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- XAML Source-Generation in .NET MAUI makes your app so much better
Daniel Hindrikes breaks down what XAML Source Generation is in .NET 10, how it works, and why it can improve performance, reliability, and your overall development experience.
Read more - KML Recorder — GPS Track Recording for .NET MAUI
Allan Ritchie shares KML Recorder, a .NET MAUI utility for recording GPS tracks and exporting them as KML files. Built on the Shiny ecosystem for location tracking and geospatial data.
Read more - 5 Years of Work in 2 Weeks
David Ortinau recounts how AI-assisted development with GitHub Copilot compressed years of work into days. The result: MAUI Sherpa, MauiDevFlow, PolyPilot, .NET MAUI Terminal, .NET MAUI Linux, macOS/tvOS targets, Bootstrap Themes, and .NET MAUI Skills — all built in two weeks.
Read more - MauiDevFlow - Agentic Dev Loop Assists for .NET MAUI Apps
Jonathan Dick's repository for automating build-debug-inspect loops in MAUI apps with CLI and agent tooling.
Read more - Terminal, AppleTV, MacOS, & Linux for .NET MAUI (yes really... with some Essentials too)
Gone DotNet
Allan Ritchie
Jonathan Dick Jon and Allan demo experimental .NET MAUI platform targets including terminal UI, Apple TV, macOS AppKit, and Linux GTK. You’ll see how these community backends are wired up and where Essentials-style APIs can still fit into real app workflows.
Read more - Maui.TUI - Terminal UI Framework for .NET MAUI
A GitHub project exploring terminal-style user interfaces and tooling ideas in the MAUI ecosystem.
Read more - Building a Support Ticket Dashborad with .NET MAUI DataGrid
A practical guide to building a responsive support ticket dashboard using Syncfusion’s .NET MAUI DataGrid, MVVM, and real-time data updates.
Read more - .NET MAUI on Apple TV and macOS (AppKit) - Yes, Really
Allan Ritchie explores custom MAUI backends for tvOS and native AppKit outside the official support matrix.
Read more - Maui.Gtk - .NET MAUI on GTK/Linux
A GitHub project bringing MAUI ideas to GTK/Linux scenarios through experimental platform work.
Read more - C# Expressions is coming to .NET MAUI - A huge improvement for productivity
Daniel Hindrikes previews C# expressions coming to .NET MAUI and why they can make XAML UI code more productive.
Read more - Exploring Compiled Bindings in .NET MAUI
Leomaris Reyes breaks down compiled bindings, why they matter for performance and debugging, and what’s improved in newer MAUI versions.
Read more - MAUI Sherpa: a dev-environment copilot for .NET MAUI
A desktop app for macOS and Windows that helps manage .NET MAUI tooling—SDK/workloads checks, Android SDK + emulators, signing, and Apple dev resources—in one place.
Read more - .NET 11 Preview 1 is now available!
.NET · The .NET Team announces .NET 11 Preview 1, including early notes across the runtime, SDK, libraries, and a first look at what’s coming for .NET MAUI.
Read more - Shiny Mediator & AOT - Zero Reflection, Full Speed
Allan Ritchie details how Shiny Mediator replaced every piece of runtime reflection with compile-time source generation for full AOT and trimming support. The post covers seven source generators — from handler registration to JSON converters to OpenAPI client generation.
Read more - Introducing Syncfusion’s Second Set of Open-Source .NET MAUI Controls
Syncfusion’s second open-source Toolkit release adds Bottom Sheet, Calendar, Numeric Entry/UpDown, and more, plus .NET 9 support and fixes.
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