Jon Dick

73: Machine Learning with Frank Krueger

August 7th, 2018  |  48 mins 54 secs

Frank is pretty much a machine himself, so we have him teach us the basics of Machine Learning and how he's been using it in his own apps!

72: Succeeding with Xamarin

July 31st, 2018  |  42 mins 1 sec

xamarin

Long time Xamarin community member Filip Ekberg joins us to talk about how to succeed with Xamarin.

71: Exploring GraphQL with Glenn Block

July 25th, 2018  |  58 mins 46 secs

In the world of API development, GraphQL has really been gaining some momentum in the last couple years...but what is it all about? In this episode we're joined by Glenn Block to dig into what it is, what it's not, how it compares to other API approaches and much, much more. If you're looking to cut through the noise and hear what GraphQL is all about, we've got you covered!

70: A Xamarin.Forms 2018 Update with David Ortinau

June 27th, 2018  |  51 mins 2 secs

If you're looking for the latest and greatest news from the Xamarin.Forms world, you're in luck. In this episode we welcome David Ortinau back to the show to talk about all the new updates to Xamarin.Forms since he was last on a year ago. Spoiler alert: there's a lot!

68: Microsoft Build and Google I/O Recap

May 16th, 2018  |  51 mins 22 secs

The boys are back! In this episode, Jon and Greg catch up on all the latest announcements that came out of the Microsoft Build and Google I/O conferences earlier this month. Looking for a crash course on what you missed? We've got you covered!

67: Alexa, what's Greg watching?

January 15th, 2018  |  55 mins 21 secs

Greg is in the hot seat talking about he commands his TV to watch the Yankees with his voice.

66: Under the Hood of the Azure Mobile App with Jakub Jedryszek

January 8th, 2018  |  48 mins 22 secs

Jakub shares what he's learned using Xamarin to build the Azure App for iOS and Android.

65: React Native with Bonnie Eisenman

December 18th, 2017  |  46 mins 34 secs

There are a lot of ways out there to build your mobile apps, and React Native offers an interesting way to take your React skills on the web and apply them to building fully native apps across plenty of different platforms. These aren't just hybrid apps running in a browser, so join us as we talk to Bonnie Eisenman about what React Native is, how it works, and how you can get started using it!

64: Building Apps With The Ionic Framework with Justin Willis

December 11th, 2017  |  1 hr 57 secs

Ionic is a framework that allows you to leverage web technologies to build apps for a wide range of platforms, in addition to providing related tools around building, deploying, and monitoring those apps. In this episode we talk to Justin Willis about what Ionic is, what it provides, and why you might use it to build your next app.

60: Building a Mobile Flight Simulator with Laura Laban

November 6th, 2017  |  1 hr 24 secs

Laura Laban is the CEO and founder of Infinite Flight, a popular flight simulator on mobile devices. In this episode, we talk with Laura about the history of Infinite Flight, its features, server infrastructure, where it's going and much more!

59: SkiaSharp with Matthew Leibowitz

October 30th, 2017  |  44 mins 19 secs

SkiaSharp is a cross-platform 2D graphics API for .NET platforms based on Google's Skia Graphics Library that can be used across mobile, server, and desktop applications. In this episode we chat with Matthew Leibowitz and dig into what SkiaSharp is, how it works, and how you can get started using it in your apps.

58: Cake with Gary Ewan Park and Mattias Karlsson

October 17th, 2017  |  1 hr 10 mins

Have your cake and eat it too! Build scripts have never been so delicious.
We're joined by Cake team members Gary Park and Mattias Karlsson to talk about the Cake (C#) build system, the history of it, and what it all can do. After listening to this episode we guarantee you'll definitely want to put some more C# in your build scripts with Cake!

57: OpenMVVM with Stanko Nikolic and Bojan Misic

October 11th, 2017  |  50 mins 51 secs

Yes, we're talking about another MVVM framework today, but this one comes with a twist! In this episode we talk to Stanko Nikolic and Bojan Misic about OpenMVVM, an interesting framework they've been working on that combines Xamarin and C# with HTML5 and web views to create a flexible and powerful cross-platform app framework. Join us for a unique approach to cross-platform development with Xamarin!

56: MvvmCross Updates with Martijn van Dijk

August 22nd, 2017  |  38 mins 41 secs

It took a few years, but we finally did a show on MvvmCross! In this episode we're joined by Martjin van Dijk, one of the core maintainers of the project, to talk about where MvvmCross came from, what's new in it, and where it's heading!

55: Embeddinating .NET Everywhere with Jonathan Peppers

August 14th, 2017  |  34 mins 25 secs

Did you know that you can take your .NET code, including Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android views, even Xamarin.Forms, and reference them from native Objective-C or Java applications? In this episode we talk to Jonathan Peppers, an engineer on the team at Microsoft working on this sorcery, and dig into how it works and where it's going. It's a brave new world!

54: Visual Crash Reporting with Alex Fishman

July 24th, 2017  |  33 mins 7 secs

There is no shortage of options out there for doing error and crash reporting for mobile apps, but Bugsee takes a different approach, providing a more visual and deeper set of reporting and diagnostics. In this episode we talk to Alex Fishman, founder and CEO of Bugsee, and dig into what they're offering for mobile developers.