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We take a look back at this year's highlights, review our 2024 predictions to see what we got right and wrong, and a peek ahead into 2025.

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

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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.

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","summary":"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.","date_published":"2024-12-09T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/728a3bf0-6576-4e7b-a2b8-a4c344591f7c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47741568,"duration_in_seconds":2983}]},{"id":"a735bd15-b8de-4a27-97d5-6f492678155e","title":"439: One Month with the M4 Mac Mini - Developer Setup Breakdown","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/439","content_text":"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?\n\nBuy Mac Mini on Amazon: https://amzn.to/49hjsQX\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm","content_html":"

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?

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","summary":"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?","date_published":"2024-12-02T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/a735bd15-b8de-4a27-97d5-6f492678155e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":94128236,"duration_in_seconds":3922}]},{"id":"21aec9cc-35cb-409e-af92-759e70446c0d","title":"438: Jon Galloway - From Submarine Office to Software Developer","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/438","content_text":"James sits down with Jon Galloway to talk about his journey from submarine office to software developer and community advocate.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm","content_html":"

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

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","summary":"James sits down with Jon Galloway to talk about his journey from submarine office to software developer and community advocate.","date_published":"2024-11-25T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/21aec9cc-35cb-409e-af92-759e70446c0d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22901996,"duration_in_seconds":2862}]},{"id":"ff7248dc-a344-45e8-9e92-8c22e7d7b502","title":"437: .NET 9 Is Here!","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/437","content_text":"Let's discuss all things .NET 9!\n\nKeynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikSNL-lxolc&list=PLdo4fOcmZ0oXeSG8BgCVru3zQtw_K4ANY&index=1\nBlog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-9/\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm","content_html":"

Let's discuss all things .NET 9!

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

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

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","summary":"Awesome new features for GitHub Copilit and Apple surprises us with new devices and the M4!","date_published":"2024-11-04T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/9eca3982-2563-4fe4-9055-a3540603d4f1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":63879596,"duration_in_seconds":2661}]},{"id":"67b13a0d-6356-42b0-9e4e-67be2a6aee94","title":"434: Free OSS Controls for Everyone!","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/434","content_text":"Syncfusion starts to contribute directly to .NET MAUI source code and also open sources 14 free controls for developers! We discuss.\n\nLinks:\n.NET Blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-welcomes-syncfusion-open-source-contributions/\nSyncfusion blog: https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/syncfusion-open-source-net-maui-controls-cross-platform\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm","content_html":"

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

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","summary":"Syncfusion starts to contribute directly to .NET MAUI source code and also open sources 14 free controls for developers! We discuss.","date_published":"2024-10-28T00:30:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/67b13a0d-6356-42b0-9e4e-67be2a6aee94.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56038508,"duration_in_seconds":2334}]},{"id":"aee6bb86-af48-4fe3-8561-4e5b41eaff2e","title":"433: Epic vs Google","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/433","content_text":"Google may have to make substantial changes to the Google Play store. What does this mean for app developers? We break it down.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmLinks:Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge - The Verge","content_html":"

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

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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.

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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....

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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?

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","summary":"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?","date_published":"2024-09-23T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/037ea40c-4306-4ff2-ad7c-4bde8e173604.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":22116716,"duration_in_seconds":2764}]},{"id":"a4cd82e8-ae6a-4a6c-ac8c-b95ff0e4e631","title":"428: Our Favorite VS Code Extensions","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/428","content_text":"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!\n\nC# Dev Kit: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/whats-new-in-csharp-dev-kit-august-2024/\nRemote SSH: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh\niOS & Android Archiver: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=banditoth.VSCode-MAUI-Archive\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm","content_html":"

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!

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\nRemote SSH: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh
\niOS & Android Archiver: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=banditoth.VSCode-MAUI-Archive

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

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Buy Age of Angra: https://monumenthobbies.com/pages/age-of-angra

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James sits down with his good friend Ben to talk about how he designed, developed, tested, and fully productized his new board game Age of Angra. We go deep into what the process is like, how it compares to video game development, and of course all about Age of Angra!

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We take a look at the brand new Native Library Interop for .NET MAUI developers to easily bind native libraries to C#!

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Let's talk about keeping our apps going forever... or until the app store stops us. How long can we keep publishing our Xamarin apps? We talk the new and improved apple developer tax, and .NET 9 Preview 7 is here with tons of awesome updates!

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Google TV Streamer is here.... which has us thinking... should we care about building apps for connected tv devices?

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Python support, new dockerfile support, and so many new components! We discuss .NET Aspire 8.1's release

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It is time for lightning topics! We talk about .NET 9 and the latest previews, finalizing Mac development setup, too many pop ups in VS Code, Life off Twitter, Dark Icons, and new HP AMD laptops!

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James is setting up a fresh macOS install and is ready to get .NET MAUI ready to go. Now the question is how... Xcode, VS Code, Android Studio, SDKs, emulators, simulators, and so much more!

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After a year of Starlink was it worth it? How do you set it up? How does the technology work? Frank breaks it down.

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We talk about James going "light" with the light phone and also going big on 3D and taking an in-depth look at Spatial Videos.

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It is that time of year again and it is infused with AI... Apple Intelligence and all sorts of goodies for iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, macOS, watchOS, and more! Let's get into WWDC 2024!

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Intel and AMD are back with their latest CPUs and NPUs and are Copilot+ PC Ready!

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It's time to cut the cord... I mean streaming music service? James is going on a journey of getting rid of all music services. How is it going?

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OpenAI and Google are back with some new AI models that can talk to each other! .NET Aspire is getting close to release and Xamarin end of life is here, so we reflect back.

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The Rabbit R1 and Humane AI pin are here! Is this the future of AI devices? We discuss what we really think and what we really want.

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With a lack of control and power to specify what hardware is required when publishing your app has left Frank in a predicament. We discuss what Apple could do to improve this for developers.

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We are talking AI this week and trying to get to the basics. We take a look at what goes into GPTs and how these models figure things out.

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It is time to make our console apps look beautiful! There are some amazing libraries out there to help us out. We discuss!

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Frank is getting ready to release an app and we talk through paid vs freemium, onboarding, and that magical 30 seconds to wow moment for his app.

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Templates, templates, templates. Project templates, item templates, default templates, custom templates, and beyond.

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AI is here for your Blazor, MVC, and Razor pages apps with Smart Components and is super simple. Use a control and AI is infused and ready to go!

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Frank's Vision Pro app is live, was paid worth it? Also, James rented & drove an EV for the first time, we discuss.

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Frank is deep in visionOS development and spatial computing. He has "shipped" his first app, but after waiting 5 days of it being "in review" what does he plan do to next as the stress builds.

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Frank goes hands on with the Apple Vision Pro and loves it so much he decides to record the entire podcast while wearing it!

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We answer some of your developer related questions before we get our hands on the device such as how do we think of designing for the Apple Vision Pro?

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Frank did it! He purchased the Apple Vision Pro. How was the process? What was the motivation? Does he have any regrets? We find out on this week's pod.

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Let's explore updates in the 1 Billion Row Challenge, Apple Vision Pro, and how important source control is and how James was so thankful for it recently.

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Did Frank just find the ultimate bug macOS's control center?!?! Is it burning cycles of your CPU and wasting precious power? We break down his findings and if this really is a problem.

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Wow, what a week! Not only did the new iPhones release, so did iOS 17! We break down what developer need to know and what new features they may want to implement. We also discuss the latest in .NET 8 with the release candidates available and the Microsoft Surface and AI event where Copilot was launched!

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We have the full break down of the Apple event including the new iPhone 15 with spatial video, 5x, zoom, usb-c, and of course the Apple Watch Series 9!

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Buying a new car is difficult any time, but in 2023 we have a lot of options, gas, hybrid, all electric. Frank is out shopping for a new vehicle, what path did he go down, and how was his experience?

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After 16 hours of being in the air with 2 layovers and multiple rounds of security checks, James and Frank sit down to talk about the lagging advancements in airport security and specifically how AI is having an impact.

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That is right... .NET 8 RC isn't out yet and .NET 9 is here already and we installed it! We discuss how to install the latest bits of .NET and why you may need them.

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Frank is interested in buying a Nintendo Switch... a 6+ year old device.... when is it too late to buy a piece of technology? We discuss.

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There have been a lot of changes in the world of X/Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and even how our favorite apps work or don't work without logging in. We discuss this new world walled garden and also the fall of LK-99!

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It is time for some lightning topics! We have all sorts of good ones including the new and maybe real LK-99 superconductor, a chat about MacCatalyst, should you use 3rd party libraries? What is on Frank's desk and when will this all end?

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","summary":"It is time for some lightning topics! We have all sorts of good ones including the new and maybe real LK-99 superconductor, a chat about MacCatalyst, should you use 3rd party libraries? What is on Frank's desk and when will this all end?","date_published":"2023-08-07T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/af3d1d11-3358-4dda-9511-4858a3de8d15.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33586781,"duration_in_seconds":2099}]},{"id":"03b3c3ca-3c05-4fde-a1b2-a52a59665d46","title":"369: Scanning real world objects into ready-to-use 3D models with RealityKit","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/369","content_text":"We are diving back into RealityKit which got some nice updates and potentially some visionOS optimizations as well as we start to scan real world objects and turn them into digital goods! \n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmLinks:Scanning objects using Object Capture | Apple Developer DocumentationMeet Object Capture for iOS - WWDC23 - Videos - Apple Developer","content_html":"

We are diving back into RealityKit which got some nice updates and potentially some visionOS optimizations as well as we start to scan real world objects and turn them into digital goods!

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James does some experiments with building .NET MAUI UI without any XAML at all and completely in C#! We discuss the pros, cons, and if James will continue his journey to C# only!

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.NET 8 is on the way and we have some great updates on C# 12, NativeAOT for .NET iOS apps, and oh.... .NET MAUI gets a VS Code extension!!! Tune in!

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Frank dives into building his first app with visionOS for the Apple Vision Pro headset and he walks through everything you need to know to get setup, interact with the simulator, and actually build an app.

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We often get questions around building 3D apps and games and with visionOS getting it's first preview we thought it would be a great time to discuss in more detail for .NET developers.

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AI is all around us and everyone is talking about it. As a developer, what do we actually need to know to start developing for and with AI? Are we data scientists? Are we prompt engineers? Or are we just consumers of APIs? We discuss in this week's pod.

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Let's talk about all good things upgrades! Upgrading to the new Mac Book Air M2? Upgrading Xcode? Upgrading macOS? Upgrading Android Billing Libraries? Upgrading Internet? Upgrading GPUs?!?! We got you covered!

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It is follow up week on some topics we touched on earlier. We first break down our thoughts on C# 12's new Collection Literals, Apple Vision Pro + iCircuit, iOS 17, and some great developer productivity feature for .NET.

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WWDC is here and we breakdown everything you need to know from the keynote and developer state of the union! From iOS 17, new watch features, iPadOS, and yes, the new Vision Pro! We got you covered.

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It's that time again for lighting topics! This week we first recap and give our impressions of Microsoft Build 2023 and then tackle some of your questions!

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James is on a mission to get his app on as many platforms as possible. This time he dives through his journey of getting his Android apps into the Amazon App Store which also means onto Windows 11! What did he have to do and what was the experience like for his end users?

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It's conference season and Google kicks off things with lots and lots of AI at Google I/O 2023. We break down the latest happenings from the main keynotes including new Android Wear APIs, Pixel folding devices, AI infused Android Studio, Android 14, WebAssembly goodies, and so much more including AI.

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That is right! Everyone's favorite MP3 player is back! This time due to a collaboration with Guardians of the Galaxy, but it doesn't matter because Hanselman and others have found ways to revive it in 2023. We discuss the Zune software, UI stack, why we loved it, and why it may have been the best XAML to XAML.

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When is the right time to sunset software from the app store? How about a library up on NuGet? What is the right way to do it for your customers and folks using your software? We discuss in this weeks podcast.

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It is that time of year again! New C# features! That is right, .NET 8 Preview 3 just dropped and with it is the first preview features of C# 12 including Primary constructors for non-record classes and structs, using aliases for any type, and default values for lambda expression parameters. We break them all down!

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With Microsoft Build and .NET 8 right around the corner, the team is hard at work optimizing the runtime to fit full Native AOT apps down under 1.44MB! That is right, it fits fully on a floppy disk! We discuss all things AOT and what you need to know.

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Let's get deeper into ChatGPT and GTP-4 this with Bing Chat and the newly integrated side bar of Microsoft Edge.

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They did it! The Twitter Algorithm is open source! We break down how it works, what is in it, and how why you should care (or not).

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Frank tries to explain his favorite F# feature and also discussion the C# proposal for union types!

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It is time for some lightning topics and we go big on AI with GPT-4, infused ChatGPT everywhere, and we answer your questions from the past few months! Oh... and Sauna... and SVB discussion!

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Frank builds a command line interface for ChatGTP with .NET!

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Franks heads back to create apps for games from the 1990s with .NET MAUI

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Native AOT can be used for more than just making super fast apps... you can compile your libraries down to C and use them anywhere!

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We talk about .NET Standard, XamarinLegacyCompat, Android Support, and all sorts of forward/backwards compatibility.

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Frank journeys into Swift with a little CoreData and CloudKit.

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We celebrate iCircuit Pro, Frank's long await update to iCircuit with a subscription! Then we break down the latest Apple hardware event with new Mac Book Pro models, Mac Minis, and oh... the HomePod?!?!

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OpenAI as a service is here! We discuss!

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Finally Frank goes all in on in-app purchases in his apps and talks about how he went about implementing subscriptions in iCircuit.

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It is time for lightning topics from YOU! We cover some of the latest happenings at CES including some new IoT things, some IoT security, and a bit of coffee roasting :)

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After a quick recap of our top "things" from 2022, we discuss Frank's holiday hack, a DIT smart thermostat powered by .NET and ML.NET!

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Frank drives into all of the complexities with android publishing including API targeting, AndroidX, and so much more.

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James gets into maps and drawing all sorts of points and lines. We discuss.

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Let's go! ChatGPT time!

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We explore the world of GitHub Codespaces and all the joy that it can bring to development.

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.NET 7 is a major update to the .NET platform and it comes packed with some awesome new features! In this podcast, we'll take a look at some of the most important new features in .NET 7 and what you need to know about them if you're using .NET 7 in your development work.

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Frank has one heck of a journey trying to setup his new iPhone 14 Pro. From iCloud backups to eSim transfer.... it was an exciting adventure. How did it end and what is his overall review of the new phone? Tune-in!

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It has been several months since we last talked about GitHub Copilot, the automated AI coding friend inside of Visual Studio & Visual Studio Code. Let's revisit and give our hands on thoughts of what we think of this new technology.

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Our brand new Pixy drone by Snap is here and we break down every positive and negative of this adorable little drone.

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It is a random topic week because we don't know what to talk about in-depth, so we chat up iOS 16 Beta, C# partial methods, scoped keyword, and running python inside of C# on an iPhone with IronPython!

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This week try to demystify the new workload system in .NET! .NET MAUI, Blazor WASM, Source Control, Continuous Integration, and more!

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We break down the big announcement from WWDC that is going to eliminate passwords forever!! Or will it?

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Everything you need to know about the latest in iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, iPadOS, and so much more from WWDC 2022!

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Frank tried to build a MacCatalyst app with OpenGL and soon realizes that it doesn't exists!!?!?!

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Frank and James cover all the great developer bits from Build 2022 including Win UI 3, Project Voleterra, Arm64, .NET MAUI Launch, and so much more.

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.NET MAUI is here, and Frank is all in on building apps with it! He has started to migrate his apps and shares his journey!

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Frank had his first PR merged into iOS and macOS for .NET! We explore his journey to getting it accepted

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When is the time to make breaking changes that could completely upset every single user of your library? James is in this situation, and we discuss his options.

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","summary":"When is the time to make breaking changes that could completely upset every single user of your library? James is in this situation, and we discuss his options.","date_published":"2022-05-09T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/8f5339fb-bed8-44d4-be79-02d5f95d7ebe.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34351646,"duration_in_seconds":2146}]},{"id":"68c85ffb-3cdf-459f-9144-9744e58a619c","title":"304: Snap's Pixy... the future of drones?","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/304","content_text":"A $230 drone... with no controller... with no GPS.... is this the future?\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmLinks:Meet Pixy: Snap's Mini Drone CameraSnap is making… a drone? 🚁 - YouTube","content_html":"

A $230 drone... with no controller... with no GPS.... is this the future?

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C# 11 is coming in hot with some awesome new previews and we break down our favorite features.

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It is go time with the .NET MAUI RC!!

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Where did my bash go says James! Well I am swimming with Fish over here says Frank! We explore what the heck is going on in terminals on all of the different operating systems and how to get them setup to your liking.

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We take your questions live on .NET MAUI, the state of mobile development, how to teach the next generation, and so much more!

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Frank explains to James why and how he is doing databases all wrong!

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Email us for episode 300 - mergeconflictfm@gmail.com

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Frank has a grand conspiracy theory when it comes to what is going on with the M1 Ultra and M2. We discuss why they glued two chips together.

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We have a full breakdown of the latest Apple event with M1 Ultra, new Mac Studio, iPhone SE 3rd gen, and a new iPad!

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Who doesn't love security? Who doesn't love security inside of the app sandbox?!?! We break down file-access and all of its complexity when building sandboxed apps for iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows!

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What to do when there are new APIs that improve but don't deprecate old ones? Do you throw away your old code? Write compatibility layers? Or do you just keep on with what you have? We discuss.

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","summary":"What to do when there are new APIs that improve but don't deprecate old ones? Do you throw away your old code? Write compatibility layers? Or do you just keep on with what you have? We discuss.","date_published":"2022-02-28T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/bedbbc9d-5021-417d-a8af-cb931f9c6c8e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34025638,"duration_in_seconds":2126}]},{"id":"1c3d380b-ca3b-4aa9-bf6f-b0c5530f4b78","title":"294: Hello .NET 7, C# 11, and !!","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/294","content_text":"It’s here already…!!!??!!!! That’s right, .NET 7 is on its way with awesome new features.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmSponsored By:Syncfusion: Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.\r\nLinks:Themes of .NETInitial roll out of !! by stephentoub · Pull Request #64720 · dotnet/runtimeC# 11 !! parameter null safety in 60 seconds #Shorts - YouTubeChampion: Simplified parameter null validation code · Issue #2145 · dotnet/csharplangcsharplang/param-nullchecking.md at main · dotnet/csharplang","content_html":"

It’s here already…!!!??!!!! That’s right, .NET 7 is on its way with awesome new features.

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Measure, measure, measure with dotnet-trace a "new" tool that Frank has been exploring to make apps super performant.

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James is back on in-app purchases and this time has a complete deep dive into all things in-app subscriptions!

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Frank is finally all in on continuous integration and continuous delivery with .NET 6 and he did it all with GitHub actions!

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","summary":"Frank is finally all in on continuous integration and continuous delivery with .NET 6 and he did it all with GitHub actions! ","date_published":"2022-01-31T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/7889023e-33aa-4ee8-9ee2-b2751545f5a3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50713076,"duration_in_seconds":3169}]},{"id":"b66a1265-348b-4eb5-b3ac-ca8999749c39","title":"290: The .NET MAUI Episode","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/290","content_text":"We answer all of your questions! Which seem to mostly be about .NET MAUI :)\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm","content_html":"

We answer all of your questions! Which seem to mostly be about .NET MAUI :)

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Frank is in a rush to try to get out an app into the app store in record time, but he runs up against those bumps that we have talked about so many times. We discuss his biggest road blocks.

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We give an update to our holiday hacks that have become real things that we need to actually care about. Did we go too far, or not far enough? We discuss.

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We break down the winners and laggers in tech from 2021 as we look forward to the excitement of what is to come in 2022.

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It is time for our holiday hacks! Frank is building and printing awesome 3D holograms with .NET and James is building apps for his favorite cross-country ski sno-park!

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Deploy containerized apps without managing complex infrastructure. Write code using your preferred programming language or framework, and build microservices with full support for Distributed Application Runtime (Dapr). Scale dynamically based on HTTP traffic or events powered by Kubernetes Event-Driven Autoscaling (KEDA).

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James needs the ultimate tutorial on what and how to build things with Microcontrollers and Frank is here to help!

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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.

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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.

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","summary":"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.","date_published":"2021-09-06T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/2954882c-8637-49b3-b6cd-a36e41c50b3b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45389112,"duration_in_seconds":2836}]},{"id":"6418dfcb-79c7-4c0a-835c-feba6521bd58","title":"269: How not to advertise mobile apps","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/269","content_text":"Frank explores the crazy world of app advertising across Facebook, Twitter, and Apple. We break down how exactly not to do this!\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm","content_html":"

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

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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!

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

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

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","summary":"GitHub Copilot is here, and Frank goes hands on with the new service that provides code recommendations directly in VS Code.","date_published":"2021-07-12T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/de80a6de-8a1b-46a5-bc32-7126dc7665ee.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42674885,"duration_in_seconds":2667}]},{"id":"2d6749f6-fbaf-46ce-ac80-b382d5a1b5de","title":"261: Windows 11 Insider Preview","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/261","content_text":"Windows 11 event ✅, Windows 11 developer event ✅, Windows 11 installed ✅.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm","content_html":"

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

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

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

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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.

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256-bit super duty encryption is what is sold now adays, but what good is it if it isn't end-to-end. In light of the most recent security camera bug via Anker's eufy line we talk about what encryption should be and what these companies can do to make it better.

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Apple AirTags are here, and Frank is ready to do some programming with them... but can he? What are Apple's mysterious APIs that should work with this wonderful device do?

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Frank discusses the Object Oriented UI Library, Ooui! He talks about where it came from and where it is going.

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WSL is amazing.... but WSLg now enables you to run Linux GUI apps directly from your Windows machine!?!?! We discuss the possibilities.

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No upgraded MacBook devices for us just yet, but the M1 is in full force on the new iMac and iPad Pro! We break down the entire apple event.

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WWDC 21 is officially happening and we sit down to speculate on what we think will be announced and reflect on some of our favorite tech devices we have been able to program on.

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","summary":"WWDC 21 is officially happening and we sit down to speculate on what we think will be announced and reflect on some of our favorite tech devices we have been able to program on.","date_published":"2021-04-12T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/500b87c0-7abf-4fb7-8f9d-ef957d4b5735.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32411061,"duration_in_seconds":2025}]},{"id":"cd1e0286-c8b0-4b9b-ab05-12a406e3bcec","title":"248: Satisfying Business Requirements","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/248","content_text":"Yes, this is the most boring title ever, but this podcast episode isn't!\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmLinks:Danny Ackerman on Twitter: \"For a new desktop app, no special xplat or web requirements, nothing graphics intensive, just lots of data collection, would you use WinUI3, WPF, or WinForms? @allanritchie911 @JamesMontemagno @praeclarum @Depechie @andrew_hoefling\" / TwitterSIDOVSKY/EBind: 🔵 .NET Data Binding we deserve: concise, fast, feature-rich","content_html":"

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Frank goes hands on with GPT-3 for the first time and basically puts himself out of a job as he has it create his entire app for him. We discuss.

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","summary":"Frank goes hands on with GPT-3 for the first time and basically puts himself out of a job as he has it create his entire app for him. We discuss.","date_published":"2021-03-29T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/835161fe-c25b-42f1-849c-db10cc9a25f0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52680828,"duration_in_seconds":3292}]},{"id":"65f742fe-3048-4a49-a242-fe428d11a337","title":"246: Breaking out of the Desktop App Sandbox","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/246","content_text":"Putting apps into the app store is amazing, but the frameworks limit your ability as an app developer to do certain things on the desktop. We discuss how to keep long running processing going and breaking out of that sandbox with some great APIs.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmSponsored By:Web Atoms: Web Atoms is a JavaScript bridge for Xamarin.Forms that lets you supercharge your apps. Use JSX/JavaScript or TSX/TypeScript) for Xamarin.Forms, transition from C# to JavaScript with One/Two way binding with Dependency Injection, Hot Reload Your App in Production Environment, and more!Links:beginActivityWithOptions:reason: | Apple Developer DocumentationNSProcessInfo | Apple Developer DocumentationMy Stream Timer","content_html":"

Putting apps into the app store is amazing, but the frameworks limit your ability as an app developer to do certain things on the desktop. We discuss how to keep long running processing going and breaking out of that sandbox with some great APIs.

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.NET MAUI may be on the way, but Xamarin.Forms 5 is here today! We discuss the journey and what is next.

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","summary":".NET MAUI may be on the way, but Xamarin.Forms 5 is here today! We discuss the journey and what is next.","date_published":"2021-03-15T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/95507612-f28f-4fb3-9924-8e3f86bdd9f8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39204988,"duration_in_seconds":2450}]},{"id":"a5838561-bf84-4ab3-9de2-35e35fe3cbc3","title":"244: Introduction to Microservices","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/244","content_text":"We are ready to enter the world of Docker and Microservices.... but first what is a microservice? what is a container? an image? why is all of this important? We discuss.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmLinks:.NET Tutorial | Your First MicroserviceOverview of Docker Compose | Docker DocumentationMicroservices with .NET and Docker containers","content_html":"

We are ready to enter the world of Docker and Microservices.... but first what is a microservice? what is a container? an image? why is all of this important? We discuss.

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","summary":"We are ready to enter the world of Docker and Microservices.... but first what is a microservice? What is a container? An image? Why is all of this important? We discuss.","date_published":"2021-03-08T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/a5838561-bf84-4ab3-9de2-35e35fe3cbc3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40112377,"duration_in_seconds":2507}]},{"id":"ef213512-e5af-4924-bc27-724f9bf5588f","title":"243: Lessons Learned - 3 Years of FuGet","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/243","content_text":"It has been nearly 3 years since Frank launched FuGet.org the pro NuGet package browsing website. A lot has happened and he reflects on the last 3 years and talks about lessons he learned and what he would change.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmSponsored By:Web Atoms: Web Atoms is a JavaScript bridge for Xamarin.Forms that lets you supercharge your apps. Use JSX/JavaScript or TSX/TypeScript) for Xamarin.Forms, transition from C# to JavaScript with One/Two way binding with Dependency Injection, Hot Reload Your App in Production Environment, and more!Links:Home page - FuGet Gallery.NET Downloads (Linux, macOS, and Windows)praeclarum/FuGetGallery: An alternative web UI for browsing nuget packages","content_html":"

It has been nearly 3 years since Frank launched FuGet.org the pro NuGet package browsing website. A lot has happened and he reflects on the last 3 years and talks about lessons he learned and what he would change.

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","summary":"It has been nearly 3 years since Frank launched FuGet.org the pro NuGet package browsing website. A lot has happened and he reflects on the last 3 years and talks about lessons he learned and what he would change.","date_published":"2021-03-01T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/ef213512-e5af-4924-bc27-724f9bf5588f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40015411,"duration_in_seconds":2500}]},{"id":"c7c5bc0c-362f-4dce-aa38-0d6e2b713ebf","title":"242: Mac Backups, Store Promotion, & Multi-Window Apps with SceneDelegate","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/242","content_text":"No topic is off limits this week as we talk about testing IAP on mac with mac backups, awesome store promotions coming Frank's way and how to build awesome multi-window apps for macOS and iOS and the new SceneDelegate.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmSponsored By:Web Atoms: Web Atoms is a JavaScript bridge for Xamarin.Forms that lets you supercharge your apps. Use JSX/JavaScript or TSX/TypeScript) for Xamarin.Forms, transition from C# to JavaScript with One/Two way binding with Dependency Injection, Hot Reload Your App in Production Environment, and more!","content_html":"

No topic is off limits this week as we talk about testing IAP on mac with mac backups, awesome store promotions coming Frank's way and how to build awesome multi-window apps for macOS and iOS and the new SceneDelegate.

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","summary":"No topic is off limits this week as we talk about testing IAP on mac with mac backups, awesome store promotions coming Frank's way and how to build awesome multi-window apps for macOS and iOS and the new SceneDelegate.","date_published":"2021-02-22T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/c7c5bc0c-362f-4dce-aa38-0d6e2b713ebf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":47115701,"duration_in_seconds":2944}]},{"id":"9507d45c-fff0-41d2-b6d3-7fb2d305a381","title":"241: Goodbye DTK, Hello Mac App Development","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/241","content_text":"Apple finally lets us return our DTK units with a nice surprise and both Frank and James double down on bringing their apps to macOS!\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmSponsored By:Syncfusion: Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.\r\nLinks:Crafting Beautiful Apps with Xamarin Forms and Syncfusion with James Montemagno - YouTubeThe Technology of iCircuit 3D","content_html":"

Apple finally lets us return our DTK units with a nice surprise and both Frank and James double down on bringing their apps to macOS!

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Wow! What do we even talk about this episode?!?! Who knows, but it is super fun as we have lightning-fast lightning topics talking about what the heck is happening on the stock market, Frank's next robot, and listener questions!

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It is now Franks' turn to get his next app into the app store. We look back at what went into its creation, his choices for monetization, and thoughts on what needs to happen leading up to the main release.

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We have come to the epic conclusion of James's app Island Tracker, his Animal Crossing app for tracking turnip prices with friends. He is ready to roll out his freemium version of the app while upgrading all of his existing customers and updating the backend.

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CES 2021 has come and gone and we break down our favorite announcements around robots!

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Customer support is hard to do right, and app support is even harder. How do you get your users to contact you with proper information before they give you that 1 star review. We discuss our journey into improving our support system in our mobile apps.

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We did it! We finished (mostly) our holiday hacks, so tune in to figure out what we did!

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As 2020 comes to a close it is time to hustle to try to try to squeeze in app releases. James talks about this latest creation, My Cadence, and how he was able to get the app onto the app store within 1 week and how he ported it to Android in 1 day!

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James has finally discovered the magic of Bluetooth and is on an adventure of building his own app. On top of that he is investigating the wonderful world of IoT and Bluetooth combined!

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December surprise from Apple with some brand-new products and services dropping just in time for the holidays. Frank and James take a quick dip into Apple's new headphones, before heading into the world of home fitness and possibilities for app developers.

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No, for real, we are completely done with the M1. No M1 talk here at all!

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","summary":"No, for real, we are completely done with the M1. No M1 talk here at all!","date_published":"2020-12-07T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/f14c56b4-3ea3-406d-b6ff-49ebb22e619b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31549648,"duration_in_seconds":1971}]},{"id":"62eab629-a0b2-4e48-9d78-24dc3675b324","title":"230: QA Testing M1 iOS Apps + 21% Raise for Frank!","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/230","content_text":"It is time for lightning topics!!! We are here to break down 6 topics quick! We look at testing iOS apps on the M1 chip, Apple's new raise for all app developers, using C# 9 in Xamarin apps, top level programs, visual basic, and The Queen's Gambit!\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmLinks:Enabling C# 9 in Xamarin & .NET Standard Projects - James MontemagnoVisual Basic WinForms Apps in .NET 5 and Visual Studio 16.8 | .NET BlogCoffeehouse Blunders: S2 E1 The Queen's Gambit Breakdown: Openings","content_html":"

It is time for lightning topics!!! We are here to break down 6 topics quick! We look at testing iOS apps on the M1 chip, Apple's new raise for all app developers, using C# 9 in Xamarin apps, top level programs, visual basic, and The Queen's Gambit!

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The time has come! We can finally start shipping and selling iOS apps on macOS devices powered by Apple M1 Silicon! We discuss all the pros and cons and things you probably didn't think you should be considering.

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","summary":"The time has come! We can finally start shipping and selling iOS apps on macOS devices powered by Apple M1 Silicon! We discuss all the pros and cons and things you probably didn't think you should be considering.","date_published":"2020-11-23T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/059443d4-9c9d-48f0-b0aa-73fe93f07aca.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36234134,"duration_in_seconds":2264}]},{"id":"1531d5a3-00e8-4734-ac0a-16362370c89c","title":"228: .NET Conf 2020 & Apple M1 Event Recap","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/228","content_text":"This last week was crazy! .NET Conf 2020, .NET 5, Visual Studio 16.8, XAML Hot Reload 2.0, Xbox Series S/X launch, Apple M1 Events, and so much more!\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmSponsored By:Syncfusion: Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.\r\nLinks:.NET Conf 2020Apple Events - November 2020 - Apple","content_html":"

This last week was crazy! .NET Conf 2020, .NET 5, Visual Studio 16.8, XAML Hot Reload 2.0, Xbox Series S/X launch, Apple M1 Events, and so much more!

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Let's talk about databases! SQLite, No-SQL, LiteDB, CoreData, and so much more! All the options!

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We are tweaking and tuning our apps past the beta summer with small fun quirks from Apple and Google.

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We are back with a full breakdown of last week's exciting Apple event. We break down all of the highlights around the new Apple Watch Series 6, watchOS 7, Apple Fitness+, Apple One, and the New iPad Air.

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Frank stands up against the entities of ASP.NET Core's built-in beautiful identity service powered by Entity Framework to do his own thing! How does it turn out? Tune in!

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It is all in the name - Model-View-Update (MVU) - What, Why, How

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Fit & Finish! That is our topic this week and try to understand what is in Frank's way of shipping his app.

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Beta summers, favorite C# 9 features, best new cross-platform app frameworks, and USB-C on this week's lightning topics!

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Work from home, work from office, work from coffee shop.... we discuss.

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Frank lost his phone, James bought an iPhone, and WWDC is over!

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We are off to WWDC 2020! Or... watching the keynote from our house in quarantine. We break down all of the latest apple announcements from WWDC including macOS 11, iOS 14, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7!

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","summary":"We are off to WWDC 2020! Or... watching the keynote from our house in quarantine. We break down all of the latest apple announcements from WWDC including macOS 11, iOS 14, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7!","date_published":"2020-06-24T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/8c8d10d4-003a-4572-aa3b-b16ff51c7c79.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":70900087,"duration_in_seconds":4431}]},{"id":"4fbb2c97-3c38-40bb-82fa-1ee28c547952","title":"206: IoT Build Status with BuildLight","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/206","content_text":"Frank is off with another #holidayhack... in June with his BuildLight project!\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmSponsored By:Syncfusion: Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.\r\nLinks:praeclarum/BuildLight: Show IDE build status using an IoT deviceAlex Hedley on Twitter: \"@praeclarum It’s alive :-) #BuildLight https://t.co/1vorkYR1HS\" / TwitterAmazon.com: WALI Single LCD Monitor Desk Mount Fully Adjustable Stand Fits 1 Screen up to 27 inch, 22 lbs. Weight Capacity (M001), Black: Computers & Accessories","content_html":"

Frank is off with another #holidayhack... in June with his BuildLight project!

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In episode 85 of running a business and building apps we discuss ads! Why your app and website should have them or maybe not and if so how to make money.

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","summary":"In episode 85 of running a business and building apps we discuss ads! Why your app and website should have them or maybe not and if so how to make money.","date_published":"2020-06-08T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/a6d0ee1d-e379-49e6-b1b7-31d579ad9f00.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33825435,"duration_in_seconds":2114}]},{"id":"c1b83abf-a555-4f4a-a451-5e58c370372c","title":"204: Going Freemium","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/204","content_text":"When the app store first started paid apps were the standard, but now it is all about freemium and subscriptions. James walks through his latest dilemma with his Animal Crossing app and how he tried to figure out if he could profit from a freemium model. \n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmLinks:Calca - The Text Editor that Loves Mathjamesmontemagno/app-ac-islandtracker: Animal Crossing Island Tracking Mobile AppIsland Tracker - Animal Crossing turnip tracking with friendsJamesMontemagno - Making Island Tracker Free?!?!?!! | #Xamarin | @JamesMontemagno - Twitch","content_html":"

When the app store first started paid apps were the standard, but now it is all about freemium and subscriptions. James walks through his latest dilemma with his Animal Crossing app and how he tried to figure out if he could profit from a freemium model.

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Sometimes life gets in the way and it takes a bit too long to update that OSS project. A few lessons learned from Frank on SQLite-net and some insight from James on his plethora of projects.

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So you want to develop apps.... or sell something... or do anything... you should looking starting an LLC or some sort of business. James and Frank walk you through their journey and James' recent battle with Apple.

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James struggles to release his app and walks through all of his fears while Frank tries to talk him into just clicking the button!

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200 Episodes and still going! Thanks to all of our amazing listeners that have been with us from the beginning and the ones that are joining for the first pod!

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Frank is having a debate on whether he should update iCircuit to the latest bits or rewrite the apps with Xamarin.Forms. We discuss his options and James throws a bunch of crazy ideas his way.

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Have you ever thought of creating your own social network? How about just having a friend system in your app? How would you implement it? How would you handle authentication? How would it all work? We discuss as James tries to implement it in his latest app.

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Launching an app, you need a website, but you are an app developer. What to do?

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Frank's family enters the world of video conferencing, and so do we! We break down all the options and spiral into random topics because that is our lives now.

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We dive back into machine learning with more automagical ML. James tries to pull off some sentiment analysis for his app and we discuss a few options.

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It has finally happened! The iPad now has a trackpad and a mouse cursor!!! We discuss for fun!

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Architecture, Data Binding, MVVM, MVC, MVU, Animations, ALL THE THINGS! It is all messy!

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Frank has entered the world of live streaming code!

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It is lightning rounds this week on Merge Conflict!!! YAML, Git GUI, Blazor, AndroidX, .NET 5, and more!

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Frank decided to do his holiday hack in mid-February and build an entire app in a weekend. What is it? What was his inspiration? How did he build it? How is he distributing and promoting it? We discuss on this weeks pod.

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It is all things dual-screen with Windows 10x, Surface Neo, and Surface Duo. We take a look at some of the awesome announcements from the last week and what it means for Xamarin developers.

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When we aren't programming we pretend to be electricians.

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","summary":"When we aren't programming we pretend to be electricians.","date_published":"2020-02-10T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/30147663-ee6a-456c-9542-7281b7808a2e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33343528,"duration_in_seconds":2083}]},{"id":"b938c042-c421-496b-bfa9-fe251bd579bf","title":"187: Blasting Off with Jupyter Notebooks","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/187","content_text":"Frank goes deep on Jupyter Notebooks and James is oh so confused, but hey he got to fly some drones.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nMachine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fmLinks:Literate programming - WikipediaCalca - The Text Editor that Loves MathWorking with Jupyter Notebooks in Visual Studio Codedotnet/interactive.NET Core with Jupyter Notebooks - Available today | Preview 1 | .NET Blogdotnet/try: Try .NET provides developers and content authors with tools to create interactive experiences.","content_html":"

Frank goes deep on Jupyter Notebooks and James is oh so confused, but hey he got to fly some drones.

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Everything is HOT! XAML Hot Reload, Hot Restart, Hot UI, Hot Hot, and the Hottest of the Hot and we discuss it all!

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We are back talking about designing beautiful applications that span both light and dark modes. While maybe he doesn't hate dark mode, he has great tips and tricks that we discuss to make your app pop.

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2D, 3D, VR, MR, all the things with SceneKit! Frank talks about his adventures into creating a full 3D application that IS NOT A GAME with SceneKit!

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What started off as a conversation about flying around drones turned into a full podcast about how we make this very podcast production you are listening to.

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To close out 2019 we go back to the basics with a little introduction to IoT, which means an introduction to electrical engineering. James is guided through the journey of understanding out all of this cool fun tech works by Frank, the electrical engineer himself.

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We are back for our 18th installment of lightning topics! We cover several topics each covered in 5 minutes. This week we cover more DevOps, large PRs to Xamarin, System.Threading.Channels, GPUs, and what the next thing in tech is.

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After a year of gathering data in his apps, Frank finally sat down to analyze it all. Did it answer his questions? Did he make changes to the app? Did he rip the telemetry out completely? Tune in.

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James sits down with the legendary Mads Torgersen to talk about how the team at Microsoft builds C# and works with the community to plan out and iterate on new features.

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It is all things DevOps for mobile apps this week. We try to get Frank inline with figuring out continuous delivery with several different products including App Center, Azure DevOps, Bitrise, and more.

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Apple has finally put the Pro back in MacBook Pro with the new 16-inch. We discuss if this is finally the ultimate developer machine, what we would pick, why we would pick it, and if you really need to spend this month money :)

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The time is now! Turn on C# 8 in all of your projects and enable Nullable Reference Types! James is a convert and he explains why in this week's pod.

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The time has come for C# 8 and all of the glorious features it brings! Go time!

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Devices are a changing! ARM is slowly taking over the world, now fully running the new Surface Pro X and the touchbar on macOS. What is next for CPU architecture and what does it mean for developers?

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The beta summers are over and it is time for the beta hangovers where we have to somehow deal with all of the craziness now that new operating systems are out.

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Hold on to your seats, because it is time for lighting topics! Surface announcements, state of F#, election update, accessibility, Google silliness, and how to stay positive.

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Frank is headed off to the Open F# conference where he will be giving a talk entitled "Why I wish I wrote my app in F#" and he gives us a sneak peek at what everyone is in store for.

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What are protocol buffers? Why do we care? How do we use them, and what the heck is gRPC?!?!?

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It is all things Apple all the time! That is right, it is the launch of the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, but so much more including SERVICE! Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade are GO! Additionally, there is a new iPad, new watches, and a whole lot more!

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Smartphones are everywhere and are essential in our day to day lives and our business. James has decided to take a step away from his smartphone and experiment with a few feature phones. He walks us through his journey of trying to find a decent feature phone in the US, what the experience is like, and if he can survive on just a few built in apps.

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What happens when you combine IoT, 3D Printing, and a 48 hour deadline to come up with a wedding gift? The most amazing IoT Wedding Clock ever created... by Frank for H+J! Frank breaks down how he built it, how it works, and how you can build it too!

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We have talked about hardware hacking before, but this time it is actually hacking to enhance existing 20 year old hardware! We put a brand new backlit LCD into an original Game Boy Color. Follow along on our not so smooth adventure and find out how this hardware actually works!

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Stack Overflow, blog posts, GitHub repos... we all live in a beautiful open source world of code sharing. However, what happens if you want to use that code in your library or in your app? What should you do as a good digital citizen?

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What is the best way to keep your UI responsive and at peak performance? This week we look at ways of properly throttling and using cancelation tokens efficiently.

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Let's enter the world of embedded hardware and how to program on them with CircuitPython!

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It is time for lightning topics! 6 topics, 5 minutes each, from you, our listeners. This week we cover package signing, infrastructure as code, ML for everyone, Skia on the web, and tons of fun podcast facts.

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The title says it all. Why can't we have unlimited undo and redo in our applications! What about cut/copy/paste? How about delete? How do we get this done in our app?

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It is official.... worst day in history.... MacBook Adorable is officially gone :( That makes us think.... what hardware should we buy to develop on, what software should we use, and what should we do now.

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This week we switch it up and take a look at one of the most amazing and yet terrible UI/UX experiences and how it impacts our own apps design and the industry at large.

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All of the excitement from WWDC hasn't worn off just yet and we are back with something you may not expect... SwiftUI. Apple unleashed a new code first UI framework for Apple platforms and we have to discuss.

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Welcome to the world of iPadOS... iOS API enhancements for iPad! At WWDC Apple made several announcements to not only enable developers to enhance iPad apps, but also bring them to macOS. Frank gives us a full breakdown of what this means for developers and our applications going into this fall's iOS 13 update.

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Another day in the life of Frank and hacking IoT devices! This time he builds his very own IoT light strips that can speak directly to his Amazon Echo with a tiny little $11 device! Tune in to find out how he did it.

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Frank takes us on the wonderful journey of understanding robots, how to build them, how to program them, and how to build machine learning algorithms to make them even better!

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It is that time of year where Apple pulls out all the stops for developers and this year is no different at WWDC. There is a new watchOS, tvOS, iOS, dark mode, project catalyst, SwiftUI, Xcode updates, accessibility improvements, and so much more! We have you covered in this very special edition.

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What does it look like to refresh a 5 year old app with the all of the changes in iOS, Android, and Xamarin.Forms? James walks through all of the UI and backend changes he has been making to fully optimize the app. Additionally, he walks through how he is using Azure Functions to revolutionize his backend.

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At Microsoft Build 2019 the .NET team announced some amazing news around the unification of .NET runtimes with .NET 5. We could not let another week go by without talking about how awesome this is for .NET developers and what it means for the future of application development.

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The lighting talk topics tradition is alive! We are answering your questions and commenting on your topics! 8 of them in total including how to keep up with Android, how we met, UI testing, figuring out if dependency injection really is hype, and how to land a job without a CS degree.

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It is official, Frank is running for political office. Since we don't talk politics on this podcast we get into the technology side of running for a seat on city council. What tools exist, need updating, or are missing all together. Frank fills us in on all the details.

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They talk about how they hate updating apps and all of the issues that they run into when it comes to code, libraries, OS updates, software updates, store changes, and support! Here we go again!

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James is official a macOS developer thanks to Xamarin.Forms! He ported My Stream Timer over to macOS from WPF in a matter of hours and he gives a full break down of the good, bad, and the ugly.

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You read it right! James is going all in on DI and IoC... or is he? We chat about the pros, cons, and reasons why James hasn't gone all in for many years and why he has started to change his mind using the new Microsoft.Extensions.Host library!

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Let's enter the world of IoT with .NET! We take a quick stroll down memory lane, but blaze at lightning speed into the future of running .NET Core and the SDK directly on raspberry pi devices! The .NET team is hard at work enabling IoT scenarios and creating the "Xamarin.Essentials" for IoT connectors and devices with their first stop being GPIO. We don't stop there as we investigate where Windows 10 IoT Core fits into the .NET developer story!

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So long Desktop bridge and hello MSIX, the new hero of packaging and distributing Windows applications (and maybe more). James walks through his new .NET Core 3 WPF app and how he stumbled upon MSIX. We also discuss what the heck it is, the downsides, the upsides, and the future of packaging up apps.

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Apple steps out of its element to announce several new services and a... credit card? What does this mean for developers, consumers, and the future of Apple? We discuss it all.

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What about performance? How fast can C# possibly be on the iPhone? What if we told you it is a 1 to 1 and Frank can prove it as he wrote a way of compiling C/C++ code directly to .NET Standard and then measured performance of C to LLVM to IL to LLVM to Native! We discuss what this all means.

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HYPE HYPE HYPE! It is almost time for a brand new version of Visual Studio with awesome new features including a brand new editor on Visual Studio for Mac. We also look at source control, first run experience, C# 8, .NET Core 3, and so much more.

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Regardless if you want a foldable phone or not they are coming! In fact they are here today with new devices from Samsung and Huawei! We give our thoughts on the foldable revolution and their impact on mobile application development.

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When you need to get something done, sometimes you have to write some C++. Or sometimes you have no choice because you were handed a C++ library and why not expose a beautiful C# layer to call form your mobile apps. Seems easy right? We take a look at the why, how, and struggles with doing so.

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It is the 10 year anniversary of Frank's SQLite-net library and he has some huge improvements and feature in store. We discuss the past, present, and future of SQLite across all of the different .NET platforms and how you can drop SQLite-net onto your server to simplify web apps!

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It is a very special week on Merge Conflict as James Montemagno gets to sit down and interview Frank Krueger about his childhood, life, career, move to independent developer, and future plans.

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From humble beginnings in New York, to electrical engineer, internship at Microsoft on the WPF team, business owner, world traveler, and now independent developer.

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It is that wonderful time of the year where we get to reflect back on all of the amazing stuff from 2018 and also give our 2019 (and beyond) predictions in the world of development. We also take your questions for our end of the year lightning topics including: C# features we want, .NET Standard vs Shared Project, Xamarin.Forms 5.0, Microprocessors, and learning languages.

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We enter the world of C# 8 nullable reference types! What does the migration look like? What are the benefits? Should you be turning on all the flags right now in your apps and libraries?

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This week we bring on an expert in application performance monitoring to tell us all of the things we are doing right, wrong, and ways to improve to have the best application and server experience for our users.

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John-Daniel Trask, CEO of Raygun, breaks down the latest and greatest in tracking crashes, performance, and user feedback in applications. We also learn and investigate how Raygun uses Raygun on their own website to constantly monitor and improve.

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Paired programming has helped us through the years to solve critical problems together. It is also great for learning new skills or teach it to others and the space for collaborative paired programming has exploded recently with the introduction of VS Live Share. We discuss the past, present, and future.

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","summary":"Paired programming has helped us through the years to solve critical problems together. It is also great for learning new skills or teach it to others and the space for collaborative paired programming has exploded recently with the introduction of VS Live Share. We discuss the past, present, and future.","date_published":"2018-12-03T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/81294115-ce7d-4e76-8b60-8f8e4a61c510.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":34994049,"duration_in_seconds":2187}]},{"id":"43076250-d0ed-41a2-966f-184968cbb835","title":"125: Getting Fancy With Bluetooth Low Energy","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/125","content_text":"Bluetooth is everywhere! What is Bluetooth Low Energy? Why does it matter for mobile devices and IoT devices and what can you do with it? We cover all of this and so much more!\n\nA true summary of this episode of Merge Conflict can only be best described by our fellow listener David: \"So what I took from new podcast is that Frank is the Seattle's human version of the google street car driving (skateboarding) around capturing wifi (bluetooth) data.\"\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nSUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/mergeconflictfmSponsored By:Syncfusion: Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.\r\nLinks:VisualStudio - Build your first application with C#, Xamarin, and the Cloud | Jeff Fritz, James Montemagno, Matt Soucoup - Twitchxamarin/Monkey.BluetoothLE: BluetoothLE abstraction for use with Xamarin projects, including Xamarin.Forms.aritchie/bluetoothle: Easy to use, cross platform, REACTIVE BluetoothLE Plugin for XamarinBluetooth low energy beacon - WikipediaBluetooth Low Energy - WikipediaGATT Overview | Bluetooth Technology WebsiteAdd Bluetooth/BLE API · Issue #242 · xamarin/EssentialsMeadow: Full-stack .NET Standard IoT platform. by Wilderness Labs — Kickstarter","content_html":"

Bluetooth is everywhere! What is Bluetooth Low Energy? Why does it matter for mobile devices and IoT devices and what can you do with it? We cover all of this and so much more!

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A true summary of this episode of Merge Conflict can only be best described by our fellow listener David: "So what I took from new podcast is that Frank is the Seattle's human version of the google street car driving (skateboarding) around capturing wifi (bluetooth) data."

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We are all in on .NET Standard for sharing code between our projects and libraries for the community and things are about to get better with .NET Standard 2.1! We break down the latest news in the world of .NET Core 3.0 and .NET Standard 2.1!

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What are they? What do they mean to you? Why can't we just debug the source code? We go through it all this week's episode including debug symbols, line numbers, sourcelink, new NuGet features, and more! Oh and we also talk about the new iPad Pro, Mac Mini, and MacBook Air!!!!!!!!

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We answer important questions such as if you should update to macOS Mojave this week and how to handle system updates in general. Our main topic this week is "Micro Frameworks/Libraries" and re-usable code across all of your projects. Should you architect your code for max re-use or should you just shove it into you project and ship code!

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","summary":"We answer important questions such as if you should update to macOS Mojave this week and how to handle system updates in general. Our main topic this week is \"Micro Frameworks/Libraries\" and reusable code across all of your projects.","date_published":"2018-10-08T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/3e1f225e-225e-4a6a-8fe5-badca8e0fadf.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":43216142,"duration_in_seconds":2701}]},{"id":"d44d9790-2cf2-4e5c-919e-2516c72272ce","title":"117: Getting to the Metal of Metal","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/117","content_text":"We head down the deep dark rabbit hole of developing against the Metal APIs found in iOS including performance shaders and raytracing! We also talk about the new iPhone XS as it has finally arrived at the Montemagno house!\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nSUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/mergeconflictfmSponsored By:Syncfusion: Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.\r\nLinks:iOS 12 - Apple DeveloperMetal 2 - Apple DeveloperMetal Performance Shaders | Apple Developer DocumentationMetal for Accelerating Ray Tracing | Apple Developer Documentation","content_html":"

We head down the deep dark rabbit hole of developing against the Metal APIs found in iOS including performance shaders and raytracing! We also talk about the new iPhone XS as it has finally arrived at the Montemagno house!

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It is time for a new iPhone, a new version of Xcode, and a new version of iOS that we get to explore as developers. This week we take a look at our new favorite app and API: Shortcuts!

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Yes! It is time for new iPhone and Apple Watch devices! We quickly break down the entire Apple Event from last week and then go directly into smart home automation and Android Things.

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This week we switch things up a little bit and talk business... app store business talk! Right now is an interesting time as there has been a revolt against paying the app store 30% tax with Epic and Netflix changing course. We discuss what this fee is, how it works, if it needs to change, and some ideas to change the revenue sharing process.

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On this week's pod we take a look at the current state of web and app security for developers. We discuss options when dealing with TLS/SSL, database encryption, and how to store items securely in mobile apps.

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We get nerdy again diving deep into the world of struct equality and performance. Sit back and get ready for some operator overloading, IEquatable, performance implications, getting of hash code, amazing C# 7 features, and how ValueTuples save everything!

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We are back with lightning talks with topics submitted by our amazing listeners. We take a look into performance, cross-platform UWP XAML with Uno, deep dive into the world of Xamarin.Forms, and give our thoughts on the future of app development.

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It is that time again for more machine learning! This time it is actually something that you can totally build and something that Frank shipped inside of his application to do code prediction using Python, Keras, PlaidML, and CoreML!

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We talk about the main use case, the route Frank took to create the machine learning model, what hardware and software he used, and the final outcome to predict code while you type.

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This week we have a quick followup on System.IO.Pipelines that leads into a deep discussion of what we want in .NET Standard vNext. We then investigate the motivation, optimizations, and reality of porting a Win32 Application to run inside of a UWP container for the Microsoft Store.

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We tackle a listener submitted topic this week of how we make decisions between performance, frameworks, and convenience when building applications. It is an interesting question when choosing a framework or library and their trade-offs.

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Frank sees it a bit differently than James does when building apps. We look at how we have built apps from our present, past, and future when we look at developer productivity.

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We get a little crazy this week and dive into three topics that we know almost nothing about. First up is a little web development for Ghost with gulp, handlebars, and sass. Then we dive into more machine learning with ML.NET and wrap up with our new favorite way to read in streams with Pipelines. To be honest, we do know something about them and think they are super cool, so you should check them out.

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The time will soon be upon us that we can start shoving all of our UIKit based applications on to macOS! What a glorious day that will be once Apple opens up those APIs to developers... or perhaps that day is today with a few hacks! We discuss everything we love about Marzipan and the potential that it has on our applications, frameworks, and the industry.

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","summary":"The time will soon be upon us that we can start shoving all of our UIKit based applications on to macOS! What a glorious day that will be once Apple opens up those APIs to developers... or perhaps that day is today with a few hacks! We discuss everything we love about Marzipan and the potential that it has on our applications, frameworks, and the industry.","date_published":"2018-07-09T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/920a8e94-257d-428d-ba6e-8358d190cd1b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":35305211,"duration_in_seconds":2193}]},{"id":"d50efa83-67cb-4cfe-8cd9-912888575a18","title":"104: Learning From Our Users","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/104","content_text":"This week we are diving into one of the final parts of DevOps, which is continuous monitoring and learning about our apps and our users. Frank has gone all in on integrating crash reporting and analytics into his apps and we discuss his outcome.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nSUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/mergeconflictfmSponsored By:Bitrise 2018: Bitrise automates build, test and deployment for Fox, InVision, Grindr, PagerDuty and the community of 40K+ developers. Craft powerful workflows with 170+ integrations and run the same config locally with our CLI. **Sign up for Bitrise** and deploy your app in minutes.\r\n\r\n![Bitrise](https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/0/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/DtwpoiNR.png)Links:Translating Mobile Apps With The Multilingual App Toolkit with Cameron Lerum | The Xamarin Show | Channel 9Visual Studio App Center | iOS, Android, Xamarin & React Native","content_html":"

This week we are diving into one of the final parts of DevOps, which is continuous monitoring and learning about our apps and our users. Frank has gone all in on integrating crash reporting and analytics into his apps and we discuss his outcome.

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What more do we need to say? We sat down with Miguel de Icaza to pick his brain about the past, present, and future of .NET. Miguel gives his insights into where the entire industry is moving and why GUI based console applications are so important.

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We start first with how .NET and Mono are changing the world and evolving quickly. We then move on to what WebAssembly is and how it is set to change the web forever. Finally we discuss his vision for Console# and his four pillars for building great apps for the console.

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","summary":"What more do we need to say? We sat down with Miguel de Icaza to pick his brainabout the past, present, and future of .NET. Miguel gives his insights into where the entire industry is moving and why GUI based console applications are so important. This is a legendary episode that you do not want to miss.","date_published":"2018-06-25T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/caf59cd9-d85e-432e-b946-1821f2f91786.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":41076319,"duration_in_seconds":2553}]},{"id":"78f2c9f0-dc6c-42bf-a058-94693c0f0f60","title":"102: Mono.Cecil, Linker, and Unity Updates with Jb Evain","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/102","content_text":"At Microsoft Build 2018 we sat down with the legendary Jb Evain. The man behind libraries and technologies we use every day including Mono.Cecil and the Mono linker itself. We discuss all this and his passion for creating the Visual Studio tools for Unity and everything new that Unity has to offer.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐\n\nSUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/mergeconflictfmSpecial Guest: Jb Evain.Sponsored By:Bitrise 2018: Bitrise automates build, test and deployment for Fox, InVision, Grindr, PagerDuty and the community of 40K+ developers. Craft powerful workflows with 170+ integrations and run the same config locally with our CLI. Sign up to Bitrise and deploy your app in minutes.\r\n\r\n![Bitrise](https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/0/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/DtwpoiNR.png)Links:Mono.Cecil | Monomono/linkerLinker | Mono2018.1 is now available – Unity BlogUpdated scripting runtime in Unity 2018.1: What does the future hold? – Unity Blogsebastienros/jint: Javascript Interpreter for .NET","content_html":"

At Microsoft Build 2018 we sat down with the legendary Jb Evain. The man behind libraries and technologies we use every day including Mono.Cecil and the Mono linker itself. We discuss all this and his passion for creating the Visual Studio tools for Unity and everything new that Unity has to offer.

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We got to sit down with the legendary Saqib Shaikh to talk about creating inclusive software for everyone. As a blind person Saqib not only has first person experience with using software that is accessible, but also designing and working on inclusive software as he is the Team Lead for the Seeing AI mobile application. During our chat we discuss what developers can do inside of their application to add accessibility features and how they can test them using the built in operating systems. Saqib also shared insights into how Seeing AI was created and where it is going next.

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We sit down with the world famous Paige Bailey to discuss the state of machine learning and its impact on space exploration as well as on the coral reef. We of course get into artificial intelligence and how it is impacting every industry out there and we let Paige fill in all the pieces. James talks about his passion for the dwarf planet Pluto and how it should be everyone's favorite planet out there. Frank gets into his hidden passion for python and a lot more.

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We love architecture, but we also hate architecture... so throw it all away! This week we take a look at UI Driven Development to get stuff done! We chat about the reasons why, the positives, the negatives, and what James and Frank both have built using this approach all in very little time.

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Using too many libraries and your app size is too big? Don't worry the linker is here to save the day! That's right the Mono linker and .NET Native are here to shrink that app and library size and can be highly customized. We take a look at why you would want to use the linker, how to preserve code from getting linked, and how to optimize your libraries and apps.

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MVVM, Functional Reactive Programming, Redux, Reactive, or just straight up code behind! There are so many options out there and has been a huge debate. We sit down and discuss some architecture including Frank's latest experiment: Immutable UI.

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It is time to release some "real" software and "real" production libraries. We discuss the steps we take to release our libraries out into the wild including a full audit trail of APIs, code, docs, and tons of tiny little things that are easy to skip. We have a blast this week and think you are going to love it.

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","summary":"It is time to release some \"real\" software and \"real\" production libraries. We discuss the steps we take to release our libraries out into the wild including a full audit trail of APIs, code, docs, and tons of tiny little things that are easy to skip. We have a blast this week and think you are going to love it.","date_published":"2018-04-16T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/bade2d86-f0d8-463e-bd4c-77864021b1ac.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":47978552,"duration_in_seconds":2985}]},{"id":"36a7ac8e-53d8-480b-9f59-b1c82d8664b8","title":"Merge Conflict 92: Writable Contiguous Memories","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/92","content_text":"It may be our geekiest podcast yet as we somehow chat about the new Span and Memory value types in C# 7.2 and all the optimized goodness that they bring to .NET applications! We also dive through James's not so optimized code to see how it could take advantage of these new structures.\n\nSUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/mergeconflictfm\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nLinks:What's new in C# 7.2 | Microsoft DocsC# - All About Span: Exploring a New .NET MainstayC# 7.2: Understanding Span | Connect(); 2017 | Channel 9NuGet Gallery | System.Memory 4.5.0-preview1-26216-02Caboodle/Compass.android.cs at master · xamarin/Caboodlesoundbite.fm: a podcast networkTrinspo: Travel Inspiration PodcastThe V Spot: Vegan Podcast","content_html":"

It may be our geekiest podcast yet as we somehow chat about the new Span and Memory value types in C# 7.2 and all the optimized goodness that they bring to .NET applications! We also dive through James's not so optimized code to see how it could take advantage of these new structures.

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James is back from GDC, the Game Developers Conference, and he has games on his mind! We take a look at the state of game development for .NET developers in 2018 and at some of the large announcements from GDC. James also sits down for our first interview with Shaun Peoples from Durham Games to talk about their upcoming iOS and Android game Foodie Trucks that is built with Unity and C#.

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This week Apple announced their brand new plan for bringing the iPad to classrooms with a brand new cheaper iPad, new software, and a new SDK for developers to create content. We breakdown the entire event with our thoughts on if their plan will work.

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Yes! Half way to 180 episodes! We are back for lightning talks covering not 6 but 7 different topics this week! We take a quick recap of web assembly, but jump directly into Flutter, React Native, source control, serverless computing, progressive web apps, and more.

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You read that correct, you can now run .NET Code directly in your browser with WebAssembly and Mono and it is absolutely amazing. On top of that you can run Xamarin.Forms and ASP.NET applications directly in the browser without any plugins. Frank explains how this all works.

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It is that time of year to sit down and analyze F# and how absolutely awesome it is! Frank and James talk through some features that make it a delightful programming language. They also chat about the MVP summit, cool new features, and talk about their heroes.

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Frank is ready to start his next app and he is completely skipping cross-platform development... or is he?!?! We investigate what to do with File->New and how to start the architecture for your next app. Why target the platform specific APIs instead of cross-platform APIs? What is Frank doing and how is he going to handle the situation where he wants to go to a new platform?!

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"It works on my machine" is a statement of the past with containers! Docker, Kubernetes, Pods, Registries, Swarms, and Spheres! So much to learn and so much awesome. This week we break down what containerized development truly means, what it is good for, how you use these services, and how you can go do something today!

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It is 2018 and we are so over Linked Files, Portable Class Libraries, or Shared Projects cluttering up our libraries. In fact we only need ONE project to target every platform that .NET supports. It is time to multi-target the world! We take a look at this awesome new feature and tell you what it is all about and why you would want to use it. We also take a look at some of the gotchas right now to help you make the choice to make the big switch or not.

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Did we just become web developers? This week we slip over to the ASP.NET Core side of things as we build out web apps with Razor Pages, Ooui, and all sorts of C#/.NET goodness. We discuss the ups and down of getting started with web development and how far it has come since the early days of ASP. Join use as we explore the world of web development.

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We have way too many open source projects and NuGet libraries which are used by thousands of developers, which is awesome, but means we get really scared when we change anything! We discuss when and how we decide when to push that release out. Frank discusses the drama behind SQLite-net and the most recent 1.5 update and James discusses his trials and tribulation with the Geolcoator plugin.

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When something goes wrong, it is time to debug! Or maybe first we should write logs? Maybe we should use the intermediate window? Or perhaps write a unit test? We discuss our pro tips for debugging when something goes wrong.

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","summary":"We are not lawyers! However, we both have our own LLCs. We explain why on this lightning talk week and also tackle your questions around performance, .NET Standard, CSS in Xamarin.Forms, and technologies we think are worth investing in.","date_published":"2018-01-15T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/5c327ba3-9f1d-429a-b365-87c7d044e0b3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38643165,"duration_in_seconds":2401}]},{"id":"935c72a2-d848-42ed-9207-0f4f1299dd2e","title":"Merge Conflict 79: Frank Justifies His iMac Pro","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/79","content_text":"We kick off the new year by not knowing what to do, what to talk about, or just about anything. All we know is Frank has taken the plunge on the new iMac Pro, so why not have him justify it and discuss when is a good time to update your development hardware and software.\n\nSUPPORT US ON PATREON: patreon.com/mergeconflictfm\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\n\n\nSpecial Thanks\n\nThank you so much for our new Patreon supporters: Luce, Mike A, Mike H, Russel, Jacob, and Damian! <3Sponsored By:Syncfusion: Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.\r\nLinks:Buy iMac Pro - Apple","content_html":"

We kick off the new year by not knowing what to do, what to talk about, or just about anything. All we know is Frank has taken the plunge on the new iMac Pro, so why not have him justify it and discuss when is a good time to update your development hardware and software.

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In this holiday special we thank our listeners by getting to all of your great questions that you have been asking about python, Visual Studio, DevOps, and so much more. We discuss our holiday hacks that we plan on doing this year along with how we have fallen in love with .NET Standard's new auto NuGet packaging.

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When having SQLite isn't enough for James he has to go and try to solve offline data caching again with Monkey Cache. We discuss why this open source library happened, where it is going, what are best practices for data caching, and so much more. We also follow up on Ooui's status and where Xamarin.Forms on the web is going as well as a bit of follow up on C# 7.1/7.2/8.

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Have you ever thought about coding to a live audience? How about producing video content such as How-To guides? We discuss what goes into this long process, what equipment is needed, and several tips and tricks on this week's podcast.

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How do you get your app into your testers' hands? App Center, TestFlight, HockeyApp, Google Play, E-mail? So many options exist, but how do you do it right and get testers signed up fast? We take a look at all the options and some tools fastlane offers.

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Keeping up with different operating systems is hard enough, but how do you keep up with all of the new awesome features in C#, Swift, and all of the other amazing languages out there? We discuss how we do it and what is new in C# 7.1, 7.2, and take a glimpse into 8!

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Xamarin.Forms on the web? XAML powering your ASP.NET applications? How can this be so? Well with Frank's new Ooui library the life long dream is now a reality. While still early on, developers are loving it! We discuss where it came from and where it is going next.

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James is on a DevOps kick after going on tour with Donovan in South America and he wants to automate everything! It is different this time as he wants full control with Visual Studio Team Services and he even wants to manage his own build machines! Is he crazy? Probably, listen in to find out.

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","summary":"James is on a DevOps kick after going on tour with Donovan in South America and he wants to automate everything! It is different this time as he wants full control with Visual Studio Team Services and he even wants to manage his own build machines! Is he crazy? Probably, listen in to find out.","date_published":"2017-11-13T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/7694b1f5-da29-4136-bd6c-63fe8a175c52.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":40997059,"duration_in_seconds":2536}]},{"id":"474359d4-d8c0-45e2-9ed9-504f53321b8f","title":"Merge Conflict 70: Cloud $$$$","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-70-cloud-dollars","content_text":"It is that time of the year once again! That is right, lightning talks on Merge Conflict. We cover 6 different topics submitted by your, our listeners, in under 30 minutes! This week we discuss IoC, Dependency Injection, Cloud service costs, release management, coded user interface, and our awesome podcast setup.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nLinks:IoC Container Performance - Xamarin HelpVisual Studio Dev EssentialsAmazon.com: Blue Nessie Adaptive USB Condenser Microphone, Cardioid: Musical InstrumentsZencastraloisdeniel/Microcharts: Create cross-platform (Xamarin, Windows, ...) simple charts.aloisdeniel/Xamarin.Animations: Animate your views with simple shareable animation declarations.","content_html":"

It is that time of the year once again! That is right, lightning talks on Merge Conflict. We cover 6 different topics submitted by your, our listeners, in under 30 minutes! This week we discuss IoC, Dependency Injection, Cloud service costs, release management, coded user interface, and our awesome podcast setup.

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When is the right time to fork a repository and send a pull request for a feature request? Or is it better use a submodule in your own repository? Or maybe just copy and paste the code into your solution? We discuss all the possibilities.

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We know how to share our business logic between our applications, but what about some of the user interface. We aren't talking Xamarin.Forms, we are talking cross platform views in native iOS, Android, and Windows apps. What type of architecture is needed and what technologies enable us to do this?

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In a quick follow up, James finally breaks down and learns how to properly learn the profiler. This last weekend Frank & James participated and helped organize a mobile app hackathon for charity. What went right? What went wrong? And will they ever do another hackathon again?

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","summary":"In a quick follow up, James finally breaks down and learns how to properly learn the profiler. This last weekend Frank & James participated and helped organize a mobile app hackathon for charity. What went right? What went wrong? And will they ever do another hackathon again?","date_published":"2017-10-16T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/7ab947ed-36f1-49bd-8754-b157f502af5d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":41549862,"duration_in_seconds":2571}]},{"id":"94b84b0f-8746-4b04-b1cd-e999b594fc1d","title":"Merge Conflict 66: Drawing Pixels with SkiaSharp","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-66-drawing-pixels-with-skiasharp","content_text":"Google announces a slew of new products including the brand new Pixel 2, which means James has finally placed an order for a new phone. We break down the full Pixel event, but go deeper into our topic of the week of 2D and 3D cross-platform drawing libraries with SkiaSharp.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:MFractor: MFractor makes Xamarin app development in Visual Studio for Mac much easier; use the Xamarin.Forms code analysis and generation tools to make working with XAML a breeze and take the sting out of Android development with resource intellisense or mobile specific C# code analyzers. Use coupon code MERGE-CONFLICT for 10% off! Promo Code: MERGE-CONFLICTLinks:Google Pixel 2 event in under 15 minutes - YouTubeCustom Visionpraeclarum/NGraphics: NGraphics is a cross platform library for rendering vector graphics on .NET. It provides a unified API for both immediate and retained mode graphics using high quality native renderers.praeclarum/CrossGraphics: Cross-platform Graphics Library for .NETmono/SkiaSharp: The Skia 2D Graphics library from Google exposed to .NET languages and runtimes across the boardAn Introduction to SkiaSharp - XamarinSkia Graphics Libraryaloisdeniel/Microcharts: Create cross-platform (Xamarin, Windows, ...) simple charts.","content_html":"

Google announces a slew of new products including the brand new Pixel 2, which means James has finally placed an order for a new phone. We break down the full Pixel event, but go deeper into our topic of the week of 2D and 3D cross-platform drawing libraries with SkiaSharp.

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A quick follow up on Frank's Hot-dog or Not app he tried to create in a week. After that we take a look at what it takes to completely plan an actual application by yourself or with a full team. We discuss our management style, tools we like, and how we plan out releases.

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If we aren't talking about machine learning then we are talking about machine learning on Merge Conflict! This week we go through several services and resources to find out what exactly it takes to build hot dog or not! We review several free and paid services to create your own machine learning models and how to train them all online!

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","summary":"If we aren't talking about machine learning then we are talking about machine learning on Merge Conflict! This week we go through several services and resources to find out what exactly it takes to build hot dog or not!","date_published":"2017-09-25T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/a5ea9786-9ed2-4082-9b0f-e5bdba0d4b9a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":38020602,"duration_in_seconds":2350}]},{"id":"7fead9c5-00e7-423a-b098-a22f72b5329e","title":"Merge Conflict 63: Who Needs a Phone Anymore","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-63-who-needs-a-phone-anymore","content_text":"It is that time of the year when Apple unveils all of the brand new toys for consumers and developers. Sure everyone is talking about the new iPhone X, Apple Watch Series 3, and Apple TV 4K , but what about the launch of Xcode 9, iOS 11, and watchOS 4? We got you covered and discuss it all!\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Syncfusion: Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.\r\nLinks:Xcode - Apple DeveloperBuy Apple TV 4K - AppleApple Watch Series 3 - AppleiPhone X - AppleApple Events - Keynote September 2017 - AppleTroy Hunt: Face ID, Touch ID, No ID, PINs and Pragmatic SecurityCreating apps for iPhone X - Apple DeveloperWhat happened with Apple Face ID fail","content_html":"

It is that time of the year when Apple unveils all of the brand new toys for consumers and developers. Sure everyone is talking about the new iPhone X, Apple Watch Series 3, and Apple TV 4K , but what about the launch of Xcode 9, iOS 11, and watchOS 4? We got you covered and discuss it all!

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We have survived the beta summers and Android 8.0 Oreo is finally out with a plethora of beautiful APIs. We discuss all the delicious bits of this lovely release for both developers and end users. From enhanced notifications, picture-in-picture, and tons of crazy API enhancements Android Oreo is packed full of features. Some changes are huge and can potentially break your app with behavior changes, and we break them all down on this weeks show.

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We just can't get enough of augmented reality and the awesome new SDKs that are being created for developers to use. This week we discuss Google's attempt for Android and web developers with ARCore.

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","summary":"We just can't get enough of augmented reality and the awesome new SDKs that are being created for developers to use. This week we discuss Google's attempt for Android and web developers with ARCore.","date_published":"2017-09-04T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/b6cac814-3855-4239-a277-ded4a248ae46.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":36690961,"duration_in_seconds":2260}]},{"id":"14c6a0c5-4694-4653-9efd-e8ba55fed161","title":"Merge Conflict 60: Hacking Frank's Apartment","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-60-hacking-franks-apartment","content_text":"We are back with lightning talk week here on Merge Conflict. We cover 6 awesome topics in 30 minutes! This week we look at C# 8, Bottom Navigation on Android, Hacking Frank's Apartment with Serverless Compute, and so much more!\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Telerik: Telerik UI for Xamarin is a collection of visually stunning controls for non-trivial UI scenarios. Truly native, truly cross-platform UI for all your Xamarin apps. Developers can easily integrate UI for Xamarin through NuGet or VS Templates, and get to ship Xamarin apps faster with delightful UX. Try it for free and enjoy all benefits with industry leading support for a whole month.Links:A Preview of C# 8 with Mads Torgersen | Seth Juarez | Channel 9dotnet/csharplang: The official repo for the design of the C# programming languageExploring Android's Bottom Navigation View | Xamarin BlogSnack Pack 19: Serverless Compute in 5 Minutes | The Xamarin Show | Channel 9Soylent (meal replacement) - WikipediaSoylent Green (1973) - IMDb","content_html":"

We are back with lightning talk week here on Merge Conflict. We cover 6 awesome topics in 30 minutes! This week we look at C# 8, Bottom Navigation on Android, Hacking Frank's Apartment with Serverless Compute, and so much more!

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","summary":"We are back with lightning talk week here on Merge Conflict. We cover 6 awesome topics in 30 minutes! This week we look at C# 8, Bottom Navigation on Android, Hacking Frank's Apartment with Serverless Compute, and so much more!","date_published":"2017-08-28T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/14c6a0c5-4694-4653-9efd-e8ba55fed161.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":34193272,"duration_in_seconds":2104}]},{"id":"204802a9-d173-4bdd-8e4e-48724af14290","title":"Merge Conflict 59: Managing Open Source Projects","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-59-managing-open-source-projects","content_text":"This week we take an inside look at what it takes to actually maintain an open source project or in James' case 50 open source projects. How do you handle issues, PRs, CI, and how to stay sane when that blue GitHub notification bubble will never go away?\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Raygun: Everything developers of any application need for native and managed crash reporting to detect and diagnose software errors. Links:praeclarum/sqlite-net: Simple, powerful, cross-platform SQLite client and ORM for .NETUp For GrabsMerge Conflict: Merge Conflict 43: DevOps for the Solo DeveloperFirst Timers Only - Get involved in Open Source and commit code to your first project!","content_html":"

This week we take an inside look at what it takes to actually maintain an open source project or in James' case 50 open source projects. How do you handle issues, PRs, CI, and how to stay sane when that blue GitHub notification bubble will never go away?

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","summary":"This week we take an inside look at what it takes to actually maintain an open source project or in James' case 50 open source projects. How do you handle issues, PRs, CI, and how to stay sane when that blue GitHub notification bubble will never go away?","date_published":"2017-08-21T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/204802a9-d173-4bdd-8e4e-48724af14290.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50903519,"duration_in_seconds":3167}]},{"id":"6992fece-a642-4803-aa3c-11a7e5745d68","title":"Merge Conflict 58: Dealing with Rejection","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-58-dealing-with-rejection","content_text":"It is that dreaded time in every iOS developers life when you get that rejection notice from app store because you broke one or eight of the App Store guidelines. This week we look at how to deal with these rejections and how to handle phone calls with Apple!\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Telerik: Telerik UI for Xamarin is a collection of visually stunning controls for non-trivial UI scenarios. Truly native, truly cross-platform UI for all your Xamarin apps. Developers can easily integrate UI for Xamarin through NuGet or VS Templates, and get to ship Xamarin apps faster with delightful UX. Try it for free and enjoy all benefits with industry leading support for a whole month.Links:App Store Review Guidelines - Apple DeveloperContinuous C# and F# IDE for iPads and iPhonesSupport - Apple DeveloperRequesting Technical Support - Support - Apple DeveloperBug Reporting - Apple Developerrdar://30396879: UIImagePickerController freeze when setting UISlider appearance proxy","content_html":"

It is that dreaded time in every iOS developers life when you get that rejection notice from app store because you broke one or eight of the App Store guidelines. This week we look at how to deal with these rejections and how to handle phone calls with Apple!

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","summary":"It is that dreaded time in every iOS developer's life when you get that rejection notice from the App Store because you broke one or eight of the App Store guidelines. This week we look at how to deal with these rejections and how to handle phone calls with Apple!","date_published":"2017-08-14T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/6992fece-a642-4803-aa3c-11a7e5745d68.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":41149172,"duration_in_seconds":2558}]},{"id":"70a81e89-24ed-4f53-b858-0d3efe69eecc","title":"Merge Conflict 57: Let's Learn the Machines","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-57-lets-learn-the-machines","content_text":"Why bother with ARKit when you can learn all about the machines with CoreML! This week we explore all the goodies that Apple has for us in iOS 11's CoreML. We also attempt to demystify exactly what is machine learning and how to get started.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Syncfusion: Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.\r\nLinks:Machine Learning - Apple DeveloperTensorFlowAlexNet - WikipediaConvolutional neural network - WikipediaRecurrent neural network - WikipediaCognitive Services—Intelligence Applications | Microsoft AzureSeeing AI | Talking camera app for those with a visual impairment","content_html":"

Why bother with ARKit when you can learn all about the machines with CoreML! This week we explore all the goodies that Apple has for us in iOS 11's CoreML. We also attempt to demystify exactly what is machine learning and how to get started.

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Apple has blessed us with a beautiful API for augmented reality with ARKit and this week we investigate all of the awesome baked in, what you can and can't do with it, and look at all the awesome things people are already building.

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","summary":"Apple has blessed us with a beautiful API for augmented reality with ARKit and this week we investigate all of the awesome baked in, what you can and can't do with it, and look at all the awesome things people are already building.","date_published":"2017-07-31T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/68c02519-c834-4204-99ce-62c00ae8b343.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":49560328,"duration_in_seconds":3064}]},{"id":"1e3ef360-31eb-4b2b-9ef0-736424cf81f2","title":"Merge Conflict 55: Mac vs PC","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-55-mac-vs-pc","content_text":"It is that age old debate... Mac vs PC! What is the most optimal operating system for development, what are the ups and downs of each, and what are our favorite tools to keep us productive regardless of where we are working?\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Syncfusion: Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.\r\nLinks:garuma/LibActivityTask: Easier async methods for Android","content_html":"

It is that age old debate... Mac vs PC! What is the most optimal operating system for development, what are the ups and downs of each, and what are our favorite tools to keep us productive regardless of where we are working?

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","summary":"It is that age old debate... Mac vs PC! What is the most optimal operating system for development, what are the ups and downs of each, and what are our favorite tools to keep us productive regardless of where we are working?","date_published":"2017-07-24T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/1e3ef360-31eb-4b2b-9ef0-736424cf81f2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48907186,"duration_in_seconds":3043}]},{"id":"f291c5f6-876a-4adf-971e-f9f4eca3119d","title":"Merge Conflict 54: Dropping in on the iPad","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-54-dropping-in-on-the-ipad","content_text":"iOS 11 is packed full of awesome with machine learning, augmented reality, and a full file system, but who cares about that? Let's talk about our new favorite feature: Drag & Drop! This week we dive into why drag and drop matters, how it is implemented, and what you will get for free out of the box when you simply recompile your app! We also dive into several other iOS 11 goodies.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Telerik: Telerik UI for Xamarin is a collection of visually stunning controls for non-trivial UI scenarios. Truly native, truly cross-platform UI for all your Xamarin apps. Developers can easily integrate UI for Xamarin through NuGet or VS Templates, and get to ship Xamarin apps faster with delightful UX. Try it for free and enjoy all benefits with industry leading support for a whole month.Links:Drag and Drop - iOS - Apple DeveloperiPad - AppleAdopting Drag and Drop in a Table View | Apple Developer DocumentationiOS 11 Preview - AppleWhat Does It Mean When Apple “Sherlocks” an App?","content_html":"

iOS 11 is packed full of awesome with machine learning, augmented reality, and a full file system, but who cares about that? Let's talk about our new favorite feature: Drag & Drop! This week we dive into why drag and drop matters, how it is implemented, and what you will get for free out of the box when you simply recompile your app! We also dive into several other iOS 11 goodies.

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","summary":"iOS 11 is packed full of awesome with machine learning, augmented reality, and a full file system, but who cares about that? Let's talk about our new favorite feature: Drag & Drop!","date_published":"2017-07-17T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/f291c5f6-876a-4adf-971e-f9f4eca3119d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":45661553,"duration_in_seconds":2820}]},{"id":"9878b320-116c-47bf-b841-b9712061e539","title":"Merge Conflict 53: Document All The Things","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-53-document-all-the-things","content_text":"It has been said that if a feature has not been documented, than it might as well not exist. It could not be more true from our findings and this week we finally take a look at all things documentation! We also get to your listener feedback and debate the future of progressive web apps, async/await, and a whole lot more. In addition to all of this AWESOME it has been officially been 1 full year of Merge Conflict! Thank you so much to our amazing listeners! <3\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Syncfusion: Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.\r\nRaygun: Everything developers of any application need for native and managed crash reporting to detect and diagnose software errors. Links:Documentation - Continuous C# and F# IDE for iPads and iPhonesWyam - A simple to use, highly modular, and extremely configurable static content generatorSettingsPlugin/docs at masterGetting Started with Async / Await | Xamarin BlogTwitter Lite - Progressive Web Apps - The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly","content_html":"

It has been said that if a feature has not been documented, than it might as well not exist. It could not be more true from our findings and this week we finally take a look at all things documentation! We also get to your listener feedback and debate the future of progressive web apps, async/await, and a whole lot more. In addition to all of this AWESOME it has been officially been 1 full year of Merge Conflict! Thank you so much to our amazing listeners! <3

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","summary":"It has been said that if a feature has not been documented, than it might as well not exist. It could not be more true from our findings and this week we finally take a look at all things documentation! We also get to your listener feedback on this special 1 year anniversary episode!","date_published":"2017-07-10T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/9878b320-116c-47bf-b841-b9712061e539.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55726380,"duration_in_seconds":3469}]},{"id":"6ffc259f-393e-412c-915f-45ed87b6d712","title":"Merge Conflict 52: Bug Fixes and Improvements","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-52-bug-fixes-and-improvements","content_text":"Will Frank ever update his apps in the app store? When, how, and what should go into that super important app update that your users are expecting? We investigate what has changed for us and the app stores in the last year. How about open source projects and libraries? Do these fall into the same criteria of an \"app release\"? We also take a look at how Apple, Google, and awesome CI services have helped us be more successful. \n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:MFractor: MFractor makes Xamarin app development in Visual Studio for Mac much easier; use the Xamarin.Forms code analysis and generation tools to make working with XAML a breeze and take the sting out of Android development with resource intellisense or mobile specific C# code analyzers. Use coupon code MERGE-CONFLICT for 10% off! Promo Code: MERGE-CONFLICTLinks:UserVoiceApple might give iOS 11 a real file system","content_html":"

Will Frank ever update his apps in the app store? When, how, and what should go into that super important app update that your users are expecting? We investigate what has changed for us and the app stores in the last year. How about open source projects and libraries? Do these fall into the same criteria of an "app release"? We also take a look at how Apple, Google, and awesome CI services have helped us be more successful.

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","summary":"Will Frank ever update his apps in the app store? When, how, and what should go into that super important app update that your users are expecting? We investigate what has changed for us and the app stores in the last year.","date_published":"2017-07-03T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/6ffc259f-393e-412c-915f-45ed87b6d712.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45906740,"duration_in_seconds":2855}]},{"id":"d73d7702-3878-4f78-9878-799ac31062e6","title":"Merge Conflict 51: The Core Developer Experience","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-51-the-core-developer-experience","content_text":".NET on Linux? Yes we can with .NET Core! This week we tackle what it is like to develop for the server and the web using the new fancy Core tooling with .NET Core and ASP.NET Core. Frank stress tests .NET on Linux servers with the ultimate button clicking experience and James attempts to figure out how the internet and ASP.NET MVC works all from VS for Mac!\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Syncfusion: Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.\r\nLinks:Introduction to ASP.NET Core | Microsoft Docs.NET Core Command-Line Interface (CLI) Tools | Microsoft Docs.NET Standard | Microsoft DocsFrank A. Krueger on Twitter: \"20,000 clicks later\"shared-button","content_html":"

.NET on Linux? Yes we can with .NET Core! This week we tackle what it is like to develop for the server and the web using the new fancy Core tooling with .NET Core and ASP.NET Core. Frank stress tests .NET on Linux servers with the ultimate button clicking experience and James attempts to figure out how the internet and ASP.NET MVC works all from VS for Mac!

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","summary":".NET on Linux? Yes we can with .NET Core! This week we tackle what it is like to develop for the server and the web using the new fancy Core tooling with .NET Core and ASP.NET Core.","date_published":"2017-06-26T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/d73d7702-3878-4f78-9878-799ac31062e6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38586951,"duration_in_seconds":2398}]},{"id":"331dcb59-8e6b-413d-a3e7-dfd23ff59c06","title":"Merge Conflict 50: We Have Standards","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-50-we-have-standards","content_text":"It is that time again, lightning talks! We cover 6 different topics in under 30 minutes! This week we talk coding standards, documentation, E3, app reviews, and so much more! \n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Visual Studio Live!: The development world's trusted educational provider of developer-focused content since 1993, focusing on .NET and Visual Studio. Join us at an upcoming 2017 event in Austin, Washington, DC, Redmond, Chicago, Anaheim, and Orlando. Use promo code for $400 off registration. Promo Code: MERGECONFLICTRaygun: Don't wait for users to report problems. Raygun gives you complete visibility on errors, crashes and performance problems affecting your end users. Raygun has full support for .NET, Javascript, Xamarin, and all other major languages and platforms.\r\n\r\n![Raygun](https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/0/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/jWHBh3Ul.png)Links:NuGet Gallery | Settings Plugin for Xamarin and Windows 2.5.8NuGet Gallery | System.Collections.Immutable 1.3.1Introducing .NET Standard | .NET BlogApple won’t let apps annoy you with their own review prompts anymore - The VergeResponding to Reviews on the App Store - Apple DeveloperEditorConfigStyleCop/StyleCop: Analyzes C# source code to enforce a set of style and consistency rules.","content_html":"

It is that time again, lightning talks! We cover 6 different topics in under 30 minutes! This week we talk coding standards, documentation, E3, app reviews, and so much more!

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","summary":"It is that time again, lightning talks! We cover 6 different topics in under 30 minutes! This week we talk coding standards, documentation, E3, app reviews, and so much more! ","date_published":"2017-06-19T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/331dcb59-8e6b-413d-a3e7-dfd23ff59c06.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":36155867,"duration_in_seconds":2226}]},{"id":"a6120a5c-8ea0-4d8b-be82-357fb17b0527","title":"Merge Conflict 49: The Magic of MVVM","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-49-the-magic-of-mvvm","content_text":"We are back to talk architecture with MVVM, that is right Model-View-ViewModel, and all of the awesome stuff that comes along for the ride with the fantastic frameworks available. Before we talk about those frameworks, we go through why we love MVVM itself, what it is, how to use it, and why it is not just data binding. We take a look at popular frameworks and how to use MVVM with no framework at all. So sit back and get ready for architecture!\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Syncfusion: Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.\r\nLinks:Episode 5: MVVM & Data Binding with Xamarin.Forms | The Xamarin Show | Channel 9Episode 13: MVVM Helpers | The Xamarin Show | Channel 9Episode 12: MVVM Light and Xamarin with Laurent Bugnion | The Xamarin Show | Channel 9Episode 10: Prism for Xamarin.Forms with Brian Lagunas | The Xamarin Show | Channel 9Model–view–viewmodel - Wikipediajamesmontemagno/mvvm-helpers: Collection of MVVM helper classes for any applicationMvvmCrossMVVM Light ToolkitBuild a Native Android UI & iOS UI with Xamarin.Forms - XamarinFrank's list diffing observable collection","content_html":"

We are back to talk architecture with MVVM, that is right Model-View-ViewModel, and all of the awesome stuff that comes along for the ride with the fantastic frameworks available. Before we talk about those frameworks, we go through why we love MVVM itself, what it is, how to use it, and why it is not just data binding. We take a look at popular frameworks and how to use MVVM with no framework at all. So sit back and get ready for architecture!

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","summary":"We are back to talk architecture with MVVM, that is right Model-View-ViewModel, and all of the awesome stuff that comes along for the ride with the fantastic frameworks available.","date_published":"2017-06-12T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/a6120a5c-8ea0-4d8b-be82-357fb17b0527.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":42502167,"duration_in_seconds":2623}]},{"id":"094c2fa6-f81a-4982-9cbc-79f0baa3058c","title":"Special Edition: WWDC 2017 Recap","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/special-edition-wwdc-2017-recap","content_text":"WWDC has come to a close and we are here to fill you in all the news from the largest Apple Developer event of the year. From iOS 11 and amazing new machine learning APIs, to brand new Mac hardware to start development on, to yes renaming in Xcode 9, we break down each and every announcement that you need to know about.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Raygun: Don't wait for users to report problems. Raygun gives you complete visibility on errors, crashes and performance problems affecting your end users. Raygun has full support for .NET, Javascript, Xamarin, and all other major languages and platforms.\r\n\r\n![Raygun](https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/0/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/jWHBh3Ul.png)Links:Platforms State of the Union - WWDC 2017 - Videos - Apple DeveloperApple Events - WWDC Keynote, June 2017 - AppleOperating systems: You've been sherlocked | The EconomistARKit - Apple DeveloperMachine Learning - Apple DeveloperMath Blaster Episode I: In Search of Spot - Wikipedia","content_html":"

WWDC has come to a close and we are here to fill you in all the news from the largest Apple Developer event of the year. From iOS 11 and amazing new machine learning APIs, to brand new Mac hardware to start development on, to yes renaming in Xcode 9, we break down each and every announcement that you need to know about.

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","summary":"WWDC has come to a close and we are here to fill you in all the news from the largest Apple Developer event of the year.","date_published":"2017-06-08T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/094c2fa6-f81a-4982-9cbc-79f0baa3058c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":76666849,"duration_in_seconds":4758}]},{"id":"5c94366b-b1c7-49ec-ae18-c41c5d47b098","title":"Merge Conflict 48: Frank Mocks Interfaces","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-48-frank-mocks-interfaces","content_text":"To create design time data or not to create design time data, that is the question? Or is it better to mock out all of your interfaces or say heck let's code straight to the API end points? When you are developing a large project and desire the \"blendability\", what approach is best to take, and what works well with design time tools like Blend and the Xamarin Live Player? We discuss all this and more on this week's episode.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Visual Studio Live!: The development world's trusted educational provider of developer-focused content since 1993, focusing on .NET and Visual Studio. Join us at an upcoming 2017 event in Austin, Washington, DC, Redmond, Chicago, Anaheim, and Orlando. Use promo code for $400 off registration. Promo Code: MERGECONFLICTLinks:Xamarin.Forms XAML Previewer Design Time DataGetting Started with the Xamarin Live Player","content_html":"

To create design time data or not to create design time data, that is the question? Or is it better to mock out all of your interfaces or say heck let's code straight to the API end points? When you are developing a large project and desire the "blendability", what approach is best to take, and what works well with design time tools like Blend and the Xamarin Live Player? We discuss all this and more on this week's episode.

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","summary":"To create design time data or not to create design time data, that is the question? Or is it better to mock out all of your interfaces or say heck let's code straight to the API end points? We tackle these tough questions.","date_published":"2017-06-05T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/5c94366b-b1c7-49ec-ae18-c41c5d47b098.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":36792120,"duration_in_seconds":2266}]},{"id":"5e2e37c0-687e-4590-ad6e-08d836f1b0fb","title":"Merge Conflict 47: You Got Some F# in My C#","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-47-you-got-some-fsharp-in-my-csharp","content_text":"C# 7 is here! The most functional version of C# to date with pattern matching, tuples, local functions, and so much more! This week we break down every single new feature and let you know what we love and what we think is just okay.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Syncfusion: Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.\r\nLinks:What's New in C# 7 | Microsoft DocsC# 7 Work List of Features · dotnet/roslyndotnet/roslyn: The .NET Compiler PlatformThe future of C# | Build 2017 | Channel 9","content_html":"

C# 7 is here! The most functional version of C# to date with pattern matching, tuples, local functions, and so much more! This week we break down every single new feature and let you know what we love and what we think is just okay.

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","summary":"C# 7 is here! The most functional version of C# to date. This week we break down every single new feature and let you know what we love and what we think is just okay.","date_published":"2017-05-29T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/5e2e37c0-687e-4590-ad6e-08d836f1b0fb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":52375234,"duration_in_seconds":3240}]},{"id":"04541e5f-52dc-49a2-9642-dacf72d5ceb9","title":"Merge Conflict 46: Building the Xamarin Live Player","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-46-building-the-xamarin-live-player","content_text":"The dream of continuous deployment and debugging your Android and iOS apps from Visual Studio with nothing more than a device is now a reality. We talk shop on what the Xamarin Live Player is and how we built it. Frank goes into the inner workings of his genius mind and the bits and bytes of how the Live Player player works. James on the other hand got to work on the app and IDE integrations with the Xamarin team and discusses the intricate parts of running an app inside of an app. \n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nProudly recorded on Zencastr\nSponsored By:Visual Studio Live!: The development world's trusted educational provider of developer-focused content since 1993, focusing on .NET and Visual Studio. Join us at an upcoming 2017 event in Austin, Washington, DC, Redmond, Chicago, Anaheim, and Orlando. Use promo code for $400 off registration. Promo Code: MERGECONFLICTLinks:Xamarin Live Player - XamarinXamarin: The future of mobile app development | Build 2017 | Channel 9Xamarin Live Player for Android Walkthrough - YouTubeGetting Started with the Xamarin Live Player - YouTubeXamarin Live Player FAQ | Xamarin BlogXamarin Live Player - Xamarin DocumentationZXing.Net.Mobile: Zxing Barcode Scanning Library","content_html":"

The dream of continuous deployment and debugging your Android and iOS apps from Visual Studio with nothing more than a device is now a reality. We talk shop on what the Xamarin Live Player is and how we built it. Frank goes into the inner workings of his genius mind and the bits and bytes of how the Live Player player works. James on the other hand got to work on the app and IDE integrations with the Xamarin team and discusses the intricate parts of running an app inside of an app.

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The past few days at Microsoft Build 2017 have been filled with wonderful news for .NET and Xamarin developers. On this weeks pod we have a full recap of the event, announcements, and a few predictions. Additionally, we deep dive into a few stand out topics such as XAML Standard, .NET Standard 2.0, the Xamarin Live Player, and of course Fluent Design. Sit back and relax for a Build 2017 packed show.

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This week we tackle the TPL, that is right, the Task Parallel Library. We dive into one of our favorite features of C# and .NET, async/await programming. We take a walk down memory lane to talk about thread pools, completion handlers, locks, and just about everything else we had to do for parallel programming. Sit back, relax, and enjoy some TPL!

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DevOps, that is right Developer Operations, all the things that you don't want to do manually, so you automate them! This week we talk about build, test, and deploy for all of your mobile applications and .NET libraries. As solo developers it all seemed like a pipe dream to have everything magically happen when we committed code to GitHub, but the services available streamline the entire process. Frank and James walk through not only their solo DevOps solutions, but what it means when you start working on a team with serious applications.

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It's everyone's favorite topic... TESTING! That's right we tackle the world of unit testing, code coverage, user interface testing, acceptance testing, and so much more. Even though Frank and James are solo developers and there may not always be time to write a full suite of unit tests, that doesn't mean they don't dream of 100% code coverage. What does that even mean though? Does that mean your app will be flawless? Where do you get started and what should be your goals? We discuss on this week's show.

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Is 3D printing poised to change how we prototype and build parts and full machines or is it just another toy? Both Frank and James have been long time 3D printing advocates and with prices coming down to consumer friendly levels it seems like it is a great time to jump in. However, as James just recently experienced it may still be early days filled with tons of headaches and thrown away print failures. We discuss the past, present, and future of 3D printing on this week's Merge Conflict.

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","summary":"Is 3D printing poised to change how we prototype and build parts and full machines or is it just another toy? We discuss all the pros and cons on this week's Merge Conflict.","date_published":"2017-04-17T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/a3fd2f20-c0a7-4e0e-996c-08ee450bbbd9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":42544538,"duration_in_seconds":2645}]},{"id":"a56a84fc-4332-46e8-9b56-ccbd29cdd74a","title":"Merge Conflict 40: Setting Expectations","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-40-setting-expectations","content_text":"It's that time again... Lightning Talks!!! Every 10th episode here on Merge Conflict we take a look at our list of topics and what our listeners have submitted and pick six different topics that each get five minutes of coverage. This round we take a look at the ideal developer setup, how to manage tricky certificates, properly handling settings in applications, publishing an app in a week, effective app store advertising, and finally how to properly ask for that five star review. Sit back and get ready for an action packed episode! Be sure to tweet or email us with topics that you would like to see covered in the future.\n\nFollow Us\n\n\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\nSponsored By:Visual Studio Live!: The development world's trusted educational provider of developer-focused content since 1993, focusing on .NET and Visual Studio. Join us at an upcoming 2017 event in Austin, Washington, DC, Redmond, Chicago, Anaheim, and Orlando. Use promo code for $400 off registration. Promo Code: MERGECONFLICTLinks:Code Signing and Provisioning - iOSHow to Build & Ship an App in a WeekSettingsPlugin: Read and Write Settings Plugin for Xamarin and WindowsPreparing an Application for Release - AndroidSKStoreReviewController - StoreKit — Requesting App Store ratings and reviews from users in iOS 10.3","content_html":"

It's that time again... Lightning Talks!!! Every 10th episode here on Merge Conflict we take a look at our list of topics and what our listeners have submitted and pick six different topics that each get five minutes of coverage. This round we take a look at the ideal developer setup, how to manage tricky certificates, properly handling settings in applications, publishing an app in a week, effective app store advertising, and finally how to properly ask for that five star review. Sit back and get ready for an action packed episode! Be sure to tweet or email us with topics that you would like to see covered in the future.

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It's time to tune our developer skills by leveraging some amazing coding challenges that teach us answers to questions like exactly what are linked lists again? We share the best resources we know on coding questions and share our experiences from past interviews of what you should really be studying. It isn't just code as we discuss the crazy left field questions that you may be asked during your next interview.

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It is finally time for .NET truly to be EVERYWHERE! This week we investigate the dream of .NET Standard libraries, one library that can be shared in any .NET application. We take a look at the concept, implementation, tooling, and mix in our analysis of the pros and cons of making the big switch to .NET Standard libraries.

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It's time to go down the rabbit hole of networking to investigate the ins and outs of Transport Layer Security (TLS) and how it impacts your apps. James walks Frank through his latest issues with APIs requiring TLS 1.2+ and how he was able to debug the situation at 4:30am to get a new release of his app. We attempt to make networking fun as we dive through HTTP Headers and general connectivity tips and tricks.

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When and how should you drop support for a specific device or operating system? We talk about the market today and how we handle it in our own apps. We also dive into specifics around what types of hardware architecture to support and how that impacts your application. Finally, it is much more than just mobile applications, as the same has to be considered for the desktop, and Frank speaks from personal experience.

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It's time to talk code security when developing applications to try to stop people from stealing our precious code and apps. We discuss the different methods we have used to attempt to obfuscate our code and the tools we use to peek into our own code. When it comes to security, it is more than just the executable we ship as we have to be aware of everything happening on the device such as in app purchases, certificates, web requests, and a bunch of other things. We discuss all this and more on this week's show.

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","summary":"It's time to talk code security when developing applications to try to stop people from stealing our precious code and apps.","date_published":"2017-03-06T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/82e88887-b9b3-4cfe-bb49-3f98a58888a5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":39883588,"duration_in_seconds":2459}]},{"id":"3f1e11f1-1463-4ead-be62-78140b4562ef","title":"Merge Conflict 34: Developing for macOS","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-34-developing-for-macos","content_text":"It is time to tackle the other desktop and brush up on our struts and springs as when investigate the ins and outs of macOS. If you know iOS development your are primed to make your next great desktop macOS application, it is way easier than you think! Frank walks us through how he got started, what you need, and how Xamarin.Forms is about to change the desktop game.\n\nLinks & Show Notes\n\n\nSparkle Updater\nSkiFree\nAppKit\nSteve Jobs The Lost Interview\nXamarin.Forms Nightly Builds\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\nSubscribe\n\n\n iTunes\n Google Play Music\n Stitcher\n Pocket Casts\n Overcast\n\n\nMerge Conflict may make commission from affiliate linksSponsored By:Raygun: Everything developers of any application need for native and managed crash reporting to detect and diagnose software errors. ","content_html":"

It is time to tackle the other desktop and brush up on our struts and springs as when investigate the ins and outs of macOS. If you know iOS development your are primed to make your next great desktop macOS application, it is way easier than you think! Frank walks us through how he got started, what you need, and how Xamarin.Forms is about to change the desktop game.

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","summary":"It is time to tackle the other desktop and brush up on our struts and springs as when investigate the ins and outs of macOS.","date_published":"2017-02-27T00:00:00.000-08:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/3f1e11f1-1463-4ead-be62-78140b4562ef.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mp3","size_in_bytes":55111065,"duration_in_seconds":3411}]},{"id":"57ae6b2f-537a-469e-8ae3-f7a281f0ed65","title":"Merge Conflict 33: Prepping for Disaster","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-33-prepping-for-disaster","content_text":"Is your data ready for a complete disaster? We discuss why you should care about backing up your data and how to easily get started. No matter if it is just a few photos, your entire business documentation, or the most important source code in the world you have to have ways of backing up and restoring data no matter where you are in the world. Frank and James break down some horror stories from their personal lives and how they are now prepping for disaster.\n\nLinks & Show Notes\n\n\nBackBlaze\nTime Machine\nNetgear ReadyNas\nJames' Burnt Blu-ray Drive\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\nSubscribe\n\n\n iTunes\n Google Play Music\n Stitcher\n Pocket Casts\n Overcast\n\n\nMerge Conflict may make commission from affiliate linksSponsored By:Raygun: Everything developers of any application need for native and managed crash reporting to detect and diagnose software errors. ","content_html":"

Is your data ready for a complete disaster? We discuss why you should care about backing up your data and how to easily get started. No matter if it is just a few photos, your entire business documentation, or the most important source code in the world you have to have ways of backing up and restoring data no matter where you are in the world. Frank and James break down some horror stories from their personal lives and how they are now prepping for disaster.

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Everyone should build their own computer! This week we cover the ins and outs of building your own "Super" computer from scratch. We discuss where we got started building our own computers and what keeps us inspired to keep building them after all these years. All of this while Frank tries to explain to James what "Super" computer really means.

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Cross-platform user interface? Pipe dream or reality? Frank and James debate the Pros and Cons of Xamarin.Forms, an open source cross-platform user interface library from Xamarin. We discuss performance, look and feel, alternatives, and if we really should be using all those fancy data bindings on this week's show.

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It's lightning talks week here on Merge Conflict. We cover six topics in under thirty minutes! We take a look at topics that have been on our minds for a while and from our listeners. On this week's lightning talks episode we take a look at iMessage Apps, GPU Programming, Tensorflow, how to advertise an application, and ask the age old question... "Do I really need ALL the mobile platforms?".

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What better way to start 2017 than a crash course in fun new things for developers to start playing around with. We pick out our favorite topics that developers ought to know to try out in 2017. We look at new interactive ways of designing and building user interfaces, how to run .NET on Linux, how to properly use the linker, and finally how to compile C# & F# code to JavaScript.

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What does it take to enable and test In-App Purchases in your application? We cover the ins and outs of each step in the process. We walk through the different reasons why you may want to consider adding IAP, what is available, and how to simplify your life by not making the mistakes James has. In addition, we follow up on Episode 16 with a quick recap of the Nintendo Switch event.

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Frank is off traveling the world, but that hasn't stopped him from coding on the road. This week we take a look at being productive while away from home including the software and hardware to stay light and productive, how to get internet away from the US, and what complications we have both run into.

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Even though we love our world of C# sometimes we have to adventure into the great unknown to get things done. This week James and Frank explore new languages, new IDEs, and brand new services as they explore ways to finish their #HolidayHacks and try out new ideas. James takes a good hard look at building serverless applications with Azure Functions and Frank takes a look at his good old pal... PHP.

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The holidays are here and it is time to do some holiday hacking on things we wish we could have done this year. On this weeks episode Frank and James discuss their past Holiday Hacks and what they plan to accomplish before 2017 arrives. We want to hear from you by tweeting out #HolidayHacks with an @MergeConflictFM mention to let us know what you are planning to hack on this holiday.

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We love our IDEs and live in them most of the day, but it sure is nice to reach into their extensible frameworks and add even more productivity. On this week's show we chat about why there is a need for extensible IDEs, how you can extend them, and how we have personally extended them.

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Object-relational mappings, you can't live with them and can't live without them so you have probably written your own by now. When you out grow built in settings and need a database an ORM is a must and we decipher the need and implementations.

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This week we take a look at how we design mobile applications based on your questions from Twitter. We discuss designing for multiple platforms including the choice to design for the platform or use a custom app design. What are users expecting from the operating system they are using and how have we adapted our apps over the years to make our users happy?

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We seem to be addicted to refactoring code, but what about checking in on CPU and Memory performance and usage with profiling? This week we take a look at the desktop and mobile tools available to developers to diagnose their applications and code to fully optimize them on the different platforms.

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It is lightning talk week on Merge Conflict as we cover six different development topics in under thirty minutes. Each topic gets just five minutes of back and forth debate before moving on to the next. This week's topics include the recent Connect(); event, .NET Standard Libraries, Xamarin.Mac, Mobile Market Share, Git, and more. While Frank and James picked a few of the topics, many are from you our listeners who have been tweeting at us about what you want to hear. Get ready for fast paced development fun on this week's Merge Conflict.

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James has gone and purchased a Google Home and now thinks he can fully automate his entire house, but can he wrap his developer mind around the new world of IoT in his home and get it all playing together? With so many devices and so many APIs where do you even begin when you want to automate your house and what happens when things don't work as expected? Can Frank help James create the world's smartest apartment? Find out in this week's show.

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Users and developers are overwhelmed with options to monetize their mobile applications. With so many strategies, how do you know what to pick and what will work for your apps? James recently when through the tough choice between creating a paid app, using in app purchases, or just shoving ads into his latest app. This week we discuss all the options that have worked and what haven't worked in the world of monetization.

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Frank is off to deliver a technical presentation in London and James is here to help with his Tips and Tricks on presenting code. We have a lively discussion about submitting, accepting, and actually delivering the technical presentation including some do's and don'ts. We take a look at IDE setup, slides, topics, fonts, and about a hundred other things to consider when you step up on stage.

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Nintendo has announced Switch, their new hybrid portable game console. What does this mean for mobile games, what are the opportunities for developers, and where to get started? We take an in depth look and pick apart Nintendo's new console and the current state of mobile gaming accessories. Finally, we attempt to figure out if the mobile industry will ever standardize on a real controller to revolutionize the TV with Apple and Android TV.

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Bots are the new conversational user interface that integrates with the most popular apps that we use. This week we discuss where to start, what options are available and what is the future? Whether it is a cross platform bot framework or something specific to Google, Apple, or Amazon hardware there is surely something for everyone.

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This week Frank and James stumble into a whole new world of virtual reality with new devices, SDKs, and a whole lot of fun. Virtual Reality is becoming much more interactive with motion tracking devices introduced with the HTC Vive and new controllers coming to Playstation VR, Oculus, and Google VR (Daydream). We take a look at the transformation of the industry and what is next for developers whether it is on a smart phone or a dedicated device.

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Let's be honest, no one writes perfect code and those sneaky bugs find their way in. Frank and James take a look at mitigating and managing bugs and how to properly get feedback from their users. What can be added into your application to notify users when bugs are fixed and what can be added to help provide feedback to you when something goes wrong? Let's squash those bugs on this week's Merge Conflict.

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It is new OS season, the best time of year and yet the worst time of year. This week we cover how we survive and preparing for the end of beta summer. We take a look at what steps we take to prepare for the latest releases including when to update machines, update apps, and when is the right time to actually add new features.

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Did someone say new Apple hardware? This week we discuss Apple's new phones, watches, accessories, and even a brand new Mario game from Apple's September 7th event. It was also much more then hardware with some exciting announcements around watchOS 3 and iOS 10 going GA this week, which means it is time to make room for a new copy of Xcode on your macOS machine. There was so much packed into this Apple event and we cover it all on Merge Conflict.

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The first time users launch your app is the most important time users launch your app. This week we discuss what goes into a great onboarding experience to win over users in just a few seconds. We take an in depth look at why and how some hardware manufacturers are making spectacular setup experiences and what we can learn from them. What should a first run look like and what should we do when we add new features to our app?

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Interpreting is Easy, Compiling is Hard, and Linking is even Harder. This week Frank and James investigate what actually happens when you hit that compile button. Frank is a compiler addict and James loves trying to understand how the linker works, but there is so much more to development, compiling, and packaging.

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Building cross-platform apps sure isn't easy, but code sharing sure helps, but is it worth it? How and when should you share code across a single app and across all apps that you are developing? What to pick? Share projects? Portable class libraries? .NET Standard libraries? This week we investigate the different approaches to sharing code inside of a cross-platform app and how to efficiently share that code with even more applications.

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\n\n","summary":"Building cross-platform apps sure isn't easy, but code sharing sure helps, but is it worth it? How and when should you share code across a single app and across all apps that you are developing?\r\n","date_published":"2016-08-22T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/9c1d3281-912f-4293-b703-0b9fb05d3a48.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38326233,"duration_in_seconds":2381}]},{"id":"a1818279-a22b-483b-9495-8ee1dd274ef9","title":"Merge Conflict 6: Debugging the Daily Process","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/44499-merge-conflict-6-debugging-the-daily-process","content_text":"There is a constant influx of notifications from Slack, e-mail, text messages, and news alerts. This week we discuss how to keep productivity high even with all this going on. We cover some of the tips and tricks that we use to stay organized as developers and go a bit further as to not go crazy and not get distracted when working from home.\n\n\n\nLinks & Show Notes\n\n\nClear\nGoogle Keep\nFogBugz\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n\n\nSubscribe\n\n\niTunes\nGoogle Play Music\nStitcher\nPocket Casts\n","content_html":"

There is a constant influx of notifications from Slack, e-mail, text messages, and news alerts. This week we discuss how to keep productivity high even with all this going on. We cover some of the tips and tricks that we use to stay organized as developers and go a bit further as to not go crazy and not get distracted when working from home.

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C# and F# and Go! Oh my! There are just so many lovely programming languages to learn, but where to start? This week we take a look at what worked for us and what didn’t. James has recently been trying to wrap his head around F#, a functional programming language, and it just hasn’t stuck yet. Maybe because he uses C# all day, or the change from procedural to functional? We tackle all these topics and more on this week's Merge Conflict.

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This week Frank & James discuss the importance of a great local experience, server maintenance, and Apple’s amazing CloudKit. We take a look at what it takes to make an application that is cloud connected and what services are available to developers so we don’t have to actually maintain a server. What have we tried, what has worked, what hasn’t, and what we would start with today?

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\n\n","summary":"This week Frank & James discuss the importance of a great local experience, server maintenance, and Apple’s amazing CloudKit.\r\n","date_published":"2016-08-01T00:00:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://chtbl.com/track/84EGD/aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/fda63759-b45b-4589-b7f4-5ad2daf18588.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39366114,"duration_in_seconds":2427}]},{"id":"79bf2bae-a694-4582-bb57-54636ed2e16c","title":"Merge Conflict 3: Your First Open Source Project","url":"https://www.mergeconflict.fm/42594-merge-conflict-3-your-first-open-source-project","content_text":"What happens after that Initial Commit to GitHub? This week on Merge Conflict we discuss how we go about starting new repositories on GitHub. Did you know that the README.md file is the most important file in your repository? We talk about how and what should go into it and what resources there are for learning markdown. Finally, we take a serious look into how to handle Issues and Pull Requests \"properly\".\n\n\n\nLinks & Show Notes\n\n\nGitHub Issue & Pull Request Templates\nAppveyor CI for .NET\nLaTeX\nFrank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHub\nMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface\n\n\n\n\nSubscribe\n\n\niTunes\nGoogle Play Music\nStitcher\nPocket Casts\n","content_html":"

What happens after that Initial Commit to GitHub? This week on Merge Conflict we discuss how we go about starting new repositories on GitHub. Did you know that the README.md file is the most important file in your repository? We talk about how and what should go into it and what resources there are for learning markdown. Finally, we take a serious look into how to handle Issues and Pull Requests "properly".

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Pokémon Go and its augmented reality pocket monster capturing has taken the world by storm. This week we discuss if AR has finally hit critical mass and general acceptance. Frank and James also debate over what exactly AR is and how the Hololens, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive fit in. What does the future hold for AR? All this and more on this week's Merge Conflict.

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Welcome to Merge Conflict, a weekly discussion around all things development, technology, and more. This week we kick things off with an introduction to the Merge Conflict podcast and its hosts Frank Krueger and James Montemagno.

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You have spent months or years developing an app, but now you are at that last 5%. Frank & James walk through the last steps before launch day. We take a look at how to prepare for that final submission before launch day including what sort of documentation, website, and support you need to be prepared for. Of course, we can't forget about that ever so important app store artwork, icon, and marketing jargon that must all be put together before it is time to go live.

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