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    <title>Merge Conflict - Episodes Tagged with “App Store”</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
    <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>333: How to REALLY ship apps</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Signing, provisioning, certificates, oh my! We break down what you need to know on how to really ship apps to the app store.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Signing, provisioning, certificates, oh my! We break down what you need to know on how to really ship apps to the app store.
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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⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&amp;amp;ls=1) ⭐⭐
Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm 
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  <itunes:keywords>Xamarin, ios, android, app store, certificates, provisioning, shipping apps</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Signing, provisioning, certificates, oh my! We break down what you need to know on how to really ship apps to the app store.</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>
</ul>

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    <![CDATA[<p>Signing, provisioning, certificates, oh my! We break down what you need to know on how to really ship apps to the app store.</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>
</ul>

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  <title>330: Twitter, Metaverse, USB-C, App Store Ads... OH MY!</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>It is that time of the podcast where we do lighting topics! This time we are covering upgrading iPhone, Twitter takeover, the next social/metaverse platform, USB-C standards, and Apple's Ads on the App Store.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>49:29</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>It is that time of the podcast where we do lighting topics! This time we are covering upgrading iPhone, Twitter takeover, the next social/metaverse platform, USB-C standards, and Apple's Ads on the App Store.
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;
Merge Conflict: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://mergeconflict.fm"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord"&gt;Chat on Discord&lt;/a&gt;
Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface"&gt;Adventureface&lt;/a&gt;
⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&amp;amp;ls=1) ⭐⭐
Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm 
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  <itunes:keywords>twitter, app store, Xamarin, ads, metaverse, meta, facebook, usb-c, .net</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>It is that time of the podcast where we do lighting topics! This time we are covering upgrading iPhone, Twitter takeover, the next social/metaverse platform, USB-C standards, and Apple&#39;s Ads on the App Store.</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>
</ul>

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<p>Machine transcription available on <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" rel="nofollow">http://mergeconflict.fm</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.
</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="Welcome to hell, Elon - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/28/23428132/elon-musk-twitter-acquisition-problems-speech-moderation">Welcome to hell, Elon - The Verge</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>It is that time of the podcast where we do lighting topics! This time we are covering upgrading iPhone, Twitter takeover, the next social/metaverse platform, USB-C standards, and Apple&#39;s Ads on the App Store.</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>
</ul>

<p>⭐⭐ <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1" rel="nofollow">Review Us</a> ⭐⭐</p>

<p>Machine transcription available on <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" rel="nofollow">http://mergeconflict.fm</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.
</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="Welcome to hell, Elon - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/28/23428132/elon-musk-twitter-acquisition-problems-speech-moderation">Welcome to hell, Elon - The Verge</a></li></ul>]]>
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<item>
  <title>288: Turning Hacks into Reality</title>
  <link>http://www.mergeconflict.fm/288</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/ec5feac0-96d0-4903-b497-c78e910051b8.mp3" length="39452420" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>soundbite.fm</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>We give an update to our holiday hacks that have become real things that we need to actually care about. Did we go too far, or not far enough? We discuss.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>41:05</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>We give an update to our holiday hacks that have become real things that we need to actually care about. Did we go too far, or not far enough? 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;
Merge Conflict: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://mergeconflict.fm"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.mergeconflict.fm/discord"&gt;Chat on Discord&lt;/a&gt;
Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface"&gt;Adventureface&lt;/a&gt;
⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&amp;amp;ls=1) ⭐⭐
Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm 
</description>
  <itunes:keywords>xamarin, ios, android, app store, island tracker, animal crossing, freemium, paid apps, turnips</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>We give an update to our holiday hacks that have become real things that we need to actually care about. Did we go too far, or not far enough? 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>
</ul>

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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We give an update to our holiday hacks that have become real things that we need to actually care about. Did we go too far, or not far enough? 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>
</ul>

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<item>
  <title>260: Every question answered</title>
  <link>http://www.mergeconflict.fm/260</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/4645fec0-5c8b-41b2-b204-5899fd8d9870.mp3" length="38616919" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We take your questions directly on another lighting topic episode of Merge Conflict</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>40:13</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>We take your questions directly on another lighting topic episode of Merge Conflict
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  <itunes:keywords>xamarin, ios, android, app store, island tracker, animal crossing, freemium, paid apps, turnips</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We take your questions directly on another lighting topic episode of Merge Conflict</p>

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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>We take your questions directly on another lighting topic episode of Merge Conflict</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>
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  <title>246: Breaking out of the Desktop App Sandbox</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Putting apps into the app store is amazing, but the frameworks limit your ability as an app developer to do certain things on the desktop. We discuss how to keep long running processing going and breaking out of that sandbox with some great APIs.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>39:07</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Putting apps into the app store is amazing, but the frameworks limit your ability as an app developer to do certain things on the desktop. We discuss how to keep long running processing going and breaking out of that sandbox with some great APIs.
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  <itunes:keywords>m1, mac book, apple, xamarin, ios, macos, app store, uwp, store</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Putting apps into the app store is amazing, but the frameworks limit your ability as an app developer to do certain things on the desktop. We discuss how to keep long running processing going and breaking out of that sandbox with some great APIs.</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Putting apps into the app store is amazing, but the frameworks limit your ability as an app developer to do certain things on the desktop. We discuss how to keep long running processing going and breaking out of that sandbox with some great APIs.</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>
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  <title>239: Planning an App Release</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>46:15</itunes:duration>
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  <description>It is now Franks' turn to get his next app into the app store. We look back at what went into its creation, his choices for monetization, and thoughts on what needs to happen leading up to the main release.
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  <itunes:keywords>xamarin, ios, android, island tracker, xamarin.forms, icircuit, app store, app release</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>It is now Franks&#39; turn to get his next app into the app store. We look back at what went into its creation, his choices for monetization, and thoughts on what needs to happen leading up to the main release.</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>It is now Franks&#39; turn to get his next app into the app store. We look back at what went into its creation, his choices for monetization, and thoughts on what needs to happen leading up to the main release.</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>
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  <title>238: Island Tracker - The Final Chapter</title>
  <link>http://www.mergeconflict.fm/238</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>47:06</itunes:duration>
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  <description>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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  <itunes:keywords>xamarin, ios, android, app store, island tracker, animal crossing, freemium, paid apps, turnips</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We have come to the epic conclusion of James&#39;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.</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
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<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>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We have come to the epic conclusion of James&#39;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.</p>

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<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>
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  <title>236: Supporting Your Customers</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>45:09</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>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.
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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  <itunes:keywords>xamarin, ios, android, google play, reviews, app store, customer support, support</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>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.</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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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>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.</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>
</ul>

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  <title>214: Switching from Android to iPhone</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>After 11 years James has moved from Android based phones to iPhone running iOS. Let's talk about the good, bad, and ugly of the transition.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:05:09</itunes:duration>
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  <description>After 11 years James has moved from Android based phones to iPhone running iOS. Let's talk about the good, bad, and ugly of the transition.
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  <itunes:keywords>android, ios, switch, iphone se, xamarin, cloud gaming, app store</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>After 11 years James has moved from Android based phones to iPhone running iOS. Let&#39;s talk about the good, bad, and ugly of the transition.</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>
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<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
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And now, for a limited time, if you switch your application monitoring to Raygun you will receive up to $20,000 in free usage credit.

It’s never been a better time to make the switch, save thousands, and empower your team with the visibility and insights they need to deliver a flawless customer experience.

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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>After 11 years James has moved from Android based phones to iPhone running iOS. Let&#39;s talk about the good, bad, and ugly of the transition.</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>
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<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
</ul>

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<p>Machine transcription available on <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" rel="nofollow">http://mergeconflict.fm</a></p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.raygun.com/switch">Raygun</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.raygun.com/switch">Raygun helps thousands of customer-centric software teams, detect, diagnose and resolve performance issues faster, and more efficiently.

And now, for a limited time, if you switch your application monitoring to Raygun you will receive up to $20,000 in free usage credit.

It’s never been a better time to make the switch, save thousands, and empower your team with the visibility and insights they need to deliver a flawless customer experience.

Visit raygun.com/switch to apply today for $20,000 in free credit.</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="Cloud gaming (Beta) with Xbox Game Pass | Xbox" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass/cloud-gaming">Cloud gaming (Beta) with Xbox Game Pass | Xbox</a></li><li><a title="Switching from Android to iPhone - 1 Month Later - James Montemagno" rel="nofollow" href="https://montemagno.com/switching-from-android-to-iphone-1-month-later/">Switching from Android to iPhone - 1 Month Later - James Montemagno</a></li><li><a title="Pikachu.png (2000×750)" rel="nofollow" href="https://montemagno.com/content/images/2020/07/Pikachu.png">Pikachu.png (2000×750)</a></li><li><a title="Pikachu-at-Night.png (2366×889)" rel="nofollow" href="https://montemagno.com/content/images/2020/07/Pikachu-at-Night.png">Pikachu-at-Night.png (2366×889)</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>190: The Creation of Appstat with Frank</title>
  <link>http://www.mergeconflict.fm/190</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Frank decided to do his holiday hack in mid-February and build an entire app in a weekend. What is it? What was his inspiration? How did he build it? How is he distributing and promoting it? We discuss on this weeks pod.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>46:15</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Frank decided to do his holiday hack in mid-February and build an entire app in a weekend. What is it? What was his inspiration? How did he build it? How is he distributing and promoting it? We discuss on this weeks pod.
Follow Us
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  <itunes:keywords>appstat, xamarin, mac, ios, android, f#, xamarin.forms, app store</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Frank decided to do his holiday hack in mid-February and build an entire app in a weekend. What is it? What was his inspiration? How did he build it? How is he distributing and promoting it? We discuss on this weeks pod.</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>
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<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Frank decided to do his holiday hack in mid-February and build an entire app in a weekend. What is it? What was his inspiration? How did he build it? How is he distributing and promoting it? We discuss on this weeks pod.</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>
</ul>

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  <title>133: Indie App Marketing</title>
  <link>http://www.mergeconflict.fm/133</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
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  <itunes:author>soundbite.fm</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Frank has some totally rad news! Apple is maybe, perhaps, almost, promoting his app. This has us thinking of app marketing and promotion for not only launching an app, but also when launching new features.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>33:30</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Frank has some totally rad news! Apple is maybe, perhaps, almost, promoting his app. This has us thinking of app marketing and promotion for not only launching an app, but also when launching new features.
Follow Us
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  <itunes:keywords>apple, calca, app store, promotion, marketing, ios, android, xamarin</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>Frank has some totally rad news! Apple is maybe, perhaps, almost, promoting his app. This has us thinking of app marketing and promotion for not only launching an app, but also when launching new features.</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>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Frank has some totally rad news! Apple is maybe, perhaps, almost, promoting his app. This has us thinking of app marketing and promotion for not only launching an app, but also when launching new features.</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>
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<item>
  <title>123: Gimme Five Stars!</title>
  <link>http://www.mergeconflict.fm/123</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/870edf50-5e59-40e8-ab10-9e6f7e56ae30.mp3" length="45076479" type="audio/mp3"/>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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  <itunes:subtitle>So your app has no reviews and no one will download it? Story of James's app development career... am I right! Well how do you get them? How do you properly ask your users without bugging them too much?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>46:57</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>So your app has no reviews and no one will download it? Story of James's app development career... am I right! Well how do you get them? How do you properly ask your users without bugging them too much?
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</description>
  <itunes:keywords>xamarin, ios, android, reviews, app store, ratings</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>So your app has no reviews and no one will download it? Story of James&#39;s app development career... am I right! Well how do you get them? How do you properly ask your users without bugging them too much?</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>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>So your app has no reviews and no one will download it? Story of James&#39;s app development career... am I right! Well how do you get them? How do you properly ask your users without bugging them too much?</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>
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<item>
  <title>113: The 30% App Developer Tax</title>
  <link>http://www.mergeconflict.fm/113</link>
  <guid isPermaLink="false">f58a8f74-dc24-48e2-8ee3-86a084db6d53</guid>
  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/f58a8f74-dc24-48e2-8ee3-86a084db6d53.mp3" length="40975045" type="audio/mp3"/>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>soundbite.fm</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week we switch things up a little bit and talk business... app store business talk! Right now is an interesting time as there has been a revolt against paying the app store 30% tax with Epic and Netflix changing course. We discuss what this fee is, how it works, if it needs to change, and some ideas to change the revenue sharing process.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:40</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>This week we switch things up a little bit and talk business... app store business talk! Right now is an interesting time as there has been a revolt against paying the app store 30% tax with Epic and Netflix changing course. We discuss what this fee is, how it works, if it needs to change, and some ideas to change the revenue sharing process.
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  <itunes:keywords>app store, xamarin, ios, apple, google play, app store, tax, developer fee, 30%, epic, fortnite, netflix</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week we switch things up a little bit and talk business... app store business talk! Right now is an interesting time as there has been a revolt against paying the app store 30% tax with Epic and Netflix changing course. We discuss what this fee is, how it works, if it needs to change, and some ideas to change the revenue sharing process.</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>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>This week we switch things up a little bit and talk business... app store business talk! Right now is an interesting time as there has been a revolt against paying the app store 30% tax with Epic and Netflix changing course. We discuss what this fee is, how it works, if it needs to change, and some ideas to change the revenue sharing process.</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>
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  <title>Merge Conflict 82: Broken Backs and Updating Apps</title>
  <link>http://www.mergeconflict.fm/82</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>It is 2018 and both iOS 11 and Android O are in full swing on tons of awesome and new devices. What does that mean when you want to update your apps?</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:04</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>It is 2018 and both iOS 11 and Android O are in full swing on tons of awesome and new devices. What does that mean when you want to update your apps? We walk through what we have been up to in the last few weeks to bring our apps up to date. This includes our continuous integration and delivery, iPhone X tweaks, supporting the latest OS, and changes to the App Store itself.
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  <itunes:keywords>android, android oreo, app store, cd, ci, ios, ios 11, iphone x, updating, xamarin</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>It is 2018 and both iOS 11 and Android O are in full swing on tons of awesome and new devices. What does that mean when you want to update your apps? We walk through what we have been up to in the last few weeks to bring our apps up to date. This includes our continuous integration and delivery, iPhone X tweaks, supporting the latest OS, and changes to the App Store itself.</p>

<p><strong>SUPPORT US ON PATREON</strong>: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">patreon.com/mergeconflictfm</a></p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

<ul>
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<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>
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<p>Thank you so much for our new <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Patreon</a> supporters: Russel, Paul, Tom, and Chris!</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://vslive.com/events/las-vegas-2018/home.aspx?utm_source=AttendeeMktg&amp;utm_medium=Miscellaneous&amp;utm_campaign=MERGECONFLICT">Visual Studio Live!</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://vslive.com/events/las-vegas-2018/home.aspx?utm_source=AttendeeMktg&amp;utm_medium=Miscellaneous&amp;utm_campaign=MERGECONFLICT">Visual Studio Live!: The development world's trusted educational provider of developer-focused content since 1993, focusing on .NET and Visual Studio. Join us at an upcoming 2018 event:

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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>It is 2018 and both iOS 11 and Android O are in full swing on tons of awesome and new devices. What does that mean when you want to update your apps? We walk through what we have been up to in the last few weeks to bring our apps up to date. This includes our continuous integration and delivery, iPhone X tweaks, supporting the latest OS, and changes to the App Store itself.</p>

<p><strong>SUPPORT US ON PATREON</strong>: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">patreon.com/mergeconflictfm</a></p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

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<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>
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</ul>

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<p>Thank you so much for our new <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Patreon</a> supporters: Russel, Paul, Tom, and Chris!</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://vslive.com/events/las-vegas-2018/home.aspx?utm_source=AttendeeMktg&amp;utm_medium=Miscellaneous&amp;utm_campaign=MERGECONFLICT">Visual Studio Live!</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://vslive.com/events/las-vegas-2018/home.aspx?utm_source=AttendeeMktg&amp;utm_medium=Miscellaneous&amp;utm_campaign=MERGECONFLICT">Visual Studio Live!: The development world's trusted educational provider of developer-focused content since 1993, focusing on .NET and Visual Studio. Join us at an upcoming 2018 event:

* Las Vegas – March 11-16
* Austin – April 30-May 4
* Boston – June 10-14
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* Orlando – December 2-7

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  <title>Merge Conflict 58: Dealing with Rejection</title>
  <link>http://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-58-dealing-with-rejection</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/6992fece-a642-4803-aa3c-11a7e5745d68.mp3" length="41149172" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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  <itunes:author>soundbite.fm</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>It is that dreaded time in every iOS developer's life when you get that rejection notice from the App Store because you broke one or eight of the App Store guidelines. This week we look at how to deal with these rejections and how to handle phone calls with Apple!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:38</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>It is that dreaded time in every iOS developers life when you get that rejection notice from app store because you broke one or eight of the App Store guidelines. This week we look at how to deal with these rejections and how to handle phone calls with Apple!
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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Proudly recorded on &lt;a href="https://zencastr.com/"&gt;Zencastr&lt;/a&gt; 
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  <itunes:keywords>android, app store, developer, google play, guidelines, ios, rejection, xamarin</itunes:keywords>
  <content:encoded>
    <![CDATA[<p>It is that dreaded time in every iOS developers life when you get that rejection notice from app store because you broke one or eight of the App Store guidelines. This week we look at how to deal with these rejections and how to handle phone calls with Apple!</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="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
<li>Proudly recorded on <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a></li>
</ul><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://prgress.co/2sig6r1">Telerik</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://prgress.co/2sig6r1">Telerik UI for Xamarin is a collection of visually stunning controls for non-trivial UI scenarios. Truly native, truly cross-platform UI for all your Xamarin apps. Developers can easily integrate UI for Xamarin through NuGet or VS Templates, and get to ship Xamarin apps faster with delightful UX. Try it for free and enjoy all benefits with industry leading support for a whole month.</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="App Store Review Guidelines - Apple Developer" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/">App Store Review Guidelines - Apple Developer</a></li><li><a title="Continuous C# and F# IDE for iPads and iPhones" rel="nofollow" href="http://continuous.codes/">Continuous C# and F# IDE for iPads and iPhones</a></li><li><a title="Support - Apple Developer" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.apple.com/support/">Support - Apple Developer</a></li><li><a title="Requesting Technical Support - Support - Apple Developer" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.apple.com/support/technical/">Requesting Technical Support - Support - Apple Developer</a></li><li><a title="Bug Reporting - Apple Developer" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.apple.com/bug-reporting/">Bug Reporting - Apple Developer</a></li><li><a title="rdar://30396879: UIImagePickerController freeze when setting UISlider appearance proxy" rel="nofollow" href="https://openradar.appspot.com/30396879">rdar://30396879: UIImagePickerController freeze when setting UISlider appearance proxy</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>It is that dreaded time in every iOS developers life when you get that rejection notice from app store because you broke one or eight of the App Store guidelines. This week we look at how to deal with these rejections and how to handle phone calls with Apple!</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="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
<li>Proudly recorded on <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a></li>
</ul><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://prgress.co/2sig6r1">Telerik</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://prgress.co/2sig6r1">Telerik UI for Xamarin is a collection of visually stunning controls for non-trivial UI scenarios. Truly native, truly cross-platform UI for all your Xamarin apps. Developers can easily integrate UI for Xamarin through NuGet or VS Templates, and get to ship Xamarin apps faster with delightful UX. Try it for free and enjoy all benefits with industry leading support for a whole month.</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="App Store Review Guidelines - Apple Developer" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/">App Store Review Guidelines - Apple Developer</a></li><li><a title="Continuous C# and F# IDE for iPads and iPhones" rel="nofollow" href="http://continuous.codes/">Continuous C# and F# IDE for iPads and iPhones</a></li><li><a title="Support - Apple Developer" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.apple.com/support/">Support - Apple Developer</a></li><li><a title="Requesting Technical Support - Support - Apple Developer" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.apple.com/support/technical/">Requesting Technical Support - Support - Apple Developer</a></li><li><a title="Bug Reporting - Apple Developer" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.apple.com/bug-reporting/">Bug Reporting - Apple Developer</a></li><li><a title="rdar://30396879: UIImagePickerController freeze when setting UISlider appearance proxy" rel="nofollow" href="https://openradar.appspot.com/30396879">rdar://30396879: UIImagePickerController freeze when setting UISlider appearance proxy</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Merge Conflict 52: Bug Fixes and Improvements</title>
  <link>http://www.mergeconflict.fm/merge-conflict-52-bug-fixes-and-improvements</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
  <author>soundbite.fm</author>
  <enclosure url="https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/6ffc259f-393e-412c-915f-45ed87b6d712.mp3" length="45906740" type="audio/mpeg"/>
  <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
  <itunes:author>soundbite.fm</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Will Frank ever update his apps in the app store? When, how, and what should go into that super important app update that your users are expecting? We investigate what has changed for us and the app stores in the last year.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>47:35</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>Will Frank ever update his apps in the app store? When, how, and what should go into that super important app update that your users are expecting? We investigate what has changed for us and the app stores in the last year. How about open source projects and libraries? Do these fall into the same criteria of an "app release"? We also take a look at how Apple, Google, and awesome CI services have helped us be more successful. 
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="http://motzcod.es"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface"&gt;Adventureface&lt;/a&gt;
Proudly recorded on &lt;a href="https://zencastr.com/"&gt;Zencastr&lt;/a&gt; 
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  <itunes:keywords>.net standard, android, app store, code coverage, google play, ios, updates, user feedback, windows, xamarin</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Will Frank ever update his apps in the app store? When, how, and what should go into that super important app update that your users are expecting? We investigate what has changed for us and the app stores in the last year. How about open source projects and libraries? Do these fall into the same criteria of an &quot;app release&quot;? We also take a look at how Apple, Google, and awesome CI services have helped us be more successful. </p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

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<li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>,  <a href="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
<li>Proudly recorded on <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a></li>
</ul><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.mfractor.com/">MFractor</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.mfractor.com/">MFractor makes Xamarin app development in Visual Studio for Mac much easier; use the Xamarin.Forms code analysis and generation tools to make working with XAML a breeze and take the sting out of Android development with resource intellisense or mobile specific C# code analyzers. Use coupon code MERGE-CONFLICT for 10% off!</a> Promo Code: MERGE-CONFLICT</li></ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="UserVoice" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.uservoice.com/">UserVoice</a></li><li><a title="Apple might give iOS 11 a real file system" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/05/apple-ios-11-real-file-system/">Apple might give iOS 11 a real file system</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Will Frank ever update his apps in the app store? When, how, and what should go into that super important app update that your users are expecting? We investigate what has changed for us and the app stores in the last year. How about open source projects and libraries? Do these fall into the same criteria of an &quot;app release&quot;? We also take a look at how Apple, Google, and awesome CI services have helped us be more successful. </p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

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<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="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
<li>Proudly recorded on <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a></li>
</ul><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.mfractor.com/">MFractor</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.mfractor.com/">MFractor makes Xamarin app development in Visual Studio for Mac much easier; use the Xamarin.Forms code analysis and generation tools to make working with XAML a breeze and take the sting out of Android development with resource intellisense or mobile specific C# code analyzers. Use coupon code MERGE-CONFLICT for 10% off!</a> Promo Code: MERGE-CONFLICT</li></ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="UserVoice" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.uservoice.com/">UserVoice</a></li><li><a title="Apple might give iOS 11 a real file system" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/05/apple-ios-11-real-file-system/">Apple might give iOS 11 a real file system</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Merge Conflict 50: We Have Standards</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>It is that time again, lightning talks! We cover 6 different topics in under 30 minutes! This week we talk coding standards, documentation, E3, app reviews, and so much more! </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>It is that time again, lightning talks! We cover 6 different topics in under 30 minutes! This week we talk coding standards, documentation, E3, app reviews, and so much more! 
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="http://motzcod.es"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface"&gt;Adventureface&lt;/a&gt;
Proudly recorded on &lt;a href="https://zencastr.com/"&gt;Zencastr&lt;/a&gt; 
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  <itunes:keywords>.net standard, android, app store, c#, coding, devops, e3, ios, ios 11, lightning talks, microsoft, nintendo, ratings, review, standards, xamarin</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>It is that time again, lightning talks! We cover 6 different topics in under 30 minutes! This week we talk coding standards, documentation, E3, app reviews, and so much more! </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="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
<li>Proudly recorded on <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a></li>
</ul><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/mcvslive">Visual Studio Live!</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/mcvslive">The development world's trusted educational provider of developer-focused content since 1993, focusing on .NET and Visual Studio. Join us at an upcoming 2017 event in Austin, Washington, DC, Redmond, Chicago, Anaheim, and Orlando. Use promo code for $400 off registration.</a> Promo Code: MERGECONFLICT</li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://raygun.com/mergeconflict?utm_source=mergeconflict">Raygun</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://raygun.com/mergeconflict?utm_source=mergeconflict">Don't wait for users to report problems. Raygun gives you complete visibility on errors, crashes and performance problems affecting your end users. Raygun has full support for .NET, Javascript, Xamarin, and all other major languages and platforms.

![Raygun](https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/0/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/jWHBh3Ul.png)</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="NuGet Gallery | Settings Plugin for Xamarin and Windows 2.5.8" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nuget.org/packages/Xam.Plugins.Settings/">NuGet Gallery | Settings Plugin for Xamarin and Windows 2.5.8</a></li><li><a title="NuGet Gallery | System.Collections.Immutable 1.3.1" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nuget.org/packages/System.Collections.Immutable/">NuGet Gallery | System.Collections.Immutable 1.3.1</a></li><li><a title="Introducing .NET Standard | .NET Blog" rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2016/09/26/introducing-net-standard/">Introducing .NET Standard | .NET Blog</a></li><li><a title="Apple won’t let apps annoy you with their own review prompts anymore - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/9/15768196/apple-ending-annoying-app-store-review-prompts">Apple won’t let apps annoy you with their own review prompts anymore - The Verge</a></li><li><a title="Responding to Reviews on the App Store - Apple Developer" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.apple.com/app-store/responding-to-reviews/">Responding to Reviews on the App Store - Apple Developer</a></li><li><a title="EditorConfig" rel="nofollow" href="http://editorconfig.org/">EditorConfig</a></li><li><a title="StyleCop/StyleCop: Analyzes C# source code to enforce a set of style and consistency rules." rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/StyleCop/StyleCop">StyleCop/StyleCop: Analyzes C# source code to enforce a set of style and consistency rules.</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>It is that time again, lightning talks! We cover 6 different topics in under 30 minutes! This week we talk coding standards, documentation, E3, app reviews, and so much more! </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="http://motzcod.es" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a></li>
<li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventureface</a></li>
<li>Proudly recorded on <a href="https://zencastr.com/" target="_blank">Zencastr</a></li>
</ul><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/mcvslive">Visual Studio Live!</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://bit.ly/mcvslive">The development world's trusted educational provider of developer-focused content since 1993, focusing on .NET and Visual Studio. Join us at an upcoming 2017 event in Austin, Washington, DC, Redmond, Chicago, Anaheim, and Orlando. Use promo code for $400 off registration.</a> Promo Code: MERGECONFLICT</li><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://raygun.com/mergeconflict?utm_source=mergeconflict">Raygun</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://raygun.com/mergeconflict?utm_source=mergeconflict">Don't wait for users to report problems. Raygun gives you complete visibility on errors, crashes and performance problems affecting your end users. Raygun has full support for .NET, Javascript, Xamarin, and all other major languages and platforms.

![Raygun](https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/0/02d84890-e58d-43eb-ab4c-26bcc8524289/jWHBh3Ul.png)</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="NuGet Gallery | Settings Plugin for Xamarin and Windows 2.5.8" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nuget.org/packages/Xam.Plugins.Settings/">NuGet Gallery | Settings Plugin for Xamarin and Windows 2.5.8</a></li><li><a title="NuGet Gallery | System.Collections.Immutable 1.3.1" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nuget.org/packages/System.Collections.Immutable/">NuGet Gallery | System.Collections.Immutable 1.3.1</a></li><li><a title="Introducing .NET Standard | .NET Blog" rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2016/09/26/introducing-net-standard/">Introducing .NET Standard | .NET Blog</a></li><li><a title="Apple won’t let apps annoy you with their own review prompts anymore - The Verge" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/9/15768196/apple-ending-annoying-app-store-review-prompts">Apple won’t let apps annoy you with their own review prompts anymore - The Verge</a></li><li><a title="Responding to Reviews on the App Store - Apple Developer" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.apple.com/app-store/responding-to-reviews/">Responding to Reviews on the App Store - Apple Developer</a></li><li><a title="EditorConfig" rel="nofollow" href="http://editorconfig.org/">EditorConfig</a></li><li><a title="StyleCop/StyleCop: Analyzes C# source code to enforce a set of style and consistency rules." rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/StyleCop/StyleCop">StyleCop/StyleCop: Analyzes C# source code to enforce a set of style and consistency rules.</a></li></ul>]]>
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