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Merge Conflict

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

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450: AI Agents, Hottest Reloading, & Apple Notes in 2025 17.02.2025 45:00

GitHub Copilot Agent Mode is here! We talk new hot reloading capabilities, more AI in Apple Notes, and overheating our Mac minis! Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

449: Modernizing .NET Libraries 10.02.2025 32:16

Frank is on a journey to update all of his libraries to the latest .NET. Let's talk about why and lessons learned. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

448: Did Android XR Just Destroy visionOS? 03.02.2025 32:29

Google just previewed their new Android XR device that looks to be a complete game changer... how does this change development and what does it mean for visionOS and the Vision Pro? Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transc...

447: Whoops, I Lost My Keystore 27.01.2025 27:26

What happens if you lose your Android Keystore? Do you ever get to publish you app again? We find out! Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

446: Mac mini M4 Pro - Honest Developer Reviews 20.01.2025 45:45

It has been several months since we got our Mac mini M4 Pro. What are our thoughts on hardware, software, and real world development. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

445: "Live" from CES 2025 13.01.2025 43:29

We are going "live" from our houses to CES and picking out some of our favorite finds from the week. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

444: Official Family IoT Tech Support 06.01.2025 37:24

With the holidays behind us, we reflect on Frank's "fun" time playing IoT tech support and talk about the state of multiple houses and managing family tech devices. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available...

443: If 2024 was the year of AI, what is coming in 2025? 30.12.2024 1:15:33

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. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.f...

442: Launching a new visionOS app 23.12.2024 39:16

Frank did it! He launched a new app for the Vision Pro! We discuss all the fun details of app store review. Holo Vids: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/holo-vids/id6464425351 Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription av...

441: AI Driven Development 16.12.2024 31:19

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. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://...

440: Future of GPTs? Mac Desktops? Headphones? 09.12.2024 49:43

Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

439: One Month with the M4 Mac Mini - Developer Setup Breakdown 02.12.2024 1:05:22

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? Buy Mac Mini on Amazon: https://amzn.to/49hjsQX Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐...

438: Jon Galloway - From Submarine Office to Software Developer 25.11.2024 47:42

James sits down with Jon Galloway to talk about his journey from submarine office to software developer and community advocate. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

437: .NET 9 Is Here! 18.11.2024 1:02:23

Let's discuss all things .NET 9! Keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikSNL-lxolc&list=PLdo4fOcmZ0oXeSG8BgCVru3zQtw_K4ANY&index=1 Blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-9/ Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Revi...

436: We bought new Mac minis! Now what? 11.11.2024 52:18

That's right we BOTH bought new mac minis! What configuration? Why did we do it? And we answer your questions! Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

435: GitHub Universe Recap + M4 is here with a NEW Mac mini!!! 04.11.2024 44:21

Awesome new features for GitHub Copilit and Apple surprises us with new devices and the M4! Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

434: Free OSS Controls for Everyone! 28.10.2024 38:54

Syncfusion starts to contribute directly to .NET MAUI source code and also open sources 14 free controls for developers! We discuss. Links: .NET Blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-welcomes-syncfusion-open-source-contributions/ Syncfusion blog: https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/syncfusion-open-source-net-maui-controls-cross-platform Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub...

433: Epic vs Google 21.10.2024 38:58

Google may have to make substantial changes to the Google Play store. What does this mean for app developers? We break it down. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

432: Creating our own color space?!?!? 14.10.2024 42:23

431: Put some Python in your C# with CSnakes 07.10.2024 37:54

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. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://...

430: iOS 18 & Apple Intelligence Preview Hands-On 30.09.2024 53:16

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.... Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

429: Hands-on with iPhone 16 Pro... Apple Intelligence Coming Soon 23.09.2024 46:04

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? Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review U...

428: Our Favorite VS Code Extensions 16.09.2024 34:41

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! C# Dev Kit: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/whats-new-in-csharp-dev-kit-august-2024/ Remote SSH: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh iOS & Android Archiver: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=b...

427: It's Glowtime! Rumor Edition 09.09.2024 28:53

We break the latest rumors before today's big Apple event and pretend we were there and buying all the Apple goodies! Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

426: Designing, Developing, Testing, & Productizing a Board Game with Ben Ruiz 02.09.2024 54:38

Buy Age of Angra: https://monumenthobbies.com/pages/age-of-angra 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! Ben: https://benruiz.net/ DINOGOD: https://dinogod.com/ How to Pla...