Merge Conflict is a weekly discussion with Frank and James on all things development, technology, & 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 g ...
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Keep up with the latest news in the world of mobile & desktop development with the official .NET MAUI podcast! Join your hosts Matt Soucoup and James Montemagno as they discuss the latest and greatest in native cross-platform mobile and desktop cloud development in .NET MAUI, Visual Studio, C#, F#, .NET, App Center, and Azure.
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A technology podcast with Jon Galloway, Scott Allen, Kevin Dente, Scott Koon
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coffee => code
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James is all in Vibe Coding, what really is "end of life" for software and for devices, Switch 2 pre-orders are on, and new Mac mini docks! Pulwtop Dock: https://amzn.to/44J1qqB Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventure…
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Data Access Evolution & AI with Michael Pizzo - Microsoft Data Expert
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12:59My interview with Microsoft's Michael Pizzo—a true trailblazer with over 30 years at Microsoft. Michael began his journey integrating Excel with relational data, and went on to play a pivotal role in the design of ODBC, OLE DB, and ADO.NET, driving standards and innovation every step of the way. Now a Principal Architect in our Identity Division, h…
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Microsoft Engineer Scott Seiber on Early AI with Microsoft Bob's Rover and Our AI Future
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11:42Scott helped revolutionize how Microsoft software operates on Mac, bridging the Windows-Mac divide long before cross-platform excellence was the norm. He also contributed significantly to Microsoft Bob, a daring initiative designed to bring a human touch to computing by creating an engaging, accessible interface. Join me as we explore the fascinati…
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Red Robin recently rolled out a massively successful promotion for unlimited burgers for a month for $20... but with success comes huge demand... how did they scale up? What could have they have done? What should that have done? Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on D…
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A chat with Larry Osterman on Microsoft's Transformation, AI, & Interviewing
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13:49Register for Microsoft Build - https://build.microsoft.com I had the amazing opportunity to sit down with the one and only Larry Osterman during the Microsoft 50th anniversary celebration to talk about his development journey, Microsoft's leadership transformation over the year, some of his favorite stories from his time at Microsoft, and of course…
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Let's talk more agents everywhere! Link: https://developers.googleblog.com/en/a2a-a-new-era-of-agent-interoperability/ 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 ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on htt…
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457: Nintendo Switch 2, MCP Remote Servers, & Vibe Coding Games
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38:21Nintendo has unveiled the Switch 2 so we discuss, more MCP, and we vibe code non stop! 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 ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm Support Mer…
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456: Hello Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers
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35:37Let's talk MCP! 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 ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm Support Merge ConflictBy soundbite.fm
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James has a great interaction with an etsy seller who collaborated on a design that was completely 3D printed for coffee equipment. We discuss. Opus Design Company: https://www.etsy.com/shop/OpusDesignCompany Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Ameth…
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454: Let's ship some .NET iOS & Android apps! CI/CD Deep Dive
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44:20Frank is all in on GitHub actions on his newly updated iOS & Android Apps with .NET 8 and .NET 9. Let's dive through his yaml! 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 ⭐⭐ Machine transcription availabl…
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453: All Things .NET Trimming & Native AOT
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45:15It's time to not just AOT our apps, but make our libraries AOT compatible & trimmable so others can leverage these improvements. 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 ⭐⭐ Machine transcription availa…
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A fascinating discussion of building .Net MAUI applications with Blazor and JavaScript libraries. James’ enthusiasm is catching and he doesn’t disappoint in this interview. .NET Beginner Videos: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/videos Microsoft Learn Training: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/dotnet/ Workshops: http://github.com/d…
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452: Building a 2MB iOS app in Swift & Xcode
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40:45Frank is off building amazing things for iOS and they are tiny, but feature rich. How did Frank build his latest app to be only 2MB in Swift? 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 ⭐⭐ Machine transcr…
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AI, USB dongles, more AI, and more dongles? What is even going on this episode? 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 ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm Support Merge Conf…
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Mads Kristensen discusses Visual Studio extensions, and the use of CoPilot to get the most out of Visual Studio programming.By Jesse Liberty
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450: AI Agents, Hottest Reloading, & Apple Notes in 2025
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45:00GitHub Copilot Agent Mode is here! We talk new hot reloading capabilities, more AI in Apple Notes, and overheating our Mac minis! 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 ⭐⭐ Machine transcription avail…
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Maddy is the program manager/ owner of Microsoft’s Aspire. This is new, exciting and powerful. More about AspireBy Jesse Liberty
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Frank is on a journey to update all of his libraries to the latest .NET. Let's talk about why and lessons learned. 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 ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://…
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448: Did Android XR Just Destroy visionOS?
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32:29Google just previewed their new Android XR device that looks to be a complete game changer... how does this change development and what does it mean for visionOS and the Vision Pro? Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adven…
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What happens if you lose your Android Keystore? Do you ever get to publish you app again? We find out! 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 ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflic…
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446: Mac mini M4 Pro - Honest Developer Reviews
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45:45It has been several months since we got our Mac mini M4 Pro. What are our thoughts on hardware, software, and real world development. 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 ⭐⭐ Machine transcription a…
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We are going "live" from our houses to CES and picking out some of our favorite finds from the week. 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 ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.…
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With the holidays behind us, we reflect on Frank's "fun" time playing IoT tech support and talk about the state of multiple houses and managing family tech devices. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Revie…
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443: If 2024 was the year of AI, what is coming in 2025?
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1:15:33We take a look back at this year's highlights, review our 2024 predictions to see what we got right and wrong, and a peek ahead into 2025. 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 ⭐⭐ Machine transcript…
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Frank did it! He launched a new app for the Vision Pro! We discuss all the fun details of app store review. Holo Vids: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/holo-vids/id6464425351 Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐…
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Episode 126: .NET 9, Holiday Hacks, & GitHub Copilot Free
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45:56.NET 9 is officially here! We talk a little bit .NET Conf and the major announcements, .NET Aspire, AI, Holiday Hacks, and GitHub Copilot Free! Links: .NET Conf: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdo4fOcmZ0oXeSG8BgCVru3zQtw_K4ANY .NET Aspire: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspire/get-started/aspire-overview Microsoft Extensions AI: https:/…
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Start with AI first is James' new plan for just about everything he does. We discuss some wins we have had recently with infusing AI into our workstream. 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 ⭐⭐ Mac…
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