The Xamarin Podcast

.NET 9 is officially here! We talk a little bit .NET Conf and the major announcements, .NET Aspire, AI, Holiday Hacks, and GitHub Copilot Free! Links: .NET Conf: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdo4fOcmZ0oXeSG8BgCVru3zQtw_K4ANY .NET Aspire: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspire/get-started/aspire-overview Microsoft Extensions AI: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-microsoft-extensions-ai-preview/ GitHub Copilot Free: https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/github-copilot-in-vscode-free/ Visual Studio - Copilot Blog: https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/12/18/free-github-copilot Visual Studio Code - Copilot Blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/github-copilot-free-is-here-in-visual-studio/ Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), G

The latest in greatest for .NET MAUI is here with .NET 9 RC 2 which comes with plenty of awesome enhancements for mobile and desktop developers. We discuss Xcode 16 and iOS 18 support for both .NET 8 and .NET 9 and what to expect when upgrading your apps. Links: What's new: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/whats-new/dotnet-9 Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

It's time for another .NET MAUI Podcast with James, David, and Matt! This podcast we talk all about VS Code for .NET MAUI and some setup recommendations, new AI enhancements, and goodies coming to .NET MAUI in .NET 9 Preview 7 that you can try today! Links: - James VS Code Setup Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t2zzoW4D98 - James Deploy to iOS Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-kZ-AgEeO8 - .NET 9 Preview 7: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-9-preview-7/ - OpenAI SDK: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/?p=52138 - Inference SDK: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/azure-ai-model-catalog-dotnet-inference-sdk/ Follow Us: * James: X (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: X (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: X (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/d

Show Notes Rachel Kang, .NET MAUI Program Manager, joins the podcast to talk about all things accessibility for .NET MAUI developers. Why is accessibility important, how do you test it, what features are available, and so much more! Links Docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/fundamentals/accessibility Blogs: * Keyboard accessibility - https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/the-journey-to-accessible-apps-keyboard-accessible/ * Screen Readers: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/the-journey-to-accessible-apps-screen-readers/ * Making Visual Text Accessible: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/the-journey-to-accessible-apps-making-visual-text-accessible/ * Content Ordering: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/the-journey-to-accessible-apps-meaningful-content-ordering/ Special Guest: Rachel Kang.

Show Notes C# Azure Search Sample with MAUI! (https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-search-openai-demo-csharp) .NET AI Documentation (https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/ai) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Show Notes The M365 Admin app is used to administer M365 tenants on the go. It's a complex app written in Xamarin.Forms ... or it was. Find out how the team behind the M365 admin app migration from Xamarin.Forms to .NET MAUI. .NET MAUI API Browser (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/?view=net-maui-7.0) Reuse Effects in .NET MAUI (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/effects?view=net-maui-7.0) Upgrade a Xamarin.Forms app to a .NET MAUI app with the .NET Upgrade Assistant (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/upgrade-assistant?tabs=vswin) Migrate a Xamarin.Forms custom renderer to a .NET MAUI handler (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/renderer-to-handler) Namespace changes (https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/migration/multi-project-to-multi-project?view=net-maui-8.0#namespace-changes) API changes (https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/migration/multi-project-to-multi-project?view=net-maui-8.0#api-changes) Update app dependencies (https

Show Notes Migrate your Xamarin.iOS Binding Library (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/ios-binding-projects) Migrate your Xamarin.Android Binding Library (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/android-binding-projects) Auth0 Documentation for .NET MAUI (https://auth0.com/blog/add-authentication-to-dotnet-maui-apps-with-auth0/) Mapbox .NET MAUI Support (https://github.com/tuyen-vuduc/mapbox-maui) Minnesota Enterprise Mobile UG: Party On with 3rd Party Binding Libraries in .NET MAUI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJMoaH2Tzn0) .NET MAUI API Browser (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/?view=net-maui-7.0) Reuse Effects in .NET MAUI (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/effects?view=net-maui-7.0) Upgrade a Xamarin.Forms app to a .NET MAUI app with the .NET Upgrade Assistant (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/migration/upgrade-assistant?tabs=vswin) Migrate a Xamarin.Forms custom renderer to a .NET MAUI handler (https://learn.microsoft

Show Notes Microsoft Build just happened - tune in to hear David's, James', and Matt's thoughts! Latest Releases Latest on .NET MAUI (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-maui-in-dotnet-8-preview-5/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) .NET upgrade assistant w/ support for MAUI (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/upgrade-assistant-general-availability/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) NET 8 preview 4 & 5 and Visual Studio Previews Visual Studio 17.7 Preview 1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-7-preview-1-is-here/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) Visual Studio 17.7 Preview 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-7-preview-2-is-here/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) .NET 8 Preview 4 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-8-preview-4/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) .NET 8 Preview 5 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-8-preview-5/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-99866-masoucou) Speech recognition in .NET MAUI w/ co

Show Notes It's been a little bit... but James, David, and Matt are back with the latest .NET MAUI and Azure news! Latest Releases The latest on .NET MAUI (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-maui-in-dotnet-8-preview-3/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) .NET Upgrade Assistant (https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.upgradeassistant?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) .NET Upgrade Assistant NuGet (https://www.nuget.org/packages/upgrade-assistant?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) .NET 8 Preview 3 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-8-preview-3/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) Visual Studio 17.6 preview 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-v17-6-preview-2-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) Visual Studio 17.5 updates (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-5-performance-enhancements/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-95292-dotnet) Latest News Drawing elements on maps in .NET MAUI (https://devblogs.microsoft.com

Show Notes In addition to some good natured ribbing - James, Matt & David talk about the latest and greatest in .NET MAUI development. Latest Releases .NET MAUI Latest Visual Studio 17.5 Previews Markdown (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/write-markdown-without-leaving-visual-studio/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-87825-masoucou) Sticky Scroll (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/sticky-scroll-now-in-preview/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-87825-masoucou) Dev tunnels (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/dev-tunnels-in-visual-studio-for-asp-net-core-projects/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-87825-masoucou) Spell checking (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-spell-checker-preview-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-87825-masoucou) .NET MAUI Community Toolkit .NET Community Toolkit (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-the-dotnet-community-toolkit-810/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-87825-masoucou) Latest News MVVM in WinForms (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/winforms-cross-platform-dotnet-maui-command-binding

Show Notes .NET Conf happened, it was amazing, and David, James and Matt will bring you up to date! The latest MAUI, .NET, and Azure are all coming at you. Latest News .NET Conf (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/events/dotnetconf-2022/) .NET Student Zone (https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/educator-developer-blog/net-conference-student-zone-7th-nov-2022/ba-p/3655584) Azure News Azure bicep (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/azure-friday/authoring-and-deploying-azure-resources-with-bicep) Azure Service of the Month Form recognizer (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/applied-ai-services/form-recognizer/overview?view=form-recog-3.0.0) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau)

Show Notes With .NET 7 around the corner, we're putting the finishing touches on everything in preparation - tune in to find out more! David, James, and Matt will fill you in on all the details plus the latest in Visual Studio and Azure news! New releases .NET MAUI support for .NET 7 RC2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-rc2/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) On.NET with David with .NET MAUI for .NET 7 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV6DnxVyIOo) Draw all over your maps (https://www.andreasnesheim.no/creating-outlined-map-polygons-in-net-maui/) .NET MAUI support for XCode 14 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-xcode14/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) .NET 7 RC2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-7-rc-2/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) VS Mac 17.4 P2.1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-for-mac-17-4-preview-2-1-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-79812-masoucou) .NET MAUI Community Toolkit v1.3 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/ann

Show Notes Can you believe it? There's already a new major version of .NET MAUI on its way! David, James, and Matt will fill you in on all the details plus the latest in Visual Studio and Azure news! New releases .NET MAUI in .NET 6 Service Release 5 (https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/6.0.540) NET MAUI in .NET 7 RC 1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-in-dotnet-7-rc1/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70281-masoucou) Visual Studio 2022 17.4 Preview 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-4-preview-2/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70281-masoucou) Latest News Cloud Skills Challenge almost over! (https://aka.ms/maui/cloudchallenge) Learn Live .NET MAUI chugs along (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/events/learn-events/learnlive-mobile-desktop-apps-dotnet-maui/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70281-masoucou) Colored bracket pairs in Visual Studio (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/adding-color-to-bracket-pairs/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70281-masoucou) Bicep in Visual Studio (https://devblogs.microsoft.com

Show Notes Whether it's summer or winter where you live, one thing is for certain - it's the season of .NET MAUI! Tune in for the latest and greatest in Azure, Visual Studio, and .NET MAUI news. New releases .NET Community Toolkit 8.0 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-the-dotnet-community-toolkit-800/?WT.mc_id= dotnet-70280-masoucou) Visual Studio 17.3 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-3-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id= dotnet-70280-masoucou) Visual Studio Mac 17.3 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-for-mac-17-3-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id= dotnet-70280-masoucou) Visual Studio 17.4 Preview 1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-4-preview-1/?WT.mc_id= dotnet-70280-masoucou) Latest News .NET MAUI – Learn Live! (https://docs.microsoft.com/events/learn-events/learnlive-mobile-desktop-apps-dotnet-maui/?WT.mc_id= dotnet-70280-masoucou) .NET Conf – Focus on MAUI recap (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-conf-fo

Show Notes We may have missed a month out on vacation - but we're back better than ever with the latest installment of the .NET MAUI podcast! New releases .NET MAUI Updates .NET MAUI ecosystem shipping libraries! Sentry (https://blog.sentry.io/2022/06/27/dotnet-maui-sdk-preview) GoogleMaps (https://github.com/themronion/Maui.GoogleMaps) SkiaSharp Views (https://www.nuget.org/packages?q=Tags:%22skiasharp.extended%22&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=tweet&utm_campaign=skiasharp.extended) Steema Charts (https://www.nuget.org/packages/Steema.TeeChart.NET.MAUI/4.2022.7.13-beta) Community Toolkit (https://www.nuget.org/packages/CommunityToolkit.Maui) Serilog (https://www.nuget.org/packages/Serilog.Sinks.Xamarin/1.0.0-dev-00104-fd287b7) .NET MAUI SR3 (https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/6.0.419) Visual Studio preference improvements (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/doc-management-personalization/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-70279-masoucou) Visual Studio edit while you search (o https://devblogs.microsoft.com/

Show Notes It's out - it's GA - move all your apps now. .NET MAUI is released. New releases .NET MAUI Update (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-dotnet-maui-one-codebase-many-platforms/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-67511-masoucou) .NET MAUI Learning Path (https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/build-apps-with-dotnet-maui/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-67511-masoucou) .NET MAUI website (https://dotnet.microsoft.com/apps/maui?WT.mc_id=dotnet-67511-masoucou) Let's Learn .NET MAUI (https://docs.microsoft.com/events/learntv/lets-learn-dotnet-maui-june-2022/) .NET MAUI Samples (https://github.com/dotnet/maui-samples) Latest News Migrating to .NET MAUI blogs number 1 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/tips-for-porting-your-xamarin-library-to-dotnet-maui/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-67511-masoucou) Migrating to .NET MAUI blog number 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/migrating-mrgestures-to-dotnet-maui/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-67511-masoucou) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com

Show Notes .NET MAUI RC is here. I don't need to say any more. New releases .NET MAUI RC (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-rc-1/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-63888-masoucou) Visual Studio for Mac Preview 9 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-for-mac-preview-9/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-63888-masoucou) .NET MAUI Workshop (https://github.com/dotnet-presentations/dotnet-maui-workshop) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) * David: Twitter (https://twitter.com/davidortinau), Github (https://github.com/davidortinau)

Show Notes Another month, another step closer to the .NET MAUI GA! Join James, David and Matt to hear about the latest bits being added to .NET MAUI. Plus learn all about using GitHub Actions as a .NET developer, the latest on Azure, and of course, the pick of the pod! New releases .NET MAUI Preview 14 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-maui-preview-14/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-60557-masoucou) Visual Studio for Mac Updates (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-for-mac-preview-6/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-60557-masoucou) ...and hot off the press VS Mac Updates (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-for-mac-preview-7/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-60557-masoucou) Latest news GitHub Actions for .NET Devs (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-loves-github-actions/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-60557-masoucou) GitHub Actions Code Metrics and Class Diagrams (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/automate-code-metrics-and-class-diagrams-with-github-actions/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-60557-masoucou) Fin

Another customer success story - this time a Xamarin app that helps those in the construction industry with mental health. Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Show Notes Can you believe we're on .NET MAUI Preview 13? As David says, we're getting so close to release he can almost taste it! Plus we have other great news about Visual Studio - including the best Visual Studio feature ever - and a special Let's Learn .NET all about Git and GitHub. New releases .NET MAUI update (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-1-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-58056-masoucou) Visual Studio 17.1 out! (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-17-1-is-now-available/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-58056-masoucou) Latest news Let's Learn .NET - Git and GitHub (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/happy-20th-anniversary-net/?WT.mc_id=dotnet-58056-masoucou) .NET 20th anniversary retrospective video (https://www.dot.net) All the Azure in one spot Visual Studio Connected Services (https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/azure/overview-connected-services?view=vs-2022&WT.mc_id=dotnet-58056-masoucou) Pick of the Pod In app billing (https://montemagno.com/