Matt Mattei

10 Productivity Killers in XAML Development (and How Hot Design Fixes Them) Look, we've all been there. You make a UI change, hit build, wait for the app to compile, launch it,...

Waiting is the biggest productivity killer in engineering.

Rebuilds, restarts, context switching. Death by a thousand cuts.
I broke down 10 Productivity Killers in XAML (and How @platform.uno Hot Design Eliminates Them)

Uno Platform 6.2: Smoother, Faster, Everywhere Uno Platform 6.2 delivers smoother workflows, Hot Design upgrades, and nearly 100 fixes for faster, more reliable cross-platform app development.

📢Uno Platform 6.2 is out!

▪️Skia WASM: DPI fix + browser zoom
▪️SKCanvasElement: unified API across platforms
▪️WebView2 aligned with WinUI
▪️ListView + RequestedTheme reliability
▪️RatingControl updated to latest WinUI
▪️Hot Design: template editing, TemplateSelector, Color previews

Full release blog🔗👇

wanted a horizontal calendar for my @platform.uno side project.

So I started a side project for the side project.

It’s early, but the basics are there:
Scrolling. Dates. Selection.

First look 👇

#dotnet

Why settle for a weak password when you can have a passphrase — it’s like a password on steroids 💪🔐

➡️ 200+ bits of entropy
➡️ 25 dictionaries
➡️ Easy to remember, hard to crack

🛠️ Built with Uno by @matteoriso.it
✨ Try My Own Passphrase - Now live on Google Play! ⬇️

Seven years in, we're launching a new chapter for Uno Platform, redefining dev productivity.

ANNOUNCING:

👉 Uno Platform Studio GA 🚀
👉 Uno Platform 6.0 – reengineered for speed & ease (3x faster startup, 45x faster execution!)

This is EPIC. Let's dive in! 🧵
#dotnet #CrossPlatform #MSBuild

Uno Chefs Recipe: Serving Up Custom Icons Without Template Headaches Learn how to easily add custom icons to controls in your Uno Platform app using ControlExtensions.Icon from Uno Themes—no complex ControlTemplates required.

Ever tried adding a custom icon to controls that don't support it?

What should be a 5-min tweak can turn into hours of ControlTemplate edits.

ControlExtensions fix that. Simple. Fast. No overkill. 🎯

Read the blog 👇 or check out @stevebilogan.dev in our latest Uno Tech Bite
#dotnet

Changing the entire look of a ListView while the app is running? 🤯 #dotnet

This one was fun!

Hot Design is my new favorite toy and it feels like I've only scratched the surface.

Which UI next? 🤔 #dotnet

project is here: github.com/mtmattei/UnoEa…

YouTube video by Uno Platform Hot Design Public Beta | Uno Platform Studio

ANNOUNCING 🔥Hot Design🔥Public Beta

Build cross-platform .NET applications visually:

✅Use your application as a design surface on
emulators or even physical devices
✅Connect UI to data using a visual interface
✅Preview responsive layouts with a single click​
✅MVVM or MVUX

Logging with Azure Application Insights in a Windows Application - Nick's .NET Travels The default template for a Windows application comes with almost no guidance for how developers should do even basic things like logging. Luckily, the Uno Platform wizard provides a simple way to crea...

A quick walkthrough of adding Application Insights logging to your #WinAppSdk and @UnoPlatform application - nicksnettravels.builttoroam.com/logging-with...

Got the session timer up and running! ⏱️Feels good.

Good read and good explanation; thanks for surfacing.

Figma Design → Hot Design

Now… time to tackle the logic.

If you're looking for a visual designer for WinUI apps, check out Hot Design.

It's everything you're looking for in a visual editor and more.

I'm going to have to say, any week with a Ferrari is a good week.

Just a few weeks left until @confooca.bsky.social

Currently updating my talk to include all of the latest and greatest stuff that @platform.uno has released since the last time I gave this talk

Come check it out if you're attending #confoo, I have free stickers!

confoo.ca/en/2025/sess...

A great read for anyone diving into or curious about the world of WebAssembly

Finding time to game as a parent is tough. Coordinating with friends? Even tougher.

So I turned the pain of syncing gaming time as a parent into an app.
#design #ui

Your audience should be nervous...about how good it's going to be!

Full disclosure, im part of the team working on it.

It's still in beta, but if you do decide you'd like to give it a try. I would love to help fast-track your access and get your feedback.

Cheers

I have to second Eduardo's comment.

If you're looking for drag and drop style editor, Hot Design is a great candidate.

Turns your live app into a real-time visual designer, no restarts, no lost state. Works with any IDE, any OS and synchronizes changes to your code in real time.

Hey devs! 👨‍💻 We're live at @codemash.bsky.social and ready to chat!

Swing by our booth to:

🖥️ Explore Uno Platform
🔥Test-drive Hot Design
👕Snag some swag (stickers and t-shirts galore!)
🎁Enter to win an ASUS TUF monitor

Don’t miss out – see you there! #CodeMash 🎉

🌴 @codemash.bsky.social is around the corner, and the beach theme isn’t the only thing that’s hot... ☀️

Join @stevebilogan.bsky.social for "Keeping Things Hot: Design without Disruption" where he’ll show how to crank up your .NET productivity with our blazing new Visual Designer! #HotDesign

Fresh reads to kickoff 2025.

Blog: Everything we shipped in 2024.

What was your favorite?

platform.uno/blog/everyth...

Are any other Google Pixel users experiencing delays of several minutes or even hours with notifications ( Signal, Gmail, Teams etc)?

Why does @disneyplushelp.bsky.social list The Simpsons seasons oldest to newest but Bob's Burgers newest to oldest?

Consistency isn’t just for plotlines, it’s for UX too.

incredible

Seems, not everyone agrees with you.