James Montemagno
Co-Host of Merge Conflict
James Montemagno is a Principal Program Manager for Mobile Developer Tools at Microsoft. He has been a .NET developer since 2005 working in a wide range of industries including game development, printer software, and web services. Prior to becoming a Principal Program Manager, James was a professional mobile developer and has now been crafting apps since 2011 with Xamarin. In his spare time, he is most likely cycling around Seattle or guzzling gallons of coffee at a local coffee shop.
James Montemagno has hosted 482 Episodes.
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474: Apple Intelligence for C# and .NET
August 4th, 2025 | 35 mins 40 secs
Frank brings apple intelligence APIs to C#! We discuss!
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473: The Catalyst for Frank's new Kitty!
July 28th, 2025 | 28 mins 2 secs
Frank got a new cat! Let's discuss!
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472: How I Vibe Coded a SaaS with VS Code
July 21st, 2025 | 59 mins 37 secs
James has been vibe coding a full production site completely with VS Code and walks us through his steps to get to production and almost to the point of accepting money from customers!
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471: Cracking Open VS Code AI Agent Mode Code
July 14th, 2025 | 55 mins 48 secs
Frank has explored the VS Code AI Chat Agent Mode code base. We discuss.
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470: AI Assisted Coding, .NET MAUI 10, and CarPlay for Everyone
July 7th, 2025 | 59 mins 28 secs
It's lightning topic time! AI Assisted Coding, Archiving a Library, .NET MAUI XAML in .NET 10, 1 Month of Switch 2, CarPlay Live Activities, and new .NET MAUI 10 features.
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469: New MCP Server Features
June 30th, 2025 | 43 mins 40 secs
Resources, sampling, prompts, and more!
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468: aspire CLI, dotnet run app.cs, C# 14 field
June 23rd, 2025 | 36 mins 6 secs
We are revisiting some of our favorite recent previews for .NET developers that you may have missed out on!
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467: There was AI at WWDC 2025
June 16th, 2025 | 1 hr 16 mins
A little Nintendo Switch 2 review and then we go full on with WWDC 2025!
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466: When James Made Xbox Games
June 9th, 2025 | 49 mins 2 secs
There was a time when James made games professionally, Frank dives into James' past!
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465: Learning how web development works
June 2nd, 2025 | 52 mins 41 secs
James is coding several apps a month and Frank is coding inside the Apple Vision Pro... what could go wrong.
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464: Microsoft Build 2025 Recap + A Little Google I/O
May 26th, 2025 | 1 hr 7 mins
Wow! What a week at Microsoft Build 2025 for GitHub Copilot, VS Code, Visual Studio, .NET, and so much more. We get into it!
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463: Good and Bad Vibes
May 19th, 2025 | 40 mins 51 secs
James has some great vibes and Frank hits some stumbles and is looking for some guidance and next steps.
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462: Are Apps Dead?
May 12th, 2025 | 55 mins 26 secs
AI is everywhere and evolving quickly. How is it transforming our lives, our development process, and what does the future hold?
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461: Merge Conflict REACTS - 7 Programming Myths
May 5th, 2025 | 53 mins 46 secs
We break down Fireship's 7 programming myths to see if we agree.
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460: I Only Vibe Code Now
April 28th, 2025 | 1 hr 1 min
James is all in Vibe Coding, what really is "end of life" for software and for devices, Switch 2 pre-orders are on, and new Mac mini docks!
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Data Access Evolution & AI with Michael Pizzo - Microsoft Data Expert
April 24th, 2025 | 12 mins 59 secs
My interview with Microsoft's Michael Pizzo—a true trailblazer with over 30 years at Microsoft. Michael began his journey integrating Excel with relational data, and went on to play a pivotal role in the design of ODBC, OLE DB, and ADO.NET, driving standards and innovation every step of the way. Now a Principal Architect in our Identity Division, his influence is felt in modern tools like Microsoft Graph. Let's dive into his incredible story!