Is MVVM Dead? Why One Engineer Says ‘Yes’ and What He’s Using Instead
đź•“ 3 MINTable of Contents For over a decade, the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern has been the go-to architecture for XAML developers. It brought structure, testability, and a clean separation of concerns to our applications. But what if the pattern we’ve relied on for so long is starting to show its age? What if there’s a better way? […]
Announcing Uno Platform 6.1: CommandBarFlyout, Studio Updates, and More
đź•“ 7 MINTwo months ago, we launched our most monumental release yet: Uno Platform 6.0. It introduced a unified Skia rendering engine for Uno Platform across all target platforms and officially declared our premium tooling, Uno Platform Studio, as generally available. Together, they streamline your .NET development, allowing you to build cross-platform .NET apps in record time. […]
Solving the Cross-Platform Flyout Problem in .NET
đź•“ 4 MINModern applications often need to present secondary content, like notification centers, settings panels, or navigation menus, without completely obscuring the user’s current context. A common and elegant solution is the “drawer” panel, a UI element that slides in from the edge of the screen. In our recent 3-part “Uno Tech Bite” series, we dove deep […]
Introducing a New Lightweight DataGrid for Uno Platform
đź•“ 5 MINWhether you’re building a desktop dashboard, a web-based admin panel, or a mobile app for field data entry, at some point, you’ll need to display and interact with structured tabular data. And that’s where things can get tricky. While .NET developers are creating awesome cross-platform apps with the Uno Platform, they might need a good-looking, […]
Migrating Uno Platform Applications from Native to Skia
đź•“ 4 MINWith the release of Uno Platform 6.0, the platform has taken a significant leap forward in performance, developer experience, and rendering power. Featuring a unified Skia-based renderer and a new, more efficient hosting model, it’s the perfect time to upgrade your cross-platform .NET application and take advantage of these improvements. This blog covers the most […]
Building Cross-Platform Media Applications in .NET with MediaPlayerElement
đź•“ 4 MINIf you’ve ever built an app that needed to play video or audio across different devices, you know the struggle. The promise of rich media experiences is great, but the reality often involves wrestling with platform-specific APIs, struggling to maintain a consistent UI, and burning countless hours on asset management. For developers using Uno Platform, […]
Uno Chefs Recipe: Serving Up Custom Icons Without Template Headaches
đź•“ 4 MINLet’s talk UI. We all know that a clean, intuitive user interface is crucial. It’s the difference between an app people use and an app people love. And a massive part of that visual language? Icons. But let’s be real. Getting those icons exactly where you want them in XAML hasn’t always been a walk […]
Announcing Uno Chefs: Our Flagship Reference Application!
đź•“ 5 MINTL;DR: We’re thrilled to launch Uno Chefs, our brand-new flagship reference application, built from the ground up using the power of Uno Platform 6.0! Uno Chefs provides .NET developers with a comprehensive, production-grade example and learning ecosystem for building feature-rich, modern, cross-platform applications with Uno Platform. https://youtu.be/FZ4pwldN7LY What’s Cooking with Uno Chefs? 🧑‍🍳 At first […]
The Next Chapter: Uno Platform Studio and Uno Platform 6.0 ANNOUNCED!
đź•“ 14 MINNearly seven years after unveiling Uno Platform, we’re announcing our BIGGEST RELEASE EVER. A milestone that redefines developer productivity and marks the beginning of a whole new chapter in the evolution of Uno Platform With Uno Platform, you will build cross-platform .NET applications in record time. It provides a highly efficient Dev Loop driven by […]
