Who am I? What is my background? What about the profile picture? Here are some answers! — Hey guys, my name is Alex, I’m from Germany and I am a passionate software developer for many many years. That’s why I’d like to bring my enthusiasm to other people who are interested in coding. My career path I started programming when I was around 15 (2002) and haven’t stopped since then…

.NET MAUI contains a limited number of controls out of the box. However, there are free alternatives available for everyone! — If you’ve been building Flutter apps for a while and then returned to .NET MAUI, you may quickly notice the limited number of controls available to start with. Of course, you can write your own controls, but why bother when there are free alternatives available? Here are three libraries that…

Azure DevOps is powerful. But its REST API is as well! — The Azure DevOps REST API is a web-based interface that allows you to access and interact with Azure DevOps services programmatically. I created a custom dashboard to see build results and logs. And it was so easy with this API! Follow these steps: 🔹 Create a Personal Access Token (PAT)…

Here’s a brief summary of everything related to Firebase. — 🔹 Terraform support was introduced to manage projects, apps, and key cloud resources. 🔹 New AI-powered extensions are available. Developers can also publish their own extensions now. 🔹 Cloud Functions get Python support, can use more memory, and handle more concurrent requests. 🔹 The OR operator was added to Firestore…

You can build customized dashboards in your own apps with the Azure DevOps REST API. Here is a detailed guide on how to do it. — If you are using Azure DevOps for your code, build pipelines, releases, or anything else, you can leverage a powerful REST API to query data. Other applications can use this data to build custom dashboards, for example. Here are some examples of use cases that can be accomplished via the…

The UI of Visual Studio has evolved over the years. Here is a glimpse of what might be published after the BUILD conference this year. — Microsoft is working on a refresh of the Visual Studio user interface. The current design does not include the Fluent Design Language like in other major products. I really like the Fluent design language and I’m happy to see that even Visual Studio can benefit from it. With more contrast…

Google continues to develop new features for Firebase. Here is a summary of what was announced during Google I/O 2023. — During the Google I/O 2023 developer conference, Google announced countless new features and changes for Firebase. If you’re interested in all the details, check out the Firebase blog or watch the recorded keynote online. In this document, we’ll break down the highlights. Let’s dive into the content now.

The Shell control is the default root page of your app. But what can you actually do with it? — The Shell control is very versatile. It gives you a Flyout or a TabBar without much effort. For a Flyout, just add ShellContent controls to your Shell or wrap them in FlyoutItem controls. It works either way. Tweak it with a custom ItemTemplate or look for the Shell’s attached properties…

There are various ways in which you can handle the Shell control in your .NET MAUI app. Here are some examples to get you started. — The Shell control is the root object of every .NET MAUI application. It provides fundamental features that many apps require, including: A single place to describe the visual hierarchy of an app. A common navigation user experience. A URI-based navigation scheme that permits navigation to any page in the app.