Null Pointers

In this episode we talk a lot about our love for Ubiquiti network equipment, Raspberry Pi's, backing up data, how Mark is always last to say his name and some smart home stuff. It was supposed to be about our Home Office Setup, but I think we drifted off into all things we find awesome.

Version control. A thing of beauty or a thing of frustration? Or maybe even both. In this episode, we try to demystify some of the things around Git, share our war stories of yesteryear and try to make sense of why everyone should be using it.

Artificial Intelligence or AI for short is all around us it seems. Is it here to solve all our problems or are we looking at the next Skynet? Ever wondered what is behind all of the AI talk? What would it take to add some AI to your apps? Well, in this episode we will talk about all those topics and how you can get started today without having to through years of study.

The next big thing since sourdough bread is here, and it's called GitHub Codespaces. With Codespaces, you can go from looking at a bug to contributing to the repo in a matter of minutes. Or how about onboarding a new colleague? Hours looking at installers to get the right workloads? No more! With Codespaces, you can get to a successful build before your first coffee is done. Learn all about it in...

All episodes of Null Pointers are great, and this episode is no exception. In this episode, exceptions are what it's all about. Why should you care? How does exception handling even work internally? Should you care about handling exceptions? All good questions which are answered with a fair amount of dad jokes that get some pity laughs.

In this episode, we talk about the Xamarin Community Toolkit. You will get a scoop of the origins and how it came about. What the intentions are behind it and how it differs compared to the other well known Xamarin Essentials library. Be sure to tune in and have all the knowledge ready should the Xamarin Community Toolkit become the discussion topic of your next (remote) party.

Dark Mode seems to be a trend that is getting more and more momentum. It has taken over designs on the interwebs, desktop computers, tablets and even the beloved phone in your pocket. But what is it all about? Save the planet due to reduced power usage? A design fad? Well, join us in this weeks episode where we discuss our thoughts on Dark Mode and go off on some history tangents of the good old d...

If you own a mobile phone, the chances are that there is data stored on it somewhere. Few apps are around these days that don't store data in some form. But how is that done? What caveats are there to it, and what about caching or syncing data back to a backend? All of that and more on this episode!

Episode number twelve and we are putting on our architecture outfits to discuss the Model View ViewModel, or MVVM for short, pattern. We discuss the advantages, libraries, touch on some good old Inversion of Control. And to make sure you stay until the end - Gerald was so kind to provide us with an Easter egg.

Episode number eleven is all about gadgets. Are they all absolutely necessary? Definitely not. Are they fun? YEAH! We talk about some of the most essentials ones like phones and headphones, but also smart speakers, watches, sports and even some non-digital gadgets. Don't trust your devices with Steven though, he will destroy it.

In our tenth episode, we talk about C# - the programming language that allows us to pay our bills. In this episode, we reminiscent about when we first started using C#, what features had the most substantial impact on us and what we are looking forward to in the upcoming version of C#.

In this ninth episode, we talk about creating our apps in either coded UI using C# or using a dedicated markup language like XAML. We highlight the advantages and disadvantages and our personal preferences.

In this episode, we share some things we know about security in general, but also specific to mobile apps. Gerald had a hacking incident on one of his web apps which triggered us to explore what we actually know about security. It's quite easy to make a mistake, and the internet is very unforgiving, people (or bots?) will exploit it in no time. Other than that we talk about SQL injection, open red...

After sharing our thoughts on the news from Apples WWDC 2020 event - including our take on the new macOS design and icons, we will pick Stevens brain on how to approach designing a mobile app. What are the things to be aware of and what tools do we use. Also, a good design is not only what meets the eye but should also keep in mind how to enable to use the app for visually impaired users.

We're all mobile developers here and to get our apps out there for the world to enjoy (we hope) you can do a lot of manual labor or automate it. That's what we're going to be talking about today: automating your entire app lifecycle using DevOps: the good, the bad and the ugly. Since it just so happens that there are three of us, we'll leave it up to you to decide who's who 😉

Ever considered contributing to an Open Source project? In our fifth episode we discuss about contributing to open source projects. We discuss why and how to get started, what different ways there are to contribute and some of the interpersonal pitfalls that can arise when taking part in your open source endeavour.

Azure Functions have been around for a while and are Microsoft's implementation of serverless computing. In this episode, we learn what Azure Functions are all about. Also, we will share with you our war stories from our own experience.

In this episode we will talk about all the stuff that was announced at Microsoft Build 2020. Features like Windows Terminal, Microsoft Learn, Codespaces and Azure Static Web Apps and even more awesome stuff all make an appearance in this episode.

With a new .NET release just around the corner, what does this mean for .NET Core? What will it mean for mobile, desktop or library developers. Should you adopt the new Framework? Tune in and find out what you can expect. Also join us on a trip down memory lane. Where we will have a look back at where we came from and what we personally expect from the upcoming release.

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