Merge Conflict

516: Evolving Agent Session Management

May 25th, 2026  |  42 mins 52 secs

James and Frank unpack AI-driven development shifts—agent SDKs, session management, and the rise of agent-first UIs like Google’s anti-gravity and GitHub Copilot—showing how VS Code’s Agents window, worktrees, sub-sessions and tunnels help manage multi-repo cloud and local workflows. They share practical takeaways—why SDKs are essential, when to stay code-first, how subsessions and remote tunnels protect your machine, and what to watch for in sandboxing and integration gaps.

496: All The Holiday Hacks

January 5th, 2026  |  1 hr 12 mins

We kicked off 2026 by sharing our best holiday hacks—everything from ruthless cable management and a one‑cord Thunderbolt dock to rescuing a 2008 Microsoft Surface coffee‑table via reverse‑engineering. James walks through shipping apps and .NET MAUI migrations, plus the messy reality of Android key stores and Google Play signing. Frank demos AI-powered “vibe coding”: generating Christmas cards, quick throwaway apps, and a native BabySmash prototype. We also spotlight Oh My Posh (and James’s sweet visual configurator) and two handy web tools—myfirenumber.com and pdf-diff.com. Tune in for practical hardware tips, app‑store survival strategies, and realistic ways AI can speed small projects from idea to shipped product—plus a few entertaining tech stories along the way.

360: Microsoft Build 2023, Security, Passkeys, & LLM AI Takeover!

May 29th, 2023  |  38 mins 49 secs

It's that time again for lighting topics! This week we first recap and give our impressions of Microsoft Build 2023 and then tackle some of your questions!

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!

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!

443: If 2024 was the year of AI, what is coming in 2025?

December 30th, 2024  |  1 hr 15 mins

We take a look back at this year's highlights, review our 2024 predictions to see what we got right and wrong, and a peek ahead into 2025.

418: Is AI Really Intelligent?

July 8th, 2024  |  35 mins 17 secs

410: The New AI Powered iPad Pro

May 13th, 2024  |  56 mins 30 secs

Apple had it's big event, but what do these new devices mean for developers? Are we impressed, is thin to thin? Why can't we have the M4 in our development machines? We discuss.

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.

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