Last week I gave a talk at a #MAUI conference that's also relevant to anyone using #WPF #WinUI #WinDev #XAML
There's a short write-up at https://www.mrlacey.com/2025/03/the-state-future-of-xaml-summary-of.html
And a longer version at https://www.mrlacey.com/2025/03/my-talk-at-maui-day-in-london.html
If this doesn't prompt discussion that leads to change, I give up!
My first #typescript steps were with #svelte. Comparing that approach to #wpf #xaml isn't fair, right, but spending time in both in a single day makes one wonder.
Having about 50/50 percent of today's programming hours spent in #typescript and #wpf #xaml is a bit of a split personality experience. Jeez, #wpf is sooo... Can't find the right word... Flimsy? Close enough.
What Is the BEST Windows UI Framework for Your Project with Michael Jolley.
Hey, #IconPacks with millions of 
is also available for #Avalonia 
Take it, use it, love it! And give a 
to all used #Icon libs!
https://github.com/MahApps/MahApps.Metro.IconPacks https://github.com/MahApps/IconPacks.Avalonia https://github.com/MahApps/IconPacks.Browser https://www.nuget.org/profiles/punker76
Am I the only one that hates the #OnPropertyChanged and #binding paradigm that permeates #WPF and #Avalonia #UI #design? It feels like its the "proper" way to set up the UI, but it's so much cruft when, for example, you've got to actually do something with the values in the view at the end of it's life anyway. Why not just populate values at the initialization and read them when you need them?
I can understand for some interactive use cases, but having it be the standard seems bloated to me.
Watch the Windows Dev Chat recording: Choosing your ideal dev platform.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PJBJ8GICjM
#windowsdev #programming #pwa #winui #reactnative #dotnetmaui #wpf #devcommunity
Windows Dev Chat - Choosing yo...
Watch the Windows Dev Chat recording: Choosing your ideal dev platform.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PJBJ8GICjM
#windowsdev #programming #pwa #winui #reactnative #dotnetmaui #wpf #devcommunity
Announcing .NET 9
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-9/
Version 2.0.0 of #Hardcodet #NotifyIcon for #WPF has finally just been released. 
https://github.com/hardcodet/wpf-notifyicon/releases
#OSS #FOSS #XAML #netcore #dotnet #Net8 #MVPBuzz #WinForms #WPF
@lakritzator
@blue_fenix @syntaxseed #winforms and #wpf are tied to #Windows for sure, but not to #dotnet framework
.NET 9 bringing Windows 11 styles to WPF applications is just what the doctor ordered. I no longer need to wish for WinUI 3 to bring VS designer support (which doesn't look like it will ever happen), and can just stick to what I already know. Amazing!!
Moderne Windows-Anwendungen entwickeln – von WPF zu WinUI 3
In fünf Webinaren vom 21. August bis 18. September 2024 lernen Entwickler, mit dem Framework WinUI 3 eine UX- und UI-Design-optimierte Windows-App zu gestalten.
@khalidabuhakmeh Thanks for looking into this!
This is sadly not on par with the developer experience using #VisualStudio with #wpf
It's one of those debugging features that every WPF developer is used to, and frankly, it's indispensable when working with large WPF applications.
I guess VisualStudio does still have features not available in #rider (yet). 
does #rider provide a feature similar to #visualstudio for #wpf "live visual tree"?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/xaml-tools/inspect-xaml-properties-while-debugging?view=vs-2022
The #IconPacks Browser for v5 has just been released.
Who wants the new #MahApps #IconPacks v5 today? #OSS #WPF #MVPBuzz I think I’m also nearly finished for the #Avalonia #IconPacks need only some time to validate with the tool set and version of #AvaloniaUI
@sirber It's been dying for a long time. However, I don't think they'll yet MAUI die just yet but... I don't think they will ever officially support it on Linux. Xamarin was the same way, never any official support for Linux. Coming from #wpf I found the move the #avaloniaUI much more pleasant (also because I only work on Linux)
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