Leveraging GenAI in .NET MAUI Development

Course details

Generative AI can greatly increase the productivity of MAUI developers. In this course, development practice lead Kevin Ford shows you what is available and how to use these tools. After a thorough introduction to ways generative AI can benefit MAUI developers, get started with the many uses of GitHub Copilot. Explore how generative AI can help you with UI design. Find out how to generate custom collateral for MAUI applications. Each main topic is accompanied by practical, hands-on challenges, so you can reinforce what you learn.

Learning objectives
Learn Intellicode from Microsoft.
Use GitHub Copilot for code creation, research, and help in other areas.
Generate UI designs.
Generate application collateral.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Using generative AI in MAUI
02 - What you should have installed
03 - Using the exercise files

1. Introduction to Generative AI for MAUI Developers

04 - What is generative AI
05 - How do generative AI tools help developers
06 - What types of generative AI tools are there
07 - What tools are available for my MAUI applications

2. Microsoft's IntelliCode

08 - What is IntelliCode and where does it work
09 - Using Visual Studio IntelliCode in a MAUI app
10 - IntelliCode suggestions
11 - Enabling IntelliCode in Visual Studio Code
12 - Challenge - Using IntelliCode for refactoring
13 - Solution - Using IntelliCode for refactoring

3. GitHub Copilot

14 - What is GitHub Copilot
15 - Setting up Copilot in your GitHub account
16 - Enabling Copilot in Visual Studio
17 - Enabling Copilot in Visual Studio Code
18 - Generating boilerplate code
19 - Asking for help with unfamiliar syntax and features in chat
20 - Using Copilot at the command line
21 - Helping with the release pipeline
22 - Converting code from other formats - Part 1
23 - Converting code from other formats - Part 2
24 - Using Copilot commands
25 - Challenge - Use Copilot to create an animation
26 - Solution - Use Copilot to create an animation

4. Helping with UI Design

27 - Generative AI and creative design
28 - Some available tools
29 - Creating a Uizard account
30 - Creating a design from a drawing
31 - Creating a design from a description
32 - Converting to XAML - Setup
33 - Converting to XAML - Conversion
34 - Challenge - Convert a design to XAML
35 - Solution - Convert a design to XAML

5. Generating Custom Collateral for MAUI Applications

36 - What collateral is available
37 - Using Bing Image Creator
38 - An overview of DALL-E
39 - Creating a DALL-E account
40 - Creating images with DALL-E
41 - Creating icons with DALL-E
42 - Challenge - Create a color scheme for an existing MAUI app
43 - Solution - Create a color scheme for an existing MAUI app

Conclusion

44 - Things to try with what you learned from this course