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In the world of API development, GraphQL has really been gaining some momentum in the last couple years...but what is it all about? In this episode we're joined by Glenn Block to dig into what it is, what it's not, how it compares to other API approaches and much, much more. If you're looking to cut through the noise and hear what GraphQL is all about, we've got you covered! Special Guest: Glenn B...

If you're looking for the latest and greatest news from the Xamarin. Forms world, you're in luck. In this episode we welcome David Ortinau back to the show to talk about all the new updates to Xamarin. Forms since he was last on a year ago. Spoiler alert: there's a lot! Special Guest: David Ortinau.

In this episode we're joined by one of the original Xamarin pioneers, Bryan Costanich, to talk about what he's been up with Wilderness Labs! If you've ever been curious about getting started tinkering with hardware, or were intimidated by the idea, this is the episode for you. Join us as we dive into the state of the landscape, how Wilderness Labs is changing that space, and how it might be way ea...

The boys are back! In this episode, Jon and Greg catch up on all the latest announcements that came out of the Microsoft Build and Google I/O conferences earlier this month. Looking for a crash course on what you missed? We've got you covered!

Greg has been working on a voice driven TV remote using his Amazon Echo (Alexa) and the Logitech Harmony Hub. As a guest on this episode, he talks about the infrastructure and technologies behind his solution to get TV listing information and automatically tune to events. Special Guest: Greg Shackles.

Jakub shares what he's learned using Xamarin to build the Azure App for iOS and Android. It's always interesting to see how real app developers are building real apps, the challenges they face, and tips and tricks for building our own apps. Special Guest: Jakub Jedryszek.

There are a lot of ways out there to build your mobile apps, and React Native offers an interesting way to take your React skills on the web and apply them to building fully native apps across plenty of different platforms. These aren't just hybrid apps running in a browser, so join us as we talk to Bonnie Eisenman about what React Native is, how it works, and how you can get started using it! Spe...

Ionic is a framework that allows you to leverage web technologies to build apps for a wide range of platforms, in addition to providing related tools around building, deploying, and monitoring those apps. In this episode we talk to Justin Willis about what Ionic is, what it provides, and why you might use it to build your next app. Special Guest: Justin Willis.

At Microsoft's Connect(); conference in New York City we sat down with Gopinath C H to talk about Visual Studio Team Services. There are a lot of different components inside of VSTS, so we tried to talk through as many of them as we could and how they can help mobile developers build and maintain their apps. There are a lot of ways to build your apps, and VSTS makes a compelling case for choosing...

Recorded at Microsoft's Connect(); conference in New York City, we welcomed Kirill Gavrylyuk back on the show to dig into CosmosDB. We talked about what it is, how it works, why you might use it, and much more. Listen in to learn about this exciting new database! Special Guest: Kirill Gavrylyuk.

While at Microsoft's Connect(); conference in New York we caught up with Joseph Hill to discuss all the latest and greatest announcements in the Xamarin world, as well as digging deeper into their new Live Player app. Want to get up to speed on all the latest announcements? Look no further! Special Guest: Joseph Hill.

Laura Laban is the CEO and founder of Infinite Flight, a popular flight simulator on mobile devices. In this episode, we talk with Laura about the history of Infinite Flight, its features, server infrastructure, where it's going and much more! Special Guest: Laura Laban.

SkiaSharp is a cross-platform 2D graphics API for .NET platforms based on Google's Skia Graphics Library that can be used across mobile, server, and desktop applications. In this episode we chat with Matthew Leibowitz and dig into what SkiaSharp is, how it works, and how you can get started using it in your apps. Special Guest: Matthew Leibowitz.

Have your cake and eat it too! Build scripts have never been so delicious. We're joined by Cake team members Gary Park and Mattias Karlsson to talk about the Cake (C#) build system, the history of it, and what it all can do. After listening to this episode we guarantee you'll definitely want to put some more C# in your build scripts with Cake! Special Guests: Gary Ewan Park and Mattias Karlsson.

Yes, we're talking about another MVVM framework today, but this one comes with a twist! In this episode we talk to Stanko Nikolic and Bojan Misic about OpenMVVM, an interesting framework they've been working on that combines Xamarin and C# with HTML5 and web views to create a flexible and powerful cross-platform app framework. Join us for a unique approach to cross-platform development with Xamari...

It took a few years, but we finally did a show on MvvmCross! In this episode we're joined by Martjin van Dijk, one of the core maintainers of the project, to talk about where MvvmCross came from, what's new in it, and where it's heading! Special Guest: Martijn van Dijk.

Did you know that you can take your .NET code, including Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin. Android views, even Xamarin. Forms, and reference them from native Objective-C or Java applications? In this episode we talk to Jonathan Peppers, an engineer on the team at Microsoft working on this sorcery, and dig into how it works and where it's going. It's a brave new world! Special Guest: Jonathan Peppers.

There is no shortage of options out there for doing error and crash reporting for mobile apps, but Bugsee takes a different approach, providing a more visual and deeper set of reporting and diagnostics. In this episode we talk to Alex Fishman, founder and CEO of Bugsee, and dig into what they're offering for mobile developers. Special Guest: Alex Fishman.

On this state of the Xamarin. Forms union, we are joined by long time Xamarin community member and now PM of the Xamarin. Forms team, David Ortinau. We discuss Xamarin. Forms becoming open source, XAML Standard, Forms Embedding (and Embedded Forms), Fast Renderers, and what's next for Xamarin. Forms. Special Guest: David Ortinau.

Some jobs are just mobile by definition, such as talent scouts for baseball teams. The Minnesota Twins organization recently decided to embrace this and built a new mobile app experience for their scouts to help make their jobs easier and allow for greater collaboration and coordination across the team. In this episode we put our personal baseball allegiances aside briefly to chat with Jeremy Raad...

Heard of React Native but not sure what the hype is all about? We've got you covered! At Microsoft's Build conference we sat down with Ryan Salva and Joe Mellin from the Mobile Center team to chat through React Native, how it works, and how it compares to other approaches such as Xamarin. We also dig into the full app development lifecycle, and how React Native and Mobile Center can help you conti...

Designing great mobile experiences is much easier said than done, but is critical to the success of an application. In this episode we sit down with Matt Lacey to talk through what makes a great app experience, as well as some practical approaches and patterns you can use to start to use to improve the experience for your users. Usability matters! Special Guest: Matt Lacey.

Chat bots are everywhere these days! While at Microsoft's Build conference we sat down with David Hamilton to talk about Microsoft's Bot Framework, and how it can help you start creating chat-based experiences for your users on a variety of platforms. We also take a look at his gigseekr service which leverages the Bot Framework, including a live on-air demo of interacting with it via Cortana! Spec...

How do you prevent your app from shipping with preventable security vulnerabilities? This episode we talk to Martin Alderson of Codified Security about their automated Mobile App Security testing service. Special Guest: Martin Alderson.

In this episode we are joined by Rob Lyndon who is working on the Xamarin. Forms. Reactive. FSharp library. We talk to Rob about what Reactive programming is all about, and how it fits into mobile development. Rob goes into detail about what his library does, how it helps Xamarin. Forms developers, and why he created it. Special Guest: Rob Lyndon.