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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!

Special Guest: Glenn Block.

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• MFractor: MFractor seamlessly integrates with Visual Studio for Mac for a superior Xamarin development experience:

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• Auth0 Extend

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!

Special Guest: David Ortinau.

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• Telerik: Capitalizing on the innate benefits of the native UI while exposing all objects and properties in C#, Telerik UI for Xamarin is a collection of Xamarin.Forms controls and Xamarin wrappers which offer fast loading, excellent drawing capabilities and pixel-perfection while providing “no-compromise” customization, flexibility and stunning UI. Telerik UI for Xamarin. .NET Tools for .NET Ninjas. Download a trial today!

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• Xamarin.Forms: Feature Roadmap

In this episode we're joined by one of the original Xamarin pioneers, Bryan Costanich, to talk about what he's been up with Wilderness Labs! If you've ever been curious about getting started tinkering with hardware, or were intimidated by the idea, this is the episode for you. Join us as we dive into the state of the landscape, how Wilderness Labs is changing that space, and how it might be way easier than you think to start building your own connected devices!

Special Guest: Bryan Costanich.

Sponsored By:

• Telerik: Capitalizing on the innate benefits of the native UI while exposing all objects and properties in C#, Telerik UI for Xamarin is a collection of Xamarin.Forms controls and Xamarin wrappers which offer fast loading, excellent drawing capabilities and pixel-perfection while providing “no-compromise” customization, flexibility and stunning UI. Telerik UI for Xamarin. .NET Tools for .NET Ninjas. Download a trial today!

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• Wilderness Labs Newsletter Signup

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!

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• Raygun: Discover, diagnose and understand the root cause of error, crash and performance issues in your software applications in seconds! See how your applications are really performing for users and where they encounter problems using Raygun's full stack software intelligence platform.

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• All Things Xamarin at Build 2018

Greg has been working on a voice driven TV remote using his Amazon Echo (Alexa) and the Logitech Harmony Hub. As a guest on this episode, he talks about the infrastructure and technologies behind his solution to get TV listing information and automatically tune to events.

Special Guest: Greg Shackles.

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• Telerik: Capitalizing on the innate benefits of the native UI while exposing all objects and properties in C#, Telerik UI for Xamarin is a collection of Xamarin.Forms controls and Xamarin wrappers which offer fast loading, excellent drawing capabilities and pixel-perfection while providing “no-compromise” customization, flexibility and stunning UI. Telerik UI for Xamarin. .NET Tools for .NET Ninjas. Download a trial today!

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• Blog Series: Building a Voice Driven TV Remote

Jakub shares what he's learned using Xamarin to build the Azure App for iOS and Android. It's always interesting to see how real app developers are building real apps, the challenges they face, and tips and tricks for building our own apps.

Special Guest: Jakub Jedryszek.

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• Raygun: Discover, diagnose and understand the root cause of error, crash and performance issues in your software applications in seconds! See how your applications are really performing for users and where they encounter problems using Raygun's full stack software intelligence platform.

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• Building real-world mobile apps with Xamarin: Under the hood of the Azure Mobile app | BRK3289 - YouTube

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!

Special Guest: Bonnie Eisenman.

Sponsored By:

• Telerik: Capitalizing on the innate benefits of the native UI while exposing all objects and properties in C#, Telerik UI for Xamarin is a collection of Xamarin.Forms controls and Xamarin wrappers which offer fast loading, excellent drawing capabilities and pixel-perfection while providing “no-compromise” customization, flexibility and stunning UI. Telerik UI for Xamarin. .NET Tools for .NET Ninjas. Download a trial today!

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• React Native

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.

Special Guest: Justin Willis.

Sponsored By:

• Telerik: Capitalizing on the innate benefits of the native UI while exposing all objects and properties in C#, Telerik UI for Xamarin is a collection of Xamarin.Forms controls and Xamarin wrappers which offer fast loading, excellent drawing capabilities and pixel-perfection while providing “no-compromise” customization, flexibility and stunning UI. Telerik UI for Xamarin. .NET Tools for .NET Ninjas. Download a trial today!

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• Ionic Framework

At Microsoft's Connect(); conference in New York City we sat down with Gopinath C H to talk about Visual Studio Team Services. There are a lot of different components inside of VSTS, so we tried to talk through as many of them as we could and how they can help mobile developers build and maintain their apps. There are a lot of ways to build your apps, and VSTS makes a compelling case for choosing it. Learn how VSTS is being used inside of Microsoft (including for Windows itself!) and how it can help you build and release your apps!

Special Guest: Gopinath C H.

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• Raygun: Discover, diagnose and understand the root cause of error, crash and performance issues in your software applications in seconds! See how your applications are really performing for users and where they encounter problems using Raygun's full stack software intelligence platform.

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• Visual Studio Team Services

Recorded at Microsoft's Connect(); conference in New York City, we welcomed Kirill Gavrylyuk back on the show to dig into CosmosDB. We talked about what it is, how it works, why you might use it, and much more. Listen in to learn about this exciting new database!

Special Guest: Kirill Gavrylyuk.

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• Telerik: Capitalizing on the innate benefits of the native UI while exposing all objects and properties in C#, Telerik UI for Xamarin is a collection of Xamarin.Forms controls and Xamarin wrappers which offer fast loading, excellent drawing capabilities and pixel-perfection while providing “no-compromise” customization, flexibility and stunning UI. Telerik UI for Xamarin. .NET Tools for .NET Ninjas. Download a trial today!

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• Azure Cosmos DB