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We break the latest rumors before today's big Apple event and pretend we were there and buying all the Apple goodies!

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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

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We take a look at the brand new Native Library Interop for .NET MAUI developers to easily bind native libraries to C#!

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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!

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Google TV Streamer is here.... which has us thinking... should we care about building apps for connected tv devices?

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Let's take a step back and talk about CI/CD.

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Python support, new dockerfile support, and so many new components! We discuss .NET Aspire 8.1's release

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• What's new in .NET Aspire 8.1 for cloud native developers! - .NET Blog

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!

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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!

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After a year of Starlink was it worth it? How do you set it up? How does the technology work? Frank breaks it down.

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We talk about James going "light" with the light phone and also going big on 3D and taking an in-depth look at Spatial Videos.

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It is that time of year again and it is infused with AI... Apple Intelligence and all sorts of goodies for iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, macOS, watchOS, and more! Let's get into WWDC 2024!

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Intel and AMD are back with their latest CPUs and NPUs and are Copilot+ PC Ready!

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• Intel officially unveils Lunar Lake, its Copilot+ AI PC chip

It's time to cut the cord... I mean streaming music service? James is going on a journey of getting rid of all music services. How is it going?

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OpenAI and Google are back with some new AI models that can talk to each other! .NET Aspire is getting close to release and Xamarin end of life is here, so we reflect back.

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Apple had it's big event, but what do these new devices mean for developers? Are we impressed, is thin to thin? Why can't we have the M4 in our development machines? We discuss.

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The Rabbit R1 and Humane AI pin are here! Is this the future of AI devices? We discuss what we really think and what we really want.

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With a lack of control and power to specify what hardware is required when publishing your app has left Frank in a predicament. We discuss what Apple could do to improve this for developers.

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We are talking AI this week and trying to get to the basics. We take a look at what goes into GPTs and how these models figure things out.

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It is time to make our console apps look beautiful! There are some amazing libraries out there to help us out. We discuss!

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Frank is getting ready to release an app and we talk through paid vs freemium, onboarding, and that magical 30 seconds to wow moment for his app.

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Templates, templates, templates. Project templates, item templates, default templates, custom templates, and beyond.

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Whoops Apple broke Java and some .NET local development in macOS 14.4.

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• Fix exporting certificate keys on macOS 14.4. by vcsjones · Pull Request #99768 · dotnet/runtime
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AI is here for your Blazor, MVC, and Razor pages apps with Smart Components and is super simple. Use a control and AI is infused and ready to go!

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Frank's Vision Pro app is live, was paid worth it? Also, James rented & drove an EV for the first time, we discuss.

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Everything you ever wanted to know, answered.

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Frank is deep in visionOS development and spatial computing. He has "shipped" his first app, but after waiting 5 days of it being "in review" what does he plan do to next as the stress builds.

Frank's announcement: https://twitter.com/praeclarum/status/1760355600192741524

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Frank has had the AVP for a few weeks what does he think. Also we break down all the goodies in .NET 9 Preview 1!

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Frank goes hands on with the Apple Vision Pro and loves it so much he decides to record the entire podcast while wearing it!

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We answer some of your developer related questions before we get our hands on the device such as how do we think of designing for the Apple Vision Pro?

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Frank did it! He purchased the Apple Vision Pro. How was the process? What was the motivation? Does he have any regrets? We find out on this week's pod.

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Let's explore updates in the 1 Billion Row Challenge, Apple Vision Pro, and how important source control is and how James was so thankful for it recently.

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How fast can you read in and parse a file with one billion rows of data? That is the challenge taking over the Java world, so Frank naturally attempts to do it in F# and .NET! Let's see how he did!

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• gunnarmorling/1brc: 1️⃣🐝🏎️ The One Billion Row Challenge -- A fun exploration of how quickly 1B rows from a text file can be aggregated with Java
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Hello 2024! Let's talk about what we think is coming for Apple when it comes to hardware, software, and AI!

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We close out 2023 with some lightning topics including our favorite editor features, Tesla robots, AI Updates, Transcribing Scrolls, and plenty of holiday hacks.

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• (6) Nat Friedman on X: "Megabytes of ancient text are coming https://t.co/n5hJmD8p4b" / X
• I Can't Believe This is Only $40 -- R36S Review - YouTube
• My Favorite Handhelds of 2023 - YouTube
• Vesuvius Challenge

We discuss it all and the future of .NET!

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• Extending WebAssembly to the Cloud with .NET - .NET Blog
• WASI Will Change .NET Forever! Run Wasm Outside The Browser! - YouTube

For the very first time, Heather joins James for a chat about transitioning from individual contributor to manager in the engineering role. We also discuss hybrid work, some best practices, and how we are trying to increase capacity for innovation.

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• The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for... by Reilly, Tanya

.NET 8 brings a lot of enhancements to Native AOT to helps apps start faster, improve performance, and reduce app size... but there are limitations such as reflection. We discuss as this is Frank's passion.

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We break down everything you need to know from .NET Conf 2023 and .NET 8 release!

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James is out and about, but we have plenty to chat about when it comes to .NET Conf 2023, plus a full recap of all things OpenAI Dev Day, and we answer your questions around if you should start a business when you publish apps. We break it down.

.NET Conf: https://dotnetconf.net
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This week we take a look at a macOS Sonoma feature that allows you to put widgets on your desktop AND bring your iPhone widgets over. We talk about the feature and also a little widget development as well!

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We break down Apple's latest hardware event with M3 chips, new Mac Book Pro devices, and of course we look at what else is scary fast including .net maui!

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Frank's all time favorite game is getting a remaster... but should it?

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James found an iPhone on the ground completely destroyed and unable to turn on, what happens next will blow your mind!

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We have so many goodies this lightning topic episode including llama.cpp, some Xamarin goodness in the latest .NET 8 RC 2, and so much more!

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• Announcing .NET MAUI in .NET 8 RC 2: More Quality - .NET Blog

This week we take a deeper dive into how Google is forcing developers with Google Play Billing to constantly update their apps with ridiculous breaking changes every year. We also dive into central package management for NuGet and so much more.

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Did Frank just find the ultimate bug macOS's control center?!?! Is it burning cycles of your CPU and wasting precious power? We break down his findings and if this really is a problem.

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• (1) Frank A. Krueger on X: "The Control Center icon in the Mac toolbar is always running and always using 1% CPU. Not a big deal, but I finally had to know wtf it was doing... Turns out it is constantly re-rendering its SwiftUI (running layout) even though there is no UI visible. 🤣 Yay for modern software https://t.co/zI5PdVYzP4" / X
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• ScreenBar Halo | BenQ US

Wow, what a week! Not only did the new iPhones release, so did iOS 17! We break down what developer need to know and what new features they may want to implement. We also discuss the latest in .NET 8 with the release candidates available and the Microsoft Surface and AI event where Copilot was launched!

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We have the full break down of the Apple event including the new iPhone 15 with spatial video, 5x, zoom, usb-c, and of course the Apple Watch Series 9!

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Buying a new car is difficult any time, but in 2023 we have a lot of options, gas, hybrid, all electric. Frank is out shopping for a new vehicle, what path did he go down, and how was his experience?

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After 16 hours of being in the air with 2 layovers and multiple rounds of security checks, James and Frank sit down to talk about the lagging advancements in airport security and specifically how AI is having an impact.

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That is right... .NET 8 RC isn't out yet and .NET 9 is here already and we installed it! We discuss how to install the latest bits of .NET and why you may need them.

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Frank is interested in buying a Nintendo Switch... a 6+ year old device.... when is it too late to buy a piece of technology? We discuss.

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There have been a lot of changes in the world of X/Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and even how our favorite apps work or don't work without logging in. We discuss this new world walled garden and also the fall of LK-99!

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It is time for some lightning topics! We have all sorts of good ones including the new and maybe real LK-99 superconductor, a chat about MacCatalyst, should you use 3rd party libraries? What is on Frank's desk and when will this all end?

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We are diving back into RealityKit which got some nice updates and potentially some visionOS optimizations as well as we start to scan real world objects and turn them into digital goods!

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James does some experiments with building .NET MAUI UI without any XAML at all and completely in C#! We discuss the pros, cons, and if James will continue his journey to C# only!

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.NET 8 is on the way and we have some great updates on C# 12, NativeAOT for .NET iOS apps, and oh.... .NET MAUI gets a VS Code extension!!! Tune in!

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Frank dives into building his first app with visionOS for the Apple Vision Pro headset and he walks through everything you need to know to get setup, interact with the simulator, and actually build an app.

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We often get questions around building 3D apps and games and with visionOS getting it's first preview we thought it would be a great time to discuss in more detail for .NET developers.

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AI is all around us and everyone is talking about it. As a developer, what do we actually need to know to start developing for and with AI? Are we data scientists? Are we prompt engineers? Or are we just consumers of APIs? We discuss in this week's pod.

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Let's talk about all good things upgrades! Upgrading to the new Mac Book Air M2? Upgrading Xcode? Upgrading macOS? Upgrading Android Billing Libraries? Upgrading Internet? Upgrading GPUs?!?! We got you covered!

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It is follow up week on some topics we touched on earlier. We first break down our thoughts on C# 12's new Collection Literals, Apple Vision Pro + iCircuit, iOS 17, and some great developer productivity feature for .NET.

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WWDC is here and we breakdown everything you need to know from the keynote and developer state of the union! From iOS 17, new watch features, iPadOS, and yes, the new Vision Pro! We got you covered.

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We are days away from WWDC so instead of making you wait a week we have our predictions first and then will break down with a special episode after the event!

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It's that time again for lighting topics! This week we first recap and give our impressions of Microsoft Build 2023 and then tackle some of your questions!

1. Passkeys (vs passwords + MFA)
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3. How worried should we be about LLM AI’s not being able to sort fact from fiction
4. How secure (or not?) is most encryption
5. Full self-driving? Ever?

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James is on a mission to get his app on as many platforms as possible. This time he dives through his journey of getting his Android apps into the Amazon App Store which also means onto Windows 11! What did he have to do and what was the experience like for his end users?

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It's conference season and Google kicks off things with lots and lots of AI at Google I/O 2023. We break down the latest happenings from the main keynotes including new Android Wear APIs, Pixel folding devices, AI infused Android Studio, Android 14, WebAssembly goodies, and so much more including AI.

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That is right! Everyone's favorite MP3 player is back! This time due to a collaboration with Guardians of the Galaxy, but it doesn't matter because Hanselman and others have found ways to revive it in 2023. We discuss the Zune software, UI stack, why we loved it, and why it may have been the best XAML to XAML.

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When is the right time to sunset software from the app store? How about a library up on NuGet? What is the right way to do it for your customers and folks using your software? We discuss in this weeks podcast.

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It is that time of year again! New C# features! That is right, .NET 8 Preview 3 just dropped and with it is the first preview features of C# 12 including Primary constructors for non-record classes and structs, using aliases for any type, and default values for lambda expression parameters. We break them all down!

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With Microsoft Build and .NET 8 right around the corner, the team is hard at work optimizing the runtime to fit full Native AOT apps down under 1.44MB! That is right, it fits fully on a floppy disk! We discuss all things AOT and what you need to know.

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Let's get deeper into ChatGPT and GTP-4 this with Bing Chat and the newly integrated side bar of Microsoft Edge.

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• Everything you need to know about Amazon Sidewalk, the secure, low-cost network that can connect devices up to half a mile away
• visual studio code presention with a code editor in front of them tips and tricks - Image Creator
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They did it! The Twitter Algorithm is open source! We break down how it works, what is in it, and how why you should care (or not).

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Frank tries to explain his favorite F# feature and also discussion the C# proposal for union types!

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It is time for some lightning topics and we go big on AI with GPT-4, infused ChatGPT everywhere, and we answer your questions from the past few months! Oh... and Sauna... and SVB discussion!

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We figured our how to run a windows exe on windows with .net maui!

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Frank builds a command line interface for ChatGTP with .NET!

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Franks heads back to create apps for games from the 1990s with .NET MAUI

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Native AOT can be used for more than just making super fast apps... you can compile your libraries down to C and use them anywhere!

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We talk about .NET Standard, XamarinLegacyCompat, Android Support, and all sorts of forward/backwards compatibility.

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Frank journeys into Swift with a little CoreData and CloudKit.

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We celebrate iCircuit Pro, Frank's long await update to iCircuit with a subscription! Then we break down the latest Apple hardware event with new Mac Book Pro models, Mac Minis, and oh... the HomePod?!?!

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OpenAI as a service is here! We discuss!

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Finally Frank goes all in on in-app purchases in his apps and talks about how he went about implementing subscriptions in iCircuit.

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It is time for lightning topics from YOU! We cover some of the latest happenings at CES including some new IoT things, some IoT security, and a bit of coffee roasting :)

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After a quick recap of our top "things" from 2022, we discuss Frank's holiday hack, a DIT smart thermostat powered by .NET and ML.NET!

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Frank drives into all of the complexities with android publishing including API targeting, AndroidX, and so much more.

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James gets into maps and drawing all sorts of points and lines. We discuss.

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Let's go! ChatGPT time!

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We explore the world of GitHub Codespaces and all the joy that it can bring to development.

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.NET 7 is a major update to the .NET platform and it comes packed with some awesome new features! In this podcast, we'll take a look at some of the most important new features in .NET 7 and what you need to know about them if you're using .NET 7 in your development work.

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Signing, provisioning, certificates, oh my! We break down what you need to know on how to really ship apps to the app store.

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Finally .NET Conf is here with all the latest news and information! We break down all the .NET 7 new and our favorite sessions from the conference.

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.NET 7 is just about here and .NET Conf is tomorrow (November 8-10). There have been tons of great blogs announcing new features and performance gains. Let's discuss.

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It is that time of the podcast where we do lighting topics! This time we are covering upgrading iPhone, Twitter takeover, the next social/metaverse platform, USB-C standards, and Apple's Ads on the App Store.

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iPadOS 16 is here and with it are a bunch of new fancy iPads that Apple just released. We break down the latest Apple event and products and give a hands on review of Stage Manager.

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We break down all of the latest goodies that Microsoft has from the latest Surface event including all of the new hardware, accessories, and software. Oh, and ARM on Windows is here in the main line Surface lineup with a whole bunch of AI features!

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Frank has one heck of a journey trying to setup his new iPhone 14 Pro. From iCloud backups to eSim transfer.... it was an exciting adventure. How did it end and what is his overall review of the new phone? Tune-in!

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As cross-platform developers we build all sorts of libraries that need to target multiple frameworks. How do we do it? What do we need to do with .NET 6 and .NET 7!?!?! We discuss.

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It has been several months since we last talked about GitHub Copilot, the automated AI coding friend inside of Visual Studio & Visual Studio Code. Let's revisit and give our hands on thoughts of what we think of this new technology.

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It's time to break down the latest Apple new with the latest iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods.

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Frank figured out a way of hosting and performing full machine learning in the browser with no servers!

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• Frank A. Krueger on Twitter: "@stroughtonsmith *Pushes up glasses* SwiftUI is Apple’s UWP. Longhorn the OS had its troubles but WPF - the new UI app tech in it - wasn’t one of them. It was tested and powerful. Designed by people who loved UIs. Later, MS would shoot themselves in the foot with Win8 UI and UWP." / Twitter
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Frank decides to create an ML model to translate Akkadian and Sumerian!

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We diagnosed and fixed performance problems in the wild and we break down how we did it and what you need to know.

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After a quick update on Frank's drone, we dive into the world of static web apps, websites, and pages that are completely free to host on different platforms.

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This is something special....

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Our brand new Pixy drone by Snap is here and we break down every positive and negative of this adorable little drone.

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It is a random topic week because we don't know what to talk about in-depth, so we chat up iOS 16 Beta, C# partial methods, scoped keyword, and running python inside of C# on an iPhone with IronPython!

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This week try to demystify the new workload system in .NET! .NET MAUI, Blazor WASM, Source Control, Continuous Integration, and more!

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We break down the big announcement from WWDC that is going to eliminate passwords forever!! Or will it?

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Everything you need to know about the latest in iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, iPadOS, and so much more from WWDC 2022!

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Frank tried to build a MacCatalyst app with OpenGL and soon realizes that it doesn't exists!!?!?!

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Frank and James cover all the great developer bits from Build 2022 including Win UI 3, Project Voleterra, Arm64, .NET MAUI Launch, and so much more.

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• Create Next Generation Experiences at Scale with Windows - Windows Developer Blog
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.NET MAUI is here, and Frank is all in on building apps with it! He has started to migrate his apps and shares his journey!

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Frank had his first PR merged into iOS and macOS for .NET! We explore his journey to getting it accepted

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When is the time to make breaking changes that could completely upset every single user of your library? James is in this situation, and we discuss his options.

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A $230 drone... with no controller... with no GPS.... is this the future?

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C# 11 is coming in hot with some awesome new previews and we break down our favorite features.

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• C# 11 Preview Updates - Raw string literals, UTF-8 and more! - .NET Blog
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It is go time with the .NET MAUI RC!!

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• Migrating to RC1 · dotnet/maui Wiki

Where did my bash go says James! Well I am swimming with Fish over here says Frank! We explore what the heck is going on in terminals on all of the different operating systems and how to get them setup to your liking.

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We take your questions live on .NET MAUI, the state of mobile development, how to teach the next generation, and so much more!

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Frank explains to James why and how he is doing databases all wrong!

Email us for episode 300 - [email protected]

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Frank has a grand conspiracy theory when it comes to what is going on with the M1 Ultra and M2. We discuss why they glued two chips together.

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We have a full breakdown of the latest Apple event with M1 Ultra, new Mac Studio, iPhone SE 3rd gen, and a new iPad!

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Who doesn't love security? Who doesn't love security inside of the app sandbox?!?! We break down file-access and all of its complexity when building sandboxed apps for iOS, macOS, Android, and Windows!

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What to do when there are new APIs that improve but don't deprecate old ones? Do you throw away your old code? Write compatibility layers? Or do you just keep on with what you have? We discuss.

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It’s here already…!!!??!!!! That’s right, .NET 7 is on its way with awesome new features.

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Measure, measure, measure with dotnet-trace a "new" tool that Frank has been exploring to make apps super performant.

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James is back on in-app purchases and this time has a complete deep dive into all things in-app subscriptions!

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