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    <title>Merge Conflict - Episodes Tagged with “Life”</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>315: A Proper Podcast</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This is something special....</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This is something special....&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Follow Us&lt;/h3&gt;

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&lt;li&gt;Frank: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;James: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;⭐⭐ &lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&amp;amp;ls=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Review Us&lt;/a&gt; ⭐⭐&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Machine transcription available on &lt;a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;http://mergeconflict.fm&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>This is something special....</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="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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<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><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This is something special....</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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<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><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p>]]>
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  <title>132: The Life &amp; Times of Frank Krueger</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>It is a very special week on Merge Conflict as James Montemagno gets to sit down and interview Frank Krueger about his childhood, life, career, move to independent developer, and future plans. You do not want to miss this episode. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;It is a very special week on Merge Conflict as James Montemagno gets to sit down and interview Frank Krueger about his childhood, life, career, move to independent developer, and future plans. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;From humble beginnings in New York, to electrical engineer, internship at Microsoft on the WPF team, business owner, world traveler, and now independent developer.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You do not want to miss this episode.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Follow Us&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Frank: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;GitHub&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Adventureface&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;⭐⭐ &lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&amp;amp;ls=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Review Us&lt;/a&gt; ⭐⭐&lt;/p&gt;

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    <![CDATA[<p>It is a very special week on Merge Conflict as James Montemagno gets to sit down and interview Frank Krueger about his childhood, life, career, move to independent developer, and future plans. </p>

<p>From humble beginnings in New York, to electrical engineer, internship at Microsoft on the WPF team, business owner, world traveler, and now independent developer.</p>

<p>You do not want to miss this episode.</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>

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

<p><strong>SUPPORT US ON PATREON</strong>: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">patreon.com/mergeconflictfm</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Interlocutor | Definition of Interlocutor by Merriam-Webster" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interlocutor">Interlocutor | Definition of Interlocutor by Merriam-Webster</a></li><li><a title="Eiffel (programming language) - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_(programming_language)">Eiffel (programming language) - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="Bertrand Meyer - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Meyer">Bertrand Meyer - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="Rochester Institute of Technology" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.rit.edu/">Rochester Institute of Technology</a></li><li><a title="The complete history of Star Wars on PC | PC Gamer" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.pcgamer.com/the-complete-history-of-star-wars-on-pc/">The complete history of Star Wars on PC | PC Gamer</a></li><li><a title="University internship | Microsoft Careers" rel="nofollow" href="https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/usuniversityinternship">University internship | Microsoft Careers</a></li><li><a title="Trinspo: Travel Inspiration Episode 19: Deserted in Sinai" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.trinspo.com/19">Trinspo: Travel Inspiration Episode 19: Deserted in Sinai</a></li><li><a title="About - iCircuit - The Realtime Circuit Simulator and Editor" rel="nofollow" href="http://icircuitapp.com/">About - iCircuit - The Realtime Circuit Simulator and Editor</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>It is a very special week on Merge Conflict as James Montemagno gets to sit down and interview Frank Krueger about his childhood, life, career, move to independent developer, and future plans. </p>

<p>From humble beginnings in New York, to electrical engineer, internship at Microsoft on the WPF team, business owner, world traveler, and now independent developer.</p>

<p>You do not want to miss this episode.</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>

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

<p><strong>SUPPORT US ON PATREON</strong>: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">patreon.com/mergeconflictfm</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm">Support Merge Conflict</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Interlocutor | Definition of Interlocutor by Merriam-Webster" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interlocutor">Interlocutor | Definition of Interlocutor by Merriam-Webster</a></li><li><a title="Eiffel (programming language) - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_(programming_language)">Eiffel (programming language) - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="Bertrand Meyer - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Meyer">Bertrand Meyer - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a title="Rochester Institute of Technology" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.rit.edu/">Rochester Institute of Technology</a></li><li><a title="The complete history of Star Wars on PC | PC Gamer" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.pcgamer.com/the-complete-history-of-star-wars-on-pc/">The complete history of Star Wars on PC | PC Gamer</a></li><li><a title="University internship | Microsoft Careers" rel="nofollow" href="https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/usuniversityinternship">University internship | Microsoft Careers</a></li><li><a title="Trinspo: Travel Inspiration Episode 19: Deserted in Sinai" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.trinspo.com/19">Trinspo: Travel Inspiration Episode 19: Deserted in Sinai</a></li><li><a title="About - iCircuit - The Realtime Circuit Simulator and Editor" rel="nofollow" href="http://icircuitapp.com/">About - iCircuit - The Realtime Circuit Simulator and Editor</a></li></ul>]]>
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