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    <title>Merge Conflict - Episodes Tagged with “Automation”</title>
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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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  <title>Merge Conflict 81: It Takes Two to Debug</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>When something goes wrong, it is time to debug! Or maybe first we should write logs? Maybe we should use the intermediate window? Or perhaps write a unit test? We discuss our pro tips for debugging when something goes wrong.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>When something goes wrong, it is time to debug! Or maybe first we should write logs? Maybe we should use the intermediate window? Or perhaps write a unit test? We discuss our pro tips for debugging when something goes wrong.
We also take a quick detour and talk about the cute Mini-Husky that James is dog sitting!
SUPPORT US ON PATREON: &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm"&gt;patreon.com/mergeconflictfm&lt;/a&gt;
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;
Special Thanks
Thank you so much for our new &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt; supporters: Tyler, Bob, Matthew R, Matthew B, Brandon, Keven, Jonathan, Aden, Daniel! 
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    <![CDATA[<p>When something goes wrong, it is time to debug! Or maybe first we should write logs? Maybe we should use the intermediate window? Or perhaps write a unit test? We discuss our pro tips for debugging when something goes wrong.</p>

<p>We also take a quick detour and talk about the cute Mini-Husky that James is dog sitting!</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>
<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>
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<h3>Special Thanks</h3>

<p>Thank you so much for our new <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Patreon</a> supporters: Tyler, Bob, Matthew R, Matthew B, Brandon, Keven, Jonathan, Aden, Daniel!</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="P E N N Y • P I C K L E S (@penelopepicklesthedog) • Instagram photos and videos" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/penelopepicklesthedog/">P E N N Y • P I C K L E S (@penelopepicklesthedog) • Instagram photos and videos</a></li><li><a title="Alaskan Klee Kai - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskan_Klee_Kai">Alaskan Klee Kai - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="Serilog — simple .NET logging with fully-structured events" rel="nofollow" href="https://serilog.net/">Serilog — simple .NET logging with fully-structured events</a></li><li><a title="Debug Class (System.Diagnostics)" rel="nofollow" href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.debug(v=vs.110).aspx">Debug Class (System.Diagnostics)</a></li><li><a title="Console.WriteLine Method (System)" rel="nofollow" href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.console.writeline(v=vs.110).aspx">Console.WriteLine Method (System)</a></li><li><a title="NLog" rel="nofollow" href="http://nlog-project.org/">NLog</a></li><li><a title="Managing Exceptions with the Debugger" rel="nofollow" href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/x85tt0dd.aspx">Managing Exceptions with the Debugger</a></li><li><a title="Debugging with Xamarin | Microsoft Docs" rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/mac/debugging">Debugging with Xamarin | Microsoft Docs</a></li><li><a title="Running Xamarin.iOS Unit Tests in Visual Studio Team Services | Xamarin Blog" rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.xamarin.com/running-xamarin-ios-unit-tests-visual-studio-team-services/">Running Xamarin.iOS Unit Tests in Visual Studio Team Services | Xamarin Blog</a></li><li><a title="Touch.Unit Automation Revisited | take a bit, get a byte" rel="nofollow" href="https://spouliot.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/touch-unit-automation-revisited/">Touch.Unit Automation Revisited | take a bit, get a byte</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>When something goes wrong, it is time to debug! Or maybe first we should write logs? Maybe we should use the intermediate window? Or perhaps write a unit test? We discuss our pro tips for debugging when something goes wrong.</p>

<p>We also take a quick detour and talk about the cute Mini-Husky that James is dog sitting!</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>
<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>

<h3>Special Thanks</h3>

<p>Thank you so much for our new <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Patreon</a> supporters: Tyler, Bob, Matthew R, Matthew B, Brandon, Keven, Jonathan, Aden, Daniel!</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="P E N N Y • P I C K L E S (@penelopepicklesthedog) • Instagram photos and videos" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/penelopepicklesthedog/">P E N N Y • P I C K L E S (@penelopepicklesthedog) • Instagram photos and videos</a></li><li><a title="Alaskan Klee Kai - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaskan_Klee_Kai">Alaskan Klee Kai - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="Serilog — simple .NET logging with fully-structured events" rel="nofollow" href="https://serilog.net/">Serilog — simple .NET logging with fully-structured events</a></li><li><a title="Debug Class (System.Diagnostics)" rel="nofollow" href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.debug(v=vs.110).aspx">Debug Class (System.Diagnostics)</a></li><li><a title="Console.WriteLine Method (System)" rel="nofollow" href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.console.writeline(v=vs.110).aspx">Console.WriteLine Method (System)</a></li><li><a title="NLog" rel="nofollow" href="http://nlog-project.org/">NLog</a></li><li><a title="Managing Exceptions with the Debugger" rel="nofollow" href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/x85tt0dd.aspx">Managing Exceptions with the Debugger</a></li><li><a title="Debugging with Xamarin | Microsoft Docs" rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/mac/debugging">Debugging with Xamarin | Microsoft Docs</a></li><li><a title="Running Xamarin.iOS Unit Tests in Visual Studio Team Services | Xamarin Blog" rel="nofollow" href="https://blog.xamarin.com/running-xamarin-ios-unit-tests-visual-studio-team-services/">Running Xamarin.iOS Unit Tests in Visual Studio Team Services | Xamarin Blog</a></li><li><a title="Touch.Unit Automation Revisited | take a bit, get a byte" rel="nofollow" href="https://spouliot.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/touch-unit-automation-revisited/">Touch.Unit Automation Revisited | take a bit, get a byte</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Merge Conflict 71: Continuous Everything with DevOps</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>James is on a DevOps kick after going on tour with Donovan in South America and he wants to automate everything! It is different this time as he wants full control with Visual Studio Team Services and he even wants to manage his own build machines! Is he crazy? Probably, listen in to find out.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:16</itunes:duration>
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  <description>James is on a DevOps kick after going on tour with Donovan in South America and he wants to automate everything! It is different this time as he wants full control with Visual Studio Team Services and he even wants to manage his own build machines! Is he crazy? Probably, listen in to find out.
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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    <![CDATA[<p>James is on a DevOps kick after going on tour with Donovan in South America and he wants to automate everything! It is different this time as he wants full control with Visual Studio Team Services and he even wants to manage his own build machines! Is he crazy? Probably, listen in to find out.</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="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="Plan, Code Together, &amp; Ship Faster | Visual Studio Team Services" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.visualstudio.com/team-services/">Plan, Code Together, &amp; Ship Faster | Visual Studio Team Services</a></li><li><a title="Bitrise - Mobile Continuous Integration and Delivery - iOS &amp; Android Build Automation" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bitrise.io/">Bitrise - Mobile Continuous Integration and Delivery - iOS &amp; Android Build Automation</a></li><li><a title="Mobile Center | Mobile App Development | Visual Studio" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/mobile-center/">Mobile Center | Mobile App Development | Visual Studio</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>James is on a DevOps kick after going on tour with Donovan in South America and he wants to automate everything! It is different this time as he wants full control with Visual Studio Team Services and he even wants to manage his own build machines! Is he crazy? Probably, listen in to find out.</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="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="Plan, Code Together, &amp; Ship Faster | Visual Studio Team Services" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.visualstudio.com/team-services/">Plan, Code Together, &amp; Ship Faster | Visual Studio Team Services</a></li><li><a title="Bitrise - Mobile Continuous Integration and Delivery - iOS &amp; Android Build Automation" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bitrise.io/">Bitrise - Mobile Continuous Integration and Delivery - iOS &amp; Android Build Automation</a></li><li><a title="Mobile Center | Mobile App Development | Visual Studio" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/mobile-center/">Mobile Center | Mobile App Development | Visual Studio</a></li></ul>]]>
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