.NET 9 is officially here! We talk a little bit .NET Conf and the major announcements, .NET Aspire, AI, Holiday Hacks, and GitHub Copilot Free! Links: .NET Conf: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdo4fOcmZ0oXeSG8BgCVru3zQtw_K4ANY .NET Aspire: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspire/get-started/aspire-overview Microsoft Extensions AI: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-microsoft-extensions-ai-preview/ GitHub Copilot Free: https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/github-copilot-in-vscode-free/ Visual Studio - Copilot Blog: https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/12/18/free-github-copilot Visual Studio Code - Copilot Blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/github-copilot-free-is-here-in-visual-studio/ Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

The latest in greatest for .NET MAUI is here with .NET 9 RC 2 which comes with plenty of awesome enhancements for mobile and desktop developers. We discuss Xcode 16 and iOS 18 support for both .NET 8 and .NET 9 and what to expect when upgrading your apps. Links: What's new: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/whats-new/dotnet-9 Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

It's time for another .NET MAUI Podcast with James, David, and Matt! This podcast we talk all about VS Code for .NET MAUI and some setup recommendations, new AI enhancements, and goodies coming to .NET MAUI in .NET 9 Preview 7 that you can try today! Links: James VS Code Setup Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t2zzoW4D98 James Deploy to iOS Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-kZ-AgEeO8 .NET 9 Preview 7: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-9-preview-7/ OpenAI SDK: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/?p=52138 Inference SDK: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/azure-ai-model-catalog-dotnet-inference-sdk/ Follow Us: James: X, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: X, Blog, GitHub David: X, Github

Show Notes Rachel Kang, .NET MAUI Program Manager, joins the podcast to talk about all things accessibility for .NET MAUI developers. Why is accessibility important, how do you test it, what features are available, and so much more! Links Docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/fundamentals/accessibility Blogs: Keyboard accessibility - https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/the-journey-to-accessible-apps-keyboard-accessible/ Screen Readers: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/the-journey-to-accessible-apps-screen-readers/ Making Visual Text Accessible: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/the-journey-to-accessible-apps-making-visual-text-accessible/ Content Ordering: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/the-journey-to-accessible-apps-meaningful-content-ordering/ Special Guest: Rachel Kang.

Show Notes C# Azure Search Sample with MAUI! .NET AI Documentation Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

Show Notes The M365 Admin app is used to administer M365 tenants on the go. It's a complex app written in Xamarin.Forms ... or it was. Find out how the team behind the M365 admin app migration from Xamarin.Forms to .NET MAUI. .NET MAUI API Browser Reuse Effects in .NET MAUI Upgrade a Xamarin.Forms app to a .NET MAUI app with the .NET Upgrade Assistant Migrate a Xamarin.Forms custom renderer to a .NET MAUI handler Namespace changes API changes Update app dependencies Migration troubleshooting tips Upgrade from .NET 7 to .NET 8 What's new in .NET MAUI for .NET 8 Cross-platform resource files with single project Build accessible apps with semantic properties Mono interpreter on iOS and Mac Catalyst Microsoft Intune App SDK for .NET MAUI (Android | iOS) Add authentication to your .NET MAUI app using MSAL.NET A .NET MAUI sample using MSAL.NET to authenticate users with Azure AD Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

Show Notes Migrate your Xamarin.iOS Binding Library Migrate your Xamarin.Android Binding Library Auth0 Documentation for .NET MAUI Mapbox .NET MAUI Support Minnesota Enterprise Mobile UG: Party On with 3rd Party Binding Libraries in .NET MAUI .NET MAUI API Browser Reuse Effects in .NET MAUI Upgrade a Xamarin.Forms app to a .NET MAUI app with the .NET Upgrade Assistant Migrate a Xamarin.Forms custom renderer to a .NET MAUI handler Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

Show Notes Microsoft Build just happened - tune in to hear David's, James', and Matt's thoughts! Latest Releases Latest on .NET MAUI .NET upgrade assistant w/ support for MAUI NET 8 preview 4 & 5 and Visual Studio Previews Visual Studio 17.7 Preview 1 Visual Studio 17.7 Preview 2 .NET 8 Preview 4 .NET 8 Preview 5 Speech recognition in .NET MAUI w/ community toolkit C# Dev Kit for VS Code Latest News Visual Studio UI Refresh Create a PR in Visual Studio Surround selection Azure News QnA assist in MS Learn Azure Service of the Month Azure Deployment Environments Build Session Azure Deployment Environments Azure Friday Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

Show Notes It's been a little bit... but James, David, and Matt are back with the latest .NET MAUI and Azure news! Latest Releases The latest on .NET MAUI .NET Upgrade Assistant .NET Upgrade Assistant NuGet .NET 8 Preview 3 Visual Studio 17.6 preview 2 Visual Studio 17.5 updates Latest News Drawing elements on maps in .NET MAUI Azure Developers - .NET Day Let's Learn .NET - All Around the World Build, Build, and more Build File and folder dialogs in with the .NET MAUI Community Toolkit Azure News Getting started with OpenAI in .NET Data API Builder - Public Preview .NET SQL Passwordless connections Azure Service of the Month Microsoft Dev Box Pick of the Pod Apple command line tooling Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github

Show Notes In addition to some good natured ribbing - James, Matt & David talk about the latest and greatest in .NET MAUI development. Latest Releases .NET MAUI Latest Visual Studio 17.5 Previews Markdown Sticky Scroll Dev tunnels Spell checking .NET MAUI Community Toolkit .NET Community Toolkit Latest News MVVM in WinForms Updates to the podcast app Azure News Azure Developers YouTube Azure CosmosDB Conf Azure Service of the Month Azure OpenAI Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter, Blog, GitHub David: Twitter, Github