Merge Conflict is a weekly discussion with Frank and James on all things development, technology, & more. After years of being friends, Frank and James finally decided to sit down and start a podcast about their lives as mobile developers using C#, Xamarin, and .NET MAUI. Much more than just another mobile development podcast, Merge Conflict, reaches all areas of development including desktop, server, and of course mobile. They also cover fun things happening in the world of technology and gaming and whatever else happens to be on Frank's and James' minds.

Latest episodes

535: Next-Gen Siri: Disappointingly Not the Chatbot We Wanted

October 5, 2026 · 47 min

James and Frank explore Apple's next-gen Siri and iOS 27 updates with mixed results—the chatbot fell short of expectations despite hype. They dive into AI agents, smart home automation potential, and why Apple's scattered AI integration…
534: Why Developers Are Obsessed with Budget LLMs (Jev, Luna, & more)

September 28, 2026 · 40 min

Discover the emerging classifier revolution with Jev—a radical new take on LLMs that ditches generation for lightning-fast categorization. Plus, deep dives into the latest model releases (Luna, GPT-6 Sol, Claude Opus 5.5), practical…
533: iPhone Duo Development: Navigating Dual Screens and Layouts

September 21, 2026 · 45 min

Apple's new iPhone Duo promises a game-changing foldable experience, but developers face a minefield of technical challenges. James and Frank break down the critical app adaptation work required—from handling multiple screen permutations…
532: HydraFusion: Multi-Model Orchestration Changes Everything

September 14, 2026 · 43 min

In this week's episode, James and Frank dive deep into how their approach to working with AI models has fundamentally shifted over the past few months. We explore a game-changing realization: you don't always need the most expensive…
531: How AI Saved Our Lost Podcast Recording

September 7, 2026 · 38 min

In Episode 531 James and Frank recount a near‑disastrous data loss when local recordings died seven minutes in, forcing them to rely on Zencastr's cloud-recovery button and a hopeful rescue email. They walk through the panic and the clever…
530: WinUI Goes Open Source & Mac Mini/Studio Upgrades!

August 31, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

This episode kicks off with WinUI’s shift to open‑source‑first—what the GitHub‑centric workflow means for Windows devs—and James and Frank’s hands‑on tales modernizing apps, CI/CD, and the surprisingly smooth Microsoft Store pipeline. They…
529: Agent, MCP, and Tooling: Taming Cross‑Platform DevFlows

August 24, 2026 · 43 min

In this update-packed episode James and Frank dive into developer tooling: the VS Code Mobile Canvas that embeds emulators into your editor, MAUI DevFlow’s rewrite enabling plain .NET/native (and desktop AppKit) support, and the growing…
528: Build, Ship, Repeat: AI Tools Changing App Development

August 17, 2026 · 40 min

In episode 528 James and Frank riff on software updates, AI-powered documentation and rapid app-building—covering a WebAssembly Oh My Posh demo, a LocalMorph/FFmpeg bridge, and MAUI-native builds—showing how AI can speed onboarding…