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What’s New in the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack v7.9

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Sep 15, 2025
4 Comments on What’s New in the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack v7.9

As the name suggests, has a slew of features under the hood to work with .NET MAUI.

To effectively support the RC release (with Go-Live support) of .NET MAUI 10, both the CLI NuGet package and the Visual Studio extension of the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack have been updated.

First and foremost, adding support for the Visual Studio 2026 Insiders release.

To know more about the key features of .NET MAUI 10, consult this comprehensive overview article.

To know more about all the features of this template pack, consult the articles linked here.

How to Install:

From CLI:

Here’s the command to install the CLI templates pack.

Tags .NET, .NET 10, .NET 8, .NET 9, .NET MAUI, .NET MAUI 10, .NET MAUI 8, .NET MAUI 9, All-in-One, Android, Apple, Apps, ASP.NET Core, azure, Blazor, Blazor Hybrid, C#, CD, CI, CI/CD, CLI, Cloud, Comet, Community, CommunityToolkit, CPM, CSharp, Desktop, dotnet, FSharp, GA, GitHub, Global, Global Namespace, Google, Hybrid, IDE, Implicit, Implicit Namespace, Insiders, iOS, iPad, iPhone, JetBrains, Library, Linux, macOS, MainPage, Markup, MAUI, MAUI 9, Mobile, Mobile Apps, MVU, MVVM, Nightly, Nightly Builds, Open Source, Page, programming, Razor, Reactor, Rider, Service Release, Sponsor, SR, Syncfusion, Templates, Toolkit, Tools, Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2022, Visual Studio 2026, VS Code, VS2022, VS2026, VSIX, Web, Window, Windows, WinUI, WinUI3, Xamarin, Xamarin.Forms, XAML, Xcode

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How to Install and Use Microsoft Edit for Simple CLI Text Edits

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date May 29, 2025
1 Comment on How to Install and Use Microsoft Edit for Simple CLI Text Edits

Microsoft Edit - A Sleek and Lightweight CLI Text Editor

Want to quickly update a configuration file or edit a solution or project file? Then Microsoft Edit is the ultimate choice. It is a lightweight and easy-to-use text editor from the command line. You can do all this without ever having to switch context.

How to Install:

Plans are to add it to Windows OS soon, making it useful in places where third-party software can’t be installed.

For now, the easiest option to install this editor is using winget:

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Using C# Ignored Directives: A Guide for Programmers

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date May 26, 2025
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.NET 10 File-based Apps and C# Ignored Directives

C# – Preprocessor Directives are highly useful for writing code that can be compiled conditionally, depending on factors like the target framework, target platform, or build configuration.

For example:

#if NET9_0_OR_GREATER
// The code within this block will execute only on .NET 9 or higher
#endif

#if ANDROID
// The code within this block will execute only on the Android OS
#endif

#if DEBUG
// The code within this block will execute only in Debug mode
#endif

C# – Ignored Directives have a similar syntax but are ignored by the compiler because they are for tooling.

The real purpose of this feature is to execute a C# source file directly from the CLI. It doesn’t need a project file. Now, even the plain console app requires a project file, despite the much-simplified top-level statements feature.

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What’s New in C# 14 – Extension Members – A Comprehensive Guide

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Apr 17, 2025

What is New in C# 14 - Extension Members - A Comprehensive Guide

Introduced in C# 3.0, extension methods are a valuable feature for external types, especially when those types are sealed, such as string.

Roughly two decades later, C# has now finally unveiled support for extending everything.

With the release of .NET 10 Preview 3 (C# 14), it is now possible to define static methods, instance properties, and static properties too. Support for other members will be incorporated in future releases.

Syntactically, an extension method should be defined within a top-level static class. The type of its first mandatory parameter, the one qualified with the this keyword, determines the type being extended. Henceforth, this will be referred to as the receiver type.

All standard query operators of LINQ are defined as extension methods. They are defined in the Enumerable static class within the BCL (in the System.Linq namespace).

For example, the Where extension method applies to all types that implement IEnumerable<T>. Validations and optimizations aside, the typical implementation is as outlined below.

Tags .NET, .NET 10, .NET 10 Preview, .NET MAUI, Android, Array, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, C# 14, C# 3.0, Collection, CSharp, Desktop, dotnet, EF Core, Enumerable, Extension Block, Extension Members, Extension Methods, Extension Properties, Fluent API, Hybrid, Indexer, Instance, iOS, LINQ, macOS, MAUI, Methods, Mobile, Properties, Query Operator, Queryable, Receiver, Sequence, Static, UWP, VS2022, Where, Windows, WinForms, WinUI, WPF, Xamarin, Xamarin.Forms

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.NET MAUI 10 Preview: What’s New and How to Get Started

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Mar 17, 2025
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Last month, the first public preview of .NET 10, an LTS version, was released.

A detailed blog post describing the release overview is here.

Update: .NET 10 Preview 2 is now available and is detailed here. Comes with a lot of exciting new features. Try now.

Like .NET 9, details of preview releases for .NET 10 will also be published in the GitHub discussion, and Preview 1 is here.

And what’s changed in this .NET MAUI 10 Preview 1 is here. Have a look at the tentatively planned features on .NET 10 here and Roadmap here.

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.NET MAUI Monthly Standup: Free GitHub Copilot Insights

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Feb 6, 2025

This February, join David and Rachel as they discuss the latest advancements in the world of .NET MAUI during the monthly community standup about GitHub Copilot’s role in enhancing productivity.

The Community Standup is a live event hosted by the core framework team on the official .NET YouTube channel. It provides valuable insights and exciting announcements. For .NET MAUI, it usually happens on the first Thursday of each month.

Undoubtedly, AI is disrupting the status quo, and now GitHub Copilot is available free of charge. On the free tier, it offers 2,000 code completions and 50 chats per month. All that is required is a GitHub user account and a sign-up for free. Supported on a multitude of apps including VS Code. For further details, please refer to the article and FAQ.

Remember to join live on Thu, Feb 6 at 18:00 UTC. Click the link to access the timing in your local or preferred time zone. Note, that it’s an hour behind its usual schedule (Daylight Saving).

The community links for this month’s standup will be updated here.

Happy coding. Stay connected as we continue to learn and share the experiences from this exciting journey of being a .NET developer.

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XAML Basics: Building UI with .NET MAUI and More – Part 2

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Dec 11, 2024
2 Comments on XAML Basics: Building UI with .NET MAUI and More – Part 2

This article represents the second installment of the XAML for Beginners series, which elucidates the concept of declarative markup in the context of defining UI in .NET applications. All articles within this series are accessible from here.

The initial article focused mainly on introducing XAML and its building blocks.

In this article, the focus will be on the following:

Attached Properties
Generics
Passing Arguments

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XAML Basics: Building UI with .NET MAUI and More

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Dec 9, 2024
2 Comments on XAML Basics: Building UI with .NET MAUI and More

Starting a new series entitled XAML for Beginners elucidates the concept of declarative markup to define UI in .NET applications. All articles within this series can be accessed from here.

The second installment of this series is now available to read here.

XAML is an acronym that stands for eXtensible Application Markup Language. It was first introduced in 2006, accompanying the initial release of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) alongside .NET 3.0.

The principal objective of this methodology is to segregate the UI design from the program logic. This separation allows the design team to focus solely on the UI, while the program logic can be developed and evaluated independently. Consequently, these components can be integrated into a unified system.

The MVVM design pattern is an exemplary framework for accomplishing this. However, XAML also supports the code-behind approach.

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What’s New in the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack v6.0

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Nov 20, 2024
1 Comment on What’s New in the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack v6.0

.NET MAUI App - VS2022 - Project Options

As the name suggests, has a slew of features under the hood to work with .NET MAUI.

To effectively support the stable release of .NET MAUI 9, both the CLI NuGet package and the Visual Studio extension of the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack have been fully updated.

An article has already been published detailing the comprehensive features of .NET MAUI 9.

To know more about the features of this template pack, consult the articles linked here.

Install:

From CLI:

Here’s the command to install the CLI templates pack.

Tags .NET, .NET 8, .NET 9, .NET MAUI, .NET MAUI 8, .NET MAUI 9, All-in-One, Android, Apple, Apps, ASP.NET Core, azure, Blazor, Blazor Hybrid, C#, CD, CI, CI/CD, CLI, Cloud, Comet, Community, CommunityToolkit, CPM, CSharp, Desktop, dotnet, FSharp, GA, GitHub, Google, Hybrid, IDE, iOS, iPad, iPhone, JetBrains, Library, Linux, macOS, MainPage, Markup, MAUI, MAUI 9, Mobile, Mobile Apps, MVU, MVVM, Nightly, Nightly Builds, Open-Source, Page, programming, Razor, Reactor, Rider, Service Release, Sponsor, SR, Syncfusion, Templates, Toolkit, Tools, Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2022, VS Code, VS2022, VSIX, Web, Window, Windows, WinUI, WinUI3, Xamarin, Xamarin.Forms, XAML, Xcode

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.NET MAUI – Enable Debugger-Detached XAML Live Preview in Visual Studio 2022

Post author By Vijay Anand E G
Post date Nov 13, 2024
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Not confined to .NET MAUI, the XAML Live Preview functions as an invaluable tool for inspecting the UI and its associated properties in XAML apps overall.

However, it is imperative that the app be connected to the debugger, is it not? Yes, that is prior to the intro of the debugger-detached XAML Live Preview in VS2022, v17.13 Preview 1.0.

Yesterday, during the .NET MAUI session at .NET Conf 2024 (YouTube clip linked), David and Rachel provided an insightful overview of its functionality.

To know about this virtual event, consult this .NET Conf 2024 article and this detailed article outlining the comprehensive features of .NET MAUI 9.

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