Here are my observations after extensively testing and building feature-rich apps using both Google and Microsoft frameworks. — For the past few years, I have been developing both small and large Flutter applications. Flutter is an amazing framework that allows for the quick development of cross-platform apps. Initially, it was just another tool for me to experiment with, but now it’s my primary choice for new mobile projects…

Here is a short guide to get you started with the basics in .NET MAUI. Navigate between pages, bind data in XAML, and add dependency injection quickly. — .NET MAUI is Microsoft’s approach to challenging established cross-platform frameworks like Flutter. It is the successor to Xamarin and enables you to develop apps for Android, iPhone, Mac, Windows, and the web platform. Here is a short guide to help you get started with the basics of .NET MAUI.

Your .NET WebApi project is up and running but the SwaggerUI doesn’t show the XML documentation of your code? Here is an easy fix! — The Swagger UI is the standard way of visualizing REST API endpoints of a service. It’s already included in the default template of Visual Studio when creating new WebApi projects. But there is one catch: The XML code documentation is not automatically visible to the user when the service is…

Naming tests is an underrated part of the testing process. Here are 5 patterns that you can use to keep your test names consistent. — Why is naming important? Naming tests is an important task to write maintainable code. A good naming convention allows other developers to quickly recognize the purpose of a test. Therefore, a lot of patterns have been created over the years. I’ll introduce the most common ones. You can use them or come up with…

.NET Conf 2022 is over and Microsoft released .NET 7 together with C# 11. Here are the new features and my opinion of them. — C# 11 is finally here! Microsoft published a blog post as well as a video of the corresponding session of .NET Conf 2022 about the release. I’ll show the new stuff and add my opinion to it. UTF-8 string literals C# strings are UTF-16 by default. So to get a UTF-8 string the…

The virtual Microsoft .NET Conference starts on November 8th and delivers news from .NET, Azure, MAUI, Blazor, C#, and more over 3 days! — .NET Conf 2022 is around the corner and there will be a lot of news from the .NET ecosystem. Check the agenda for details and pick your favorites. There are also local events like Watch Parties. So if you want some company and discussions with other enthusiasts, look for a…

I recently tried .NET MAUI when it still was a release candidate version. My experience was not the best and I haven’t touched it since. 🤐 .NET MAUI released as stable … but it absolutely isn’t Microsoft’s .NET MAUI was released as a stable version just recently. I evaluated the latest version last week and here…xeladu.medium.com But anyway, I believe in the future of this framework. And Microsoft pushed forward and announced an online conference dedicated to .NET MAUI on…

Microsoft’s .NET MAUI was released as a stable version just recently. I evaluated the latest version last week and here is my opinion on the state. — Cross-platform is a trending topic nowadays. The promise to write code once and bring it to many devices and systems is not new, but currently, it is much easier than in previous years because there are a lot more approaches available like Flutter, Reactive Native, Electron, Cordova, and many more…

We are going to look at things like ScenarioContext, setup and teardown, navigation inside the IDE, and using arguments in step definitions. — You may have seen my other post about Behavior-Driven Development with .NET, which is a tutorial on how to set it up for you. In this article, I am going to give further tips beyond the basics that will increase your ability to write good tests and debug failing tests…

Here is an introductory guide on how to use Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) with C# and SpecFlow in a .NET application. — Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) is a technique of agile software development to ensure that the requirements of the software to be developed are fulfilled. To achieve this a special syntax called Gherkin (see below) is used to write down the specification which then can be translated by tools into test case…