Leveraging GenAI in .NET MAUI Development

Learn how to leverage generative AI to increase your productivity in developing MAUI applications.

Introduction

• Using generative AI in MAUI
• What you should have installed
• Using the exercise files

1. Introduction to Generative AI for MAUI Developers

• What is generative AI
• How do generative AI tools help developers?
• What types of generative AI tools are there?
• What tools are available for my MAUI applications?

2. Microsoft's IntelliCode

• What is IntelliCode and where does it work?
• Using Visual Studio IntelliCode in a MAUI app
• IntelliCode suggestions
• Enabling IntelliCode in Visual Studio Code
• Challenge: Using IntelliCode for refactoring
• Solution: Using IntelliCode for refactoring

3. GitHub Copilot

• What is GitHub Copilot?
• Setting up Copilot in your GitHub account
• Enabling Copilot in Visual Studio
• Enabling Copilot in Visual Studio Code
• Generating boilerplate code
• Asking for help with unfamiliar syntax and features in chat
• Using Copilot at the command line
• Helping with the release pipeline
• Converting code from other formats: Part 1
• Converting code from other formats: Part 2
• Using Copilot commands
• Challenge: Use Copilot to create an animation
• Solution: Use Copilot to create an animation

4. Helping with UI Design

• Generative AI and creative design
• Some available tools
• Creating a Uizard account
• Creating a design from a drawing
• Creating a design from a description
• Converting to XAML: Setup
• Converting to XAML: Conversion
• Challenge: Convert a design to XAML
• Solution: Convert a design to XAML

5. Generating Custom Collateral for MAUI Applications

• What collateral is available?
• Using Bing Image Creator
• An overview of DALL-E
• Creating a DALL-E account
• Creating images with DALL-E
• Creating icons with DALL-E
• Challenge: Create a color scheme for an existing MAUI app
• Solution: Create a color scheme for an existing MAUI app

Conclusion

• Things to try with what you learned from this course