Kerry W. Lothrop
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Kerry W. Lothrop
@lothrop.de
Managing Engineer at DHL IT Services. Former Microsoft MVP, mobile, security, .NET, .NET MAUI, baseball, running, snowboarding, #avgeek. Runs the #DevTalk podcast. Co-organizer of #mauiday.
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This looks pretty cool for if you're building MAUI apps and want to get in-app insights in performance
🤯

github.com/matthewrdev/...
GitHub - matthewrdev/maude: Maude is a plugin for .NET MAUI to monitor app memory at runtime and view it via live-rendered chart.
Maude is a plugin for .NET MAUI to monitor app memory at runtime and view it via live-rendered chart. - matthewrdev/maude
github.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Upgrading your .NET MAUI project from .NET 9 to .NET 10 has never been easier.

Enjoy your coffee, hands off the keyboard and let GitHub Copilot do all the heavy lifting! In this video, you'll learn how.

youtu.be/byfphP8pj3o
Let Copilot Update Your MAUI project from .NET 9 to .NET 10
YouTube video by Gerald Versluis
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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We now have an official profiling doc for .NET MAUI:
learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/...

This gathers info from various wikis in one place and has simplified instructions for dotnet-dsrouter!
Performance Profiling - .NET MAUI
Learn how to profile the performance of your .NET MAUI app.
learn.microsoft.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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C# 14 introduces user-defined compound assignment operators.

In previous versions, you could not overload the += operator.

C# 14 allows user types to customize the behavior of compound assignment operators in a way that the target of the assignment is modified in-place.
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I just got my first calendar invitation spam mail. iOS shows this in the calendar app invitations, without any chance of deleting it without replying. Does anyone know how to get rid of it without sending a decline mail to the sender?
November 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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We are increasing the length of support offered for .NET Standard Term Support (STS) releases from 18 months to 24 months. This change is effective starting with .NET 9 and there is no change for LTS releases.

Get all the details you need: msft.it/63328t6MeM
October 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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C# 14 in the preview introduces extension members

There is a new extension keyword that lets you define extension blocks for extension properties, methods, and operators

This means you can group related extension members, enhancing code readability and maintainability

Do you like the new feature?
October 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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From Xamarin MVP to shaping the future of cross-platform dev—Jon Peppers shares his journey and insights on the #dotNETMAUI team. Hear how his experience spans everything from WPF self-checkout systems to home automation on Extreme Home Makeover. Listen now: msft.it/63325ssG2W
October 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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The latest XAML Live Preview updates in #VisualStudio for #dotNETMAUI let you pin multiple previews, zoom in for pixel-perfect layouts, and even mirror your app on a second monitor. Build, preview, and refine—all without breaking your flow. Explore the details: msft.it/63320sqaSi
September 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I had to download Windows 3.1 to get ahold of a smaller version of the Arial TrueType font. The download was 7.5 MB. For the entire operating system. That‘s about twice the size of the current version of Arial.
September 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Big #dotnet news, the STS (Standard Term Support) releases are now supported for 24 months! devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...
.NET STS releases supported for 24 months - .NET Blog
.NET STS releases will be supported for 24 months
devblogs.microsoft.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Does anyone know anyone on the @visualstudio.com team that could help me with this?
Does anyone know what the VS keyboard shortcut is for next Copilot suggestion/previous Copilot suggestion on a German keyboard? @gregorbiswanger.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I tried for fifteen minutes to find out where to log a translation bug in the @microsoft Office portal but have given up. It is very funny that they would use the German word "Büro" when talking about the product #MicrosoftOffice.
September 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Xing: We noticed you haven't responded to a recruiter message even though we already sent you 10 mails about it. Here's another message in case you missed the previous 10.
August 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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ICYMI, you can start trying out your .NET MAUI apps with iOS 26 today!

github.com/dotnet/core/...
github.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:09 AM
I was very fortunate to see Jesus Christ Superstar tonight at the Hollywood Bowl. Absolutely incredible. Cynthia Erivo, Adam Lambert, Phillipa Soo, Josh Gad, Raúl Esparza, Zachary James, Brian Crum, Tyrone Huntley, Milo Mannheim were all mindblowingly incredible.
August 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Do you still need to migrate your Xamarin.Forms app to .NET MAUI? Then this book by @irisclasson.bsky.social might be something for you!

A thorough and complete guide with things you need to think of while going through the migration, get it in your local online bookstore!
July 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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#Developers looking to get started with #WinUI on #Windows? 🦙 Find out how to go from Zero to Hero with a complete tutorial of everything you need to know starting from scratch in #VisualStudio including learning about #XAML and #MVVM! #WindowsDev #dotnet 🦙 youtu.be/XO_LnDfsQmc?...
Build your first Windows app with WinUI and Visual Studio
Learn how to go from zero to hero building Windows app with WinUI! Take things at your own pace as we incrementally bring you on a journey ramping you up from a file new app to what you need to know to take your next steps with Windows development to building the next great Windows app. In this video, you'll get familiar with setting up your machine and starting a new project, what other resources you need as a Windows developer, learning about the MVVM pattern, and diving into the debugging tools for XAML apps available in Visual Studio. Get started with WinUI: https://aka.ms/windev Windows Developers YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WindowsDevelopers Get Visual Studio: https://www.visualstudio.com #visualstudio #winui #windows 00:00 - Introduction 00:47 - Getting started 07:17 - What is XAML? 15:08 - Adding data and logic with MVVM 20:07 - Call the IncrementCount method 22:45 - Debugging and what's happening behind the scenes 26:13 - Outro and resources
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July 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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We have released v4.0 of our Shiny.Templates containing all of our latest libraries and a TON of community libraries. Give it a try - The easiest way to get starting with Shiny .NET and .NET MAUI apps

> dotnet new install Shiny.Templates

#dotnet #dotnetmaui
July 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Just released MvvmCross 9.4.0. Check out the release notes here: github.com/MvvmCross/Mv... the packages are indexing on NuGet now.
Release Release 9.4.0 · MvvmCross/MvvmCross
What's Changed The highlights for MvvmCross 9.4 are: Support for SceneDelegate on iOS. For now the implementation out of the box only supports single window Apps just like before with AppDelegate....
github.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM