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442: Launching a new visionOS app
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Frank did it! He launched a new app for the Vision Pro! We discuss all the fun details of app store review.
on Mon, 9AM
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Start with AI first is James' new plan for just about everything he does. We discuss some wins we have had recently with infusing AI into our workstream.
on Dec 16
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440: Future of GPTs? Mac Desktops? Headphones?
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We are tackling some lightning topics this week on some of our favorite things from the year. Where is AI going? Should you have multiple machines, is cloud computing the future, and how about new headphones that you can use to still hear the world around you.
on Dec 9
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439: One Month with the M4 Mac Mini - Developer Setup Breakdown
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It's been nearly a month since we got our Mac Mini M4 machines. How did the setup good, what went well, what didn't and how are we feeling about our $3K purchase?
on Dec 6
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438: Jon Galloway - From Submarine Office to Software Developer
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James sits down with Jon Galloway to talk about his journey from submarine office to software developer and community advocate.
on Nov 25
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436: We bought new Mac minis! Now what?
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That's right we BOTH bought new mac minis! What configuration? Why did we do it? And we answer your questions!
on Nov 11
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435: GitHub Universe Recap + M4 is here with a NEW Mac mini!!!
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Awesome new features for GitHub Copilit and Apple surprises us with new devices and the M4!
on Nov 4
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434: Free OSS Controls for Everyone!
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Syncfusion starts to contribute directly to .NET MAUI source code and also open sources 14 free controls for developers! We discuss.
on Oct 28
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Google may have to make substantial changes to the Google Play store. What does this mean for app developers? We break it down.
on Oct 21
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430: iOS 18 & Apple Intelligence Preview Hands-On
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Frank makes the upgrade to iOS 18.1 to test out Apple Intelligence. Are the early day's of Apple AI any good? We find out....
on Sep 30
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Hands-on with iPhone 16 Pro... Apple Intelligence Coming Soon
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We go hands-on with the new iPhone 16 Pro! That is right, Frank got it on release day and is a major upgrade from his previous device. How does it feel, how is the software, and what is the state of AI?
on Sep 23
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428: Our Favorite VS Code Extensions
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We take a look at some of our favorite VS Code extensions including C# Dev Kit updates, Remote SSH, iOS and Android Archiver, and more!
on Sep 16
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427: It's Glowtime! Rumor Edition
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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!
on Sep 9
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426: Designing, Developing, Testing, & Productizing a Board Game with Ben Ruiz
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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!
on Sep 2
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425: The NEW .NET MAUI Binding System
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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#!
on Aug 26
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423: Should we be building TV apps?
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Google TV Streamer is here.... which has us thinking... should we care about building apps for connected tv devices?
on Aug 12
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422: An Introduction to Continuous Integration & Delivery
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Let's take a step back and talk about CI/CD.
on Aug 5
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421: .NET Aspire 8.1 Is Here! Let's GOOOOO!!!!
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Python support, new dockerfile support, and so many new components! We discuss .NET Aspire 8.1's release
on Jul 29
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420: Life, VS Code, All The TOPS, and .NET 9
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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!
on Jul 22
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419: An Ideal Mobile Developer Setup on macOS
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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!
on Jul 15
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417: How Starlink Really Works
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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.
on Jul 2
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415: Apple Intelligence & WWDC 2024 Recap
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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!
on Jun 25
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416: Going Light + How Spatial Video Really Works
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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.
on Jun 24
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Intel and AMD are back with their latest CPUs and NPUs and are Copilot+ PC Ready!
on Jun 23
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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?
on Jun 3
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411: AI 4o, Google I/O, .NET Aspire, & #XamarinGaveMe
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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.
on May 20
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410: The New AI Powered iPad Pro
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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.
on May 13
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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.
on May 6
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408: Fine Tuning Minimal App Requirements
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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.
on Apr 29
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407: What the heck are tokens, embeddings, and GPTs anyways?
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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.
on Apr 22
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406: Creating Beautiful .NET Console Apps
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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!
on Apr 15
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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.
on Apr 8
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404: The Importance of Project Templates
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Templates, templates, templates. Project templates, item templates, default templates, custom templates, and beyond.
on Apr 1
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403: That Time Apple Broke Java
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Whoops Apple broke Java and some .NET local development in macOS 14.4.
on Mar 25
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402: AI Made Easy with Smart Components for ASP.NET Core Web Apps
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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!
on Mar 18
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401: The State of EVs - Renting, Driving, Owning
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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.
on Mar 11
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400: Your Burning Questions Answered
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Everything you ever wanted to know, answered.
on Mar 4
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399: How to Build & Try to Release an Apple Vision Pro App
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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.
on Mar 1
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398: 2 Week Apple Vision Pro Review + .NET 9 Preview 1 Is Here
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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!
on Feb 20
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397: Podcasting Inside Apple Vision Pro
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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!
on Feb 12
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396: Designing for the Apple Vision Pro
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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?
on Feb 5
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395: Buying 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.
on Jan 29
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394: 1BRC, Getting Spatial, & Importance of Source Control
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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.
on Jan 23
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392: The One Billion Row Challenge - .NET Edition
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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!
on Jan 8
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391: Our Predictions for Apple in 2024
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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!
on Jan 1
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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.
on Dec 25, 2023