Merge Conflict
Join Frank & James for a weekly discussion on the world of technology and development including C#, F#, .NET, web, mobile, and more.
About the show
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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Episodes
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311: Goodbye Passwords, Hello Passkeys
June 20th, 2022 | 32 mins 8 secs
ios, macos, passkey, passkeys, passwords, security, xamarin
We break down the big announcement from WWDC that is going to eliminate passwords forever!! Or will it?
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310: WWDC 2022 Recap
June 13th, 2022 | 50 mins 33 secs
ios, ipados, macos, wwdc, wwdc 2022, xamarin
Everything you need to know about the latest in iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, iPadOS, and so much more from WWDC 2022!
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309: Where did my OpenGL go?
June 6th, 2022 | 32 mins 14 secs
.net maui, dotnet maui, graphics, mac catalyst, maccatalyst, maui, opengl, xamarin
Frank tried to build a MacCatalyst app with OpenGL and soon realizes that it doesn't exists!!?!?!
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308: James & Frank Go To Build 2022!
May 30th, 2022 | 44 mins 41 secs
.net maui, dev blox, dotnet maui, maui, volterra, windows, wsa, wsl, xamarin, xaml
Frank and James cover all the great developer bits from Build 2022 including Win UI 3, Project Voleterra, Arm64, .NET MAUI Launch, and so much more.
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307: All in on .NET MAUI
May 23rd, 2022 | 46 mins 59 secs
.net maui, android, dotnet maui, icircuit, ios, mac, maui, migration, xamarin
.NET MAUI is here, and Frank is all in on building apps with it! He has started to migrate his apps and shares his journey!
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306: How to Contribute to OSS
May 16th, 2022 | 39 mins 1 sec
.net maui, ai, bindings, c#, csharp, dotnet maui, dotnetmaui, ml, xamarin
Frank had his first PR merged into iOS and macOS for .NET! We explore his journey to getting it accepted
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305: Breaking Your Own APIs
May 9th, 2022 | 35 mins 46 secs
.net maui, android, billing, dotnet maui, in app billing, ios, maui, xamarin
When is the time to make breaking changes that could completely upset every single user of your library? James is in this situation, and we discuss his options.
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304: Snap's Pixy... the future of drones?
May 2nd, 2022 | 34 mins 4 secs
android, drones, ios, mobile, photos, pixy, snap, snapchat, xamarin
A $230 drone... with no controller... with no GPS.... is this the future?
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April 25th, 2022 | 33 mins 9 secs
.net, c# 11, csharp, csharp 11, dotnet, dotnetmaui, maui, xamarin
C# 11 is coming in hot with some awesome new previews and we break down our favorite features.
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302: .NET MAUI Release Candidate Is Here!
April 18th, 2022 | 38 mins 22 secs
.net 6, .net maui, android, dotnet maui, dotnetmaui, ios, maui, xamarin
It is go time with the .NET MAUI RC!!
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301: Going Beyond ZSH
April 11th, 2022 | 35 mins 53 secs
bash, dotnet, fish shell, powershell, shell, terminal, xamarin, zsh
Where did my bash go says James! Well I am swimming with Fish over here says Frank! We explore what the heck is going on in terminals on all of the different operating systems and how to get them setup to your liking.
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300 Episodes of Merge Conflict!
April 4th, 2022 | 1 hr 11 mins
.net maui, android, celebration, ios, maui, xamarin
We take your questions live on .NET MAUI, the state of mobile development, how to teach the next generation, and so much more!
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299: Databases shouldn’t allow delete
March 28th, 2022 | 36 mins 47 secs
android, database, ios, sqlite, xamarin
Frank explains to James why and how he is doing databases all wrong!
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298: The Great M1 Conspiracy
March 21st, 2022 | 36 mins 41 secs
apple, dotnet, ios, m1, m1 ultra, m2, mac, rumors, xamarin
Frank has a grand conspiracy theory when it comes to what is going on with the M1 Ultra and M2. We discuss why they glued two chips together.
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297: The Ultra Apple Event Recap
March 14th, 2022 | 49 mins 47 secs
apple, apple event, ipad, iphone, iphone se, m1, m1 ultra, mac studio, mobile, xamarin
We have a full breakdown of the latest Apple event with M1 Ultra, new Mac Studio, iPhone SE 3rd gen, and a new iPad!
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296: NSUrl, Security Scope, & Bookmarks
March 7th, 2022 | 46 mins 24 secs
.net, .net maui, android, dotnet maui, ios, macos, nsurl, security, windows, xamarin
Who doesn't love security? Who doesn't love security inside of the app sandbox?!?! We break down file-access and all of its complexity when building sandboxed apps for iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows!