362: Developer Productivity - C# 12, Dev Tunnels, C# Dev Kit

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 … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 11 months ago

361: WWDC 2023 Recap - Apple Vision Pro & Beyond

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 Conflic … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 11 months ago

Teaser: WWDC 2023 Predictions

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 D … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 11 months ago

360: Microsoft Build 2023, Security, Passkeys, & LLM AI Takeover!

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! 1. Passkeys (vs passwords + MFA) Pros and cons of apps with UI on Canvas How worried should we be about LLM AI’s not being a … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 11 months ago

359: Publishing Android Apps to Amazon App Store + Windows 11

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 … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 12 months ago

358: Google I/O 2023 Recap - AI 🤔, Dark Mode

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 mu … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

357: The Zune Is Back!

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 h … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

356: Sunsetting software, libraries, & APIs

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 Me … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

355: Previewing the Preview of C# 12

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 … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

354: .NET Native AOT Apps Fit on a Floppy Disk!

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, Bl … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

353: Exploring & Analyzing Bing Chat

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 Adve … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

352: Analyzing The Twitter Algorithm

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 See … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

351: What are F# Discriminated Unions?

Frank tries to explain his favorite F# feature and also discussion the C# proposal for union types! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

350: Multimodal GPT-4

It is time for some lightning topics and we go big on AI with GPT-4, infused ChatGPT everywhere, and we answer your questions from the past few months! Oh... and Sauna... and SVB discussion! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitt … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

349: Packaged with external location or unpackaged

We figured our how to run a windows exe on windows with .net maui! 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 (https://itunes.apple.c … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

348: ChatGPT Comes to the Command Line

Frank builds a command line interface for ChatGTP with .NET! 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 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/ … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

347: Converting Star Wars Dark Forces 3DO Files with .NET MAUI

Franks heads back to create apps for games from the 1990s with .NET MAUI 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 (https://itunes.a … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

346: Calling .NET Libraries from Rust with Native AOT

Native AOT can be used for more than just making super fast apps... you can compile your libraries down to C and use them anywhere! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst See … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

345: Backwards Compatible .NET

We talk about .NET Standard, XamarinLegacyCompat, Android Support, and all sorts of forward/backwards compatibility. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

344: Exploring CoreData and CloudKit

Frank journeys into Swift with a little CoreData and CloudKit. 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 (https://itunes.apple.com/u … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

343: A Mac Mini To Rule Them All!

We celebrate iCircuit Pro, Frank's long await update to iCircuit with a subscription! Then we break down the latest Apple hardware event with new Mac Book Pro models, Mac Minis, and oh... the HomePod?!?! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Co … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

342: Democratizing AI... and GPT3

OpenAI as a service is here! 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 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-confli … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

341: Frank Masters In-App Subscriptions

Finally Frank goes all in on in-app purchases in his apps and talks about how he went about implementing subscriptions in iCircuit. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst See … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

340: CES, IoT, Security, & Roasting Coffee

It is time for lightning topics from YOU! We cover some of the latest happenings at CES including some new IoT things, some IoT security, and a bit of coffee roasting :) Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

339: Building a DIY Smart Thermostat with .NET

After a quick recap of our top "things" from 2022, we discuss Frank's holiday hack, a DIT smart thermostat powered by .NET and ML.NET! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

338: Android Publishing Complexities

Frank drives into all of the complexities with android publishing including API targeting, AndroidX, and so much more. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine b … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

337: Drawing Lines on Maps

James gets into maps and drawing all sorts of points and lines. 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 (https://itune … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

336: ChatGPT

Let's go! ChatGPT time! 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 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?m … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

335: All in on Codespaces

We explore the world of GitHub Codespaces and all the joy that it can bring to 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 U … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

334: 7 Awesome New Features in .NET 7

.NET 7 is a major update to the .NET platform and it comes packed with some awesome new features! In this podcast, we'll take a look at some of the most important new features in .NET 7 and what you need to know about them if you're using .NET 7 in your development work. https:// … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

333: How to REALLY ship apps

Signing, provisioning, certificates, oh my! We break down what you need to know on how to really ship apps to the app store. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Cit … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

332: .NET Conf 2022 Recap - All Things .NET 7

Finally .NET Conf is here with all the latest news and information! We break down all the .NET 7 new and our favorite sessions from the conference. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Musi … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

331: .NET 7 is here! C# 11, Performance, and more!

.NET 7 is just about here and .NET Conf is tomorrow (November 8-10). There have been tons of great blogs announcing new features and performance gains. Let's discuss. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, C … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

330: Twitter, Metaverse, USB-C, App Store Ads... OH MY!

It is that time of the podcast where we do lighting topics! This time we are covering upgrading iPhone, Twitter takeover, the next social/metaverse platform, USB-C standards, and Apple's Ads on the App Store. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Mer … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

329: Is iPadOS Ready for Stage Manager?

iPadOS 16 is here and with it are a bunch of new fancy iPads that Apple just released. We break down the latest Apple event and products and give a hands on review of Stage Manager. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Faceb … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

328: Microsoft Surface Event 2022 Recap

We break down all of the latest goodies that Microsoft has from the latest Surface event including all of the new hardware, accessories, and software. Oh, and ARM on Windows is here in the main line Surface lineup with a whole bunch of AI features! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

327: Worst Upgrade Process Ever

Frank has one heck of a journey trying to setup his new iPhone 14 Pro. From iCloud backups to eSim transfer.... it was an exciting adventure. How did it end and what is his overall review of the new phone? Tune-in! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitH … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

326: Frank Contemplates In-App Subscriptions

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 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine tra … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

325: Managing & Maintaining .NET Libraries (.NET 7 RC Is Here!)

As cross-platform developers we build all sorts of libraries that need to target multiple frameworks. How do we do it? What do we need to do with .NET 6 and .NET 7!?!?! We discuss. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebo … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

324: Revisiting GitHub Copilot

It has been several months since we last talked about GitHub Copilot, the automated AI coding friend inside of Visual Studio & Visual Studio Code. Let's revisit and give our hands on thoughts of what we think of this new technology. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: T … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

323: Let's Get Ultra Dynamic on an Island

It's time to break down the latest Apple new with the latest iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods. 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 … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

322: Making Money with Subscriptions

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 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine tra … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

321: ML In The Browser - transformers-js

Frank figured out a way of hosting and performing full machine learning in the browser with no servers! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

320: All the .NETs

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 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine tra … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

319: ML Cuneiform Translations

Frank decides to create an ML model to translate Akkadian and Sumerian! 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 (https://itunes.ap … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

318: Fixing Performance Issues

We diagnosed and fixed performance problems in the wild and we break down how we did it 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 : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Ad … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

317: Performance Benchmarking Code

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 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine tra … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago

316: Hosting Websites & Web Apps for Free

After a quick update on Frank's drone, we dive into the world of static web apps, websites, and pages that are completely free to host on different platforms. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on D … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 year ago