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Episode 126: .NET 9, Holiday Hacks, & GitHub Copilot Free

.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://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-microsoft-extensions-ai-preview/ GitHub Copilot Free: https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/github-copilot-in-vscode-free/ Visual Studio - Copilot Blog: https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/12/18/free-github-copilot Visual Studio Code - Copilot Blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/github-copilot-free-is-here-in-visual-studio/ Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Dec 23, 202445 min

Episode 125: Hello Xcode 16 & .NET 9 RC 2

The latest in greatest for .NET MAUI is here with .NET 9 RC 2 which comes with plenty of awesome enhancements for mobile and desktop developers. We discuss Xcode 16 and iOS 18 support for both .NET 8 and .NET 9 and what to expect when upgrading your apps. Links: What's new: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/whats-new/dotnet-9 Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Oct 18, 202436 min

Episode 124: CollectionView++, AI Goodies, and VS Code Setup

It's time for another .NET MAUI Podcast with James, David, and Matt! This podcast we talk all about VS Code for .NET MAUI and some setup recommendations, new AI enhancements, and goodies coming to .NET MAUI in .NET 9 Preview 7 that you can try today! Links: - James VS Code Setup Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t2zzoW4D98 - James Deploy to iOS Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-kZ-AgEeO8 - .NET 9 Preview 7: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-9-preview-7/ - OpenAI SDK: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/?p=52138 - Inference SDK: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/azure-ai-model-catalog-dotnet-inference-sdk/ Follow Us: * James: X (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: X (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: X (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Aug 26, 202445 min

Episode 123: Building Accessible Apps with .NET MAUI featuring Rachel Kang

Show Notes Rachel Kang, .NET MAUI Program Manager, joins the podcast to talk about all things accessibility for .NET MAUI developers. Why is accessibility important, how do you test it, what features are available, and so much more! Links Docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/fundamentals/accessibility Blogs: * Keyboard accessibility - https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/the-journey-to-accessible-apps-keyboard-accessible/ * Screen Readers: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/the-journey-to-accessible-apps-screen-readers/ * Making Visual Text Accessible: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/the-journey-to-accessible-apps-making-visual-text-accessible/ * Content Ordering: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/the-journey-to-accessible-apps-meaningful-content-ordering/ Special Guest: Rachel Kang.

Aug 16, 202423 min

Episode 122: Has it been a year already?

Show Notes C# Azure Search Sample with MAUI! (https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-search-openai-demo-csharp) .NET AI Documentation (https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/ai) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Jul 12, 202439 min

Episode 121: M365 Admin App: A Customer .NET MAUI Migration Story

Show Notes The M365 Admin app is used to administer M365 tenants on the go. It's a complex app written in Xamarin.Forms ... or it was. Find out how the team behind the M365 admin app migration from Xamarin.Forms to .NET MAUI. .NET MAUI API Browser (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/?view=net-maui-7.0) Reuse Effects in .NET MAUI (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/effects?view=net-maui-7.0) Upgrade a Xamarin.Forms app to a .NET MAUI app with the .NET Upgrade Assistant (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/upgrade-assistant?tabs=vswin) Migrate a Xamarin.Forms custom renderer to a .NET MAUI handler (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/renderer-to-handler) Namespace changes (https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/migration/multi-project-to-multi-project?view=net-maui-8.0#namespace-changes) API changes (https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/migration/multi-project-to-multi-project?view=net-maui-8.0#api-changes) Update app dependencies (https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/migration/multi-project-to-multi-project?view=net-maui-8.0#update-app-dependencies) Migration troubleshooting tips (https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/migration/multi-project-to-multi-project?view=net-maui-8.0#compile-and-troubleshoot) Upgrade from .NET 7 to .NET 8 (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/whats-new/dotnet-8?view=net-maui-8.0#upgrade-from-net-7-to-net-8) What's new in .NET MAUI for .NET 8 (https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/whats-new/dotnet-8?view=net-maui-8.0) Cross-platform resource files with single project (https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/fundamentals/single-project?view=net-maui-8.0#resource-files) Build accessible apps with semantic properties (https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/fundamentals/accessibility?view=net-maui-8.0) Mono interpreter on iOS and Mac Catalyst (https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/macios/interpreter?view=net-maui-8.0) Microsoft Intune App SDK for .NET MAUI (Android | iOS) (https://github.com/msintuneappsdk) Add authentication to your .NET MAUI app using MSAL.NET (https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/developer/mobile-apps/azure-mobile-apps/quickstarts/maui/authentication?pivots=vs2022-mac) A .NET MAUI sample using MSAL.NET to authenticate users with Azure AD (https://learn.microsoft.com/samples/azure-samples/ms-identity-ciam-dotnet-tutorial/ms-identity-ciam-dotnet-tutorial-2-sign-in-maui/) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Dec 15, 202352 min

Episode 120: Polaris : A Customer Migration Story

Show Notes Migrate your Xamarin.iOS Binding Library (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/ios-binding-projects) Migrate your Xamarin.Android Binding Library (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/android-binding-projects) Auth0 Documentation for .NET MAUI (https://auth0.com/blog/add-authentication-to-dotnet-maui-apps-with-auth0/) Mapbox .NET MAUI Support (https://github.com/tuyen-vuduc/mapbox-maui) Minnesota Enterprise Mobile UG: Party On with 3rd Party Binding Libraries in .NET MAUI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJMoaH2Tzn0) .NET MAUI API Browser (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/?view=net-maui-7.0) Reuse Effects in .NET MAUI (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/effects?view=net-maui-7.0) Upgrade a Xamarin.Forms app to a .NET MAUI app with the .NET Upgrade Assistant (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/upgrade-assistant?tabs=vswin) Migrate a Xamarin.Forms custom renderer to a .NET MAUI handler (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/renderer-to-handler) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Oct 6, 202349 min

Episode 119: Build and MAUI and Recaps

Show Notes Microsoft Build just happened - tune in to hear David's, James', and Matt's thoughts! Latest Releases Latest on .NET MAUI (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-maui-in-dotnet-8-preview-5/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) .NET upgrade assistant w/ support for MAUI (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/upgrade-assistant-general-availability/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) NET 8 preview 4 & 5 and Visual Studio Previews Visual Studio 17.7 Preview 1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-7-preview-1-is-here/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) Visual Studio 17.7 Preview 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-7-preview-2-is-here/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) .NET 8 Preview 4 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-8-preview-4/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) .NET 8 Preview 5 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-8-preview-5/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) Speech recognition in .NET MAUI w/ community toolkit (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/speech-recognition-in-dotnet-maui-with-community-toolkit/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) C# Dev Kit for VS Code (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/announcing-csharp-dev-kit-for-visual-studio-code/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) Latest News Visual Studio UI Refresh (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-ui-refresh/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) Create a PR in Visual Studio (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/create-a-pull-request-in-visual-studio/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) Surround selection (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/surround-selection-experiment/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) Azure News QnA assist in MS Learn (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/microsoft-learn-announces-microsoft-q-amp-a-assist-and-new/ba-p/3614012?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) Azure Service of the Month Azure Deployment Environments Build Session (https://build.microsoft.com/sessions/e102bb71-f8ef-4538-9a59-158ec6f442b6?wt.mc_ID=Build2023_comms_corp_OT_oo_bon_bon&WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) Azure Deployment Environments Azure Friday (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rRiVELgdf4) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Jun 23, 202338 min

Episode 118: ...and we're back

Show Notes It's been a little bit... but James, David, and Matt are back with the latest .NET MAUI and Azure news! Latest Releases The latest on .NET MAUI (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-maui-in-dotnet-8-preview-3/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) .NET Upgrade Assistant (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.upgradeassistant?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) .NET Upgrade Assistant NuGet (https://www.nuget.org/packages/upgrade-assistant?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) .NET 8 Preview 3 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-8-preview-3/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) Visual Studio 17.6 preview 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-v17-6-preview-2-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) Visual Studio 17.5 updates (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-5-performance-enhancements/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) Latest News Drawing elements on maps in .NET MAUI (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/drawing-on-maps-with-dotnet-maui/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) Azure Developers - .NET Day (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-azure-developers-dotnet-day/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) Let's Learn .NET - All Around the World (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/lets-learn-dotnet-anywhere-in-the-world/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) Build, Build, and more Build (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/microsoft-build-2023-and-dotnet/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) File and folder dialogs in with the .NET MAUI Community Toolkit (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/file-and-folder-dialogs-communitytoolkit/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) Azure News Getting started with OpenAI in .NET (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/getting-started-azure-openai-dotnet/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) Data API Builder - Public Preview (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-api-builder/overview-to-data-api-builder?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) .NET SQL Passwordless connections (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-sql-dotnet-entity-framework-core-quickstart?view=azuresql&tabs=visual-studio%2Cservice-connector&WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) Azure Service of the Month Microsoft Dev Box (https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/dev-box/overview-what-is-microsoft-dev-box?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) Pick of the Pod Apple command line tooling (https://twitter.com/redth/status/1649441263492513792) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Apr 28, 202350 min

Episode 117: James and David Pick on Matt

Show Notes In addition to some good natured ribbing - James, Matt & David talk about the latest and greatest in .NET MAUI development. Latest Releases .NET MAUI Latest Visual Studio 17.5 Previews Markdown (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/write-markdown-without-leaving-visual-studio/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-87825-masoucou) Sticky Scroll (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/sticky-scroll-now-in-preview/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-87825-masoucou) Dev tunnels (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/dev-tunnels-in-visual-studio-for-asp-net-core-projects/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-87825-masoucou) Spell checking (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-spell-checker-preview-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-87825-masoucou) .NET MAUI Community Toolkit .NET Community Toolkit (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-the-dotnet-community-toolkit-810/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-87825-masoucou) Latest News MVVM in WinForms (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/winforms-cross-platform-dotnet-maui-command-binding/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-87825-masoucou) Updates to the podcast app (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/build-your-own-podcast-app-with-dotnet-blazor-and-dotnet-maui/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-87825-masoucou) Azure News Azure Developers YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@AzureDevelopers) Azure CosmosDB Conf (https://learn.microsoft.com/events/learn-events/azure-cosmos-db-conf-2023/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-87825-masoucou) Azure Service of the Month Azure OpenAI (https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/cognitive-services/openai/overview?WT.mc_id=dotnet-87825-masoucou) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Feb 4, 202330 min

Episode 116: .NET Conf Recap

Show Notes .NET Conf happened, it was amazing, and David, James and Matt will bring you up to date! The latest MAUI, .NET, and Azure are all coming at you. Latest News .NET Conf (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/events/dotnetconf-2022/) .NET Student Zone (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/net-conference-student-zone-7th-nov-2022/ba-p/3655584) Azure News Azure bicep (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/azure-friday/authoring-and-deploying-azure-resources-with-bicep) Azure Service of the Month Form recognizer (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/applied-ai-services/form-recognizer/overview?view=form-recog-3.0.0) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Dec 10, 202245 min

It's the season of release candidates (take 2)

Show Notes With .NET 7 around the corner, we're putting the finishing touches on everything in preparation - tune in to find out more! David, James, and Matt will fill you in on all the details plus the latest in Visual Studio and Azure news! New releases .NET MAUI support for .NET 7 RC2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-rc2/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) On.NET with David with .NET MAUI for .NET 7 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV6DnxVyIOo) Draw all over your maps (https://www.andreasnesheim.no/creating-outlined-map-polygons-in-net-maui/) .NET MAUI support for XCode 14 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-xcode14/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) .NET 7 RC2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-7-rc-2/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) VS Mac 17.4 P2.1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-for-mac-17-4-preview-2-1-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) .NET MAUI Community Toolkit v1.3 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-the-dotnet-maui-community-toolkit-v13/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) Latest News Microsoft Teams Infrastructure and ACS migration to .NET 6 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/microsoft-teams-infrastructure-and-azure-communication-services-journey-to-dotnet-6/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) Microsoft Commerce migration to .NET 6 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/microsoft-commerce-dotnet-6-migration-journey/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) Bing Ads Campaigns migration to .NET 6 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/bing-ads-campaign-platform-journey-to-dotnet-6/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) Compare files in Visual Studio (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/comparing-files-in-visual-studio/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) .NET Conf is coming up! (https://dotnetconf.net) The .NET Conf Student Zone (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/net-conference-student-zone-7th-nov-2022/ba-p/3655584) Azure News All the goodness for .NET 7 in Azure Functions and App Service (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/azure-functions-2022-update/ba-p/3648731?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) Azure Service of the Month Azure App Configuration (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-app-configuration/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Oct 21, 202233 min

Episode 114: .NET MAUI in .NET 7 RC 1 - Wha?!?

Show Notes Can you believe it? There's already a new major version of .NET MAUI on its way! David, James, and Matt will fill you in on all the details plus the latest in Visual Studio and Azure news! New releases .NET MAUI in .NET 6 Service Release 5 (https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/6.0.540) NET MAUI in .NET 7 RC 1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-in-dotnet-7-rc1/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70281-masoucou) Visual Studio 2022 17.4 Preview 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-4-preview-2/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70281-masoucou) Latest News Cloud Skills Challenge almost over! (https://aka.ms/maui/cloudchallenge) Learn Live .NET MAUI chugs along (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/events/learn-events/learnlive-mobile-desktop-apps-dotnet-maui/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70281-masoucou) Colored bracket pairs in Visual Studio (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/adding-color-to-bracket-pairs/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70281-masoucou) Bicep in Visual Studio (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/bicepforvs/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70281-masoucou) Azure News .NET 7 in Azure Functions (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-7-comes-to-azure-functions/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70281-masoucou) .NET MAUI + Azure Cosmos DB on Cosmos DB TV (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PFTuWDpgCI&feature=youtu.be) Azure Service of the Month Azure Container Apps (https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/container-apps/overview?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70281-masoucou) Pick of the Pod .NET Podcast App (https://github.com/microsoft/dotnet-podcasts) Microsoft Orleans (https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/orleans/overview?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70281-masoucou) Microsoft Authentication Library - MSAL (https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-dotnet) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Sep 23, 202247 min

Episode 113: The Season of .NET MAUI

Show Notes Whether it's summer or winter where you live, one thing is for certain - it's the season of .NET MAUI! Tune in for the latest and greatest in Azure, Visual Studio, and .NET MAUI news. New releases .NET Community Toolkit 8.0 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-the-dotnet-community-toolkit-800/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70280-masoucou) Visual Studio 17.3 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-3-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70280-masoucou) Visual Studio Mac 17.3 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-for-mac-17-3-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70280-masoucou) Visual Studio 17.4 Preview 1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-4-preview-1/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70280-masoucou) Latest News .NET MAUI – Learn Live! (https://docs.microsoft.com/events/learn-events/learnlive-mobile-desktop-apps-dotnet-maui/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70280-masoucou) .NET Conf – Focus on MAUI recap (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-conf-focus-on-maui-recap/?WT.mc_id= dotnet-70280-masoucou) .NET MAUI Beautiful UI Challenge (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-maui-beautiful-ui-challenge/?WT.mc_id= dotnet-70280-masoucou) Local events (https://dev.to/dotnet/local-net-maui-events-happening-around-the-world-2h8i) .NET MAUI Cloud Skills Challenge (https://aka.ms/maui/cloudchallenge) Azure News Azure SQL temporal tables (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/azure-friday/azure-sql-database-an-introduction-to-temporal-tables/?WT.mc_id= dotnet-70280-masoucou) Azure SQL multi-model (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/azure-friday/azure-sql-database-multi-model-features/?WT.mc_id= dotnet-70280-masoucou) Azure Service of the Month Azure SignalR (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-signalr/?WT.mc_id= dotnet-70280-masoucou) Pick of the Pod MapsUI (https://mapsui.com) Point of Sale print (https://github.com/Bliitze/PointOfSale/blob/master/PointOfSale/Helpers/PosPrint.cs) SunmiV2MAUI (https://github.com/exendahal/SunmiV2MAUI/tree/master/SunmiV2MAUI) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Aug 26, 202237 min

Episode 112: We're Back From Vacation!

Show Notes We may have missed a month out on vacation - but we're back better than ever with the latest installment of the .NET MAUI podcast! New releases .NET MAUI Updates .NET MAUI ecosystem shipping libraries! Sentry (https://blog.sentry.io/2022/06/27/dotnet-maui-sdk-preview) GoogleMaps (https://github.com/themronion/Maui.GoogleMaps) SkiaSharp Views (https://www.nuget.org/packages?q=Tags:%22skiasharp.extended%22&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=tweet&utm_campaign=skiasharp.extended) Steema Charts (https://www.nuget.org/packages/Steema.TeeChart.NET.MAUI/4.2022.7.13-beta) Community Toolkit (https://www.nuget.org/packages/CommunityToolkit.Maui) Serilog (https://www.nuget.org/packages/Serilog.Sinks.Xamarin/1.0.0-dev-00104-fd287b7) .NET MAUI SR3 (https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/6.0.419) Visual Studio preference improvements (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/doc-management-personalization/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70279-masoucou) Visual Studio edit while you search (o https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/sneak-peek-and-edit-your-code-while-you-search/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70279-masoucou) Visual Studio ARM64 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/arm64-visual-studio/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70279-masoucou) VS Mac 17.3 Preview 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-for-mac-17-3-preview-2-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70279-masoucou) Latest News .NET Conf - Focus on MAUI (https://focus.dotnetconf.net) Getting started with DevOps and .NET MAUI (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/devops-for-dotnet-maui/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70279-masoucou) Customizing controls in .NET MAUI (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/customizing-dotnet-maui-controls/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70279-masoucou) UI July (https://twitter.com/hashtag/MAUIUIJuly?src=hashtag_click) Azure News Azure Dev CLI public preview (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/introducing-the-azure-developer-cli-a-faster-way-to-build-apps-for-the-cloud/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70279-masoucou) Azure Service of the Month Azure deployment environments (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-developer-community-blog/introducing-azure-deployment-environments/ba-p/3412095?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70279-masoucou) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Jul 22, 202238 min

Episode 111: Aloha .NET MAUI

Show Notes It's out - it's GA - move all your apps now. .NET MAUI is released. New releases .NET MAUI Update (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-dotnet-maui-one-codebase-many-platforms/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-67511-masoucou) .NET MAUI Learning Path (https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/build-apps-with-dotnet-maui/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-67511-masoucou) .NET MAUI website (https://dotnet.microsoft.com/apps/maui?WT.mc_id=dotnet-67511-masoucou) Let's Learn .NET MAUI (https://docs.microsoft.com/events/learntv/lets-learn-dotnet-maui-june-2022/) .NET MAUI Samples (https://github.com/dotnet/maui-samples) Latest News Migrating to .NET MAUI blogs number 1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/tips-for-porting-your-xamarin-library-to-dotnet-maui/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-67511-masoucou) Migrating to .NET MAUI blog number 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/migrating-mrgestures-to-dotnet-maui/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-67511-masoucou) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

May 24, 202231 min

Episode 110: RELEASE CANDIDATE!

Show Notes .NET MAUI RC is here. I don't need to say any more. New releases .NET MAUI RC (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-rc-1/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-63888-masoucou) Visual Studio for Mac Preview 9 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-for-mac-preview-9/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-63888-masoucou) .NET MAUI Workshop (https://github.com/dotnet-presentations/dotnet-maui-workshop) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Apr 15, 202218 min

Episode 109: .NET MAUI (preview 14) is Released!

Show Notes Another month, another step closer to the .NET MAUI GA! Join James, David and Matt to hear about the latest bits being added to .NET MAUI. Plus learn all about using GitHub Actions as a .NET developer, the latest on Azure, and of course, the pick of the pod! New releases .NET MAUI Preview 14 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-preview-14/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-60557-masoucou) Visual Studio for Mac Updates (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-for-mac-preview-6/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-60557-masoucou) ...and hot off the press VS Mac Updates (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-for-mac-preview-7/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-60557-masoucou) Latest news GitHub Actions for .NET Devs (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-loves-github-actions/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-60557-masoucou) GitHub Actions Code Metrics and Class Diagrams (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/automate-code-metrics-and-class-diagrams-with-github-actions/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-60557-masoucou) Find out more about Mermaid! (https://github.blog/2022-02-14-include-diagrams-markdown-files-mermaid/) Sneak peek at C# 11 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/early-peek-at-csharp-11-features/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-60557-masoucou) Compatible packages at NuGet.org (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/nuget/introducing-compatible-frameworks-on-nuget-org/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-60557-masoucou) All the Azure in one spot ASE! Azure App Service Environments V3 (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/azure-friday/an-introduction-to-app-service-environment-v3?WT.mc_id=dotnet-60557-masoucou) Pick of the Pod Dev Containers (https://docs.microsoft.com/shows/beginners-series-to-dev-containers/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-60557-masoucou) MVVM Source Generators (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCxl0z04BN8) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Mar 18, 202242 min

Episode 108: Buddy App

Another customer success story - this time a Xamarin app that helps those in the construction industry with mental health. Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Mar 11, 202233 min

Episode 107: .NET MAUI Preview ... Number 13!

Show Notes Can you believe we're on .NET MAUI Preview 13? As David says, we're getting so close to release he can almost taste it! Plus we have other great news about Visual Studio - including the best Visual Studio feature ever - and a special Let's Learn .NET all about Git and GitHub. New releases .NET MAUI update (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-1-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-58056-masoucou) Visual Studio 17.1 out! (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-1-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-58056-masoucou) Latest news Let's Learn .NET - Git and GitHub (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/happy-20th-anniversary-net/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-58056-masoucou) .NET 20th anniversary retrospective video (https://www.dot.net) All the Azure in one spot Visual Studio Connected Services (https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/azure/overview-connected-services?view=vs-2022&WT.mc_id=dotnet-58056-masoucou) Pick of the Pod In app billing (https://montemagno.com/ios-android-subscription-implemenation-strategies/) - including new updates and .NET 6 support! Vijay Anand's MAUI templates (https://www.nuget.org/packages/VijayAnand.MauiTemplates/) macOS Big Sur icon Figma template (https://www.figma.com/community/file/857303226040719059) Easy app icon (https://easyappicon.com/) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Feb 18, 202238 min

Episode 106: Customer Success Stories: ONNX

We're back at it again with a customer success story. In this episode, learn how you can use the ONNX runtime to add in on-device machine learning to your apps. Show Notes Machine Learning in .NET with ONNX Runtime (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/machine-learning-in-xamarin-forms-with-onnx-runtime/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-56683-masoucou) ONNX Runtime (https://onnxruntime.ai/) Microsoft ONNX Runtime GitHub (https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime) ONNX GitHub (https://github.com/onnx/onnx) ONNX Model Zoo (https://github.com/onnx/models) Netron (https://netron.app/) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Feb 4, 202234 min

Episode 105: Not One But Two .NET MAUI Previews!

Show Notes Can you believe there were 2 .NET MAUI previews since our last episode? Come on in and listen and David Ortinau breaks all of the newness down. And we have more on the latest releases of Visual Studio and the latest Azure news too! New releases .NET MAUI Preview 11 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-maui-preview-11/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-54931-masoucou) .NET MAUI Preview 12 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-maui-preview-12/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-54931-masoucou) New .NET MAUI documentation (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-54931-masoucou) Visual Studio 17.1 Preview 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-17-1-preview-2-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-54931-masoucou) Facebook SDK v12.2 for Xamarin (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/facebook-sdk-v12-2-for-xamarin-ios-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-54931-masoucou) Latest news Create .NET Microservices - Learn LIve Series (https://docs.microsoft.com/events/learntv/learnlive-create-microservices-dotnet/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-54931-masoucou) .NET Podcast app (https://github.com/microsoft/dotnet-podcasts) Cloud news Intro to Azure Chaos Studio (https://docs.microsoft.com/shows/azure-friday/an-introduction-to-azure-chaos-studio?WT.mc_id=dotnet-54931-masoucou) Azure Cosmos DB Conf Call For Papers open! (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/cosmos-db-conf-2022-cfp/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-54931-masoucou) Azure Cosmos DB Conf (https://developer.azurecosmosdb.com/conf?WT.mc_id=dotnet-54931-masoucou) More new Azure SDKs (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/azure-sdk-release-january-2022/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-54931-masoucou) Azure service of the month Azure Container Registry (https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/container-registry/container-registry-intro?WT.mc_id=dotnet-54931-masoucou) Pick of the Pod Microsoft Clarity (https://clarity.microsoft.com) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Jan 21, 202248 min

Episode 104: ScreenMedia

Another customer success story! ScreenMedia develops apps for a multitude of customers and find out how much fun they're having. Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Jan 14, 202250 min

Episode 103: 2021 - It Was a Good One

Show Notes Join Matt & James as they review the new .NET MAUI features, how to author Visual Studio extensions and the latest Azure news. New releases dot.net available in 2 new languages (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-website-translation-updates/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-52206-masoucou) Latest news Writing Visual Studio Extensions made even easier (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/writing-extensions-just-got-easier/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-52206-masoucou) VSIX Cookbook (https://www.vsixcookbook.com/) Everything you wanted to know about Onnx (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/machine-learning-in-xamarin-forms-with-onnx-runtime/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-52206-masoucou) MobCat GitHub (https://github.com/xamcat/) Cloud news Tune Azure Storage uploads (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/tuning-your-uploads-and-downloads-with-the-azure-storage-client-library-for-net/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-52206-masoucou) Azure service of the month Azure Orbital (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/networking/azure-orbital-overview?WT.mc_id=dotnet-52206-masoucou) See Azure Orbital in action (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-mechanics-blog/contact-space-satellites-to-access-data-azure-orbital/ba-p/3035168?WT.mc_id=dotnet-52206-masoucou) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Dec 17, 202130 min

Episode 102: M365 Admin App

It's another customer success story! This time learn how the M365 team created an app that allows you to administer your M365 instance on the go! Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Dec 3, 202142 min

Episode 101: .NET 6 Is On The Loose

Show Notes James, David, and Matt go over .NET 6 and .NET Conf and all the goodness! New releases .NET MAUI Update (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-maui-preview-10/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-49895-masoucou) .NET 6 Release (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-6/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-49895-masoucou) Visual Studio 2022 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-49895-masoucou) VS 2022 UI Upgrades (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/weve-upgraded-the-ui-in-visual-studio-2022/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-49895-masoucou) Personalize Docs in VS2022 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/personalize-docs/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-49895-masoucou) C# 10 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/welcome-to-csharp-10/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-49895-masoucou) Latest news Journey to accessible apps (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/the-journey-to-accessible-apps-meaningful-content-ordering/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-49895-masoucou) Xamarin platform updates (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/whats-new-in-xamarin-and-visual-studio-2022/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-49895-masoucou) Cloud news Azure Container Apps (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/container-apps/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-49895-masoucou) Azure service of the month Azure Form Recognizer (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/applied-ai-services/form-recognizer/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-49895-masoucou) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Nov 19, 202146 min

Episode 100: Preview-Mania

Show Notes All the previews and release candidates you could ever want. .NET 6 RC 2 - the final RC. .NET MAUI Preview 9, Visual Studio RC and Preview 5 - there's even a Visual Studio for Mac preview to talk about! Tune in as David and Matt talk all about the previews! New releases .NET MAUI Update (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-maui-preview-9/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-44737-masoucou) VS 2022 Mac Preview 1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-for-mac-preview-1-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-44737-masoucou) VS 2022 Release Candidate and Preview 5 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/join-us-november-8th-for-the-launch-of-visual-studio-2022/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-44737-masoucou) .NET 6 Release Candidate 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-6-release-candidate-2/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-44737-masoucou) Latest news .NET Conf (https://www.dotnetconf.net/) Visual Studio Theme Converter (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/custom-themes/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-44737-masoucou) Cloud news Azure REST API Guidelines (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/azure-rest-api-guidelines-update/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-44737-masoucou) Azure service of the month QnA Maker (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cognitive-services/qnamaker/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-44737-masoucou) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Oct 15, 202132 min

Episode 99: Azure IoT

We have a special show today where we're going to learn all about Azure IoT and a Xamarin app that helps you explore it. Stefan Wick, Rido Minguez Pablos, and Ben Buttigieg join us to tell us about the app and Azure IoT. Show Notes Azure IoT (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-fundamentals/iot-introduction?WT.mc_id=dotnet-43778-masoucou) Azure IoT Central (https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/iot-central/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-43778-masoucou) Azure IoT Hub (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-hub/about-iot-hub/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-43778-masoucou) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Sep 24, 202138 min

Episode 98: The Ultimate .NET MAUI Update

Show Notes .NET 6 release candidate is out ... and that means there's big news around .NET MAUI. Tune in to find out what David Ortinau has to say! New releases .NET MAUI update (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-6-release-candidate-1/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-42917-masoucou) .NET 6 release candidate 1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-6-release-candidate-1/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-42917-masoucou) Visual Studio 2022 preview 4 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-6-release-candidate-1/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-42917-masoucou) Latest news .NET Conf (https://www.dotnetconf.net/) Azure service of the month Azure Monitor (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/overview?WT.mc_id=dotnet-42917-masoucou) Cloud news Azure Monitor .NET SDK (https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/tree/main/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.Query) Azure Cosmos DB end-to-end example (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/getting-started-end-to-end-example-1/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-42917-masoucou) Entity Framework 6 Core with Azure Cosmos DB (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/taking-the-ef-core-azure-cosmos-db-provider-for-a-test-drive?WT.mc_id=dotnet-42917-masoucou) Pick of the pod Fig (https://fig.io) Stowage (https://github.com/aloneguid/stowage) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Sep 17, 202144 min

Episode 97: The New .NET MAUI Podcast

Show Notes Can you believe it - the Xamarin Podcast is now the .NET MAUI Podcast?!? New name - same great flavor! We talk about .NET, Visual Studio, Azure, and of course .NET MAUI! This month there's a new preview of .NET MAUI, a bunch of Visual Studio updates, news on the .NET MAUI Community Toolkit and Essentials, and of course more Azure than you can you can shake a stick at. New releases .NET MAUI Update (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-maui-preview-7/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-38576-masoucou) MAUI Themes (https://github.com/dotnet/maui/projects/11) VS Mac 2022 private preview (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/join-the-visual-studio-2022-for-mac-private-preview/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-38576-masoucou) VS 2019 v16.11 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-16-11/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-38576-masoucou) VS 2022 preview 3 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-preview-3-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-38576-masoucou) Latest news VS 2022 and hot reload (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/speed-up-your-dotnet-and-cplusplus-development-with-hot-reload-in-visual-studio-2022/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-38576-masoucou) VS 2022 personalization (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/personalize-your-visual-studio-2022/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-38576-masoucou) VS 2022 multi-repo support (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/multi-repo-support-in-visual-studio/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-38576-masoucou) .NET MAUI community toolkit (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/the-future-of-xamarin-community-toolkit/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-38576-masoucou) .NET MAUI Essentials (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-essentials-1-7-and-introducing-net-maui-essentials/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-38576-masoucou) Cloud news Intro to the unified Azure SDK (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Azure-Friday/An-introduction-to-the-unified-Azure-SDK?WT.mc_id=dotnet-38576-masoucou) Target random users with push notifications (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-notification-hubs/targeting-random-users/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-38576-masoucou) Azure service of the month Azure Logic Apps (https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/logic-apps/logic-apps-overview?WT.mc_id=dotnet-38576-masoucou) Pick of the pod Blazorize (https://blazorise.com/) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: [Twitter](https://twitter.com/davidortinau}, [Github](https://github.com/davidortinau}

Aug 20, 202148 min

Episode 96: The Final Xamarin Podcast

Show Notes It's over. Done. Final. Caput. No more. This is the last Xamarin podcast ever. What's going to happen next month? Tune in to find out. But also tune in to find out about the latest updates on .NET MAUI, Visual Studio 2022, what happened to the Xamarin Forums, and learn how to use Chromecast from your Xamarin apps! New releases Visual Studio 2022 - Preview 1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-preview-1-now-available/?WT.mc_id=mobile-34370-masoucou) Latest news New .NET forums (https://docs.microsoft.com/answers/products/dotnet?WT.mc_id=mobile-34370-masoucou) New .NET MAUI forums (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/topics/dotnet-maui.html?WT.mc_id=mobile-34370-masoucou) Chromecast with Xamarin.Forms (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/implementing-chromecast-with-xamarin-forms/?WT.mc_id=mobile-34370-masoucou) New Videos Shiny 2.0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEOw4Qe_fQk) Cloud news Azure Functions: Discover OpenAPI (https://docs.microsoft.com/events/learntv/azure-functions-discover-openapi/?WT.mc_id=mobile-34370-masoucou) Azure service of the month Azure Traffic Manager (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-overview?WT.mc_id=mobile-34370-masoucou) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), GitHub (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Jul 9, 202131 min

Episode 95: Sketch 360

Another story of an app built with Xamarin! This time find out about a unique app that takes advantage of the Surface Duo to let you create 360 degree drawings! Download the Sketch 360 app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.garage.sketch360app&hl=en_US&gl=US) Sketch 360 GitHub repo (https://github.com/microsoft/sketch360) Microsoft Garage project (https://www.microsoft.com/garage/profiles/sketch-360/?WT.mc_id=mobile-32133-masoucou) More info about Sketch 360 for Surface Duo (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/surface-duo/sketch-360/?WT.mc_id=mobile-32133-masoucou) Surface Duo documentation (http://docs.microsoft.com/dual-screen/xamarin) Follow Us: Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Jun 25, 202142 min

Episode 94: MORE .NET MAUI

Show Notes Can you believe it - Build has come and gone and there's so much goodness to talk about with .NET MAUI - and David Ortinau is back to fill us all in. Plus we have the latest updates on the updates to Visual Studio and Visual Studio Mac and how to make your Xamarin.Forms apps more accessible and beautiful. And there's some great cloud news for Azure Function fans! All this and more! New releases .NET MAUI update (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-maui-preview-4/?WT.mc_id=mobile-31198-masoucou) Visual Studio v16.10 and v16.11 preview out (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2019-v16-10-and-v16-11-preview-1-are-available-today/?WT.mc_id=mobile-31198-masoucou) Visual Studio Mac v8.10 out (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2019-for-mac-version-8-10-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=mobile-31198-masoucou) Latest news Journey to accessible apps - screen readers (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/the-journey-to-accessible-apps-screen-readers/?WT.mc_id=mobile-31198-masoucou) Building beautiful apps with Xamarin.Forms (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/building-beautiful-apps-with-xamarin-forms/?WT.mc_id=mobile-31198-masoucou) Cloud news OpenAPI support for Xamarin.Forms (https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-openapi-extension/blob/main/docs/openapi.md) New videos Hanselman and friends developer keynote (https://youtu.be/EWYYgEkGJfs) Build playlist (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdo4fOcmZ0oVaKJSCxZF-zY-GxZowDa1K) Azure service of the month Azure Functions (https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/functions-overview?WT.mc_id=mobile-31198-masoucou) Pick of the pod Project Tye (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-visual-studio-code-extension-for-tye/?WT.mc_id=mobile-31198-masoucou) Build your first microservice with .NET | Learn module (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/dotnet-microservices/?WT.mc_id=mobile-31198-masoucou) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) Special Guest: David Ortinau.

Jun 11, 202139 min

Episode 93: Blackbaud

Another customer success story! This time find out how Blackbaud started from no Xamarin experience to delivering a complexing mobile payment terminal to help nonprofits - even with bindings to hardware! Follow Us: Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

May 28, 202147 min

Episode 92: May 2021 - It's Almost Build Time!

This month James & Matt welcome back David Ortinau from an update on .NET MAUI and all the other goodness that you expect. Show Notes New releases Visual Studio v16.10 Preview 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2019-v16-10-preview-2/?WT.mc_id=mobile-28118-masoucou) Visual Studio 2022 Update (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022/?WT.mc_id=mobile-28118-masoucou) Cascadia Code (https://github.com/microsoft/cascadia-code) Latest news Xamarin accessible apps The Journey to Accessible Apps (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/the-journey-to-accessible-apps/?WT.mc_id=mobile-28118-masoucou) Accessible apps on the Xamarin Show (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/XamarinShow/Building-Accessible-Mobile-Apps--The-Xamarin-Show?WT.mc_id=mobile-28118-masoucou) Xamarin Community Toolkit updates for accessibility (https://github.com/xamarin/XamarinCommunityToolkit/pull/1240) Accessibility Learn module (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/xamarin-forms-accessibility/?WT.mc_id=mobile-28118-masoucou) Microsoft Ability Summit (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSKM9uIhS6B77RX56JwUJSw) Cloud news Optimize costs w/ Azure Blob Storage (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Azure-Friday/Optimizing-your-storage-costs-with-Azure-Blob-Storage?WT.mc_id=mobile-28118-masoucou) Learn modules: OpenAPI & API Management & Visual Studio (https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/modules/integrate-openapi-enabled-web-api-with-apim-and-visual-studio/?WT.mc_id=mobile-28118-masoucou) New Videos C# Highlights Ranges (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/On-NET/C-Language-Highlights-Ranges?WT.mc_id=mobile-28118-masoucou) Tuple pattern matching (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/On-NET/C-Language-Highlights-Tuple-Pattern-Matching?WT.mc_id=mobile-28118-masoucou) Default interface methods (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/On-NET/C-Language-Highlights-Default-Interface-Methods?WT.mc_id=mobile-28118-masoucou) csharp.dev (https://csharp.dev) Let's Learn .NET (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/lets-learn-dotnet?WT.mc_id=mobile-28118-masoucou) Azure service of the month! Azure IoT Central (https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/iot-central/core/overview-iot-central?WT.mc_id=mobile-28118-masoucou) Pick of the pod! James: SQLite.NET (https://github.com/praeclarum/sqlite-net) Matt: Zebra Xing (https://github.com/Redth/ZXing.Net.Mobile) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

May 14, 202135 min

Episode 91: LivePerson

It's another customer story - this time find out how LivePerson enables apps to talk with a live person in customer support scenarios. Show Notes Find out more about LivePerson (https://www.liveperson.com/) WebRTC on iOS (https://truegeek.com/2021/01/05/webrtc-on-ios/) Follow Us: Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Apr 23, 202137 min

Episode 90: .NET MAUI Q&A

David Ortinau sites down with us to answer a TON of listener questions on .NET MAUI. Plus we got some cloud news & of course the Pick of the Pod!! Show Notes Latest news Great looking settings screens for Xamarin.Forms (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/great-looking-settings-screens-for-xamarin-forms/?WT.mc_id=mobile-23460-masoucou) Cloud news Microservice March w/ Let's Learn Microservices (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/lets-learn-dotnet/Lets-Learn-DotNet-Microservices?WT.mc_id=mobile-23460-masoucou) Cloud Learning Resources for .NET Devs (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/cloud-native-learning-resources-for-net-developers/?WT.mc_id=mobile-23460-masoucou) Azure service of the month! Azure Health Bot (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/health-bot/?WT.mc_id=mobile-23460-masoucou) Pick of the pod! Visual Studio XAML Code Generation (https://montemagno.com/code-generation-from-xaml-in-visual-studio/) Comet Extension for VS Code (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?WT.mc_id=mobile-23460-masoucou&itemName=Clancey.comet-debug) Learn Live (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Learn-Live?WT.mc_id=mobile-23460-masoucou) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) Special Guest: David Ortinau.

Apr 9, 202152 min

Episode 89: Polaris

It's another customer story - and on this podcast hear about the amazing app that pairs with snowmobiles, motorcycles, off-road, and other powersports vehicles. Find out how the developers at Polaris created an app that allows you to find trails, and track your position along the trail - so you can ride safely. And make sure your friends do too. And it even generates 3D fly-thrus of your ride so you can share them later! All of that and more on this Xamarin Podcast! Show Notes Ride Command (https://snowmobiles.polaris.com/en-us/ride-command/) Memory Management and Profiling - The Xamarin Show (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/XamarinShow/Best-Practices-Memory-Management--Profiling--The-Xamarin-Show?WT.id=22472-mobile-masoucou) CollectionView Drag & Drop (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/collectionview-drag-and-drop?WT.id=22472-mobile-masoucou) Follow Us: * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) Special Guest: Alexey Strakh.

Mar 26, 202144 min

Episode 88: .NET MAUI Special Update

Matt and James are joined by David Ortinau for a special update on .NET MAUI. Plus a whole lot of other updates on new releases of Visual Studio for Mac and Windows, the latest news on the Xamarin Community Toolkit, and an amazing ASP.NET Core Web API series ... yes, we talk web in a Xamarin pod! Show Notes New releases MAUI Update w/ David Ortinau (https://github.com/dotnet/core/issues/5889#issuecomment-793056713) .NET 6 – Preview 1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-6-preview-1/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-20002-masoucou) Visual Studio v16.9 out – v16.10 preview 1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/vs2019-v16-9-and-v16-10-preview-1/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-20002-masoucou) What's new in Visual Studio 16.9 Live Stream (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YzFdiYPeVw) Visual Studio Mac 8.9 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2019-for-mac-version-8-9-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-20002-masoucou) Latest news Tabs w/ Xamarin Community Toolkit (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-community-toolkit-tabview/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-20002-masoucou) CollectionVew with drag & drop w/ gestures (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/collectionview-drag-and-drop/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-20002-masoucou) Updated content HTTP API series (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/learn-to-build-http-apis-with-net/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-20002-masoucou) Cloud news Azure Functions for .NET 5 in prod (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure/net-on-azure-functions-roadmap/ba-p/2197916?WT.mc_id=dotnet-20002-masoucou) Learn Live (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Learn-Live?WT.mc_id=dotnet-20002-masoucou) Make the perfect Cheetos with AI (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/The-Solutions-Show-With-Corey/How-do-you-make-perfect-Cheetos-Use-AI?WT.mc_id=dotnet-20002-masoucou) Azure service of the month! Azure Communication Services (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/communication-services/overview?WT.mc_id=dotnet-20002-masoucou) Pick of the pod! Fast Design (https://fast.design) Hello World (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Hello-World?WT.mc_id=dotnet-20002-masoucou) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) Special Guest: David Ortinau.

Mar 12, 202142 min

Episode 87: Xamarin Community Toolkit Extravaganza!

It's the Xamarin Community Toolkit extravaganza! The toolkit it out! It's glorious! You should use it today because it'll solve all of your Xamarin app development needs! .... or it'll at least make your life a bit easier ... James and Matt talk all about the Community Toolkit, what's all inside of it, and the new video series that goes along with it too! And they also talk about customizing Radio Buttons to your exact UI needs. .NET MAUI ... .NET MAUI .. and more .NET MAUI - and they even sneak in some time to talk about some new great content for Xamarin developers on Microsoft Learn! And can you believe it - a whole lot more! Show Notes Announcing the Xamarin Community Toolkit (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-community-toolkit/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-15753-masoucou) Check out the great Xamarin Community Tookit docs! (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/community-toolkit/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-15753-masoucou) All those Community Toolkit Xamarin Shows! (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/XamarinShow/Xamarin-Community-Toolkit-StateLayout?WT.mc_id=dotnet-15753-masoucou) Build a custom radio button (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/beautiful-custom-radiobutton-with-xamarin-forms-5/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-15753-masoucou) A whole lot of news on .NET Multi-platform App UI (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/the-new-net-multi-platform-app-ui-maui/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-15753-masoucou) Microsoft Learn: Consume REST services with Xamarin (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/consume-rest-services/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-15753-masoucou) And the new docs on consuming REST services with Xamarin (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/data-cloud/web-services/rest?WT.mc_id=dotnet-15753-masoucou) Azure DevOps Demo Generator (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/the-azure-devops-demo-generator?WT.mc_id=dotnet-15753-masoucou) The Launch Space: Surface Duo for .NET and Xamarin Developers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8alvJeRlzM&feature=youtu.be) Azure Notification Hubs (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/notification-hubs/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-15753-masoucou) James' in-app billing library (https://montemagno.com/cross-platform-in-app-purchases-for-xamarin-mac-apps/) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Feb 12, 202137 min

Episode 86: Medusa

Tune in to find out how Medusa used Xamarin and Azure to create an app to help the mobile healthcare clinician in the field to capture patient care info! XamCat code samples (https://github.com/xamcat) Medusa Medical (https://medusamedical.com) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Jan 22, 202143 min

Episode 85: Xamarin.Forms 5 with David Ortinau

Xamarin.Forms 5.0 has just been released. And it's all Xamarin.Forms 5 all the time in this special podcast! Principal Program Manager David Ortinau join James and Matt to lead them through all the new exciting bits in Xamarin.Forms 5.0. Show Notes Xamarin.Forms 5 is here! (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-5-0-is-here/?WT.mc_id=mobile-12530-masoucou) NYE at the Space Needle (https://vimeo.com/496136194) My Cadence app (https://montemagno.com/my-cadence-for-arduino/) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Jan 8, 202147 min

Episode 84: American Airlines

In this podcast Matt interviews Kiran Gandla and Chandra Poshala from American Airlines about the app that helps keep the airline running. Xamarin and Azure play a big part and our very own MCAT team helped pave the way too! Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Dec 18, 202032 min

Episode 83: Wrapping up 2020 by looking ahead to 2021!

It's the end of the year and in December's podcast James and Matt wrap up 2020 by talking about a cool new app that lets you draw 360 degree sketches with the Surface Duo - made with Xamarin.Forms! Azure Mobile Apps v4.2 is official, there's a brand new Microsoft Q&A site. And you don't want to miss a sneak preview of what's to come with .NET MAUI! Show Notes New Releases Sketch360 + Xamarin.Forms + Surface Duo (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/surface-duo/sketch-360/?WT.mc_id=mobile-11800-masoucou) Azure Mobile Apps v4.2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/azure-mobile-apps-updates/?WT.mc_id=mobile-11800-masoucou) Visual Studio 16.9 Preview 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2019-v16-9-preview-2/?WT.mc_id=mobile-11800-masoucou) Latest News Microsoft Q&A for .NET (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-microsoft-q-and-a-for-dotnet/?WT.mc_id=mobile-11800-masoucou) .NET MAUI update (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/decembers-community-standup-dotnet-maui-update/?WT.mc_id=mobile-11800-masoucou) Azure News Azure Friday Serverless API Series - Part 1 (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Azure-Friday/Build-serverless-APIs-with-Azure-Functions?WT.mc_id=mobile-11800-masoucou) Part 2 (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Azure-Friday/Implement-serverless-APIs-with-Azure-Functions-and-Azure-API-Management?WT.mc_id=mobile-11800-masoucou) Azure Service of the Month Azure Event Hubs (https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/event-hubs/?WT.mc_id=mobile-11800-masoucou) Pick of the Pod! 5 must install NuGet packages (https://montemagno.com/essentials-nugets-for-new-xamarin-projects/) Coding fonts (https://coding-fonts.css-tricks.com/) Xamarin Weekly Newsletter (http://weeklyxamarin.com/) As always, get yourself some free Azure here (https://azure.microsoft.com/free?WT.mc_id=mobile-11800-masoucou)! Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Dec 11, 202041 min

Episode 82: iRel8

iRel8 (https://irel8.org/the-app/) is an amazing app built with Xamarin that helps people during the toughest moments in life. iRel8 facilitates mental wellness using Xamarin - find out the heartfelt story behind this app in this episode of the Xamarin podcast. Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Nov 20, 202051 min

Episode 81: November is for .NET 5

This month James and Matt talk about the new Apple silicone, XBox ... and of course some Xamarin and Azure too! .NET 5 is out! And with that there are some great Xamarin enhancements in the latest version of Visual Studio. Find out how to update your Android manifest files so you can still send emails in Android 11. And there's a new version of Azure Mobile App Services ... what?!? Show Notes New Releases .NET 5 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-5-0/?WT.mc_id=mobile-10882-masoucou) .NET Conf (https://www.dotnetconf.net/) All the new Xamarin newness (XAML Hot Reload 2.0 with Binding Failures, iOS Hot Restart) (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/dotnetconf-2020-xamarin-recap/?WT.mc_id=mobile-10882-masoucou) Latest News Query & Interact with Apps in Android 11 with Package Visibility (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/android-11-package-visibility/?WT.mc_id=mobile-10882-masoucou) In app reviews for Android apps (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/android-in-app-reviews/?WT.mc_id=mobile-10882-masoucou) Xamarin Community Toolkit Hacktoberfest 2020 Recap (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-community-toolkit-hacktoberfest-2020-recap/?WT.mc_id=mobile-10882-masoucou) Azure News Azure Mobile App Services 2.4 (https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Azure.Mobile.Client/) Azure Mobile App Services SQLite Client (https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Azure.Mobile.Client.SQLiteStore/) Zumo Book (https://adrianhall.github.io/develop-mobile-apps-with-csharp-and-azure/) Azure Service of the Month Azure Event Grid (https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/event-grid/overview?WT.mc_id=mobile-10882-masoucou) Pick of the Pod! XBox (https://www.xbox.com/) Xamarin.Forms Community Toolkit (https://github.com/xamarin/XamarinCommunityToolkit) As always, get yourself some free Azure here (https://azure.microsoft.com/free?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou)! Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Nov 13, 202026 min

Episode 80: Seeing AI

Seeing AI (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/seeing-ai?rtc=1) is an app for iOS that narrates the world around you. And it's built with Xamarin and Azure. In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Matt talks to the folks behind Seeing AI. The history of the app, how it was built, and the challenges and successes encountered along the way. All of this in this episode of the Xamarin Podcast. Download Seeing AI (https://apps.apple.com/app/seeing-ai/id999062298) today - it's amazing! Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) Special Guests: Alexey Strakh and Saqib Shaikh.

Oct 23, 202028 min

Episode 79: October of Releases

This month James and Matt talk about all of the new releases that are out and ready for you to code with in October! There's a new iOS. There has to be a new XCode then too. What would another month be without a new Xamarin.Forms preview release be? And this one is Xamarin.Forms 5!! And there's Xamarin.Essentials too! It's not all new releases though in this pod - lots of news to talk about too. Hack your way to some swag with Hacktoberfest. Find out about the Fabulous world of functional programming. And did you know the Oscars have an app - and it's made with Xamarin?!? And of course, the Azure Service of the Month and Pick of the Pod! Show Notes New Releases XCode 12 & iOS 14 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/ios-14-and-xcode-12-xamarin-ios/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou) Xamarin.Forms 5 preview (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-5-preview/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou) Xamarin.Essentials 1.6 preview (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-essentials-1-6-preview/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou) Xamarin.Essentials 1.6 feature matrix (https://docs.microsoft.com/xamarin/essentials/platform-feature-support?context=xamarin/android&WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou#feature-support) Latest News Hacktoberfest with Xamarin (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/hacktoberfest-xamarin-community-toolkit/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou) Fabulous Functional App Dev (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/fabulous-functional-app-development/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou) Oscars Customer Showcase (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/customer-showcase-the-academy-of-motion-picture-arts-sciences/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou) Azure News Create: Serverless videos (https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/MS-Create/Create-Serverless?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou) New Xamarin Videos Xamarin.Forms code snippets (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/XamarinShow/XamarinForms-Code-Snippets?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou) Replicating user profile UI (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/XamarinShow/Replicating-User-Profile-UI--The-Xamarin-Show?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou) Community Standup (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht99b8Bmrhc) On .NET Live (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JEY1KVqKtU) Azure Service of the Month Azure Bastion (https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/bastion/bastion-overview?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou) Pick of the Pod! StreamDeck toolkit (https://github.com/FritzAndFriends/StreamDeckToolkit) As always, get yourself some free Azure here (https://azure.microsoft.com/free?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou)! Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Oct 9, 202031 min

Episode 78: The Oscars

In this special episode of the Xamarin Podcast - Matt talks to the folks behind the Oscars app. You'll find out a ton of great insights on how the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences built a Xamarin.tvOS app, lift and shifted their infrastructure to Azure, and released a Xamarin.Forms app too. All with a little help with our friends from Microsoft's Mobile Customer Advisory Team! Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Sep 22, 202042 min

Episode 77: Surface Duo, Android Startup Times, and Xamarin.Essentials

This month James and Matt talk about new Microsoft Learn modules on the Surface Duo. The continuing saga of the Xamarin.Forms Shell quick tips. Of course it's a new month and that means there's a new preview version of Visual Studio! Find out all the goodness that goes along with that. If you wanted to detect if your app was run for the first time ever, or the first time for a new version, or whatevs... Xamarin.Essentials has you covered with a great API. James and Matt also talk about how to really supercharge your Xamarin.Android app startup times. There's a ton of Azure news too ... including some confusion over what exactly the service of the month should be! And of course, the Azure Service of the Month and Pick of the Pod! Show Notes New Releases Visual Studio v16.8 Preview 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2019-v16-8-preview-2/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast77-podcast-masoucou) XAML hot reload for UWP in action (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L41j_HY65vE&list=PL1rZQsJPBU2St9-Mz1Kaa7rofciyrwWVx&index=2) Microsoft Learn Surface Duo Developer Training for Xamarin.Forms (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/surface-duo/xamarin-developer-training-on-microsoft-learn/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast77-podcast-masoucou) Latest News App first run detection with Xamarin.Essentials (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/first-run-xamarin-essentials/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast77-podcast-masoucou) Profiling Xamarin.Android startup (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/performance-xamarin-android-apps/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast77-podcast-masoucou) Xamarin.Forms Shell Quick Tips: Modal Navigation (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-shell-quick-tip-modal-navigation/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast77-podcast-masoucou) Azure News Managed Identities w/ Azure Functions (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sdk/secretless-azure-functions-dev-with-the-new-azure-identity-libraries/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast77-podcast-masoucou) Azure Cosmos DB for the SQL Professional (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/how-to-handle-reference-tables-in-cosmos-db-that-are-common-in-the-relational-database-world/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast77-podcast-masoucou) Understanding Azure Cosmos DB for relational data (https://www.jamesserra.com/archive/2018/06/understanding-cosmos-db/) Azure Service of the Month Managed Identities (https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/active-directory/managed-identities-azure-resources/overview?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast77-podcast-masoucou) Pick of the Pod! Microsoft Word (https://word.office.com) As always, get yourself some free Azure here (https://azure.microsoft.com/free?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast77-podcast-masoucou)! Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Sep 11, 202034 min