New announcements from the 2019 Pokémon Press Conference such as Pokémon Home and Pokémon Sleep. We discuss Tetris 99, an expensive eShop game, Super Mario Maker 2 Multiplayer details, Labo VR, and all the new releases! Oh, and we have a new host joining the team!

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It is that time of year where Apple pulls out all the stops for developers and this year is no different at WWDC. There is a new watchOS, tvOS, iOS, dark mode, project catalyst, SwiftUI, Xcode updates, accessibility improvements, and so much more! We have you covered in this very special edition.

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• Mac Pro - Apple
• Xcode - SwiftUI - Apple Developer
• Sign In with Apple - Apple Developer
• Developing iPad Apps - Apple Developer

What does it look like to refresh a 5 year old app with the all of the changes in iOS, Android, and Xamarin.Forms? James walks through all of the UI and backend changes he has been making to fully optimize the app. Additionally, he walks through how he is using Azure Functions to revolutionize his backend.

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• Hanselman.Forms/TwitterFunctions.cs at vnext · jamesmontemagno/Hanselman.Forms
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• Azure Functions Documentation - Tutorials | Microsoft Docs
• Azure Functions—Develop Faster With Serverless Compute | Microsoft Azure
• Live Stream: Azure Functions, Xamarin.Forms, CI/CD, OH MY! - YouTube
• sthewissen/Xamarin.Forms.PancakeView: An extended ContentView for Xamarin.Forms with rounded corners, borders, shadows and more!

Hiya folks! We have a little mini-side for you today, because life's been rough this week. We'll be back with a full on discussion next week, any maybe there's a little sneak peak at what it is here...

Dani and Katt are vegans. They take a not-too-serious look at being a vegan in the real world, making jokes, puns, segues, cat sounds, and the occasional good point along the way. If you're a vegan or veg-interested, they're here to help and entertain. Updating every Friday.

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Mario Kart Tour for mobile devices is on the way and we have a full breakdown of the beta! In addition, Pokémon is even more places than ever including shirts, store, and two more Pokémon events. All this and so much more including some awesome new releases.

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• Amazon.com: PDP Nintendo Switch Faceoff Deluxe+ Audio Wired Controller - Purple Camo, 500-134-NA-CM05 - Nintendo Switch: Video Games
• Amazon.com: SanDisk 128GB MicroSDXC UHS-I Card for Nintendo Switch - SDSQXAO-128G-GNCZN: Computers & Accessories
• Amazon.com: PDP Nintendo Switch Faceoff Deluxe+ Audio Wired Controller - Purple Camo, 500-134-NA-CM05 - Nintendo Switch: Video Games
• Lapis X Labyrinth Lights Up My Life
• Pokémon Direct 6.5.2019
• Nintendo to shut down Animal Crossing, Fire Emblem mobile games in Belgium over loot box law fears • Eurogamer.net
• US considers 25% tariff on game consoles | GamesIndustry.biz
• Detective Pikachu's Pokemon Designs Are Disgustingly Cute
• Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Delayed To 2020 To Fix Sonic's Look
• Mario Kart Tour: first details from the Android beta - Polygon
• Amazon.com: PDP Nintendo Switch Faceoff Deluxe+ Audio Wired Controller - Red Camo, 500-134-NA-CM04 - Nintendo Switch: Video Games
• Uniqlo Pokémon T-shirts coming to Japan this summer, in 24 crazy designs | SoraNews24 -Japan News-
• A visit to Tokyo’s Pokémon Shirts store, and what all 150 original species patterns look like | SoraNews24 -Japan News-
• The People Who Published Firewatch Are Now Making A Game Console With, Uh, A Crank
• Fortnite x Jordan Downtown Drop LTM is Now Live - Here's The Official Trailer and Everything You Need To Know | Fortnite Insider
• PixARK for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details

At Microsoft Build 2019 the .NET team announced some amazing news around the unification of .NET runtimes with .NET 5. We could not let another week go by without talking about how awesome this is for .NET developers and what it means for the future of application development.

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• Introducing .NET 5 | .NET Blog
• .NET Platform Overview and Roadmap - BRK3015 - YouTube
• dotnet/corefx: CoreFX is the foundational class libraries for .NET Core. It includes types for collections, file systems, console, JSON, XML, async and many others.
• Long-term support - Wikipedia
• .NET Core offical support policy

Well we're really getting into it again. With all the bills being passed in states around the US essentially criminalizing abortion, how's that work with veganism? And how's that even a thing?! SERIOUSLY PEOPLE.

Dani and Katt are vegans. They take a not-too-serious look at being a vegan in the real world, making jokes, puns, segues, cat sounds, and the occasional good point along the way. If you're a vegan or veg-interested, they're here to help and entertain. Updating every Friday.

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• Mormon Mom Pens Viral Twitter Thread About Abortion, Unwanted Pregnancies And Blame | HuffPost Canada
• The 3 most promising new methods of male birth control, explained - Vox

It is the week of Resident Evil for the Switch, but more importantly the Switch is completely crushing sales in Japan as the #1 selling console of this generation. We break down Super Mario Maker 2 direct, game voucher fiasco, Pokemon Rumble Rush, and all the latest releases!

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• Switch has now surpassed sales of the PlayStation 4 in Japan - Nintendo Everything
• Super Mario Maker 2 Direct 5.15.2019 - YouTube
• Neo Geo's Gunlord X Blasts Onto Switch In Just Two Weeks - Nintendo Life
• Pokémon Rumble Rush Arrives Soon on Mobile | Pokemon.com
• My Time At Portia - Nintendo Switch Update! - Team17 Group PLC
• Rumour: A Sequel To Detective Pikachu Is Already In Development - Nintendo Life
• Here’s the John Wick skin coming soon to Fortnite - Polygon

The lighting talk topics tradition is alive! We are answering your questions and commenting on your topics! 8 of them in total including how to keep up with Android, how we met, UI testing, figuring out if dependency injection really is hype, and how to land a job without a CS degree.

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The week on the V Spot we have a chat about how we're all going to die. The planets on fire, and we just need to do something. Go check out our 'hot takes' on climate change, do a fun math puzzle and check in with Bill Nye. Andy shows up too to preach the good work. Thanks!

Dani and Katt are vegans. They take a not-too-serious look at being a vegan in the real world, making jokes, puns, segues, cat sounds, and the occasional good point along the way. If you're a vegan or veg-interested, they're here to help and entertain. Updating every Friday.

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• Humans Are Speeding Extinction and Altering the Natural World at an ‘Unprecedented’ Pace - The New York Times
• UN report: Humans accelerating extinction of other species
• First sustainable Lego pieces to go on sale | Life and style | The Guardian