Let's discuss all things .NET 9!

  • 436: We bought new Mac minis! Now what?

    November 11th, 2024  |  52 mins 18 secs

    That's right we BOTH bought new mac minis! What configuration? Why did we do it? And we answer your questions!

  • 435: GitHub Universe Recap + M4 is here with a NEW Mac mini!!!

    November 4th, 2024  |  44 mins 21 secs

    Awesome new features for GitHub Copilit and Apple surprises us with new devices and the M4!

  • 434: Free OSS Controls for Everyone!

    October 28th, 2024  |  38 mins 54 secs

    Syncfusion starts to contribute directly to .NET MAUI source code and also open sources 14 free controls for developers! We discuss.

  • 433: Epic vs Google

    October 21st, 2024  |  38 mins 58 secs

    Google may have to make substantial changes to the Google Play store. What does this mean for app developers? We break it down.

  • 432: Creating our own color space?!?!?

    October 14th, 2024  |  42 mins 23 secs
  • 431: Put some Python in your C# with CSnakes

    October 7th, 2024  |  37 mins 54 secs

    Have you ever wanted to use some Python in your C# apps, but were stuck and had to spin up a web api to handle it? Not any more with CSnakes! Let's talk.

  • 430: iOS 18 & Apple Intelligence Preview Hands-On

    September 30th, 2024  |  53 mins 16 secs

    Frank makes the upgrade to iOS 18.1 to test out Apple Intelligence. Are the early day's of Apple AI any good? We find out....

  • 429: Hands-on with iPhone 16 Pro... Apple Intelligence Coming Soon

    September 23rd, 2024  |  46 mins 4 secs

    We go hands-on with the new iPhone 16 Pro! That is right, Frank got it on release day and is a major upgrade from his previous device. How does it feel, how is the software, and what is the state of AI?

  • 428: Our Favorite VS Code Extensions

    September 16th, 2024  |  34 mins 41 secs

    We take a look at some of our favorite VS Code extensions including C# Dev Kit updates, Remote SSH, iOS and Android Archiver, and more!

  • 427: It's Glowtime! Rumor Edition

    September 9th, 2024  |  28 mins 53 secs

    We break the latest rumors before today's big Apple event and pretend we were there and buying all the Apple goodies!