Event - dotnetConf_Focus-on-Windows


Bringing the Best of the Web to Your .NET Windows Apps with WebView2[MP4] [0:28:16] [2021/03/02]
WebView2 is Microsoft's new embedded web browser control, built on top of Microsoft Edge (Chromium). Come learn how you can easily enhance your .NET Windows applications with this modern web control.


Practical Tips to Improve Your Users Experience[MP4] [0:29:32] [2021/03/02]
As humans we have limitations like perception, focus, concentration, distractions you name it. With a simple mindset shift to start recognizing that there is in fact a human with a brain (with all the…


Mid-conference Break[MP4] [0:30:06] [2021/03/02]
Take a break and grab some food while Jeff interviews Kayla Cinnamon from the Windows Dev team about building Windows Terminal.


Bringing Desktop Apps to the Cloud with Azure and MS Graph[MP4] [0:30:48] [2021/03/02]
In this session we will cover how you can add Azure Identity support to your Windows applications. We will step through demos on how to use Azure AD for authentication as well as using the Microsoft…


Windows APIs Everywhere in .NET[MP4] [0:30:31] [2021/03/02]
Unlock the full potential of your .NET applications by taking advantage of the native platform APIs in Windows. In this demo heavy session, you'll learn how we've simplified Windows development by…


Project Reunion[MP4] [2021/03/02]
Enabling developers to build amazing Windows experiences for all 1+Billion Windows users is the goal of Project Reunion. This session will cover the capabilities of Project Reunion and how you can…


The Future of Native Apps Development in .NET 6[MP4] [0:46:05] [2021/02/08]
.NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI) is a framework for building cross-platform desktop, tablet, and mobile apps with a single codebase. It's in early preview and will be available with .NET 6. Come…


Building .NET Hybrid Apps with Blazor[MP4] [2021/02/08]
WebView2 is Microsoft's new embedded web browser control, built on top oHybrid apps are native apps that use web technologies for the UI. In this session we'll look at how you can use Blazor to build…


An Opinionated Way to Deploy Windows Apps using GitHub Actions[MP4] [0:24:28] [2021/02/08]
GitHub Actions allows you to build, test and deploy your code right from a GitHub repo. In this session you will see how to use GitHub Actions to deploy your Windows apps to Chocolatey and the Windows…


Deploying Windows Apps with ClickOnce on .NET 5[MP4] [0:34:44] [2021/02/08]
.NET 5 brings a lot of advantages for Windows desktop developers like self-contained EXEs that can be deployed side-by-side without having to have .NET installed machine-wide. This can make your…


Bringing your Windows Forms and WPF apps to ARM Devices[MP4] [0:30:03] [2021/02/08]
Running your desktop applications on ARM devices natively can significantly speed up performance for your end users. .NET 5 added support for Windows Forms on ARM and WPF on ARM is coming in .NET 6.…


Contributing to WPF and Windows Forms Projects on GitHub[MP4] [0:29:02] [2021/02/07]
Windows Forms and WPF have been open source for over a year and there have been many amazing contributions. In this session the lead contributors to these projects will show you how you can get…


XAML Productivity Tooling Enhancements in Visual Studio[MP4] [0:29:48] [2021/02/07]
Take a tour of what's new for Windows desktop developers building applications using WPF and UWP apps with Visual Studio. We'll cover improvements in tooling such as what's new in XAML data binding,…


Real-Time Desktop Apps with Azure SignalR Service[MP4] [0:29:57] [2021/02/07]
ASP.NET SignalR is a technology that powers real-time communications across web, desktop and mobile platforms and is available as a turn-key Azure service. Whether you are building native WinForms,…


What's New in Visual Basic on .NET 5?[MP4] [0:29:47] [2021/02/07]
Visual Basic has full language support on .NET Core and in .NET 5 we've enabled even more features for Windows desktop developers. Come take a look at some of the new things you can do.


Upgrading .NET Desktop Apps from .NET Framework to .NET 5[MP4] [0:29:23] [2021/02/07]
Desktop apps can take advantage of .NET Core 3.1 and .NET 5 which provides better performance, deployment flexibility and new language innovations. The first step is getting there. Come see why and…


Welcome Session[MP4] [0:59:10] [2021/02/07]
Scott and Olia open the day with what's happening in the .NET ecosystem, the .NET Windows developer landscape, and show you what's new with Windows Forms and WPF development on .NET 5.