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Apps process data. A lot of data. But how do apps ensure that that data isn't shared with people that you don't want to share it with? That's what we're diving into today.

So it is 2021, and creating a website and running a website can still cost you a small fortune. Do you really need a web server, database and whatnot for a simple blog? In this episode, we discuss static websites and how you can use them on a budget to create websites for big and small demands. So tune in and enjoy the opinions and stories.

You can't really have missed it: Microsoft Ignite 2021 edition happened and there was a lot of great announcements. New shiny things for HoloLens, Teams, Azure and... Pokemon Go? Tune in for our highlights and takes!

The recently released .NET 6 Preview 1 comes with a lot of new bits and bobs. We will use this pod to go over them and see what's useful for us and what isn't. Also, hairdressers are a booming topic right now.

A question we get asked is: how do you have time to do all these things?! Spoiler alert: we have no clue! But we have opinions, tips, pointers (get it...?) and bad jokes, so we're going to talk about how to be productive and not get distrac... Is that a unicorn?!

Writing code can be fun, especially when you start a new project. But then time passes and all of a sudden adding or changing existing features gets hard. Things begin to break unexpectedly, and stuff starts to feel messy. But it does not have to be that way. A well-structured app and a few guidelines are here to help us all. If we follow the SOLID principle and all the other Clean Code acronyms,...

Apps perform a lot of tasks for you, even ones you might not know about. Where do they do them you ask? Well, in the background of course! Today you will learn all about how to do that yourself!

Crashing apps, everyone hates them! So in this episode we talk about all the things you might want to think about to make your own apps as resilient as possible. From versioning your APIs to tricking your users, we got you covered!

The idea of being able to have a conversation with our computing devices is nothing new. Going down memorylane to early IRC days all the way back to the present using AI to try and pass the Turing Test. In this episode we discuss our experiences, opinions and give our best Bot beep impression.

Messaging apps are all around. Look on your phone and you might have more of them than you'd initially think. With the recent Whatsapp privacy discussion we thought it'd be good to dive into this topic a bit further. So join us for the ride!

Multimedia is all around us! We can't think of a single app that does not have some form of multimedia: images, sounds or even videos. We don't even notice anymore! But how hard is it to use it in your own app? Find out all about it in this episode!

Steven is currently in the process of localizing the unofficial Microsoft MVP App. So we took this opportunity to discuss I18N and L10N. What is there to look out for and what things can you localize within your app. And is using Icons cheating? Well tune in and find out our opinions.

We are taking a break this week and are enjoying our time - indoors with the family. That does not prevent us from eating just a bit too much. But just in case you missed the soothing sound of Geralds Voice - here is a short episode for you, dear listener. Stay safe and until next week. 🙂

The holiday season isn't complete if you can't sprinkle some nerd on it. In this episode, we talk about all things we do or have for the holidays that sprinkle just a little bit of nerd on top.

It's great that all the technologies in the world now let us write once and run anywhere. But how does that work for designs? In this episode, we are talking about responsive mobile design. Did we ever deal with it? How do we feel about it and how to go about it? All of this and Xboxes, a bit of F# and advent beer calendars too! And what's with Mark and his tiny fingers...?

In this episode, we discuss mobile payment. Since COVID-19 has made contactless payment the prefered standard, so has mobile payment been used by more and more people. In this episode, we discuss mobile payment challenges in our everyday life as humans, tech-enthusiasts and developers.

Did you ever wonder about why you should build your own controls and not just grab the ones on the shelf? So do we! So in this episode we will explore this topic a bit further to see what our experiences are and we take a look at some do's and don'ts.

With the Apple M1 chip coming out in their latest line of Macs, all focus is back on ARM. This non-compatible competitor of Intel is blowing everyone away with power efficiency as well as speed. Could this be the final blow for Intel? And are we getting some new hardware ourselves anytime soon?

Staying up to date in our ever changing techworld is no small feat. It may even feel a bit overwhelming at times. In this episode we discuss how we like to stay informed while trying to miss out on purpose. How we do it? Well you will have to tune in to this weeks episode.

Getting insights into how your application is doing once it's out in the wild is essential if you want to act on problems quickly. That's where logging and monitoring comes into play! Tune in to this weeks episode to learn more.

Xamarin. Forms 5 is announced to be the last major version of Forms in its current form. From here on out, it will evolve into the .NET framework and continue to bring us joy that way. But, what is actually in the Forms 5 package? What can we look forward to? Find out in this episode!

In this episode, we are discussing what approaches you can take to test your hard coded work. From TDD to BDD, we discuss a few of the common Acronym Driven Development approaches and what benefits you want to expect when writing automated code.

In this episode, we are talking about WebAssembly and a bit more specifically about Blazor as well. With this hot new technology, you can get rid of JavaScript and just write C# that runs everywhere. Frontend, backend, topend, bottomend, happy end! Oh, and by the way... Did you decide on a new iPhone yet?

In this episode, we finally talk about .NET Maui, also known as the future of Xamarin. Forms. What's coming and more importantly, when is it coming? We will tell you all about it!

In this episode, we talk about writing cross-platform apps. What are the approaches? What are the pros and cons you might want to consider? And is there a right way? Well tune in and find out.