The file app is a new feature in .NET 10 that lets you run a C# source file directly without requiring a project file, like dotnet App.cs. While the build system is tightly integrated with the project file, it operates virtually within the file-based app execution.
Project components like SDK, properties, references, and packages are now defined directly within the C# source file. This is done with the help of C# Ignored Directives. This ensures seamless integration with the virtual project file.
A .NET MAUI 10 XAML file illustrating the Global Namespace feature.
.NET 10, the next major version of .NET, will follow the annual release cadence. It is a Long-Term Support (LTS) release, set to launch during .NET Conf, an annual virtual developer event, scheduled from Nov 11-13, 2025. Support will last for 3 years from release.
This release is packed with a broad set of features. The theme is enhanced security, performance, diagnostics, and developer productivity.
Consult these articles on .NET 10 and C# 14 features:
The STS support policy has recently changed: from .NET 9 onwards, support will last for 2 years instead of 18 months. Support for both .NET 8 LTS and .NET 9 STS will continue until Nov 2026. Full details here.
It’s to be noted that .NET MAUI does not have concept of STS/LTS. Each major version is supported for 18 months after its release, so support for .NET MAUI 9 will be available only till mid-May, 2026. The official support policy is here.
To know more about the key features of .NET MAUI 9, consult this overview article.
Key Features:
In this article, we’ll explore the high-level features of .NET MAUI 10.
First and foremost, wishing you all a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year 2025.
This January, join David and Rachel as they commence the year 2025 by discussing the latest advancements in the world of .NET MAUI during the monthly community standup.
The Community Standup is a live event on the official .NET YouTube channel, hosted by the core framework team. It provides valuable insights and exciting announcements. For .NET MAUI, it usually happens on the first Thursday of each month. This time is an exception, occurring on the second Thursday, which is tomorrow (Jan 9).
This December, join David, Rachel, and guests as they wrap the year 2024 by discussing the most recent advancements in the world of .NET MAUI during the monthly community standup following the release of .NET MAUI 9, the recently released major version of the cross-platform App UI framework.
Consult this Comprehensive Overview article to know more about What’s New in .NET MAUI 9.
The Community Standup is a live event on the official .NET YouTube channel, hosted by the core framework team. It provides valuable insights and exciting announcements. For .NET MAUI, it usually happens on the first Thursday of each month.
Remember to join live on Thu, Dec 5 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.
Wishing you all a happy, prosperous, and healthy new year 2025 in advance.
Happy coding. Stay connected as we continue to learn and share the experiences from this exciting journey of being a .NET developer.
Nonetheless, the components that constitute the HybridWebView project must be assembled manually, as there is no inherent template available akin to that of Blazor Hybrid. So, it is appropriate to include one in the .NET MAUI All-in-One Templates pack. As the name suggests, has a slew of features under the hood to work with .NET MAUI, consult the articles linked here to know more about them.
Glad to introduce a new project template using HybridWebView in the templates pack v6.1. This article will describe how to install and utilize this new project template.
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.
MVVM Toolkit - Support for Partial Properties with Custom Access Modifier
This article is part of the MVVM – Made Easy series, with a focus on the initial preview release of v8.4 of the CommunityToolkit.Mvvm (aka Microsoft MVVM Toolkit) NuGet package, which includes support for Partial Properties.
Update as of Dec 2024: The v8.4 stable release is now available. For further details, please refer to this blog post.
Here are the links to other articles in this series.
Support for Partial Properties is one of most sought after features in the MVVM toolkit as it allows to define custom access modifier for property accessors and makes code more readable. The need for an analyzer to track the usage of a field instead of a (generated) property is no longer necessary.
This November, join David, Rachel, and a special guest (probably Stephan Arnas) as they discuss the latest developments in the realm of .NET MAUI during the monthly community standup preceding .NET Conf 2024 next week.
The exciting news is that the second set of 5 controls is nearing its release.
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Bottom Sheet
Calendar
Numeric Entry
Numeric Up Down
Remember to join live on Thu, Nov 7 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.
Update: 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.
November is set to be an exceptionally significant month for .NET developers globally, as a new version of .NET will be officially released during its annual event, .NET Conf. Similar to previous years, this year’s event will also be conducted virtually, allowing participation online. The highly anticipated .NET 9 is scheduled for release during this conference, which will take place over three days from Tue, Nov 12, 2024, to Thu, Nov 14, 2024. Please mark your calendars accordingly.
Quite like .NET 7, .NET 9 is also a short-term support (STS) release, which will be supported for 18 months till mid-May 2026. Even-numbered releases are LTS whereas odd-numbered are STS. More details on the release lifecycle are here. The support for .NET 6 (the previous LTS release) ends (more details here), with .NET 7 already out of support, and .NET 8, the current LTS release, has another 2 years of support till early Nov 2026.
.NET Release Schedule
Due to the underlying external dependencies, the support policy of .NET MAUI differs significantly from .NET, each major release will be supported only for 18 months. So, if you’re using .NET MAUI 8, support will cease by mid-May 2025 (in another 6 months). Hence, it’s necessary to plan for your app migration to .NET MAUI 9. An article has already been published detailing the comprehensive features of .NET MAUI 9.
