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, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

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, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

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, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

Awesome new features for GitHub Copilit and Apple surprises us with new devices and the M4! Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

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.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/syncfusion-open-source-net-maui-controls-cross-platform Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

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, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

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, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

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, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

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, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

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/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh iOS & Android Archiver: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=banditoth.VSCode-MAUI-Archive Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

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, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

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 game development, and of course all about Age of Angra! Ben: https://benruiz.net/ DINOGOD: https://dinogod.com/ How to Play Age of Angra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QGC6QvSebg&pp=ygUMYWdlIG9mIGFuZ3Jh Age of Angra Live Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiIbpHX9sxA&pp=ygUMYWdlIG9mIGFuZ3Jh Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

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, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

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, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

Google TV Streamer is here.... which has us thinking... should we care about building apps for connected tv devices? Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

Let's take a step back and talk about CI/CD. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

Python support, new dockerfile support, and so many new components! We discuss .NET Aspire 8.1's release Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

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, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm

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, GitHubJames: Twitter, Blog, GitHubMerge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on DiscordMusic : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface⭐⭐ Review Us (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1) ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm