Getting Started: .NET MAUI

Get started with building native, cross-platform desktop and mobile apps in .NET

About This Course

Unlock the potential of modern app development with .NET and C# using .NET MAUI. This course provides a comprehensive look at the open-source platform .NET MAUI, which builds upon Xamarin.Forms and expands its reach from mobile to desktop. If you've worked with Xamarin.Forms, you'll find many familiar aspects in .NET MAUI, along with new features and improvements. The course covers how to develop multi-platform apps using a single project structure while also addressing how to include platform-specific code and resources when necessary. Through this course, you'll gain a deeper understanding of how to efficiently manage your app's logic and UI layout in a unified codebase. Join Brandon Minnick for an informative exploration into the world of .NET MAUI, perfect for developers looking to get started or enhance their skills in building cross-platform applications.

Course Curriculum

5h 15m 14 sections

Welcome

00:24 Free preview

What will you learn in this course?

01:01 Free preview

Who is this course for?

00:32 Free preview

What is .NET MAUI?

04:33

Installing .NET MAUI

04:29

What is a ContentPage?

01:11

Installing the .NET MAUI Community Toolkits

01:49

The MauiProgram.cs

02:19

Layouts

01:25

VerticalStackLayout

05:46

HorizontalStackLayout

03:27

AbsoluteLayout

13:24

Grid

16:08

ScrollView

06:24

Padding

04:27

Margins

06:48

What is XAML?

03:29

XAML in Code

15:58

What is a CollectionView?

02:21

Creating our first CollectionView

17:26

Handling CollectionView SelectionChanged

06:58

Using the RefreshView

06:11

Colors

04:50

What are Resources?

03:37

What are Styles?

01:14

Using Styles

03:46

Theming

03:22

What are Behaviors?

01:06

Adding a behavior

09:32

What are Triggers?

00:48

The VisualState triggers

01:27

Leveraging VisualState

02:20

What are Gestures?

02:14

Adding a gesture

01:39

What are Application Lifecycles?

00:51

Using the Application Lifecycle

03:01

The Page Lifecycle

01:30

Using the Page Lifecycle

01:46

What is Shell?

01:02

Navigation examples

01:59

Creating the AppShell

04:46

Adding the Details Page

02:23

URL based routing

03:28

Transferring data

03:11

Completing the Details Page

08:29

What is MVVM?

03:33

Why MVVM?

00:47

The new Folder Structure

02:29

Creating the base ViewModel

01:45

Creating our first ViewModel

13:47

The Binding Context

03:51

Updating the List Page

24:19

Running our app

01:09

What is the MVVM Community Toolkit?

09:30

Using the MVVM Community Toolkit

12:43

Fixing a weird iOS bug

08:17

Running our app again

00:43

MVVM using XAML

36:14

Conclusion

00:53

Meet Your Instructor

Brandon Minnick

Brandon Minnick

Brandon is a Microsoft MVP and a .NET Developer Advocate at AWS, where he gets to work closely with the developer community to help fellow mobile app and cloud developers make 5-star apps. Brandon has nearly a decade of experience creating iOS and Android apps in C#, previously working at both Xamarin and Microsoft. He is also the lead maintainer of the popular .NET NuGet packages ".NET MAUI Community Toolkit" and “AsyncAwaitBestPractices." Brandon is an avid mobile app developer who loves to code and has contributed to and published countless apps!

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