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- .NET MAUI Community Toolkit Monthly Standup, June 2024
.NET Foundation 
Brandon Minnick 
Gerald Versluis 
Vladislav Antonyuk 
Shaun Lawrence 
James Crutchley 
Kym Phillpotts Join us as we discuss the current happenings in the .NET MAUI Community Toolkit! https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Maui/wiki/Monthly-Standups
Read more - Extract Text from Images and Pictures with OCR in .NET MAUI
Extract Text from Images and Pictures with OCR in .NET MAUI explained with a practical, implementation-first walkthrough for .NET MAUI developers. You will see what it does, how to set it up, and what to watch for across platforms.
Read more - Experimenting with running .NET MAUI on Linux
Petar Mishev explores what it looks like to experiment with .NET MAUI on Linux and where the current edges still are. The post is especially interesting for developers watching MAUI’s cross-platform story beyond the officially supported set.
Read more - 108: Architecture Patterns
Gone DotNet 
Allan Ritchie 
Jonathan Dick Jon and Allan examine app architecture patterns that improve maintainability without overengineering your MAUI solution. The episode focuses on pragmatic boundaries, not pattern dogma.
Read more - .NET MAUI XAML Productivity Boost in VS Code is HERE!!! Hot Reload & IntelliSense!!!
James Montemagno walks through .NET MAUI XAML Productivity Boost in VS Code is HERE!!! Hot Reload & IntelliSense, focusing on practical implementation steps you can apply immediately. The video combines concepts and hands-on techniques so you can move from idea to working code faster.
Read more - BottomSheet Plugin for Blazor Hybrid & .NET MAUI
BottomSheet Plugin for Blazor Hybrid & .NET MAUI explained with a practical, implementation-first walkthrough for .NET MAUI developers. You will see what it does, how to set it up, and what to watch for across platforms.
Read more - How to use a DrawingView inside a scrollable layout, in .NET MAUI
José Pereira explains why DrawingView can feel unresponsive on iOS inside ScrollView/TableView and shows fixes by disabling DelaysContentTouches (plus a renderer workaround for TableView).
Read more - Test Bugfixes on Your Own .NET MAUI Project Before They're Released!1!
Test Bugfixes on Your Own .NET MAUI Project Before They're Released!1 explained with a practical, implementation-first walkthrough for .NET MAUI developers. You will see what it does, how to set it up, and what to watch for across platforms.
Read more - .NET MAUI UI July - 2024
Announcing .NET MAUI UI July 2024, the third year of this community-driven event where developers share their passion for building beautiful .NET MAUI user interfaces.
Read more - Easily add a video reel to your MAUI app (like Instagram)
Easily add a video reel to your MAUI app (like Instagram) with practical guidance, key concepts, and implementation tips for .NET MAUI developers.
Read more - 106: Structuring Apps Gone DotNet Allan Ritchie Jonathan Dick
This episode is about structuring MAUI apps around business capabilities instead of technical layers. You'll get concrete guidance for making codebases easier to navigate as teams and features grow.
Read more - Adding Fingerprint Or Face Recognition To Your .NET MAUI App
Adding Fingerprint Or Face Recognition To Your .NET MAUI App explained with a practical, implementation-first walkthrough for .NET MAUI developers. You will see what it does, how to set it up, and what to watch for across platforms.
Read more - Choose your own adventure - Shaun Lawrence - NDC London 2024
Shaun Lawrence shares a practical, scenario-driven session on making better engineering choices in modern .NET development, including cross-platform trade-offs relevant to MAUI teams. The talk focuses on architecture decisions, workflow direction, and how to pick the next technical step with confidence as projects evolve.
Read more - 105: Our Android and iOS Wish Lists Gone DotNet Allan Ritchie Jonathan Dick
Jon and Allan share their platform wish lists for Android and iOS through a developer-experience lens. The episode surfaces pain points that shape real product and API decisions in mobile apps.
Read more - .NET MAUI Community Standup: #XamarinGaveMe and Rachel guest visit!
David Ortinau 
Maddy Montaquila 
Rachel Kang David Ortinau hosts a .NET MAUI Community Standup celebrating #XamarinGaveMe and featuring a guest visit from Rachel, with community stories and updates.
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