Shaun Lawrence

Me dressed as Shaun from Shaun of the dead

Happy #halloween all!

Visual Studio 2026 unboxing with Pedro Jesus! MAUI, Copilot, iOS 26, everything! YouTube video by Gerald Versluis

Join Pedro and me Friday, Sept. 12, LIVE!

We will look at the brand new Visual Studio 2026, some MAUI, some iOS 26, and of course... AI! Copilot, MCP all the things.

youtube.com/live/ZzgcJvX...

New version of Sharpnado.Tabs v3.3.0 for #dotnet 9 #maui \o/
* many bug fixes
* new property SelectedIconSource
* supports Windows and MacOS
* removes all touch and tap effects
github.com/roubachof/Sh...

snoopy is holding a broom and saying `` we need to rain dance hard '' . Alt: snoopy is holding a broom and saying `` we need to rain dance hard '' .

You just need a good rain dance

Gary Alone

Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.

Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky

www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...

Congratulations! It’s a huge effort to get something ready for publishing

How does AdGuard compare to PiHole?

Somebody on LinkedIn said what we're all thinking.

I guess it’s slightly reassuring that it doesn’t have access to your content by default?

The Crosswind experiment It's .NET MAUI UI July again, this time diving into styling your app using a little experiment I recently made. Let's dive into styling your app in a Tailwind-like fashion.

For #MAUIUIJuly this year; a post about a little experiment I did a while back involving CSS, .NET MAUI, and something resembling Tailwind → thewissen.io/maui-ui-july...

Amazing! Congratulations

A spinning wheel of names

My post for #MauiUiJuly 2025 is a Wheel of names clone.

Learn how to build a reusable control within .NET MAUI and use things like GraphicsView and Animation to create a rather fancy looking wheel.

blog.bijington.com/2025/07/21/w...

#dotnetmaui #mauiuijuly

It amazes me that with all the leaves we have in these parts people just leave the dog crap everywhere!

A leaf carrying a dog poo

When you forget to carry a dog poo bag of course the dog will go!

Why Women in Tech isn't enough Women in Tech spaces help, but fall short in the long run. Real progress needs systemic change and active involvement from men in positions of power.

I have been back and forth over the span of 5 years about whether to publish this article.

All opinions and experiences in this post are my own, or from people I personally know, backed up with recent reports and statistics.

Read. This. Post.

Citation Needed reader feedback This survey should take 3–5 minutes.

I'm running a quick (3–5 minutes) reader feedback survey for my newsletter, Citation Needed. If you're a reader, I'd love to get your feedback!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

YES! Congrats man

YES! Congrats man

Sensor-based Parallax in .NET MAUI using the Gyroscope #MAUIUIJuly Parallax effects add depth and interactivity to your app's UI by making different layers move at different speeds to simulate 3D depth. In this article, we will cover how to implement a flexible paral...

Ever wanted to create gyroscope based parallax in #dotnetmaui? Francois has you covered, check this out! blog.francois.raminosona.com/sensor-based...

#MAUIUIJuly day 9!

Sensors in .NET MAUI #MAUIUIJuly In this post, we will focus on how our phone's sensors work. We will explore six key sensors available in .NET MAUI, complete with real-time visualizations and code samples.

#MAUIUIJuly day 8: Sensors in #dotnetmaui - but some cool things you can do with them too! Check it out: blog.francois.raminosona.com/sensors-in-n...

GitHub - jfversluis/Plugin.Maui.Exif: Plugin.Maui.Exif provides the ability to read EXIF metadata from image files in your .NET MAUI application. Plugin.Maui.Exif provides the ability to read EXIF metadata from image files in your .NET MAUI application. - jfversluis/Plugin.Maui.Exif

I just published a new plugin to read EXIF information from images in your .NET MAUI app!

Just one line of code and you get a ton of useful information to work with. What do you think? What should I add next?

github.com/jfversluis/P...

From Keyboard to Keynote : dylanbeattie.net Learn to create & present great tech talks in this online workshop led by Dylan Beattie.

I'm running the online version of my "From Keyboard to Keynote" workshop next month! Two half-days full of tips, practical advice, & hands-on exercises about creating and delivering awesome technical presentations.

dylanbeattie.net/kb2kn

Early bird tickets only £225. You should join. It'll be ace.

We’re looking for volunteers 💥 to help bring #Oredev2025 to life this November in Malmö.
You get:
🤲 access to the conference (work 50%, explore 50%)
🤝 a network of techies, thinkers, doers
💡 inspiration x 1000

Be part of something unforgettable!
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"Everyone wants the summary. But the summary is what's left after someone else decided what matters. Their priorities aren't yours. Their filters aren't yours. When you operate on summaries, you're thinking with someone else's brain."

Shane Parrish Brain Food.

This is a beaut.

This is an excellent watch..Mirrors some of my, not so eloquently put, thoughts on why things might not take off quite as the hype would have you believe.

Am I going to let a computer power my life, have my credit card details, when there's even a 5% chance it might hallucinate.

Absolutely not.

I LOVE this!

GnollHack on Steam GnollHack is a remastered and enhanced version of the classic roguelike game NetHack, one of the most iconic games developed in 1980s and 1990s.

Did you know there is even a .NET MAUI app/game on @steampowered.com?! 👀

Check it out here: store.steampowered.com/app/3558190/...

Wondering what other real-world apps are built with .NET MAUI? Check this out: github.com/jfversluis/b...

Or if you have one yourself, feel free to add it!

I’m in the market for a good gym tracking app…