99: Architecting Plugins and Frameworks
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by Jonathan Dick, Allan Ritchie
6d ago
In this episode, Jon and Allan discuss various topics related to creating and maintaining libraries and NuGet packages. They talk about their experiences with plugin libraries and the importance of supporting open source developers. They also touch on the challenges of avoiding vendor and framework lock-in. Overall, the conversation highlights the value of community-driven development and the need for collaboration and appreciation in the open source world. The conversation explores the process of creating libraries and plugins for cross-platform development. It delves into the challenges of b ..read more
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98: MAUI Blazor Hybrid Apps
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by Jonathan Dick, Allan Ritchie
1w ago
In this conversation, Jon and Allan discuss Blazor hybrid development, specifically in the context of Maui. They explore the benefits and challenges of using Blazor in a hybrid setting, including performance considerations and compatibility with different platforms. They also discuss the use of Blazor web views in Maui apps and the integration of native APIs. The conversation highlights the flexibility and potential of Blazor hybrid for building mobile apps. In this conversation, Allan Ritchie and Jon discuss the challenges of cross-platform development and the differences between Web Assembly ..read more
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97: Anatomy of the Happiest App on Earth
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by Jonathan Dick, Allan Ritchie
2w ago
The Disney experience app is a mobile engineering marvel. Jon and Allan take a slightly less technical conversation on the anatomy of an app and geek out over the happiest app on earth. In this episode, Jon and Allan discuss their recent vacations to Belize and Disney World. They dive into the features and functionality of the Disney mobile app, which allows users to book trips, manage reservations, and access various services. They highlight the seamless integration of the app with hotel check-in, mobile food ordering, and car locator features. The chapter also explores the user interface and ..read more
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96: Selling Jon on Reactive Extensions
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by Jonathan Dick, Allan Ritchie
3w ago
In this episode, Jon and Allan discuss Reactive Extensions (Rx) and its advantages over traditional event handling. They start by addressing Jon's resistance to dependency injection and his concerns about taking dependencies on external libraries. Allan introduces Rx as a solution to handle events more effectively and efficiently. They explore the benefits of Rx, such as composability, filtering, and transforming events. The conversation delves into the implementation of Rx in different platforms and its integration with Maui. They also discuss challenges and solutions in using Rx, including c ..read more
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95: Xamarin.Forms to MAUI
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by Jonathan Dick, Allan Ritchie
1M ago
In this episode, Jon and Allan discuss the migration experiences from Xamarin.Forms to .NET MAUI. They highlight the opportunity for architectural improvements during the migration process, such as cleaning up code and removing static untestable components. They also explain the evolution of Xamarin.Forms into .NET MAUI and the introduction of handlers. The benefits of the single project structure and the ease of migrating third-party libraries are discussed. The conversation also covers the customization of entry handlers and the migration of resources, including images and fonts. This conver ..read more
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94: Anatomy of an App
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by Jonathan Dick, Allan Ritchie
1M ago
In this episode, Jon and Allan discuss the process of building a mobile app, starting with the analogy of building a lightsaber at Disney. They explore the anatomy of a mobile app, including the use of MVVM architecture and the importance of gluing logic together. They also delve into navigation and the use of Shell in Xamarin.Forms. The conversation then shifts to the benefits of using dependency injection in app development and the considerations for cross-platform development. In this episode, Allan and Jon discuss various aspects of app development, including dependency injection, core ser ..read more
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93: These aren't your grandma's Templates
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by Jonathan Dick, Allan Ritchie
1M ago
In this episode, Jon and Allan discuss the importance of templates for mobile app development. They explore the challenges of remembering details like Android manifest and info.plist, and how templates can help simplify the process. They also discuss the default templates in Maui and the benefits of item templates in VS Code. The conversation covers the balance between complexity and simplicity in templates, and the value of custom templates for saving time. They also touch on managing permissions and entitlements, and the power of MSBuild and CSProj files in customizing projects. The episode ..read more
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92: Background Tasks can be Shiny
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by Jonathan Dick, Allan Ritchie
1M ago
In this episode, Jon and Allan discuss backgrounding in mobile development. They start by reviewing the virtual list view and how it solved Allan's problem. Then, Jon reveals the story behind his nickname 'Red.' The conversation then shifts to backgrounding in mobile development, covering common scenarios such as data synchronization, image uploads, and real-time GPS. They explore the different approaches to backgrounding on Android and iOS, including the use of services, broadcast receivers, foreground services, and job scheduling. Finally, they discuss background transfers on both platforms ..read more
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91: ListViews and CollectionViews
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by Jonathan Dick, Allan Ritchie
2M ago
In this episode, Jon and Allan discuss the challenges and history of implementing lists in mobile apps. They start by addressing a listener question about the difference between CLI commands in MAUI and other UI frameworks. They then dive into the topic of dealing with lists in mobile apps, including the challenges of performance and dynamic sizing. They explore the history of list implementations on different platforms and the limitations of the current CollectionView in MAUI. They also discuss alternative list view controls and the misuse of observable collections in list views. In this epis ..read more
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90: Push Notifications are Hard!
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by Jonathan Dick, Allan Ritchie
2M ago
Summary In this episode, Jon and Allan discuss the complexities of implementing push notifications on iOS and Android. They delve into the history of push notifications and the challenges developers face in tackling this topic. They explore the setup and configuration process for both platforms, including the use of certificates and entitlements on iOS and the use of Firebase on Android. They also discuss the lifecycle of notifications, handling background execution, and the differences between iOS and Android in terms of permissions and notification handling. In this episode, Jon and Allan di ..read more
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