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    <description>Merge Conflict is a weekly discussion with Frank and James on all things development, technology, &amp; 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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    <itunes:summary>Merge Conflict is a weekly discussion with Frank and James on all things development, technology, &amp; 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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  <title>295: Two ways to do the same thing</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>What to do when there are new APIs that improve but don't deprecate old ones? Do you throw away your old code? Write compatibility layers? Or do you just keep on with what you have? We discuss.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>What to do when there are new APIs that improve but don't deprecate old ones? Do you throw away your old code? Write compatibility layers? Or do you just keep on with what you have? We discuss.
Follow Us
Frank: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://praeclarum.org"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/praeclarum"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
James: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="https://montemagno.com"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
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Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm 
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    <![CDATA[<p>What to do when there are new APIs that improve but don&#39;t deprecate old ones? Do you throw away your old code? Write compatibility layers? Or do you just keep on with what you have? We discuss.</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
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    <![CDATA[<p>What to do when there are new APIs that improve but don&#39;t deprecate old ones? Do you throw away your old code? Write compatibility layers? Or do you just keep on with what you have? We discuss.</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord" target="_blank">Chat on Discord</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
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  <title>125: Getting Fancy With Bluetooth Low Energy</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Bluetooth is everywhere! What is Bluetooth Low Energy? Why does it matter for mobile devices and IoT devices and what can you do with it? We cover all of this and so much more!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>49:58</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Bluetooth is everywhere! What is Bluetooth Low Energy? Why does it matter for mobile devices and IoT devices and what can you do with it? We cover all of this and so much more!
A true summary of this episode of Merge Conflict can only be best described by our fellow listener David: "So what I took from new podcast is that Frank is the Seattle's human version of the google street car driving (skateboarding) around capturing wifi (bluetooth) data."
Follow Us
Frank: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://praeclarum.org"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/praeclarum"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
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Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface"&gt;Adventureface&lt;/a&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Bluetooth is everywhere! What is Bluetooth Low Energy? Why does it matter for mobile devices and IoT devices and what can you do with it? We cover all of this and so much more!</p>

<p>A true summary of this episode of Merge Conflict can only be best described by our fellow listener David: &quot;So what I took from new podcast is that Frank is the Seattle&#39;s human version of the google street car driving (skateboarding) around capturing wifi (bluetooth) data.&quot;</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
</ul>

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<p><strong>SUPPORT US ON PATREON</strong>: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">patreon.com/mergeconflictfm</a></p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mergeconflict_maui_podcy23">Syncfusion</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mergeconflict_maui_podcy23">Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Bluetooth is everywhere! What is Bluetooth Low Energy? Why does it matter for mobile devices and IoT devices and what can you do with it? We cover all of this and so much more!</p>

<p>A true summary of this episode of Merge Conflict can only be best described by our fellow listener David: &quot;So what I took from new podcast is that Frank is the Seattle&#39;s human version of the google street car driving (skateboarding) around capturing wifi (bluetooth) data.&quot;</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
<li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
</ul>

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</a></li></ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="VisualStudio - Build your first application with C#, Xamarin, and the Cloud | Jeff Fritz, James Montemagno, Matt Soucoup - Twitch" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/336612478">VisualStudio - Build your first application with C#, Xamarin, and the Cloud | Jeff Fritz, James Montemagno, Matt Soucoup - Twitch</a></li><li><a title="xamarin/Monkey.BluetoothLE: BluetoothLE abstraction for use with Xamarin projects, including Xamarin.Forms." rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/xamarin/Monkey.BluetoothLE">xamarin/Monkey.BluetoothLE: BluetoothLE abstraction for use with Xamarin projects, including Xamarin.Forms.</a></li><li><a title="aritchie/bluetoothle: Easy to use, cross platform, REACTIVE BluetoothLE Plugin for Xamarin" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/aritchie/bluetoothle">aritchie/bluetoothle: Easy to use, cross platform, REACTIVE BluetoothLE Plugin for Xamarin</a></li><li><a title="Bluetooth low energy beacon - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_low_energy_beacon">Bluetooth low energy beacon - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="Bluetooth Low Energy - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth_Low_Energy">Bluetooth Low Energy - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="GATT Overview | Bluetooth Technology Website" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bluetooth.com/specifications/gatt/generic-attributes-overview">GATT Overview | Bluetooth Technology Website</a></li><li><a title="Add Bluetooth/BLE API · Issue #242 · xamarin/Essentials" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/xamarin/Essentials/issues/242">Add Bluetooth/BLE API · Issue #242 · xamarin/Essentials</a></li><li><a title="Meadow: Full-stack .NET Standard IoT platform. by Wilderness Labs — Kickstarter" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/meadow/meadow-full-stack-net-standard-iot-platform?utm_source=MergeConflict&amp;utm_campaign=kickstarter">Meadow: Full-stack .NET Standard IoT platform. by Wilderness Labs — Kickstarter</a></li></ul>]]>
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