Season 2, Episode 9 · Coffee & Coding: the App Developer Podcast
S2 E9 - Launching an App Startup in Flutter & Bitcoin Lightening Payments w/ Oscar Merry
41 min
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Today’s guest is Oscar Merry - founder & developer behind the podcasting app Fountain . In this episode we discuss: • Building a production app in Flutter • Launching an app startup • Podcasting 2.0 • the Bitcoin Lightening network • and much more! Connect with Oscar You can find Oscar over on Twitter @merryoscar and you can find Fountain on the App or Play Store or over at fountain.fm 🤙🏽 Get in touch You can find your host, Rob J, on Twitter , Instagram , LinkedIn & at robj.me . You can also connect with like minded listeners on the community Slack . ☕ Support the show You can become a…
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Coffee & Coding: the App Developer Podcast
Coffee and Coding · Tech & Science · English
Interviews & insights with experienced developer's across all aspects of App Development. Whether you're a veteran developer or just getting started - listen weekly as I go in depth with professionals on topics ranging from Flutter, Cyber Security, Freelancing, Android, iOS & much much more!
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