438: Jon Galloway - From Submarine Office to Software Developer

James sits down with Jon Galloway to talk about his journey from submarine office to software developer and community advocate. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 2 hours ago

437: .NET 9 Is Here!

Let's discuss all things .NET 9! Keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikSNL-lxolc&list=PLdo4fOcmZ0oXeSG8BgCVru3zQtw_K4ANY&index=1 Blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-9/ Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflic … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 7 days ago

436: We bought new Mac minis! Now what?

That's right we BOTH bought new mac minis! What configuration? Why did we do it? And we answer your questions! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Advent … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 14 days ago

435: GitHub Universe Recap + M4 is here with a NEW Mac mini!!!

Awesome new features for GitHub Copilit and Apple surprises us with new devices and the M4! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review U … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 21 days ago

434: Free OSS Controls for Everyone!

Syncfusion starts to contribute directly to .NET MAUI source code and also open sources 14 free controls for developers! We discuss. Links: .NET Blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-welcomes-syncfusion-open-source-contributions/ Syncfusion blog: https://www.syn … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 28 days ago

433: Epic vs Google

Google may have to make substantial changes to the Google Play store. What does this mean for app developers? We break it down. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 month ago

432: Creating our own color space?!?!?

Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine tra … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 month ago

431: Put some Python in your C# with CSnakes

Have you ever wanted to use some Python in your C# apps, but were stuck and had to spin up a web api to handle it? Not any more with CSnakes! Let's talk. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discor … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 month ago

430: iOS 18 & Apple Intelligence Preview Hands-On

Frank makes the upgrade to iOS 18.1 to test out Apple Intelligence. Are the early day's of Apple AI any good? We find out.... Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Ci … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 1 month ago

Hands-on with iPhone 16 Pro... Apple Intelligence Coming Soon

We go hands-on with the new iPhone 16 Pro! That is right, Frank got it on release day and is a major upgrade from his previous device. How does it feel, how is the software, and what is the state of AI? Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Con … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 2 months ago

428: Our Favorite VS Code Extensions

We take a look at some of our favorite VS Code extensions including C# Dev Kit updates, Remote SSH, iOS and Android Archiver, and more! C# Dev Kit: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/whats-new-in-csharp-dev-kit-august-2024/ Remote SSH: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/item … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 2 months ago

427: It's Glowtime! Rumor Edition

We break the latest rumors before today's big Apple event and pretend we were there and buying all the Apple goodies! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 2 months ago

426: Designing, Developing, Testing, & Productizing a Board Game with Ben Ruiz

Buy Age of Angra: https://monumenthobbies.com/pages/age-of-angra James sits down with his good friend Ben to talk about how he designed, developed, tested, and fully productized his new board game Age of Angra. We go deep into what the process is like, how it compares to video ga … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 2 months ago

425: The NEW .NET MAUI Binding System

We take a look at the brand new Native Library Interop for .NET MAUI developers to easily bind native libraries to C#! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine b … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 3 months ago

424: Xamarin 2025, New Apple Tax, & Mega .NET MAUI Update

Let's talk about keeping our apps going forever... or until the app store stops us. How long can we keep publishing our Xamarin apps? We talk the new and improved apple developer tax, and .NET 9 Preview 7 is here with tons of awesome updates! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHu … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 3 months ago

423: Should we be building TV apps?

Google TV Streamer is here.... which has us thinking... should we care about building apps for connected tv devices? Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 3 months ago

422: An Introduction to Continuous Integration & Delivery

Let's take a step back and talk about CI/CD. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-co … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 3 months ago

421: .NET Aspire 8.1 Is Here! Let's GOOOOO!!!!

Python support, new dockerfile support, and so many new components! We discuss .NET Aspire 8.1's release Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventurefac … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 3 months ago

420: Life, VS Code, All The TOPS, and .NET 9

It is time for lightning topics! We talk about .NET 9 and the latest previews, finalizing Mac development setup, too many pop ups in VS Code, Life off Twitter, Dark Icons, and new HP AMD laptops! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 4 months ago

419: An Ideal Mobile Developer Setup on macOS

James is setting up a fresh macOS install and is ready to get .NET MAUI ready to go. Now the question is how... Xcode, VS Code, Android Studio, SDKs, emulators, simulators, and so much more! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitt … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 4 months ago

418: Is AI Really Intelligent?

Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine tra … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 4 months ago

417: How Starlink Really Works

After a year of Starlink was it worth it? How do you set it up? How does the technology work? Frank breaks it down. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by A … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 4 months ago

416: Going Light + How Spatial Video Really Works

We talk about James going "light" with the light phone and also going big on 3D and taking an in-depth look at Spatial Videos. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - C … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 5 months ago

415: Apple Intelligence & WWDC 2024 Recap

It is that time of year again and it is infused with AI... Apple Intelligence and all sorts of goodies for iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, macOS, watchOS, and more! Let's get into WWDC 2024! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Faceb … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 5 months ago

414: x86 is BACK!

Intel and AMD are back with their latest CPUs and NPUs and are Copilot+ PC Ready! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us (https:/ … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 5 months ago

413: Google Takeout in Action

It's time to cut the cord... I mean streaming music service? James is going on a journey of getting rid of all music services. How is it going? Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 5 months ago

412: Copilot+ PCs & Everything .NET at Build 2024

Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine tra … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 6 months ago

411: AI 4o, Google I/O, .NET Aspire, & #XamarinGaveMe

OpenAI and Google are back with some new AI models that can talk to each other! .NET Aspire is getting close to release and Xamarin end of life is here, so we reflect back. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Webs … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 6 months ago

410: The New AI Powered iPad Pro

Apple had it's big event, but what do these new devices mean for developers? Are we impressed, is thin to thin? Why can't we have the M4 in our development machines? We discuss. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 6 months ago

409: Let's Discuss AI Devices

The Rabbit R1 and Humane AI pin are here! Is this the future of AI devices? We discuss what we really think and what we really want. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, YouTube, Website, Chat on Discord ⭐⭐ Review Us (https: … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 6 months ago

408: Fine Tuning Minimal App Requirements

With a lack of control and power to specify what hardware is required when publishing your app has left Frank in a predicament. We discuss what Apple could do to improve this for developers. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitt … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 7 months ago

407: What the heck are tokens, embeddings, and GPTs anyways?

We are talking AI this week and trying to get to the basics. We take a look at what goes into GPTs and how these models figure things out. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Ameth … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 7 months ago

406: Creating Beautiful .NET Console Apps

It is time to make our console apps look beautiful! There are some amazing libraries out there to help us out. We discuss! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citri … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 7 months ago

405: 30 Seconds to Wow

Frank is getting ready to release an app and we talk through paid vs freemium, onboarding, and that magical 30 seconds to wow moment for his app. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 7 months ago

404: The Importance of Project Templates

Templates, templates, templates. Project templates, item templates, default templates, custom templates, and beyond. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 7 months ago

403: That Time Apple Broke Java

Whoops Apple broke Java and some .NET local development in macOS 14.4. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.app … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 8 months ago

402: AI Made Easy with Smart Components for ASP.NET Core Web Apps

AI is here for your Blazor, MVC, and Razor pages apps with Smart Components and is super simple. Use a control and AI is infused and ready to go! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 8 months ago

401: The State of EVs - Renting, Driving, Owning

Frank's Vision Pro app is live, was paid worth it? Also, James rented & drove an EV for the first time, we discuss. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by A … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 8 months ago

400: Your Burning Questions Answered

Everything you ever wanted to know, answered. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-c … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 8 months ago

399: How to Build & Try to Release an Apple Vision Pro App

Frank is deep in visionOS development and spatial computing. He has "shipped" his first app, but after waiting 5 days of it being "in review" what does he plan do to next as the stress builds. Frank's announcement: https://twitter.com/praeclarum/status/1760355600192741524 Follow … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 9 months ago

398: 2 Week Apple Vision Pro Review + .NET 9 Preview 1 Is Here

Frank has had the AVP for a few weeks what does he think. Also we break down all the goodies in .NET 9 Preview 1! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adv … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 9 months ago

397: Podcasting Inside Apple Vision Pro

Frank goes hands on with the Apple Vision Pro and loves it so much he decides to record the entire podcast while wearing it! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Cit … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 9 months ago

396: Designing for the Apple Vision Pro

We answer some of your developer related questions before we get our hands on the device such as how do we think of designing for the Apple Vision Pro? Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 9 months ago

395: Buying The Apple Vision Pro

Frank did it! He purchased the Apple Vision Pro. How was the process? What was the motivation? Does he have any regrets? We find out on this week's pod. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 10 months ago

394: 1BRC, Getting Spatial, & Importance of Source Control

Let's explore updates in the 1 Billion Row Challenge, Apple Vision Pro, and how important source control is and how James was so thankful for it recently. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Disco … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 10 months ago

393: The Apple Vision Pro Developer Dilemma

Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine tra … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 10 months ago

392: The One Billion Row Challenge - .NET Edition

How fast can you read in and parse a file with one billion rows of data? That is the challenge taking over the Java world, so Frank naturally attempts to do it in F# and .NET! Let's see how he did! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 10 months ago

391: Our Predictions for Apple in 2024

Hello 2024! Let's talk about what we think is coming for Apple when it comes to hardware, software, and AI! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventure … | Continue reading


@mergeconflict.fm | 10 months ago