.NET MAUI Finally Gets Maps Clustering and Long Press - .NET 11 Preview 3 YouTube video by Gerald Versluis

.NET MAUI in .NET 11 Preview 3!

-> Maps: clustering, custom icons, JSON styling
-> Built-in LongPressGestureRecognizer (finally!)
-> Implicit XAML namespaces on by default

I made a video covering all of it. Go check it out!

youtu.be/nfJS1R27b_c

Just shipped a massive release of dotnes! A testament to vibe coding for fun.

Many samples working now!
github.com/jonathanpepp...

GitHub - bradygaster/squad: Squad: AI agent teams for any project Squad: AI agent teams for any project. Contribute to bradygaster/squad development by creating an account on GitHub.

Attention Copilot users:

Today is the 28th and your request quota resets TONIGHT

do yourself a favor: attach a Squad to your favorite project and see what they can do with your leftover requests

GitHub.com/bradygaster/squad

.NET 11 Preview 1 is out!
devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...

We've been working on better framework and device selection to streamline 'dotnet run' for .NET MAUI. Try it out and let us know how it works!

Notepad++ updates got hijacked for months and could have spied for China The hack was resolved in a December update.

hackers took over Notepad++ update servers and distributed a malicious update for the app. The update servers were vulnerable for roughly six months 😬 www.theverge.com/tech/872462/...

Storm Kristin Hit Our Portugal Home | The Worst Thing We’ve Faced Since Moving to Portugal from USA On January 28, Storm Kristin hit Portugal with extreme winds and heavy rain, leaving widespread damage across the country. In this video, we document the aftermath at our home and reflect on the…

YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dew...

[XREF] [Experimental] XAML C# Expressions by StephaneDelcroix · Pull Request #33693 · dotnet/maui NoteAre you waiting for the changes in this PR to be merged? It would be very helpful if you could test the resulting artifacts from this PR and let us know in a comment if this change resolves you...

I'm VERY excited to see these #dotnetmaui XAML improvements becoming a reality! Check out XAML C# Expressions and give us your feedback!

github.com/dotnet/maui/...

Automatically Signing a Windows EXE with Azure Trusted Signing, dotnet sign, and GitHub Actions Mac Tahoe (in Beta as of the time of this writing) has this new feature called ...

New blog post - Automatically Signing a Windows EXE with Azure Trusted Signing, dotnet sign, and GitHub Actions www.hanselman.com/blog/automat...

fascinating to see Carl Ledbetter’s original sketches for the IntelliMouse in Microsoft’s latest Signal magazine issue. Ledbetter’s sketches for the Xbox Adaptive Controller are also shown news.microsoft.com/signalmagazi...

Need to work on mine also , and that double battery :/ not sure how will fix that

.NET MAUI Community Standup - Live from Prague with the .NET MAUI Team YouTube video by dotnet

In case you missed it… We did the .NET MAUI Community Standup LIVE this month from the MS Prague office

We had some of the .NET MAUI team there talking about the stuff that’s coming in .NET 10: XAML source generation, better safe area support and Aspire integration!

www.youtube.com/live/4EXGyCg...

I'm really excited.. in about a month I'm visiting Portugal for the first time and speaking at @azuredevsummit.bsky.social

Learn more at azuredevsummit.com

Announcing my new CrossIntelligence library. Call Apple Intelligence (and OpenAI) LLMs from MAUI and .NET apps. Supports async tool/function calling (like MCP), structured output, and chat histories all with a simple .NET API. github.com/praeclarum/C...

Azure Dev Summit | Lisbon 13 - 16 Oct 2025 Azure Dev Summit is a 4-Day Event for Software Developers, 13-16 Oct in Lisbon, Portugal.

Conference opportunity in Europe! Check out azuredevsummit.com - Amazing (not just AI!) cloud-focused agenda, powerful workshops, and great speakers! Early Bird pricing ends this week!

Was it recorded?

Introducing the Fourth Set of Open-Source Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Controls Syncfusion® releases four new open-source .NET MAUI controls, including Picker, Date Pickers, and Progress Bars, with customization options for developers.

Introducing the Fourth Set of Open-Source Syncfusion .NET MAUI Controls.

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#dotnetmaui #oss #dotnet #mobiledev #ref #ux #csharp #xaml #appdev

Big hug to everyone hit by the layoffs. Please reach out if you need a recommendation. ❤️

.NET 10 Preview 4 is now available! - .NET Blog Find out about the new features in .NET 10 Preview 4 across the .NET runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET MAUI, and more!

🚀 .NET 10 Preview 4 is here!

✨ Tons of Blazor & OpenAPI improvements
📱 Android app size reduction
🤖 AI data upgrades for EF Core
⚡ Inlining improvements
📦 New async ZIP APIs & so much more!

Learn more: devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...

#dotnet

Campervan 4x4 ?

The New GitHub Innovation Graph data shows the EU overtaking the US in git pushes. 📊

How else is the global developer landscape shifting? 🤔 Explore 5 years of trends ⬇️
github.blog/news-insight...

Spain, Portugal and France Hit by Widespread Power Outage The blackout hit critical infrastructure like airports and caused transportation disruptions in the three countries. The cause of the outage was unclear.

Breaking News: A major power outage hit Spain, France and Portugal, shutting down trains, airports and other critical infrastructure.

How are the moving plans going ? :)

Vividstorm!

Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK 1.6.250402001 The Windows App SDK empowers all Windows Desktop apps with modern Windows UI, APIs, and platform features, including back-compat support.

#WindowsAppSDK 1.6.7 (1.6.250402001) has shipped!
This is a servicing release that includes critical bug fixes for the 1.6 release.
Download package: https://msft.it/63326q0yV4

#WinUIWednesday

Thanks so easy after your video!

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After letting the project simmer for a long while, I managed to run my C# Game Boy emulator project using WASM in the browser 🥳. /cc @danroth27.bsky.social

Code lives at github.com/wcabus/gb-net

Hey #dotnet - if we had some kind of built-in SDK/Runtime acquisition tool (a la rustup or nvm), how would you expect it to be delivered? What would you call it (as a command name)?

Will someone please explain how this doesn’t violate conflict of interest laws, the Hatch Act or insider trading laws? How is an elected official allowed to endorse a publicly-traded company, not to mention one owned by his billionaire “special employee?” Welcome to the United States of Absurdity.

git clean -fdx ? :)