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Blue Blazes Blue Blazes S04E02: GitHub Copilot App Modernization for .NET – featuring Matthew SoucoupIn this episode, host Jonathan "J." Tower sits down with Matthew Soucoup, Principal Cloud Advocate and .NET Cloud Advocacy Lead, to explore how GitHub Copilot's new App Modernization agent is transforming the way teams upgrade and migrate .NET applications to modern platforms.Matt breaks down the three core capabilities of this AI-powered modernization tool: assessment and scope planning, step-by-step modernization planning, and detailed task execution with persistent memory. Together, they discuss how the agent handles upgrade scenarios, from moving projects forward through .NET versions to migrating legacy .NET Framework applications to the cloud. If you're w...

2026-02-1634 min $The Developer\'s Journey$

The Developer's Journey I'd Never Do a Whiteboard InterviewJoin us on The Developer’s Journey, where we dive deep into the candid stories of software engineers navigating the highs and lows of their careers. From overcoming challenges to celebrating wins, this series offers an honest glimpse into the realities of life in tech. Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just starting out, these stories will inspire and resonate with you.Our friend Matt Soucoup is our first guest and he's sharing invaluable lessons and tips for navigating the interview process!Whether you’re a seasoned developer or just starting out, Matt's...

2025-02-0722 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast 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/

2024-12-2345 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 124: CollectionView++, AI Goodies, and VS Code SetupIt'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/

2024-08-2645 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 122: Has it been a year already?Show Notes C# Azure Search Sample with MAUI! .NET AI Documentation Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

2024-07-1239 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 121: M365 Admin App: A Customer .NET MAUI Migration StoryShow 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 Reuse Effects in .NET MAUI Upgrade a Xamarin.Forms app to a .NET MAUI app with the .NET Upgrade Assistant Migrate a Xamarin.Forms custom renderer to a .NET MAUI handler Namespace changes API changes Update app dependencies Migration troubleshooting...

2023-12-1552 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 120: Polaris : A Customer Migration StoryShow Notes Migrate your Xamarin.iOS Binding Library Migrate your Xamarin.Android Binding Library Auth0 Documentation for .NET MAUI Mapbox .NET MAUI Support Minnesota Enterprise Mobile UG: Party On with 3rd Party Binding Libraries in .NET MAUI .NET MAUI API Browser Reuse Effects in .NET MAUI Upgrade a Xamarin.Forms app to a .NET MAUI app with the .NET Upgrade Assistant Migrate a Xamarin.Forms custom renderer to a .NET MAUI handler Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

2023-10-0649 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 119: Build and MAUI and RecapsShow Notes Microsoft Build just happened - tune in to hear David's, James', and Matt's thoughts! Latest Releases Latest on .NET MAUI .NET upgrade assistant w/ support for MAUI NET 8 preview 4 & 5 and Visual Studio Previews Visual Studio 17.7 Preview 1 Visual Studio 17.7 Preview 2 .NET 8 Preview 4 .NET 8 Preview 5 Speech recognition in .NET MAUI w/ community toolkit C# Dev Kit for VS Code Latest News Visual Studio UI Refresh Create a PR in Visual Studio Surround selection Azure News QnA assist in MS Learn Azure Service of the Month Azure Deployment Environments...

2023-06-2338 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 118: ...and we're backShow 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 .NET Upgrade Assistant .NET Upgrade Assistant NuGet .NET 8 Preview 3 Visual Studio 17.6 preview 2 Visual Studio 17.5 updates Latest News Drawing elements on maps in .NET MAUI Azure Developers - .NET Day Let's Learn .NET - All Around the World Build, Build, and more Build File and folder dialogs in with the .NET MAUI Community Toolkit Azure News Getting started with OpenAI in .NET ...

2023-04-2850 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 117: James and David Pick on MattShow 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 Sticky Scroll Dev tunnels Spell checking .NET MAUI Community Toolkit .NET Community Toolkit Latest News MVVM in WinForms Updates to the podcast app Azure News Azure Developers YouTube Azure CosmosDB Conf Azure Service of the Month Azure OpenAI Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

2023-02-0430 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 116: .NET Conf RecapShow 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 .NET Student Zone Azure News Azure bicep Azure Service of the Month Form recognizer Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

2022-12-1045 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast 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 On.NET with David with .NET MAUI for .NET 7 Draw all over your maps .NET MAUI support for XCode 14 .NET 7 RC2 VS Mac 17.4 P2.1 .NET MAUI Community Toolkit v1.3 Latest News Microsoft Teams Infrastructure and ACS migration to .NET 6 Microsoft...

2022-10-2133 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 115: It's the season of release candidatesShow 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 On.NET with David with .NET MAUI for .NET 7 Draw all over your maps .NET MAUI support for XCode 14 .NET 7 RC2 VS Mac 17.4 P2.1 .NET MAUI Community Toolkit v1.3 Latest News Microsoft Teams Infrastructure and ACS migration to .NET 6 Microsoft...

2022-10-2134 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast 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 NET MAUI in .NET 7 RC 1 Visual Studio 2022 17.4 Preview 2 Latest News Cloud Skills Challenge almost over! Learn Live .NET MAUI chugs along Colored bracket pairs in Visual Studio Bicep in Visual Studio Azure News .NET 7 in Azure Functions .NET MAUI + Azure Cosmos DB on...

2022-09-2347 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 113: The Season of .NET MAUIShow 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 Visual Studio 17.3 Visual Studio Mac 17.3 Visual Studio 17.4 Preview 1 Latest News .NET MAUI – Learn Live! .NET Conf – Focus on MAUI recap .NET MAUI Beautiful UI Challenge Local events .NET MAUI Cloud Skills Challenge Azure News Azure SQL temporal tables Azure SQL multi-model Azure Service of the Month Azur...

2022-08-2637 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast 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 GoogleMaps SkiaSharp Views Steema Charts Community Toolkit Serilog .NET MAUI SR3 Visual Studio preference improvements [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 VS Mac 17.3 Preview 2 Latest News .NET Conf - Focus on MAUI Getting started with DevOps and .NET MAUI ...

2022-07-2238 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 111: Aloha .NET MAUIShow Notes It's out - it's GA - move all your apps now. .NET MAUI is released. New releases .NET MAUI Update .NET MAUI Learning Path .NET MAUI website Let's Learn .NET MAUI .NET MAUI Samples Latest News Migrating to .NET MAUI blogs number 1 Migrating to .NET MAUI blog number 2 Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

2022-05-2431 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 110: RELEASE CANDIDATE!Show Notes .NET MAUI RC is here. I don't need to say any more. New releases .NET MAUI RC Visual Studio for Mac Preview 9 .NET MAUI Workshop Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

2022-04-1518 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast 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 Visual Studio for Mac Updates ...and hot off the press VS Mac Updates Latest news GitHub Actions for .NET Devs GitHub Actions Code Metrics and Class Diagrams Find out more about Mermaid! Sneak peek...

2022-03-1842 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 108: Buddy AppAnother customer success story - this time a Xamarin app that helps those in the construction industry with mental health. Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub

2022-03-1133 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast 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 Visual Studio 17.1 out! Latest news Let's Learn .NET - Git and GitHub .NET 20th anniversary retrospective video All the Azure in one spot Visual Studio Connected Services Pick of...

2022-02-1838 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 106: Customer Success Stories: ONNXWe'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 ONNX Runtime Microsoft ONNX Runtime GitHub ONNX GitHub ONNX Model Zoo Netron Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub

2022-02-0434 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast 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 .NET MAUI Preview 12 New .NET MAUI documentation Visual Studio 17.1 Preview 2 Facebook SDK v12.2 for Xamarin Latest news Create .NET Microservices - Learn LIve Series .NET Podcast app Cloud news Intro to Azure Chaos Studio Azure Cosmos DB Conf...

2022-01-2148 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 104: ScreenMediaAnother customer success story! ScreenMedia develops apps for a multitude of customers and find out how much fun they're having. Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub

2022-01-1450 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 103: 2021 - It Was a Good OneShow 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 Latest news Writing Visual Studio Extensions made even easier VSIX Cookbook Everything you wanted to know about Onnx MobCat GitHub Cloud news Tune Azure Storage uploads Azure service of the month Azure Orbital See Azure Orbital in action Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

2021-12-1730 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 102: M365 Admin AppIt'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, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub

2021-12-0342 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 101: .NET 6 Is On The LooseShow Notes James, David, and Matt go over .NET 6 and .NET Conf and all the goodness! New releases .NET MAUI Update .NET 6 Release Visual Studio 2022 VS 2022 UI Upgrades Personalize Docs in VS2022 C# 10 Latest news Journey to accessible apps Xamarin platform updates Cloud news Azure Container Apps Azure service of the month Azure Form Recognizer Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

2021-11-1946 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 100: Preview-ManiaShow 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 VS 2022 Mac Preview 1 VS 2022 Release Candidate and Preview 5 .NET 6 Release Candidate 2 Latest news .NET Conf Visual Studio Theme Converter Cloud news Azure REST API Guidelines Azure service of the month QnA Maker

2021-10-1532 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 99: Azure IoTWe 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 Azure IoT Central Azure IoT Hub Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub

2021-09-2438 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 98: The Ultimate .NET MAUI UpdateShow 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 .NET 6 release candidate 1 Visual Studio 2022 preview 4 Latest news .NET Conf Azure service of the month Azure Monitor Cloud news Azure Monitor .NET SDK Azure Cosmos DB end-to-end example Entity Framework 6 Core with Azure Cosmos DB Pick of the pod Fig Stowage Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter...

2021-09-1744 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 97: The New .NET MAUI PodcastShow 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 MAUI Themes VS Mac 2022 private preview VS 2019 v16.11 VS 2022 preview 3 Latest news

2021-08-2048 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 96: The Final Xamarin PodcastShow 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 Latest news New .NET forums New .NET MAUI forums Chromecast with Xamarin.Forms New Videos Shiny 2.0 Cloud news Azure Functions: Discover...

2021-07-0931 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 95: Sketch 360Another 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 Sketch 360 GitHub repo Microsoft Garage project More info about Sketch 360 for Surface Duo Surface Duo documentation Follow Us: Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub

2021-06-2542 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 94: MORE .NET MAUIShow 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 Visual Studio v16.10 and v16.11 preview out Visual Studio...

2021-06-1139 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 93: BlackbaudAnother 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, Blog, GitHub

2021-05-2847 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast 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 Visual Studio 2022 Update Cascadia Code Latest news Xamarin accessible apps The Journey to Accessible Apps Accessible apps on the Xamarin Show Xamarin Community Toolkit updates for accessibility Accessibility Learn module Microsoft Ability Summit Cloud news Optimize costs w/ Azure Blob Storage Learn modules: OpenAPI & API Management & Visual Studio New Videos C# Highlights Ranges Tuple pattern matching Default interface...

2021-05-1435 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 91: LivePersonIt'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 WebRTC on iOS Follow Us: Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub

2021-04-2337 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 90: .NET MAUI Q&ADavid 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 Cloud news Microservice March w/ Let's Learn Microservices Cloud Learning Resources for .NET Devs Azure service of the month! Azure Health Bot Pick of the pod! Visual Studio XAML Code Generation Comet Extension for VS Code Learn Live Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict...

2021-04-0952 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 89: PolarisIt'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 Memory Management and Profiling...

2021-03-2644 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 88: .NET MAUI Special UpdateMatt 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 .NET 6 – Preview 1 Visual Studio v16.9 out – v16.10 preview 1 What's new in Visual Studio 16.9 Live Stream Visual Studio Mac 8.9 Latest news Tabs w/ Xamarin Community Toolkit CollectionVew with...

2021-03-1242 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast 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...

2021-02-1237 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 86: MedusaTune 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 Medusa Medical Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub

2021-01-2243 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 85: Xamarin.Forms 5 with David OrtinauXamarin.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! NYE at the Space Needle My Cadence app Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub

2021-01-0847 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 84: American AirlinesIn 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, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub

2020-12-1832 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast 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 Azure Mobile Apps v4.2 Visual Studio 16.9 Preview 2 Latest News Microsoft Q&A for .NET .NET MAUI...

2020-12-1141 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 82: iRel8iRel8 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, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub

2020-11-2051 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 81: November is for .NET 5This 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 .NET Conf All the new Xamarin newness (XAML Hot Reload 2.0 with Binding Failures, iOS Hot Restart) Latest News ...

2020-11-1326 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 80: Seeing AISeeing AI 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 today - it's amazing! Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Special Guests: Alexey Strakh and Saqib...

2020-10-2328 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 79: October of ReleasesThis 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...

2020-10-0931 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 78: The OscarsIn 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, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub

2020-09-2242 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 77: Surface Duo, Android Startup Times, and Xamarin.EssentialsThis 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...

2020-09-1134 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 76: Brushes, Gradients, and ShapesLots of new stuff to talk about this month! Ever want to get down to the nitty gritty and do some drawing in Xamarin.Forms! Well, now in Xamarin.Forms 4.8 you can! James and Matt discuss all the ins and outs of brushes, gradients and shapes and how you can implement them in your Xamarin.Forms app. There's also new releases for Visual Studio and Visual Studio for Mac. Find out about how you can make your .NET meetups shine - and attend some new ones too. And tell us all...

2020-08-1436 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 75: Inverter Converter and Xamarin.Forms 4.7Xamarin.Forms 4.7 is out and the Inverter Converter is all the rage!! ... well ... multi-value bindings are all the rage - but that doesn't have quite the ring of Inverter Converter. This month James and Matt run down the rest of the great features in Xamarin.Forms 4.7 including how it helps you manage light and dark themes, eliminates the need for James' image circle plug-in, and makes writing Grid row and column definitions so, so, so much easier. Tune in to hear about some new requirements for submitting Android 10 apps to the Google Play...

2020-07-1028 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 74: Build 2020 Updates//Build 2020 just happened - remotely! James and Matt recap all of the great Xamarin announcements - and then you can go out and watch all the sessions. Plus this episode covers how to build iOS extension while reusing some Xamarin.Forms pages a new Azure + Mobile documentation center and so much more. And of course, the Azure Service of the Month and Pick of the Pod! Show Notes Latest News Xamarin Build Updates .NET MAUI Learn TV Learn what Learn TV is all about Shell Quick Tip: Passing...

2020-06-1234 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 73: Essentials 1.6, Forms 4.6 and Contact TracingHope everybody is staying healthy! We have lots of news and new releases to cover this month for you! Xamarin.Essentials and Xamarin.Forms have new releases. And the Xamarin engineering team was hard at work to get a cross-platform API out for the new contact tracing API from Apple and Google. James and Matt also talk about //Build, a couple of cool new case studies, and recap the wackiness of the Crazy Cognitive Service Combo Challenge! And of course, the Azure Service of the Month and Pick of the Pod!

2020-05-0837 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 72: Logically Embed That AuthenticationLogically embed that authentication ... that doesn't make sense at all ... or does it? Well it does when James and Matt talk about Azure Logic Apps, embedded fonts, and the brand new Xamarin.Essentials authentication! Yeah - they have nothing to do with each other whatsoever! 😄 But James and Matt talk about a whole lot more - including a wrap-up of the recently completed .NET Conf - Focus on Xamarin, new releases of Visual Studio for Windows and Mac, and great new tools for making your Android apps faster! And of course, the...

2020-04-1044 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 71: Focus on Xamarin!This month James and Matt talk about Xamarin.Forms, Xamarin, and everything related to Xamarin - you could say they Focus on Xamarin. That's because on March 23, 2020 there's a live streaming event called .NET Conf - Focus on Xamarin! Tune in to get a preview of all the great content coming up. But of course there's more in store in this pod too! You want the best features of Xamarin.Forms 4.5? You got it. Not enough & you want 4.6 pre-release news too? Done & done! Haven't heard enough about AndroidX yet - well fill you in some...

2020-03-1331 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 70: It's Xamarin.Forms Trigger-Mania!It's trigger-mania! Mania! On the dancefloor! This month James and Matt talk about Xamarin.Forms triggers every chance they get - because there's trigger news everywhere! The dancing doesn't stop there though - Microsoft has new dual screen devices coming out, and you can bet that Xamarin.Forms supports them! We got you covered with all those details. Xamarin.Forms 4.5 has a pre-release, and you'll want to tune in to find out what great features await you! Speaking of new features... Visual Studio for Windows and Mac have great new previews...

2020-02-1441 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 69: Happy New Decade!New Year - New Decade - New Pod!! This month James and Matt recover from their holiday hacks to go over the latest and greatest in the world of Xamarin! There's a new version of Xamarin.Essentials out for the new year. And the new year also brings back a look at the top blogs and videos of 2019. Whew - the community sure came up with a ton of great ideas for the Santa Talk Challenge and Matt & James talk about the best. There's a hot new XAML hot reload tips...

2020-01-1041 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 68: All The New 4's: Xamarin Forms 4.4 and Visual Studio 16.4!!Everything that's new ends with a 4! This month James and Matt go over the big releases of Visual Studio 16.4 and Xamarin.Forms 4.4! But there's more than the latest releases! There's news galore! Snnpts Challenge results. Hacktoberfest, and 5 quick tips for getting the most out of the CollectionView are covered. Would you like to know how serverless fits into Cloud Native? What about the new Azure SDKs? Done and done. And of course, the Azure Service of the Month and the Pick of the Pod! Show Notes Visual...

2019-12-1343 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 67: Partly Forms-y With a Chance of Visual StudioIn this month's episode James and Matt talk a bit about everything. From previewing this year's HUGE Ignite Conference, to talking about the incredible bumper on Matt's new Channel 9 show - Partly Cloudy - the guys hit it all this month. They also discuss the new release of Xamarin.Forms 4.3 , and how to find out what's new with the new stuff! James explains the new App Bundle Support coming to Visual Studio - and why that's a great thing for you and your Android applications! That and a ton of great Azure goodness...

2019-11-0839 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 66: .NET Conf Recap!In this month's episode James and Matt recap .NET Conf! .NET Conf just happened and if you missed anything don't worry, because... We. Have. You. Covered. There were a ton of great announcements and we talk about them all. Including all of the Xamarin related sessions, what Hot Restart is, and the release of a ton of .NET 101 videos. Oh ... and did you know that XAML Hot Reload is hiding in plain sight within the stable version of Visual Studio!?!? We have all of that, and cloud news, and the Azure service of...

2019-10-1139 min

DevTalk with Kerry W. Lothrop Using Visual Studio App Center as a backend for your mobile app. With Matt SoucoupOn episode 20 of DevTalk, I speak to Microsoft‘s Matt Soucoup about using Visual Studio App Center as a backend for your mobile app. Links: App Center Overview Setting up App Center Auth App Center Auth SDK for Xamarin App Center Data for Xamarin

2019-09-2438 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 65: Pull to Refresh, Pull Requests, and Refresh ViewsIn this month's episode James and Matt talk a bit about everything. iOS 13 and Android 10 are hot off the presses. Xamarin.Forms 4.2 is too! There's something cool called Boots that will keep your feet dry in the pool of continuous integration and Azure Functions now has Dependency Injection! Plus the Pick of the Pod! As always, get yourself some free Azure here! Show Notes Check out all the goodness of .NET Conf! Reserve your spot in Redmond for .NET Conf Get started with iOS 13 Get started with Android 10 All the...

2019-09-1339 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 64: We Love Us Some Android!In this month's episode James and Matt love Android almost as much as they love going to the dentist ... seriously! There's a ton of Android goodness to discuss and they tackle it all! You've heard of Android Start-up Tracing - now find out how it makes your app faster! What's all the hubbub about AndroidX? James has got your covered! And did you know there's a great session from the Xamarin Developer Summit that you can watch that shows you the what, how, and why to optimizing your Android build?!? You bet there...

2019-08-0936 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 63: The Heat Is On! Hot(!!)Reload Is Out!It's July and we're in Houston for the Xamarin Developer Summit!! And it's 🔥🔥🔥hot hot hot🔥🔥🔥!! But it's not the temperature outside - it's because Xamarin.Forms XAML now has HOT RELOAD! 🔥🔄 If that's not mind bending enough - we cover a ton of other great stuff in this pod too! There's a ton, ton, ton of new Android improvements. AndroidX, startup tracing, JetPacks - find out what those all are! Did you know that Tizen supports Xamarin.Essentials? You do now! VS Mac has better XAML Intellisense, and learn all about the goodness that...

2019-07-1234 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 62: Xamarin.Forms 4 - Who Could Ask For More?Wait no more to set a high score with Xamarin.Forms 4, it ain't no bore! That's right, Xamarin.Forms 4.0 has officially been released and it's on fire! Join James and Matt as they discuss the new features of 4.0, preview this summer's Xamarin Developer Summit, talk about some Android fun, and explore the ins and outs of Azure Event Grid. As always, get yourself some free Azure here! Show Notes Office hours are back! Xamarin.Forms 4.0 Intro Blog The Xamarin.Forms 4 live stream recording Intro to Shell Blog The Docs for Shell Can you believe...

2019-06-0743 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 61: Build 2019 Recap Extravaganza!It's the first full week in May and that can only mean one thing - it's Microsoft //Build time!! Join James and Matt as they recap the highlights and announcements from this year's Build event. As always, get yourself some free Azure here! Show Notes Build playlist on Xamarin YouTube channel .NET 5 announcement Visual Studio App Center Auth Visual Studio App Center Data Visual Studio App Center announcements Big-time updates to Cognitive Services Cognitive Services Personalizer Cognitive Services Forms Recognizer Cognitive Services on Containers Visual Studio Online Cloud Shell Editor - VS Code in...

2019-05-1052 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 60: Visual Studio 2019 Is In The Wild!!After all the preview releases - Visual Studio 2019 finally was released and this week Matt and James run down the highlights for Xamarin developers! This episode isn't just limited to VS2019 though - Android, Apple Watch, Xamarin.iOS, and a surprise announcement await too! Tune in! As always, get yourself some free Azure here! Show Notes What's New In Visual Studio 2019 Visual Studio 2019 Release Notes What's New for Xamarin Developers in Visual Studio 2019 Visual Studio 2019 for Mac is Available Introducing the Xamarin.iOS Interpreter GlideX - Fast Images on Android Get those Apple Watch...

2019-04-1230 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 59: POP! New docs, blogs, customer showcases, and Twitch streams!Lots of new great stuff to talk about this month! New, new, new web pages galore! Xamarin landing documentation page, Xamarin development blog, and customer app showcase! James tells us how to debug ASP.NET Core Web APIs from Android, and find out what POP means. All of that this month and more! Show Notes Brand new Xamarin documentation landing page! One stop shop for all the Microsoft development blogs Xamarin app customer showcase - get inspired! XamU getting Twitch-y The Twitch Live Coders team Catch James on Twitch Updatng the Hanselman.Forms app Debug those...

2019-03-0836 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 58: Releases and Previews and Roadmaps!In this episode, James and Matt discuss the latest previews of Visual Studio and Visual for Mac. There's new stuff for Xamarin.Forms, Android keeps on getting faster, App Center's new features are mapped out, and C++ makes an appearance?!? Tune in for all of this and more! Show Notes Download the Visual Studio 2019 Preview What's in VS 2019 For You! Intellisense and Intellicode Improvements Intellicode Using ML? No Way! R8 and D8 - The Dexer and Shrinker Add Some C++ To Your Xamarin App! Cosmos DB - SQL API - Xamarin Tutorial In the Docs Cosmos...

2019-02-0830 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 57: New Year - New Pod! Office Hours, Hockey App Moves, XamU Retires, and Essentials Becomes a Video Star!In this first episode of the New Year - and the second month in a row - James and Matt chat about the office hours that Matt's been hosting with the community. James has some big news about Hockey App ... or is that App Center now? Xamarin University is retiring, but Xamarin.Essentials is now a star of its own video series! James will give you a rundown of his hands on experiences with Xamarin.Forms 4.0 and introduce you to the new .NET Community Stand-Ups. In cloud news - there's a new Azure Cosmos DB SDK in...

2019-01-1146 min

The .NET MAUI Podcast Episode 56: Let's Reboot ThisIn this month's episode we reboot the podcast! Matt Soucoup, a Senior Cloud Advocate at Microsoft joins James as host and we expand the topics to focus both on Xamarin mobile development and using Azure with your mobile apps. In this episode we recap the latest news in the Xamarin world including a marathon Twitch workshop, wondering Android build time improvements, the latest news in Xamarin.Forms, and recent announcements from Microsoft Connect();. We also cover the latest in Azure news, including DevOps, MSAL, and new Azure Cosmos DB pricing. All of this, and a...

2018-12-0745 min

Merge Conflict 125: Getting Fancy With Bluetooth Low EnergyBluetooth is everywhere! What is Bluetooth Low Energy? Why does it matter for mobile devices and IoT devices and what can you do with it? We cover all of this and so much more! A true summary of this episode of Merge Conflict can only be best described by our fellow listener David: "So what I took from new podcast is that Frank is the Seattle's human version of the google street car driving (skateboarding) around capturing wifi (bluetooth) data." Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook...

2018-11-2649 min