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    <title>Merge Conflict - Episodes Tagged with “Ratings”</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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    <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>123: Gimme Five Stars!</title>
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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>
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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?
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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Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface"&gt;Adventureface&lt;/a&gt;
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    <![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>
<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>
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<p><strong>SUPPORT US ON PATREON</strong>: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">patreon.com/mergeconflictfm</a></p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mergeconflict_maui_podcy23">Syncfusion</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mergeconflict_maui_podcy23">Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.
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    <![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>
<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>
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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><strong>SUPPORT US ON PATREON</strong>: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">patreon.com/mergeconflictfm</a></p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mergeconflict_maui_podcy23">Syncfusion</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.syncfusion.com/maui-controls?utm_source=podcasts&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=mergeconflict_maui_podcy23">Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for .NET MAUI, Xamarin, WPF, Windows Form, Win UI, Flutter, Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and more! Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download their free e-books.
</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="Daring Fireball: Additional Details on the New App Store Review Features" rel="nofollow" href="https://daringfireball.net/2017/01/new_app_store_review_features">Daring Fireball: Additional Details on the New App Store Review Features</a></li><li><a title="jamesmontemagno/StoreReviewPlugin: Request app store reviews across Xamarin and Windows applications" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/StoreReviewPlugin">jamesmontemagno/StoreReviewPlugin: Request app store reviews across Xamarin and Windows applications</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>
  <itunes:duration>37:06</itunes:duration>
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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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