Brandon Minnick
@codetraveler.io
.NET Developer | Independent Consultant | .NET MAUI Developer | Formerly @Microsoft + @XamarinHQ + @AWS
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Brandon Minnick
@codetraveler.io
· Feb 3
From Zero to Hero: Asynchronous Programming in C#
Learn how to master asynchronous programming with async await in C#
dometrain.com
🎉 Asynchronous Programming in C# 🎉
I'm excited to announce my new course on async/await!
✅ Compiler Generated Code
✅ Creating Async from Scratch
✅ ConfigureAwait, IAsyncEnumerable, ValueTask
✅ ThreadStatic, ExecutionContext, SynchronizationContext
✅ ...and more!
dometrain.com/course/from-...
I'm excited to announce my new course on async/await!
✅ Compiler Generated Code
✅ Creating Async from Scratch
✅ ConfigureAwait, IAsyncEnumerable, ValueTask
✅ ThreadStatic, ExecutionContext, SynchronizationContext
✅ ...and more!
dometrain.com/course/from-...
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
Bring Glassmorphism to .NET MAUI Apps with Liquid Glass UI
www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/l...
#dotnetmaui #appdev #ios #liquidglass #ref #syncfusion #ux #xaml #csharp
www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/l...
#dotnetmaui #appdev #ios #liquidglass #ref #syncfusion #ux #xaml #csharp
Bring Glassmorphism to .NET MAUI Apps with Liquid Glass UI
Learn how to apply Liquid Glass UI in .NET MAUI to create sleek, frosted glass designs with depth and modern aesthetics for cross-platform apps.
www.syncfusion.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Bring Glassmorphism to .NET MAUI Apps with Liquid Glass UI
www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/l...
#dotnetmaui #appdev #ios #liquidglass #ref #syncfusion #ux #xaml #csharp
www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/l...
#dotnetmaui #appdev #ios #liquidglass #ref #syncfusion #ux #xaml #csharp
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New course alert 🎉
It's taken me over 2 years of creating courses to finally go back to my roots.
Want to learn how to build .NET apps on #AWS? This is the course for you. In it, you'll learn about the core services you need to care about to build on AWS.
#dotnet
dometrain.com/course/getti...
It's taken me over 2 years of creating courses to finally go back to my roots.
Want to learn how to build .NET apps on #AWS? This is the course for you. In it, you'll learn about the core services you need to care about to build on AWS.
#dotnet
dometrain.com/course/getti...
December 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
New course alert 🎉
It's taken me over 2 years of creating courses to finally go back to my roots.
Want to learn how to build .NET apps on #AWS? This is the course for you. In it, you'll learn about the core services you need to care about to build on AWS.
#dotnet
dometrain.com/course/getti...
It's taken me over 2 years of creating courses to finally go back to my roots.
Want to learn how to build .NET apps on #AWS? This is the course for you. In it, you'll learn about the core services you need to care about to build on AWS.
#dotnet
dometrain.com/course/getti...
🚨 WE ARE LIVE 🚨
Come join us for this month's .NET MAUI Community Toolkit Standup!
✅ [BindableProperty]
✅ MediaElement Android Service Update
✅ CollectionView.SelectionChanged in Popup
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJP9...
Come join us for this month's .NET MAUI Community Toolkit Standup!
✅ [BindableProperty]
✅ MediaElement Android Service Update
✅ CollectionView.SelectionChanged in Popup
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJP9...
.NET MAUI Community Toolkit Monthly Standup, December 2025
YouTube video by .NET Foundation
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
🚨 WE ARE LIVE 🚨
Come join us for this month's .NET MAUI Community Toolkit Standup!
✅ [BindableProperty]
✅ MediaElement Android Service Update
✅ CollectionView.SelectionChanged in Popup
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJP9...
Come join us for this month's .NET MAUI Community Toolkit Standup!
✅ [BindableProperty]
✅ MediaElement Android Service Update
✅ CollectionView.SelectionChanged in Popup
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJP9...
❤️.NET 10 + .NET MAUI Community Toolkits ❤️
We've updated every library for .NET 10!
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui v13.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.Markup v7.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.Camera v5.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement v7.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.Maps v4.0.0
github.com/CommunityToo...
We've updated every library for .NET 10!
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui v13.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.Markup v7.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.Camera v5.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement v7.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.Maps v4.0.0
github.com/CommunityToo...
GitHub - CommunityToolkit/Maui: The .NET MAUI Community Toolkit is a community-created library that contains .NET MAUI Extensions, Advanced UI/UX Controls, and Behaviors to help make your life as a .N...
The .NET MAUI Community Toolkit is a community-created library that contains .NET MAUI Extensions, Advanced UI/UX Controls, and Behaviors to help make your life as a .NET MAUI developer easier - Co...
github.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
❤️.NET 10 + .NET MAUI Community Toolkits ❤️
We've updated every library for .NET 10!
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui v13.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.Markup v7.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.Camera v5.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement v7.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.Maps v4.0.0
github.com/CommunityToo...
We've updated every library for .NET 10!
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui v13.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.Markup v7.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.Camera v5.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement v7.0.0
✅ CommunityToolkit.Maui.Maps v4.0.0
github.com/CommunityToo...
🎉 New AsyncAwaitBestPracties v10.0.0 🎉
✅ Add Support for .NET 10
The async/await library you know and love, now compiled and optimized for .NET 10
github.com/thecodetrave...
✅ Add Support for .NET 10
The async/await library you know and love, now compiled and optimized for .NET 10
github.com/thecodetrave...
GitHub - TheCodeTraveler/AsyncAwaitBestPractices: Extensions for System.Threading.Tasks.Task and System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask
Extensions for System.Threading.Tasks.Task and System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask - TheCodeTraveler/AsyncAwaitBestPractices
github.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
🎉 New AsyncAwaitBestPracties v10.0.0 🎉
✅ Add Support for .NET 10
The async/await library you know and love, now compiled and optimized for .NET 10
github.com/thecodetrave...
✅ Add Support for .NET 10
The async/await library you know and love, now compiled and optimized for .NET 10
github.com/thecodetrave...
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
Did you know that the .NET compiler turns our async methods into a struct? Join @codetraveler.io "Become an Expert with Async/Await in C#" at #NDCLondon! #Earlybird offer ends Friday, 3 October!
ndclondon.com/workshops/be...
ndclondon.com/workshops/be...
Become an Expert with Async/Await in C# | NDC London 2026
Did you know that the .NET compiler turns our async methods into a struct? And that .NET adds a try/catch block to our code, potentially hiding thrown exceptions? It's true!
ndclondon.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Did you know that the .NET compiler turns our async methods into a struct? Join @codetraveler.io "Become an Expert with Async/Await in C#" at #NDCLondon! #Earlybird offer ends Friday, 3 October!
ndclondon.com/workshops/be...
ndclondon.com/workshops/be...
🚨 .NET MAUI Community Toolkit Standup 🚨
We are live!!
Come join us and chat about what we're working on next!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPEm...
We are live!!
Come join us and chat about what we're working on next!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPEm...
.NET MAUI Community Toolkit Monthly Standup, October 2025
YouTube video by .NET Foundation
www.youtube.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🚨 .NET MAUI Community Toolkit Standup 🚨
We are live!!
Come join us and chat about what we're working on next!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPEm...
We are live!!
Come join us and chat about what we're working on next!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPEm...
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
Preparing Your .NET MAUI Apps for Google Play’s 16 KB Page Size Requirement | by Gerald Versluis
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#dotnetmaui #dotnet #android #googleplay #xaml #csharp #mobiledev #appdev
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#dotnetmaui #dotnet #android #googleplay #xaml #csharp #mobiledev #appdev
Preparing Your .NET MAUI Apps for Google Play's 16 KB Page Size Requirement - .NET Blog
Learn about the upcoming 16 KB page size requirement for Google Play and how to ensure your .NET MAUI apps are ready for the November 2025 deadline.
ift.tt
September 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Preparing Your .NET MAUI Apps for Google Play’s 16 KB Page Size Requirement | by Gerald Versluis
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#dotnetmaui #dotnet #android #googleplay #xaml #csharp #mobiledev #appdev
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#dotnetmaui #dotnet #android #googleplay #xaml #csharp #mobiledev #appdev
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
July 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🎉 Hey Q! Make Me A Cool Web App 🎉
What if I told you I didn't write any code for this app? That's right - it was built by providing prompts to the Amazon Q Developer CLI!
Check out this blog post to learn how to use it to make awesome web apps for you:
👉 codetraveler.io/2025/07/11/h...
What if I told you I didn't write any code for this app? That's right - it was built by providing prompts to the Amazon Q Developer CLI!
Check out this blog post to learn how to use it to make awesome web apps for you:
👉 codetraveler.io/2025/07/11/h...
July 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🎉 Hey Q! Make Me A Cool Web App 🎉
What if I told you I didn't write any code for this app? That's right - it was built by providing prompts to the Amazon Q Developer CLI!
Check out this blog post to learn how to use it to make awesome web apps for you:
👉 codetraveler.io/2025/07/11/h...
What if I told you I didn't write any code for this app? That's right - it was built by providing prompts to the Amazon Q Developer CLI!
Check out this blog post to learn how to use it to make awesome web apps for you:
👉 codetraveler.io/2025/07/11/h...
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
Building serverless apps with .NET? Want to quickly provision resources locally for testing?
Discover how the streamline your development workflow with .NET Aspire, LocalStack and the AWS CDK
And you can even deploy all of that, to LocalStack running on your machine.
#aws #serverless #dotnet
Discover how the streamline your development workflow with .NET Aspire, LocalStack and the AWS CDK
And you can even deploy all of that, to LocalStack running on your machine.
#aws #serverless #dotnet
July 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Building serverless apps with .NET? Want to quickly provision resources locally for testing?
Discover how the streamline your development workflow with .NET Aspire, LocalStack and the AWS CDK
And you can even deploy all of that, to LocalStack running on your machine.
#aws #serverless #dotnet
Discover how the streamline your development workflow with .NET Aspire, LocalStack and the AWS CDK
And you can even deploy all of that, to LocalStack running on your machine.
#aws #serverless #dotnet
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
See all the AI tools available for .NET devs tinyurl.com/dotnetaidev in 4-hours on July 7.
June 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
See all the AI tools available for .NET devs tinyurl.com/dotnetaidev in 4-hours on July 7.
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
What is everyone using for time tracking and invoicing nowadays? I remember Harvest was big. Preferably a free service.
#DeveloperCommunity
#DeveloperCommunity
June 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
What is everyone using for time tracking and invoicing nowadays? I remember Harvest was big. Preferably a free service.
#DeveloperCommunity
#DeveloperCommunity
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
Great video by @jameseastham.co.uk showing off our AWS Lambda support for .NET Aspire. Making it easy to local develop and debug your .NET Lambda functions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph9w...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph9w...
Simplify your local AWS Lambda development with .NET Aspire
YouTube video by James Eastham
www.youtube.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Great video by @jameseastham.co.uk showing off our AWS Lambda support for .NET Aspire. Making it easy to local develop and debug your .NET Lambda functions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph9w...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph9w...
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
Oooooo, @microsoftlearn.bsky.social have released an MCP server for MS Docs - github.com/MicrosoftDoc...
GitHub - MicrosoftDocs/mcp
Contribute to MicrosoftDocs/mcp development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Oooooo, @microsoftlearn.bsky.social have released an MCP server for MS Docs - github.com/MicrosoftDoc...
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✨ I’ve got a couple of extra General Admission tickets to @renderatl.com and I’d love to give them to folks who might not otherwise get a chance to go.
If you’re from an underrepresented group in tech and want to be in the room or know someone who should be DM me!
If you’re from an underrepresented group in tech and want to be in the room or know someone who should be DM me!
June 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
✨ I’ve got a couple of extra General Admission tickets to @renderatl.com and I’d love to give them to folks who might not otherwise get a chance to go.
If you’re from an underrepresented group in tech and want to be in the room or know someone who should be DM me!
If you’re from an underrepresented group in tech and want to be in the room or know someone who should be DM me!
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
Available for hire as a Senior Developer Advocate (contract/fractional).
I’ve built global dev communities from the ground up. I write, speak, and create video content that resonates.
Need help launching your product, growing adoption, or building community that doesn’t feel forced?
Let’s talk.
I’ve built global dev communities from the ground up. I write, speak, and create video content that resonates.
Need help launching your product, growing adoption, or building community that doesn’t feel forced?
Let’s talk.
May 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Available for hire as a Senior Developer Advocate (contract/fractional).
I’ve built global dev communities from the ground up. I write, speak, and create video content that resonates.
Need help launching your product, growing adoption, or building community that doesn’t feel forced?
Let’s talk.
I’ve built global dev communities from the ground up. I write, speak, and create video content that resonates.
Need help launching your product, growing adoption, or building community that doesn’t feel forced?
Let’s talk.
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
Help us decide how to release and license our new Visual Studio extension.
Your feedback will be instrumental in deciding on a path forward.
github.com/AvaloniaUI/A...
Your feedback will be instrumental in deciding on a path forward.
github.com/AvaloniaUI/A...
Seeking Feedback: Licensing Plan for New Avalonia VS Extension · AvaloniaUI Avalonia · Discussion #18878
Over the past year, our team has poured considerable effort into Avalonia Accelerate, and part of this work has been to create a new Visual Studio extension packed with new features. You can read a...
github.com
May 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Help us decide how to release and license our new Visual Studio extension.
Your feedback will be instrumental in deciding on a path forward.
github.com/AvaloniaUI/A...
Your feedback will be instrumental in deciding on a path forward.
github.com/AvaloniaUI/A...
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
“⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic job! When I saw the course was over 9 hours, I wondered what you would talk about for that long. Now it feels like 18 hours got packed into a 9 hour course. I didn't realize how much I didn't know about email. Thanks for putting this together.”
dometrain.com/course/from-...
dometrain.com/course/from-...
From Zero to Hero: Sending Email with .NET
Learn everything you need to know to send production-grade emails in .NET
dometrain.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic job! When I saw the course was over 9 hours, I wondered what you would talk about for that long. Now it feels like 18 hours got packed into a 9 hour course. I didn't realize how much I didn't know about email. Thanks for putting this together.”
dometrain.com/course/from-...
dometrain.com/course/from-...
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
Now Generally Available: Apple identity provider support for Microsoft Entra External ID.
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#identity #msentra #entraid #entraexternalid #auth
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#identity #msentra #entraid #entraexternalid #auth
Now Generally Available: Apple identity provider support for Microsoft Entra External ID | Microsoft Entra Identity Platform
I'm excited to announce that "Sign in with Apple" is now generally available for external tenants in Entra External ID. The feature has been in public preview since February, and many customers have…
buff.ly
May 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Now Generally Available: Apple identity provider support for Microsoft Entra External ID.
buff.ly/QWAFAPu
#identity #msentra #entraid #entraexternalid #auth
buff.ly/QWAFAPu
#identity #msentra #entraid #entraexternalid #auth
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
For @dotnet our folks, we've published a preview release of our Stripe.Extensions packages for .NET.
Try them out and let us know what you think.
github.com/cecilphillip...
#stripe #dotnet #aspnetcore #stripeSessions
Try them out and let us know what you think.
github.com/cecilphillip...
#stripe #dotnet #aspnetcore #stripeSessions
GitHub - cecilphillip/stripe-dotnet-extensions: Helper extensions for integrating Stripe .NET with Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection, and ASP.NET Core applications
Helper extensions for integrating Stripe .NET with Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection, and ASP.NET Core applications - cecilphillip/stripe-dotnet-extensions
github.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
For @dotnet our folks, we've published a preview release of our Stripe.Extensions packages for .NET.
Try them out and let us know what you think.
github.com/cecilphillip...
#stripe #dotnet #aspnetcore #stripeSessions
Try them out and let us know what you think.
github.com/cecilphillip...
#stripe #dotnet #aspnetcore #stripeSessions
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
Copilots are everywhere these days, and rightfully so! These tools are incredible at getting things done. Don't miss @noctovis.bsky.social "Keynote: CTRL+SHIFT+(BUILD) PAUSE" at #NDCOslo!
ndcoslo.com/agenda/keyno...
ndcoslo.com/agenda/keyno...
Keynote: CTRL+SHIFT+(BUILD) PAUSE | NDC Oslo 2025
Copilots are everywhere these days, and… rightfully so! Let's face it: these tools are incredible at getting things done. They have the potential to turn any one of us into a 20x developer. Need a new...
ndcoslo.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Copilots are everywhere these days, and rightfully so! These tools are incredible at getting things done. Don't miss @noctovis.bsky.social "Keynote: CTRL+SHIFT+(BUILD) PAUSE" at #NDCOslo!
ndcoslo.com/agenda/keyno...
ndcoslo.com/agenda/keyno...
Reposted by Brandon Minnick
TechBash 2025 Keynotes Announced - Don't miss Kevin Griffin and Nicole TIbaldi at the Kalahari Resort in November.
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#developers #devconf #nepa #poconos #techbash #dotnet #softwaredev #techevent
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#developers #devconf #nepa #poconos #techbash #dotnet #softwaredev #techevent
Announcing the TechBash 2025 Keynote Speakers!
Announcing the TechBash 2025 Keynote Speakers!
buff.ly
May 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
TechBash 2025 Keynotes Announced - Don't miss Kevin Griffin and Nicole TIbaldi at the Kalahari Resort in November.
buff.ly/KCTwFKu
#developers #devconf #nepa #poconos #techbash #dotnet #softwaredev #techevent
buff.ly/KCTwFKu
#developers #devconf #nepa #poconos #techbash #dotnet #softwaredev #techevent
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If you're using AWS Lambda Cloudwatch logs are now up to 10x cheaper, great announcement 👌👌
May 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
If you're using AWS Lambda Cloudwatch logs are now up to 10x cheaper, great announcement 👌👌