Merge Conflict

266: How not to architect a database

August 9th, 2021  |  52 mins 9 secs

android, database, ios, sqlite, sqlite-net, xamarin, xamarin.forms

James had an awesome feature request for his app, but it required storing thousands of rows of data. Instead of relying on decades old best practices he decided to roll his own serialization... was that the best? SQLite-net creator Frank lets him have it.

265: Robot Engineer turned Program Manager with Maddy Leger

August 2nd, 2021  |  49 mins 12 secs

college, dotnet maui, intern, internship, jobs, microsoft, program management, program manager, xamarin

James sits down with Maddy Leger, Program Manager for .NET MAUI and Xamarin tooling at Microsoft, to hear about her journey from her first PC to working at one of the world's largest tech companies.

264: FOSS, Code Tours, & .NET MAUI Web with Ooui

July 26th, 2021  |  45 mins 31 secs

.net maui, android, dotnet maui, foss, funds, ios, maui, oss, xamarin

Open source software funds from Microsoft exist and Ooui was nominated! We talk about the process and how that evolved into contributing to .NET MAUI!

263: Building Computers

July 19th, 2021  |  41 mins 34 secs

build, computer, desktop, linux, mobile, windows, xamarin

Frank and I decided to build and upgrade our computers. How did we decide what to build and what are we building them for?

262: Your AI Code Copilot

July 12th, 2021  |  44 mins 27 secs

GitHub Copilot is here, and Frank goes hands on with the new service that provides code recommendations directly in VS Code.

261: Windows 11 Insider Preview

July 5th, 2021  |  49 mins 32 secs

android, ios, windows, windows 11, xamarin

Windows 11 event ✅, Windows 11 developer event ✅, Windows 11 installed ✅

260: Every question answered

June 28th, 2021  |  40 mins 13 secs

android, animal crossing, app store, freemium, ios, island tracker, paid apps, turnips, xamarin

We take your questions directly on another lighting topic episode of Merge Conflict

259: Photogrammetry

June 21st, 2021  |  42 mins 30 secs

drones, ios, ios 15, photogrammetry, wwdc, xamarin

We dive deep into the latest APIs for mapping the physical world with macOS into 3D models.

258: WWDC 2021 Recap

June 14th, 2021  |  1 hr 17 mins

257: M1RACLES

June 7th, 2021  |  32 mins 23 secs

android, ios, m1, m1racles, mac, security, xamarin

We discuss M1RACLES (CVE-2021-30747) and new Xcode requirements.