Merge Conflict
Join Frank & James for a weekly discussion on the world of technology and development including C#, F#, .NET, web, mobile, and more.
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241: Goodbye DTK, Hello Mac App Development
February 15th, 2021 | 50 mins 15 secs
android, dtk, ioa, m1, mac, macos, xamarin
Apple finally lets us return our DTK units with a nice surprise and both Frank and James double down on bringing their apps to macOS!
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240: Stonks, Robots, and Cross-Platform IAP
February 8th, 2021 | 38 mins 20 secs
android, gamestop, ios, lomo, robots, stock market, stonks, xamarin
Wow! What do we even talk about this episode?!?! Who knows, but it is super fun as we have lightning-fast lightning topics talking about what the heck is happening on the stock market, Frank's next robot, and listener questions!
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239: Planning an App Release
February 1st, 2021 | 46 mins 15 secs
android, app release, app store, icircuit, ios, island tracker, xamarin, xamarin.forms
It is not Franks' turn to get his next app into the app store. We take a look back at what went into it's creation, his choices for monetization, and thoughts on what needs to happen leading up to the main release.
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238: Island Tracker - The Final Chapter
January 25th, 2021 | 47 mins 6 secs
android, animal crossing, app store, freemium, ios, island tracker, paid apps, turnips, xamarin
We have come to the epic conclusion of James's app Island Tracker, his Animal Crossing app for tracking turnip prices with friends. He is ready to roll out his freemium version of the app while upgrading all of his existing customers and updating the backend.
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237: Bot Awesome
January 18th, 2021 | 37 mins 21 secs
android, bot handy, bots, ces, ces 2021, ios, robots, samsung, xamarin
CES 2021 has come and gone and we break down our favorite announcements around robots!
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236: Supporting Your Customers
January 11th, 2021 | 45 mins 9 secs
android, app store, customer support, google play, ios, reviews, support, xamarin
Customer support is hard to do right, and app support is even harder. How do you get your users to contact you with proper information before they give you that 1 star review. We discuss our journey into improving our support system in our mobile apps.
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235: Holiday Hack Success!
January 4th, 2021 | 48 mins 2 secs
android, cadence, development, esp32, ios, lidar, xamarin
We did it! We finished (mostly) our holiday hacks, so tune in to figure out what we did!
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234: Goodbye 2020! Let's ship some apps!
December 28th, 2020 | 1 hr 15 mins
2020, android, app store connect, bluetooth, ios, my cadence, test flight, xamarin, xamarin.forms
As 2020 comes to a close it is time to hustle to try to try to squeeze in app releases. James talks about this latest creation, My Cadence, and how he was able to get the app onto the app store within 1 week and how he ported it to Android in 1 day!
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233: Bluetooth is Mind-blowing!
December 21st, 2020 | 59 mins 52 secs
android, bike, ble, bluetooth, bluetooth low energy, cadence, ios, iot, sensor, xamarin
James has finally discovered the magic of Bluetooth and is on an adventure of building his own app. On top of that he is investigating the wonderful world of IoT and Bluetooth combined!
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232: AirPods Max, Apple Fitness+, and AR/VR Indoor Cycling
December 14th, 2020 | 42 mins 48 secs
airpods, airpods max, android, apple fitness, home cycling, ios, services, xamarin
December surprise from Apple with some brand-new products and services dropping just in time for the holidays. Frank and James take a quick dip into Apple's new headphones, before heading into the world of home fitness and possibilities for app developers.