I've had a productive weekend, I completed the new <a target="_blank" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/build-apps-with-dotnet-maui/">.NET MAUI course</a> from Microsoft Learn while watching the awesome MotoGP racing from Sachsenring! 🥳🏍🏍🏍
Starting with an explanation of the .NET MAUI architecture and creation of a simple app, the course includes modules on designing your UI with XAML, using Shell to create tab or flyout based apps, consuming REST services and even storing data with SQLite. The content was easy to follow and the examples were good but I wouldn't recommend it for a complete novice with .NET and Visual Studio because I did run into a few issues and errors (all reported of course) that could confuse a beginner.
I'll write more about my experiences learning .NET MAUI soon but first I plan to watch video courses from Gerald Versluis and James Montemagno. 📺
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I've had a productive weekend, I completed the new [.NET MAUI course](https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/build-apps-with-dotnet-maui/) from Microsoft Learn while watching the awesome MotoGP racing from Sachsenring! 🥳🏍🏍🏍

Starting with an explanation of the .NET MAUI architecture and creation of a simple app, the course includes modules on designing your UI with XAML, using Shell to create tab or flyout based apps, consuming REST services and even storing data with SQLite. The content was easy to follow and the examples were good but I wouldn't recommend it for a complete novice with .NET and Visual Studio because I did run into a few issues and errors (all reported of course) that could confuse a beginner.

I'll write more about my experiences learning .NET MAUI soon but first I plan to watch video courses from Gerald Versluis and James Montemagno. 📺

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I recently completed the new .NET MAUI course from Microsoft Learn - Build mobile and desktop apps with .NET MAUI.

Achievement Unlocked - Build mobile and desktop apps with .NET MAUI!

.NET developer with a passion for mobile and DevOps. I build cross platform apps using Xamarin, backend systems using Azure and GitHub Actions using Docker.
