A Decade of Change

My tenth Microsoft MVP award, twenty years of .NET, and why I am not interested in picking a side in the AI fight.

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Software's Flat-Pack Era

Software used to be a craft you earned over years. Now it comes flat-pack, and the people who can still tell good work from garbage are the ones aging out.

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MintedTextEditor - A Rich Text Editor for .NET MAUI

Introducing MintedTextEditor, a fully canvas-drawn rich text editor for .NET MAUI built on SkiaSharp with support for formatting, images, tables, HTML import/export, and theming.

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This Free PDF Viewer for .NET MAUI Beats Every WebView Solution

YouTube video by Gerald Versluis

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KumikoUI - A Free, Open-Source DataGrid for MAUI

Introducing KumikoUI, a fully canvas-drawn, open-source DataGrid for .NET MAUI built on SkiaSharp with support for sorting, filtering, grouping, editing, and much more

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GitHub Copilot in VS Code - Quick Wins for Getting Started

Practical tips for getting real value out of GitHub Copilot in VS Code without overcomplicating it

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VConSharp - Virtual Conversations for .NET

Introducing VConSharp, a .NET library for creating and managing vCons (virtual conversations) with support for signing, analysis, and cross-platform communication

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XAML in 2026: Time to Move On

A look at why XAML may not be the right choice for .NET MAUI development in 2026 and what alternatives exist

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TychoDB - A Simple Document Database for .NET

TychoDB - A lightweight JSON document database that brings CosmosDB-like APIs to mobile and desktop .NET applications using SQLite

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.NET Hidden Gems: System.Threading.RateLimiting

.NET Hidden Gems: System.Threading.RateLimiting A Library Hiding in Plain Sight Sometimes the best tools are the ones you walk past every day without noticing. System.Threading.RateLimiting is one of those tools. It shipped as part of the ASP.NET Core rate limiting middleware, and most developers assume it only works in that context. They would be wrong.

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MauiNativePdfView - A Native PDF Viewer for .NET MAUI

MauiNativePdfView - A Native PDF Viewer for .NET MAUI Overview Displaying PDFs in mobile applications is a surprisingly common requirement. Whether it is user manuals, invoices, reports, or legal documents, chances are good that at some point in your app’s lifecycle you will need to show a PDF. In .NET MAUI, the typical approach has been to use a WebView and let the browser handle the rendering. While this works, it comes with its own set of challenges: performance issues with larger documents, limited control over the viewing experience, and the additional complexity of handling web-based solutions for what should be a native task.

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Componentizer4k - In-Page Navigation for .NET MAUI

Componentizer4k - In-Page Navigation for .NET MAUI Overview When building a workflow for a mobile application, it’s not uncommon to need to be able to go through a multi-step process. In .NET MAUI, I often see people use something like the CarouselView control to switch between these components. While that works, it becomes cumbersome because the carousel control is intended for use where you have an indefinite amount of similar items. If you need to manage multiple controls where each control has a unique view model, that is where the Componentizer shines. You can think of it as an in-page way to navigate between subcomponents or workflows of your page with familiar APIs and MVVM-focused features.

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