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271: How not to monetize an app

September 13th, 2021  |  44 mins 50 secs

android, in-app purchase, ios, m1, marketing, mobile, monetize, phased release, xamarin

It has been a week since James did his "phased release" for his apps, how did it go, and would he recommend it. We also discuss how to actually monetize your app correctly when you have in-app purchases.

270: M1 on the road, phased release, new SQLite-net, and .NET MAUI ready libraries

September 6th, 2021  |  47 mins 16 secs

android, dotnet maui, ios, m1, macbook, phased release, podcast, sqlite, sqlite-net, xamarin

Frank is on the road, but we answer your questions in this week's podcast featuring lightning topics! We take a look at the latest enhancements to SQLite-net from Frank, how to get your libraries .NET MAUI and .NET 6 ready, and what is the proper way to do phased rollouts on iOS and Android.

269: How not to advertise mobile apps

August 30th, 2021  |  42 mins 24 secs

Frank explores the crazy world of app advertising across Facebook, Twitter, and Apple. We break down how exactly not to do this!

268: Authentication shouldn't be hard

August 23rd, 2021  |  46 mins 47 secs

auth0, device auth, mdm, okta, security, xamarin

We are joined by Tanvir Ahmed from Okta to talk about why authentication can seem so hard, but really shouldn't be. We chat about how our devices that we carry around with us every day really should be the key to unlock and remove passwords.

267: Hacking Onewheel Bluetooth

August 16th, 2021  |  31 mins 53 secs

frank is at it again with a new and awesome bluetooth application, this time for the apple watch that displays his onewheel information in realtime! he breaks down the inspiration and how he got it working!

Frank is at it again with a new and awesome Bluetooth application, this time for the Apple Watch that displays his Onewheel information in real time! He breaks down the inspiration and how he got it working!

266: How not to architect a database

August 9th, 2021  |  52 mins 9 secs

android, database, ios, sqlite, sqlite-net, xamarin, xamarin.forms

James had an awesome feature request for his app, but it required storing thousands of rows of data. Instead of relying on decades old best practices he decided to roll his own serialization... was that the best? SQLite-net creator Frank lets him have it.

265: Robot Engineer turned Program Manager with Maddy Leger

August 2nd, 2021  |  49 mins 12 secs

college, dotnet maui, intern, internship, jobs, microsoft, program management, program manager, xamarin

James sits down with Maddy Leger, Program Manager for .NET MAUI and Xamarin tooling at Microsoft, to hear about her journey from her first PC to working at one of the world's largest tech companies.

264: FOSS, Code Tours, & .NET MAUI Web with Ooui

July 26th, 2021  |  45 mins 31 secs

.net maui, android, dotnet maui, foss, funds, ios, maui, oss, xamarin

Open source software funds from Microsoft exist and Ooui was nominated! We talk about the process and how that evolved into contributing to .NET MAUI!

263: Building Computers

July 19th, 2021  |  41 mins 34 secs

build, computer, desktop, linux, mobile, windows, xamarin

Frank and I decided to build and upgrade our computers. How did we decide what to build and what are we building them for?

262: Your AI Code Copilot

July 12th, 2021  |  44 mins 27 secs

GitHub Copilot is here, and Frank goes hands on with the new service that provides code recommendations directly in VS Code.

261: Windows 11 Insider Preview

July 5th, 2021  |  49 mins 32 secs

android, ios, windows, windows 11, xamarin

Windows 11 event ✅, Windows 11 developer event ✅, Windows 11 installed ✅

260: Every question answered

June 28th, 2021  |  40 mins 13 secs

android, animal crossing, app store, freemium, ios, island tracker, paid apps, turnips, xamarin

We take your questions directly on another lighting topic episode of Merge Conflict

259: Photogrammetry

June 21st, 2021  |  42 mins 30 secs

drones, ios, ios 15, photogrammetry, wwdc, xamarin

We dive deep into the latest APIs for mapping the physical world with macOS into 3D models.

258: WWDC 2021 Recap

June 14th, 2021  |  1 hr 17 mins

257: M1RACLES

June 7th, 2021  |  32 mins 23 secs

android, ios, m1, m1racles, mac, security, xamarin

We discuss M1RACLES (CVE-2021-30747) and new Xcode requirements.

256: Microsoft Build 2021 Recap

May 31st, 2021  |  57 mins 19 secs

.net maui, blazor, build, build 2021, dotnet maui, gpt-3, microsoft, xamarin

This year's Microsoft Build was all about developer velocity! There was something for everyone from no code, low code, medium code, all the code, you name it, you had it! From .NET 6, to Power Platform, to all things Azure, we have you covered.