Blogged: Changing the Windows touchpad settings programmatically

Figuring out how to use a new **#Windows11** 24H2 API to change the touchpad settings via a **#PowerShell** script using **#dotnet** P/Invoke.

https://david.gardiner.net.au/2025/04/touchpad-settings

Digging this discussion about finally adding Linux support to MAUI.

https://github.com/jsuarezruiz/forms-gtk-progress/issues/31

Just pushing this out here to start gathering up feedback:

Preview of (Hopefully) Improved Projections in Marten 8 https://jeremydmiller.com/2025/04/13/preview-of-hopefully-improved-projections-in-marten-8/

Just discovered #JetBrainsRider feature of making code diagrams!
Got inspired to use it to document my game's asset loading pipeline.

I think this reflection method for loading content could be used for modding as well. (I wrote this system probably over a year ago >_<)

Drilling in the basics of C# with Microsoft's official learning path. Except not quite.

Got tired of the tabs-in-strings approach to formatting from the lessons. Found and figured out how to use Spectre.Console.

Extras make the work fun.

https://spectreconsole.net

C# devs, meet Rust.

Day 3 starts with fn main() instead of static void Main, with no classes and zero new keywords in sight.

It’s familiar but just weird enough to keep you guessing.

https://woodruff.dev/hello-rust-hello-world-rust-vs-c-syntax/

.NET 10 Preview 3 — extension members, null-conditional assinment, and more

https://github.com/dotnet/core/discussions/9846

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://github.com/dotnet/core/discussions/9846

System.Text.Json 9 introduces respecting required constructor parameters.

You can control the behavior with the new RespectRequiredConstructorParameters JSON serialization option.

If true, the serializer throws the JsonException for missing required properties.

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Build a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in C# #dotNET #MCP #GenerativeAI #AI https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/build-a-model-context-protocol-mcp-server-in-csharp/

Pinta 3.0 was just released. This version just made the minimum requirement of the .NET framework version 8.0.

The .NET Framework is a software framework created by Microsoft for building applications for Windows operating systems. It provides a platform for developing web applications, desktop applications, and other types of software.

Only because I couldn't find one that worked the way I wanted it to, I wrote Yet Another Note Making App. Entirely CLI. It may work for you too.
https://github.com/tezoatlipoca/hamnt

(I'm sure emacs might do everything this does - it does everything else - but I don't use emacs)

#FOSS #note #app #software #notetaking #csharp #dotnet

#win and #linux only for now (all I can test); would love feedback even if that feedback is "Don't quit your dayjob, your code is terrible." #dqydj

️ F# Weekly #15, 2025: .NET 10 Preview 3 and Azure Functions

#devdigest #dotnet #net #cloud #azure #fp #fsharp

https://devdigest.today/goto/4015

As a C# dev, I live and breathe dotnet new.

Then I tried Rust's cargo new and it felt like meeting a distant cousin with cooler tricks.

Here's how the two CLIs stack up:
https://woodruff.dev/dotnet-new-meet-cargo-new-a-tale-of-two-clis/

New blog post:

A Look Inside Distant Worlds 2: Developing with the Stride Engine

https://www.stride3d.net/blog/distant-worlds-2-development-with-stride/

I use Entity Framework... because it's the standard. But frankly, I much prefer Dapper and good old SQL.

https://github.com/DapperLib/Dapper

Rust to C compiler - 95.9% test pass rate, odd platforms, and a Rust Week talk

https://fractalfir.github.io/generated_html/cg_clr_odd_platforms.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://fractalfir.github.io/generated_html/cg_clr_odd_platforms.html

Rust to C compiler - 95.9% test pass rate, odd platforms https://lobste.rs/s/0ox9js #c #compilers #dotnet #rust
https://fractalfir.github.io/generated_html/cg_clr_odd_platforms.html

One of the biggest differences between #dotnet and #java (for #android) is that dotnet tries to maintain backwards compatibility while java (for android) basically introduces breaking changes with every release. These days I am knee-deep into the #aosp source code and keep running into deprecated classes and methods.

ICYMI - Coding Short from the Vault:

Coding Short: Using Bearer Tokens in #dotnet 8 Identity

youtube.com/watch?v=owoy6DG0UG0