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Episode 8: Windows Community Toolkit with Michael Hawker

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XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Aug 16

🦙 #WindowsDev find out all about the #WindowsCommunityToolkit on @inotifypodcastchanged.com this week! 🧰 You won't want to miss it! You are using the Toolkit for your #WinUI apps, right? Save yourself time, make gorgeous apps!

INotifyPodcastChanged @inotifypodcastchanged.com · Aug 15

🎙️ Just published a new episode of INotifyPodcastChanged: Episode 8: Windows Community Toolkit with Michael Hawker. Have a listen:

Join us and Michael Hawker a.k.a. the XAML Llama discussing the ins and...

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XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Aug 12

I mean the old adage of "have your tried turning it off and on again" came from somewhere... 😅 I had just reached out to the team too. Would you still be up for connecting to them and providing some details for them to still investigate a bit?

The Microsoft Store on Windows 11 is actually great now — here's why you should be using it in 2025

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Windows Central @windowscentral.com · Jul 31

The Microsoft Store on Windows 11 (and Windows 10) is actually really great these days. Here's what's improved and why you should definitely give it another chance: www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wi...

The Microsoft Store is now an incredible, reliable, and safe place to discover and download apps on Windows. Everyone should be using it, and it's time to give it another chance if you're not.

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XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Jul 24

#Developers looking to get started with #WinUI on #Windows? 🦙 Find out how to go from Zero to Hero with a complete tutorial of everything you need to know starting from scratch in #VisualStudio including learning about #XAML and #MVVM! #WindowsDev #dotnet 🦙 youtu.be/XO_LnDfsQmc?...

Build your first Windows app with WinUI and Visual Studio

Learn how to go from zero to hero building Windows app with WinUI! Take things at your own pace as we incrementally bring you on a journey ramping you up from a file new app to what you need to know to take your next steps with Windows development to building the next great Windows app. In this video, you'll get familiar with setting up your machine and starting a new project, what other resources you need as a Windows developer, learning about the MVVM pattern, and diving into the debugging tools for XAML apps available in Visual Studio. Get started with WinUI: https://aka.ms/windev Windows Developers YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WindowsDevelopers Get Visual Studio: https://www.visualstudio.com #visualstudio #winui #windows 00:00 - Introduction 00:47 - Getting started 07:17 - What is XAML? 15:08 - Adding data and logic with MVVM 20:07 - Call the IncrementCount method 22:45 - Debugging and what's happening behind the scenes 26:13 - Outro and resources

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Kayla Cinnamon ☕️ @kaylacinnamon.bsky.social · May 14

PowerToys v0.91 is here with TONS of Command Palette fixes and performance gains!

New CmdPal features to call out: the activation shortcut can now use a low-level keyboard hook (i.e. Win+R or Win+Space) and you can now hide the system tray icon ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

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Release Release v0.91 · microsoft/PowerToys

In the v0.91 release cycle, we focused on new features, stability, and automation. Installer Hashes Description Filename sha256 hash Per user - x64 PowerToysUserSetup-0.91.0-x64.exe 190DD702...

INotifyPropertyChanged vs DependencyProperty Which Is Better?

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XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · May 7

🦙 #WindowsDev implementing INotifyPropertyChanged again? Stop! Use the #MVVM Toolkit instead, and I better not see it on your #XAML controls... 👀 Find out all the info about when to use INPC over DependencyProperty here! 🧰 #WindowsAppSDK #WinUI #WPF www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGwz...

Are you implementing INotifyPropertyChanged again? Are using INotifyPropertyChanged on your UI control instead of a DependencyProperty? Stop! In this video w...

WinUI App Organization HACKS That Actually Work

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XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Apr 23

🦙 Building a #WinUI app with #XAML? I hope you're not just dumping all your code in MainWindow, right? 😱 Find out all you need to know about organizing your app code and XAML here! 🧰 #WindowsDev #WindowsAppSDK www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM7T...

Confused on when to put code in Window, a Page, or a control? In this video, we'll show you from the top-down how to organize your XAML app. We'll explain th...

Debug Your WinUI FlipView Like a Pro!

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XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Apr 9

🦙 #WindowsDev working with #WinUI? 💻 Ever have trouble customizing a templated control? 🤔 Need to go from zero to hero? 🦸 Have no fear, a video on debugging #XAML is here! 🪄

Ever get stuck trying to customize a templated XAML control with WinUI? In this video, we'll go from nothing to pro debugger, taking a FlipView control from ...

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XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Apr 3

It's in WCT Labs. Per blog w/ ADO feed here: dev.azure.com/dotnet/Commu... - Search "DependencyProperty" to grab the one for UWP or WinUI. (FYI , there's a service issue some folks are having with consuming the Labs feed directly in NuGet; I've reached out to the @dotnetfoundation.bsky.social.)

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Announcing Windows Community Toolkit v8.2 - #ifdef Windows

XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Apr 2

🦙📢 #WindowsDev check out the 8.2 release of the #WindowsCommunityToolkit 🎉 With support for #NativeAOT in #WindowsAppSDK 1.6+, @UnoPlatform 5.5+, #UWP Support for .NET 9, plus a multitude of improvements! 🎉 #WinUI #dotnet

Now with Native AOT support, UWP Support for .NET 9, a SwitchConverter, and more! Windows devs using WinUI come use it today!

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Kayla Cinnamon ☕️ @kaylacinnamon.bsky.social · Mar 31

The Command Palette is out now inside PowerToys! Check out v0.90 to get this latest utility - the evolution of PowerToys Run with a full extensibility model ⚡⚡
github.com/microsoft/Po...

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Kayla Cinnamon ☕️ @kaylacinnamon.bsky.social · Mar 12

I spy some new PowerToys goodness 👀 Command Palette coming soon to a build near you 👇 github.com/microsoft/Po...

Add the Command Palette module by zadjii-msft · Pull Request #37908 · microsoft/PowerToys

Windows Command Palette ("CmdPal") is the next iteration of PowerToys Run. With extensibility at its core, the Command Palette is your one-stop launcher to start anything. By default, Cmd...

Release [Pre-release] v8.2.240129-preview2 · CommunityToolkit/Windows

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Kayla Cinnamon ☕️ @kaylacinnamon.bsky.social · Feb 13

Reunited with the Windows Terminal devs and we're cooking up something new. Here's a sneak peek of installing a winget package through a new utility coming soon to PowerToys:

P.S. this is live working code 😉

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Dan Clarke @danclarke.com · Feb 7

Sorry there's been a gap since the last podcast episode, but now getting back into it again! Have just recorded the next episode with @jlaban.bsky.social where we chatted about the Uno Platform, and a pretty jaw-dropping new upcoming thing called Hot Design!
@platform.uno #dotnet #UnhandledException

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XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Jan 29

🦙📢 Hey #WindowsDev, there's a new preview of the #WindowsCommunityToolkit! It includes some great bug fixes, as well as #UWP support for .NET 9. Including our #NativeAOT support coming in this 8.2 update for #WinUI #WindowsAppSDK too. Release Notes: https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Windows/relea…

What's Changed This pre-release adds initial preview support for UWP support for .NET 9. Please let us know if you encounter any issues whether or not you're using this framework. New Features Ena...

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XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Dec 27

Happy Llamadays!

Two festive stuffed llamas wearing knitted scarfs adorn a Christmas tree lit with small white lights.

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XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Dec 18

Ah, yup! We called out TilesBrush there too. I've pinged it and put it in our milestone for better tracking, as improving samples/docs is on our list of things to get better on top of as well. Just been too many moving parts underneath us this past year, but hopefully getting past that soon.

Windows Dev Chat - Dec 12, 2024

XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Dec 18

Hmm, WinUI 3? A lot of the media samples didn't get migrated over for the 8.0 transition, including this one. So, it's probably a gap in our radar. Mind opening up an issue on the repo? First step, would be to migrate the old sample and just see what's happening there. Does 7.1 still work?

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XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Dec 10

🚀 Join the Windows Dev Chat on 12/12 at 9AM PT / 18:00 CET!

This first themed episode will focus on streamlining supported client platforms for new developers ✨

Don't miss it! #WinDevChat

Link: https://msft.it/6011oEBbS #WindowsDev

Don't miss the first themed episode of Windows Dev Chat! ✨This time we'll focus on streamlining supported client platforms for new developers. We’ll approach...

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XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Dec 9

🦙 Happy National Llama Day! 🎉

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XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Dec 5

🦙📢 #WindowsDev try the latest #WinUI #XAML Behaviors package preview! We've got Native #AOT support for .NET 8, a unified namespace to make them easier to use, PlaySoundAction for #WindowsAppSDK, support for UWP on .NET 9, and more! 🚀#csharp #UWP #dotnet https://github.com/microsoft/XamlBehaviors

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XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Dec 5

Feel free to open a discussion at github.com/CommunityToo... and share your example code and such. We've also been wanting to do some x:Bind helpers for this, but parameter resolution and lack of type conversion makes those slightly less useful when generalized.

GitHub - CommunityToolkit/Windows: Collection of controls for WinUI 2, WinUI 3, and Uno Platform developers. Simplifies and demonstrates common developer tasks building experiences for Windows with .N...

Collection of controls for WinUI 2, WinUI 3, and Uno Platform developers. Simplifies and demonstrates common developer tasks building experiences for Windows with .NET. - CommunityToolkit/Windows

XAML Llama @xamlllama.bsky.social · Dec 5

Interesting! I guess the MarkupExtension just provides a value back that's the converter instance? Are you just wrapping the converter?

I guess the only concern/drawback to that approach is that you'd be potentially creating a new converter instance for each usage vs. sharing one in the resources.

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Gerald Versluis @jfversluis.dev · Nov 20

I can see you're wondering what is up with all the .NET Community Toolkits 💡

At .NET Conf last week @xamlllama.bsky.social, Sergio and myself have talked about how we are organized, what we've been doing the past year and what's coming up.

Go check it out!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDnU...

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