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Merge Conflict
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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Jul 6, 2026
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Episodes
375: Buying an electric vehicle in 2023 11.09.2023 42:33
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? 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...
374: The AI Behind Airport Security 04.09.2023 52:34
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. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventuref...
373: Installing the .NET 9 Alpha 28.08.2023 38:09
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. 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 availabl...
372: Buying a Nintendo Switch in 2023 21.08.2023 33:55
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. 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
371: The Problem with Walled Gardens in Apps 14.08.2023 37:55
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! Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventurefac...
370: The Rise of LK-99 07.08.2023 34:59
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? Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Cit...
369: Scanning real world objects into ready-to-use 3D models with RealityKit 31.07.2023 42:53
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! 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...
368: Building .NET MAUI User Interfaces in C# 24.07.2023 33:58
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! 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 transcrip...
367: NativeAOT for iOS & .NET MAUI Lands in VS Code 17.07.2023 39:50
.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! 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://merge...
366: Developing for visionOS 10.07.2023 42:04
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. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Revie...
365: Developing 3D Applications 03.07.2023 35:46
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. 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 tra...
364: What is an AI Developer? 26.06.2023 36:41
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. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Ame...
363: Getting Serious About Upgrades 19.06.2023 39:28
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! Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐...
362: Developer Productivity - C# 12, Dev Tunnels, C# Dev Kit 12.06.2023 37:56
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. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventure...
361: WWDC 2023 Recap - Apple Vision Pro & Beyond 06.06.2023 49:51
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. 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 ⭐...
Teaser: WWDC 2023 Predictions 04.06.2023 9:21
We are days away from WWDC so instead of making you wait a week we have our predictions first and then will break down with a special episode after the event! 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 ht...
360: Microsoft Build 2023, Security, Passkeys, & LLM AI Takeover! 29.05.2023 38:49
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! Passkeys (vs passwords + MFA) Pros and cons of apps with UI on Canvas How worried should we be about LLM AI’s not being able to sort fact from fiction How secure (or not?) is most encryption Full self-driving? Ever? Follow Us Frank: Twitter , B...
359: Publishing Android Apps to Amazon App Store + Windows 11 22.05.2023 44:22
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? Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on...
358: Google I/O 2023 Recap - AI 🤔, Dark Mode 🎉 15.05.2023 40:32
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. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter ,...
357: The Zune UI was the Best UI 08.05.2023 34:48
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. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict:...
356: Sunsetting software, libraries, & APIs 01.05.2023 39:28
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. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ R...
355: Previewing the Preview of C# 12 24.04.2023 38:45
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! Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Confli...
354: .NET Native AOT Apps Fit on a Floppy Disk! 17.04.2023 43:41
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. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Ameth...
353: Exploring & Analyzing Bing Chat 10.04.2023 40:05
Let's get deeper into ChatGPT and GTP-4 this with Bing Chat and the newly integrated side bar of Microsoft Edge. 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
352: Analyzing The Twitter Algorithm 03.04.2023 39:45
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). 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
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