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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Sep 12

Anyway, I'm seriously hoping it’s not just me and that there’s broader demand for a higher-end module, because I’d love to get into the Framework ecosystem. Love that you can pull the GPU module out and go full ultrabook when you don’t need it. For now though, I can’t quite make the leap.

Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Sep 12

8 GB on the 5070 feels like a ceiling I’ll hit too quickly, especially in #VR. And to be fair, the HX370’s iGPU is fricken rad, probably the best we’ve ever seen in a CPU, especially at that TPD. The 5070 is a step up, maybe enough for some people, but for me it feels like too little.

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Sep 12

Been circling the @frame.work 16 launch for a couple of weeks now, built up a cart several times and was 1 click from ordering. Only thing holding me back was the GPU module. As a VR enthusiast, I need more VRAM. If there was a 16 GB+ option, I’d have ordered one already.

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 16

For #MAUIUIJuly day 16, Thomas Sebastian Jensen has put together an awesome animated countdown timer in #dotnetmaui! Check it out: medium.com/@tsjdevapps/...

⏳ Building an Animated Countdown Control in .NET MAUI

A radial timer with smooth animations, adaptive layout, and customizable styles

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 16

For #MAUIUIJuly day 16, Nick Alonge has shared a post on how to create reusable view in #dotnetmaui. Componentisation is a core part of any modern #UI framework, check out the link below to see how it's done!

dev.to/nick_alonge/...

Reusable Views in .NET MAUI

This blog is part of the .NET MAUI UI July 2025 series with a new post every day of the month. See...

dev.to

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 14

It's #MAUIUIJuly day 14! Almost halfway, and today we have a great post from John Bijsterbosch on creating #dotnetmaui components with SkiaSharp.

blog.johndotnet.nl/creating-you...

Creating your very first .NET MAUI SkiaSharp component step-by-step

It’s July again and that means that it’s also time for the .NET MAUI UI July challenge! This year I’ll be participating as well by helping you to create a HueColorSlider with .NET MAUI and SkiaSharp, ...

blog.johndotnet.nl

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 12

New post for #MAUIUIJuly!

I took download progress from “boring modal” to “overflowing beer foam” in the #BeerDrivenDevs app.

Silly? Absolutely.
Necessary? Not really.
Fun? 100%.

Check it out, and tell me: would you ship this in your app? 🍻

👉https://goforgoldman.com/posts/bdd-app-downloads/

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 9

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!

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...

blog.francois.raminosona.com

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 8

#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...

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.

blog.francois.raminosona.com

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 7

Want to customise the default tabs you get in hashtag#dotnetmaui apps? Ed's got you covered. For his final entry for hashtag#MAUIUIJuly this year he's written up how you can build a custom tab control, check it out below!

byte217.com/net-maui-tab...

Byte217 - .NET MAUI - Tab Control with underlinement

How to create a tab control with multiple tabs on one page and underlined active tab.

byte217.com

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 6

For #MAUIUIJuly Day 6, Ed has shown us how to create a scrollable text display in #dotnetmaui
byte217.com/net-maui-scr...

Byte217 - .NET MAUI - Scrolling Text Display

How to write a MAUI Text Display that is readonlt, disable, but still scrollable. The Control has a one-line and multi-line mode.

byte217.com

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 5

It's #MAUIUIJuly day 5! Check out this awesome post from Ed showing how to manage different screen sizes - and you have to see his ObservablePageLayout!!

byte217.com/net-maui-man...

Byte217 - .NET MAUI - Managing screen sizes

Use this post to manage the screen sizes of your .NET MAUI Application. Keep your controls in proportion for all devices.

byte217.com

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 4

#MAUIUIJuly — Day 4!

Remember the Outlook toggle I skipped?
I finally did it right:
✅ Animated pill (SkiaSharp)
✅ Text color blending
✅ Bindable & reusable

Check it out 👉 goforgoldman.com/posts/outloo...

#dotnet #dotnetmaui #mobile #appdev

Replicating the Outlook Mobile ‘Focused/Other’ Switch in .NET MAUI

Over the past three days, I’ve demonstrated building some pretty cool UI effects in Maui.Graphics, the 2D graphics library that shipped with .NET MAUI back in 2022. Today I’m going to look at its clos...

goforgoldman.com

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 3

You should add this here: github.com/jsuarezruiz/...

GitHub - jsuarezruiz/awesome-dotnet-maui: A curated list of awesome .NET MAUI libraries and resources.

A curated list of awesome .NET MAUI libraries and resources. - jsuarezruiz/awesome-dotnet-maui

github.com

Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 3

Wow, that’s awesome!!

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 3

🦇 Yesterday: the Bat-gauge!

Today: #trigonometry behind the Bat-needle!

Can our hero's hypotenuse hold firm against Gotham's gnarliest gradients?

👉 goforgoldman.com/posts/batmob...

Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!

#dotnet #dotnetmaui #MAUIUIJuly #mobile #appdev

Holy MauiGraphics Batman! Part 3: Clayface-Level Batmaths

Welcome back to MAUI UI July 2025! If you’ve read Part 1 and Part 2, you’ve seen the Batmobile throttle and dashboard controls in action.

goforgoldman.com

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 2

🦇 Yesterday we left our heroes at full throttle!

Part 2 of my Batmobile UI series is live: the RPM dashboard in #dotnetmaui using Maui.Graphics.

Arcs, pointers, and pure Batmobile vibes.

👉 goforgoldman.com/posts/batmob...

#MAUIUIJuly

Holy MauiGraphics Batman! Part 2: The RPM Gauge

Welcome back to MAUI UI July 2025. In Part 1, we built a custom throttle control for the Batmobile. Today, we’re heading into the Batcave to build a live RPM dashboard that visualises the data stream ...

goforgoldman.com

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 2

100% agree here. The Apple DevEx is awful. The docs are bad, the tools are bad, their approval process is opaque and temperamental. Nothing about the experience comes close to meeting the standards they demand of apps submitted to their ecosystem.

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jul 1

🦇 Holy MauiGraphics, Batman!

Part 1 of my Batmobile UI series is live — kicking off #MAUIUIJuly 2025 with a custom throttle control in .NET MAUI using Maui.Graphics.

Check it out: goforgoldman.com/posts/batmob...

Holy MauiGraphics Batman! Part 1: Batmobile Throttle Control

“Here’s what we’ll build”

goforgoldman.com

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Jun 4

This actually blew my mind. This is the future I wanted! I can't wait for this to become mainstream, and already have a bunch of ideas I'm going to submit to their prototype request form.

youtu.be/EyR2-C9ggi0?...

True Wireless Power is FINALLY here (building a TRULY wire-free setup)

YouTube video by DIY Perks

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · May 25

No specific suggestions but I will say your support and budget requirements rule out Snapdragon. I’d say go with an AMD option.

Again not much on specifics but I will say if you’ll likely find a decent budget priced workhorse from Lenovo.

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · May 23

How it started How it's going

#handheld #diy #gaming

A hand-drawn digital sketch of a handheld games console. It features a large central screen, left and right analog sticks, a DPAD, and XBox style ABXY buttons. It is shaded green with purple trim, include two visible purple shoulder buttons.

A screenshot of a CAD design for a handheld gaming PC. It has a 7 inch LCD screen, two analog sticks, a DPAD, four buttons but they are unlabeled, and two additional buttons on each side (not clear from the picture but these will be start, select, power, and turbo). The case is slightly curved and rendered here at 50% opacity, revealing interior components like PCBs and battery cells.

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · May 5

I made a hands-on .NET MAUI workshop! I built it for in-person delivery (still happy to do that if anyone wants) but it felt wasted sitting in my GitHub.

It’s free and online, if you’re curious about #crossplatform dev with .NET. check it out → mauiworkshop.org

#dotnet #dotnetmaui #mobiledev #foss

.NET MAUI Workshop - .NET MAUI Workshop

mauiworkshop.org

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · May 1

YES!!!!

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Matt Goldman @mattgoldman.bsky.social · Apr 30

🎉 #MAUIUIJuly is nearly here!

Want to share your #dotnetmaui tips, projects, or ideas with the community? Pick a day in July, let me know, then post a blog or video on that day!

Tag it with #MAUIUIJuly — I’ll update the list daily. Open to all. Who’s in?

goforgoldman.com/posts/mauiui...

.NET MAUI UI July - 2025

It’s time for #MAUIUIJuly again!

goforgoldman.com

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