Nick Randolph
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Tech Lead at Built to Roam, Microsoft MVP. Building cross platform solutions using WinUI (WinAppSdk) and Uno Platform
Sydney, Australia
Joined April 2007
Windows App SDK v2-experimental 2 just dropped. Here's what's new: https://t.co/wqKsXsskh4
#WinUI
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💻 Is #VibeCoding just the new outsourcing? From meme to method, AI-assisted dev is reshaping how we build software. Fast prototypes, low-code tools and agent-mode IDEs. 🔗 https://t.co/tz5dWVMHoU
#AI #LowCode #DevTools #GitHubCopilot #PromptEngineering #TechTrends #FutureOfWork
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One of the things about software development is that it is still inherently expensive to do; well at least, to do it well. There have been countless attempts to reduce the cost of software developm...
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How is multi-monitor support in @windows still so bad - basic UX example: I have taskbar on each monitor. On my non-primary monitor, I click on an app to start it. The app starts on my primary monitor. I don't care for excuses about remembering last state - this is BAD UX.
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So I just created a new project using the Blank WinUI app template in @VisualStudio and am seeing this: What are all these files that I didn't ask for and don't make any sense...... Want a simpler option? Use the @UnoPlatform template and just pick the #WinAppSdk platform.
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🚀 Build smarter apps with #UnoPlatform + Windows AI! Plug into Click to Do on Copilot+ PCs by implementing IActionProvider via COM 🎯 Go beyond URI activation → enable rich AI actions right inside your app! 👉 https://t.co/ft3TsuUv1n
#WindowsAI #DevCommunity #CopilotPlus
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In my previous post on Click to Do we created an application that is activated via a URI triggered by Click to Do. In this post we’ll register with Click to Do by implementing the IActionProvider...
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Need an older Visual Studio 2022 version? Here's some instructions for using the Microsoft Update Catalog to install older version. Great for reproducing issues if you're building VS extensions.
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This was going to be a post about using COM Server activation in a WinAppSdk application to interact with Click to Do. However, since there’s currently a major regression in the dev channel of the...
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Quick-start: Click-to-Do to launch your Uno Platform app on Copilot+ PCs! 🚀 1️⃣ Add an actions.json 2️⃣ Register https://t.co/tfYmNxG95p.actions & windows.protocol in your manifest 3️⃣ Parse ProtocolActivatedEventArgs 👉 https://t.co/JBJvDcJ2J9
@UnoPlatform #WinAppSdk #AI @Windows
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With the latest generation of Copilot+ PCs, Microsoft is integrating AI deep into the core of Windows with features like Recall and Click to Do. In this post we’ll look at Click to Do and how you can...
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🤖 Can ChatGPT provide guidance on building cross-platform apps? Absolutely. Here's some guidance and some more specific @UnoPlatform commentary that you might want to check out → https://t.co/euF3cnsaGm
#dotnet #ChatGPT #AI
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I decided to ask ChatGPT what suggestions it had for building cross platform applications. Here’s it’s response, along with some commentary, specifically around the offering by the Uno Platform....
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🔥 Say hello to Hot Design — a game-changer that's part of Uno Platform Studio! Combine drag-and-drop UI design with live app previews and property editing — all synced with your XAML. Build cross-platform apps faster 👉 https://t.co/oGk6umrwzS
@UnoPlatform #dotnet #XAML
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As I discussed in my previous post the Uno Platform team have release a subscription based offering, Uno Platform Studio, which includes a runtime visual designer, Hot Design. In this post we’re...
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🚀 Uno Platform v 💼 Uno Platform Studio, What's the difference? @UnoPlatform is free and open source for building cross-platform apps with C#/XAML. Uno Platform Studio adds visual tools like Hot Design, Hot Reload and Design-to-code →
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As the .NET ecosystem continues to grow and evolve, so does the need for robust tooling that helps developers build cross-platform applications faster and more efficiently. If you’ve been exploring...
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✨ Simplify validation in your #WinUI app by updating your control XAML. A cleaner, declarative approach using visual states and an attached property. 📝 Blog: https://t.co/aR6MgOpj3p
#WindowsAppSDK #XAML #dotnet #MVVM @MVUX @UnoPlatform
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Quite often I hear the complaint that WinUI, and thus Uno Platform, doesn’t include validation. There was some evidence a while ago that it was being worked on by the WinUI team (ie commented out...
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🚫 Still using MVVM? It’s time to rethink. Say goodbye to boilerplate and command chaos. 👋 Hello #MVUX – a cleaner, state-driven architecture for modern .NET apps. 🔗 https://t.co/fO7mF1aZDx
#dotnet @UnoPlatform #MVUX #XAML #devtips
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The Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern has long been a cornerstone in building maintainable and testable UIs across frameworks like WPF, Xamarin, Uno Platform, and others. It provides a clean...
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🚀 Building Windows apps with the Uno Platform? Streamline your VS Code setup with instruction files to simplify environment config and onboarding! 🛠️ Perfect for cross-platform devs using Uno + VS Code 👉 https://t.co/hVZwSxYAqI
#UnoPlatform #VSCode #dotnet #WinUI #Productivity
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In this post we’re going to do two things. Firstly, we’re going to step through how to create an Uno Platform application with VS Code. Then, we’re going to use VS Code to generate an instructions...
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First in a series of posts discussing the recent release of @UnoPlatform V6 and Hot Design -
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Last week v6.0 of the Uno Platform was released marking the cumulation of a number of years of investment in both the core cross platform framework, as well as the new Uno Platform Studio (including...
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Seven years after we first launched, we’re opening a whole new chapter of Uno Platform evolution, redefining dev productivity —ANNOUNCING: 👉 Uno Platform Studio General Availability 🚀 👉 Uno Platform 6.0 – reengineered, lean, fast, and easy to use (3x faster startup, 45x
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Using Hot Design from @UnoPlatform to design out a app that connects to #PhiSilica on #windows to build an #AI driven chat app -
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In the past two posts we covered connecting to Phi Silica and then getting progress response to provide a more real time experience. The next step is to improve the layout of the application to...
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If you're looking into #AI on #Windows you'll need to be able to detect when you're running on a #CopilotPCs, ie when there an #npu available -
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Recently Microsoft has been promoting Copilot+ PCs as the next wave of tablets, laptops and PCs capable of handling your AI requirements. Other than having a Copilot button, what does this actually...
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ANNOUNCING 🔥Hot Design🔥Public Beta Build cross-platform .NET applications visually: ✅Use your application as a design surface even on emulators or physical devices ✅Connect UI to data using a visual interface ✅Preview responsive layouts with a single click ✅MVVM
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