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- Responsive Layouts
Matt Goldman explores Responsive Layouts, focusing on visual structure and state and interaction. Read the full piece for the implementation details, examples, and practical takeaways.
Read more - How to Generate PDFs in .NET Apps (2024)
How to Generate PDFs in .NET Apps (2024) 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 - Community Toolkit Behaviors
Leomaris Reyes explores Community Toolkit Behaviors, covering “Initial Setup” and “EmailValidator Behavior”. Read the full piece for the implementation details, examples, and practical takeaways.
Read more - MAUI - embedded .jpg image not loading
This quick fix explains why local JPG assets can fail to render in MAUI even when file paths look correct. Tony walks through the `.csproj` build action correction and naming constraints required for reliable image loading.
Read more - 94: Anatomy of an App
Gone DotNet 
Allan Ritchie 
Jonathan Dick This episode breaks down the core building blocks of a MAUI app from UI to services to navigation. Jon and Allan focus on how architecture choices support fast, maintainable feature delivery.
Read more - Add automatic route registration to your .NET MAUI app
Add automatic route registration to your .NET MAUI app with practical guidance, key concepts, and implementation tips for .NET MAUI developers.
Read more - Be productive with .NET MAUI and your own control library
Daniel Hindrikes shows how a shared control library can boost productivity and consistency across .NET MAUI apps.
Read more - Free PDF Viewer Control for .NET MAUI - Show PDF Files with Ease!
Free PDF Viewer Control for .NET MAUI - Show PDF Files with Ease 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 - Sands of MAUI: Issue #133
Sam Basu 
David Ortinau 
James Montemagno 
Leomaris Reyes 
Telerik Sam Basu's Sands of MAUI #133 curates TreeView for .NET MAUI, .NET MAUI Dos & Don’ts, January XAML Fest, and more for .NET developers. The roundup points to practical community articles, videos, and announcements worth exploring in full.
Read more - MAUI - The application has not been built
This troubleshooting post decodes a misleading MacCatalyst error that appears after an apparently successful build in MAUI projects. Tony shows how runtime architecture mismatch causes the issue and how to fix it in project configuration.
Read more - 93: These aren't your grandma's Templates Gone DotNet Allan Ritchie Jonathan Dick
Jon and Allan explore modern template strategies for speeding up .NET MAUI delivery with fewer setup errors. The episode highlights how templates can encode best practices for teams and organizations.
Read more - MAUI Day Cologne - Spring 2024
MAUI Day David Ortinau 
Mark Allibone 
Maddy Montaquila 
Codrina Merigo 
Shaun Lawrence 
Jean-Marie Alfonsi 
Konrad Müller 
Gerald Versluis 
Tobias Hoppenthaler 
Kerry W. Lothrop MAUI Day Cologne had in depth sessions from the .NET MAUI team and community speakers.
View details - .NET MAUI Khalti Payment Gateway Plugin
Samir GC · .NET MAUI Khalti Payment Gateway Plugin walks through a practical way to implement plugin-based payment flows for MAUI apps in .NET MAUI. You will learn why integrating payment providers without fragile custom glue code matters and how to wire the feature from setup to a working result.
Read more - Sands of MAUI: Issue #132 Sam Basu
Daniel Hindrikes Gerald Versluis Leomaris Reyes Maddy Montaquila 
Nick Kovalsky Telerik Sam Basu's Sands of MAUI #132 curates VS Code for .NET MAUI, January XAML Fest, Space Shooter with .NET MAUI, and more for .NET developers. The roundup points to practical community articles, videos, and announcements worth exploring in full.
Read more - 92: Background Tasks can be Shiny Gone DotNet Allan Ritchie Jonathan Dick
This episode covers background execution realities on iOS, Android, and Windows for MAUI developers. Jon and Allan explain where background jobs work well and where platform limits force design compromises.
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