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- 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.
Read more - RIP Converters, XAML C# Expressions are here
Gerald Versluis walks through using C# expressions in XAML—reducing converter boilerplate and making bindings more explicit.
Read more - Shiny Mediator vs MediatR vs FastEndpoints
Allan Ritchie compares three .NET libraries for structuring application logic: MediatR, FastEndpoints, and Shiny Mediator. The post breaks down where each excels — server-only mediation, API endpoint structure, and cross-platform apps with built-in middleware.
Read more - AlohaAI: Learn Agentic AI and ML with .NET MAUI
Jakub Florkowski’s AlohaAI is an open-source .NET MAUI app that teaches Agentic AI and ML through bite-sized lessons, quizzes, and progress tracking. It’s a polished offline-first project with a clear architecture and practical ideas you can reuse in your own MAUI apps.
Read more - Jon Shows off MAUI Sherpa (the ultimate mobile dev tool)
Gone DotNet 
Allan Ritchie 
Jonathan Dick Jon and Allan showcase MAUI Sherpa for managing certificates, SDKs, provisioning profiles, and other mobile setup tasks from one place. The episode also introduces MAUIdevflow for programmatic app control and screenshot-driven debugging scenarios.
Read more - FlagstoneUI: consistent MAUI UI, no platform code
An experimental control set for .NET MAUI focused on truly consistent visuals and behavior across platforms, closing common styling gaps without custom handlers.
Read more - Messaging Is a UI Code Smell
A take on why “just show a message” can be a UI smell—plus guidance on choosing better, more contextual feedback patterns.
Read more - IconFont.Maui.BootstrapIcons — 2,078 Icons for .NET MAUI
David Ortinau packages Bootstrap Icons as a drop-in icon font for .NET MAUI with 2,078 icons and strongly-typed glyph constants. Reference any icon by name in XAML or C# without managing raw Unicode values.
Read more - Loading Dynamic Data into a .NET MAUI ComboBox with JSON and REST APIs
Load ComboBox data from local JSON and remote REST APIs in .NET MAUI using async MVVM patterns.
Read more - MAUI Day and the stowaway ladybird
MAUI Day London brought nearly 100 developers together for talks, community energy, and practical cross-platform learning. Tony recaps the sessions, the atmosphere, and key feedback on where the event can go next.
Read more - .NET MAUI Community Toolkit Monthly Standup, February 2026
.NET Foundation 
Brandon Minnick 
Vladislav Antonyuk 
James Crutchley The .NET MAUI Community Toolkit team is back with the February 2026 standup—updates, demos, and Q&A.
Read more - MAUI Day London 2026
MAUI Day 
David Ortinau 
Matt Goldman 
Mark Allibone 
Stéphane Delcroix 
Gerald Versluis 
Clifford Agius 
Paul Anderson 
Tony Edwards 
Shaun Lawrence 
Steven Thewissen 
Matt Lacey 
Carl Sargunar MAUI Day London had in depth sessions from the .NET MAUI team and community speakers.
View details - Choosing the Right .NET MAUI Picker: Date, Time & List Selection Made Simple
Syncfusion compares the main .NET MAUI picker patterns and shows when to use date, time, datetime, or list-based selection controls. The post is a practical decision guide for forms, filtering flows, and scheduling experiences.
Read more - Replicating a Valentine-Inspired Login UI in .NET MAUI
A step-by-step UI build from a Dribbble-inspired design, focusing on layout fundamentals and approachable XAML techniques.
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