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Setting Up a Reliable .NET MAUI Development Environment on macOS

Setting up a new development machine for a .NET MAUI project sounds simple. Install .NET. Install Xcode. Install Android Studio. Clone the repository. Run the application.

  • Install appropriate .NET SDK version and verify with dotnet --version.
  • Install .NET MAUI workload with dotnet workload install maui.
  • Configure Xcode and verify iOS Simulator readiness.

Every Department Wanted the Premium Option Until It Appeared on Their Budget

For as long as I have worked here, the technology budget sat in one place: mine. Every licence, every mailbox, every test environment and every mobile handset was funded centrally, which meant that to…

  • Central technology budget managed across departments
  • Serguey Shinder identified predictable issues with central funding
  • Showback introduced to show technology consumption costs

The People Who Understand Our Oldest Systems Retire Before It Does

The application that calculates what we owe and what we are owed went live in 1998. It is reliable, it is cheap to run, and its replacement has been proposed and deferred in four separate planning…

  • The financial system application launched in 1998 remains reliable and cost-effective.
  • Only four people understand the system, with an average age of fifty-six.

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