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

  • 430: iOS 18 & Apple Intelligence Preview Hands-On

    September 30th, 2024  |  53 mins 16 secs

    Frank makes the upgrade to iOS 18.1 to test out Apple Intelligence. Are the early day's of Apple AI any good? We find out....

  • 429: Hands-on with iPhone 16 Pro... Apple Intelligence Coming Soon

    September 23rd, 2024  |  46 mins 4 secs

    We go hands-on with the new iPhone 16 Pro! That is right, Frank got it on release day and is a major upgrade from his previous device. How does it feel, how is the software, and what is the state of AI?

  • 428: Our Favorite VS Code Extensions

    September 16th, 2024  |  34 mins 41 secs

    We take a look at some of our favorite VS Code extensions including C# Dev Kit updates, Remote SSH, iOS and Android Archiver, and more!

  • 427: It's Glowtime! Rumor Edition

    September 9th, 2024  |  28 mins 53 secs

    We break the latest rumors before today's big Apple event and pretend we were there and buying all the Apple goodies!

  • 426: Designing, Developing, Testing, & Productizing a Board Game with Ben Ruiz

    September 2nd, 2024  |  54 mins 38 secs

    James sits down with his good friend Ben to talk about how he designed, developed, tested, and fully productized his new board game Age of Angra. We go deep into what the process is like, how it compares to video game development, and of course all about Age of Angra!

  • 425: The NEW .NET MAUI Binding System

    August 26th, 2024  |  43 mins 1 sec

    We take a look at the brand new Native Library Interop for .NET MAUI developers to easily bind native libraries to C#!

  • 424: Xamarin 2025, New Apple Tax, & Mega .NET MAUI Update

    August 19th, 2024  |  44 mins 58 secs

    Let's talk about keeping our apps going forever... or until the app store stops us. How long can we keep publishing our Xamarin apps? We talk the new and improved apple developer tax, and .NET 9 Preview 7 is here with tons of awesome updates!

  • 423: Should we be building TV apps?

    August 12th, 2024  |  39 mins 14 secs

    Google TV Streamer is here.... which has us thinking... should we care about building apps for connected tv devices?

  • 422: An Introduction to Continuous Integration & Delivery

    August 5th, 2024  |  51 mins 31 secs

    Let's take a step back and talk about CI/CD.

  • 421: .NET Aspire 8.1 Is Here! Let's GOOOOO!!!!

    July 29th, 2024  |  40 mins 41 secs

    Python support, new dockerfile support, and so many new components! We discuss .NET Aspire 8.1's release

  • 420: Life, VS Code, All The TOPS, and .NET 9

    July 22nd, 2024  |  53 mins 19 secs

    It is time for lightning topics! We talk about .NET 9 and the latest previews, finalizing Mac development setup, too many pop ups in VS Code, Life off Twitter, Dark Icons, and new HP AMD laptops!

  • 419: An Ideal Mobile Developer Setup on macOS

    July 15th, 2024  |  38 mins 36 secs

    James is setting up a fresh macOS install and is ready to get .NET MAUI ready to go. Now the question is how... Xcode, VS Code, Android Studio, SDKs, emulators, simulators, and so much more!

  • 418: Is AI Really Intelligent?

    July 8th, 2024  |  35 mins 17 secs
  • 417: How Starlink Really Works

    July 1st, 2024  |  37 mins 22 secs

    After a year of Starlink was it worth it? How do you set it up? How does the technology work? Frank breaks it down.

  • 416: Going Light + How Spatial Video Really Works

    June 24th, 2024  |  43 mins 48 secs

    We talk about James going "light" with the light phone and also going big on 3D and taking an in-depth look at Spatial Videos.

  • 415: Apple Intelligence & WWDC 2024 Recap

    June 17th, 2024  |  1 hr 18 mins

    It is that time of year again and it is infused with AI... Apple Intelligence and all sorts of goodies for iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, macOS, watchOS, and more! Let's get into WWDC 2024!