Null Pointers

In this episode, we talk about the Xamarin Community Toolkit. You will get a scoop of the origins and how it came about. What the intentions are behind it and how it differs compared to the other well known Xamarin Essentials library. Be sure to tune in and have all the knowledge ready should the Xamarin Community Toolkit become the discussion topic of your next (remote) party.

Dark Mode seems to be a trend that is getting more and more momentum. It has taken over designs on the interwebs, desktop computers, tablets and even the beloved phone in your pocket. But what is it all about? Save the planet due to reduced power usage? A design fad? Well, join us in this weeks episode where we discuss our thoughts on Dark Mode and go off on some history tangents of the good old days. Or were they that good? Whatever your take is, we hope you enjoy this dark episode!

If you own a mobile phone, the chances are that there is data stored on it somewhere. Few apps are around these days that don't store data in some form. But how is that done? What caveats are there to it, and what about caching or syncing data back to a backend? All of that and more on this episode!

Episode number twelve and we are putting on our architecture outfits to discuss the Model View ViewModel, or MVVM for short, pattern. We discuss the advantages, libraries, touch on some good old Inversion of Control. And to make sure you stay until the end - Gerald was so kind to provide us with an Easter egg.

Episode number eleven is all about gadgets. Are they all absolutely necessary? Definitely not. Are they fun? YEAH! We talk about some of the most essentials ones like phones and headphones, but also smart speakers, watches, sports and even some non-digital gadgets. Don't trust your devices with Steven though, he will destroy it.

In our tenth episode, we talk about C# - the programming language that allows us to pay our bills. In this episode, we reminiscent about when we first started using C#, what features had the most substantial impact on us and what we are looking forward to in the upcoming version of C#.

In this ninth episode, we talk about creating our apps in either coded UI using C# or using a dedicated markup language like XAML. We highlight the advantages and disadvantages and our personal preferences.

In this episode, we share some things we know about security in general, but also specific to mobile apps. Gerald had a hacking incident on one of his web apps which triggered us to explore what we actually know about security. It's quite easy to make a mistake, and the internet is very unforgiving, people (or bots?) will exploit it in no time. Other than that we talk about SQL injection, open redirects, Have I Been Pwned, certificates and more!

After sharing our thoughts on the news from Apples WWDC 2020 event - including our take on the new macOS design and icons, we will pick Stevens brain on how to approach designing a mobile app. What are the things to be aware of and what tools do we use. Also, a good design is not only what meets the eye but should also keep in mind how to enable to use the app for visually impaired users.

We're all mobile developers here and to get our apps out there for the world to enjoy (we hope) you can do a lot of manual labor or automate it. That's what we're going to be talking about today: automating your entire app lifecycle using DevOps: the good, the bad and the ugly. Since it just so happens that there are three of us, we'll leave it up to you to decide who's who 😉