.NET MAUI Advent Calendar
Tags: dotnetmaui, dotnet, dotnetmauiadvent, maui
Published: 2022-11-04 17:56:19

Advent calendars are a fantastic initiative promoted by the tech community, in which, during December, experts share their knowledge through contributions of a specific technology in different formats:

- blog posts
- videos
- webinars
- etc.

Due to the great interest and success that advent calendars have had in the past ([2020](https://www.luisbeltran.mx/2020/11/16/segundo-calendario-de-adviento-de-xamarin-en-espanol/) and [2019](https://www.luisbeltran.mx/2019/11/06/primer-calendario-de-adviento-de-xamarin-en-espanol/)), this year we (Microsoft MVPs [Héctor Pérez](https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5004148) and [Luis Beltrán](https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5002392) proudly present the **first edition of the .NET MAUI Advent Calendar in English**.

We know that communities are full of talented developers. Let's promote this idea that has the sole purpose of creating a collaborative space in which we all benefit, from expert, professionals to students, avid seekers of knowledge.

Are you in? Would you like to share your knowledge with the community? If you are interested in participating in this initiative, just follow these simple steps:

In November:

1. Reserve a slot by replying to [our tweet](https://twitter.com/darkicebeam/status/1588605645938249729) with the hashtag #dotNETMAUIAdvent, or by leaving a comment on this post.

2. When reserving a slot, choose an available date from the calendar (see below). We might open new dates if there is a high response from the community :)

3. Important: Please send us the title of your contribution during the last week of November at the latest.

In December, on the chosen date:

4. Publish your contribution. If you use a platform like WordPress / YouTube, you can schedule it in advance so that it is published on the desired date / time. We will share your contribution on social networks (Twitter and our Facebook communities).

5. In your contribution, add a link to this page, so that visitors can see the complete set of contributions and learn more about the calendar initiative.

6. Share the link to us to update the table with your contribution.

You can also share your contribution using the hashtags #dotNETMAUI and #dotNETMAUIAdvent.

These are the contributions to the first .NET MAUI 2022 Advent Calendar in English:

| Date   | Requested by | Topic |
|--------|--------------|-------|
| Dec 1  | [Matt Lacey](https://twitter.com/mrlacey)             | [MAUI App Accelerator](https://www.mrlacey.com/2022/11/net-maui-advent-calendar-2022-dec-1st.html)      |
| Dec 2  | [Luis Beltrán](https://twitter.com/darkicebeam)             | [Foreign keys in local databases with Sqlite-net and .NET MAUI](https://dev.to/icebeam7/foreign-keys-in-local-databases-with-sqlite-net-and-net-maui-22a1)     |
| Dec 5  | [Héctor Pérez](https://elcamino.dev/hector-perez/)             | [Using OpenAI Codex to generate code for .NET MAUI applications](https://youtu.be/AZsHbGIqnBo)      |
| Dec 6  | [Naweed Akram](https://twitter.com/xgeno)             |       |
| Dec 7  |              |       |
| Dec 8  |              |       |
| Dec 9  |              |       |
| Dec 12 | [Christian Jacob](https://social.dev-wiki.de/@mephisztoe)             | [Background audio streaming with CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement (Preview) for Android and iOS](https://dev.to/mephisztoe/background-audio-streaming-with-communitytoolkitmauimediaelement-preview-for-android-and-ios-340p)      |
| Dec 13 | [Mark Allibone](https://twitter.com/mallibone)             |       |
| Dec 14 |              |       |
| Dec 15 |              |       |
| Dec 16 |              |       |
| Dec 19 |              |       |
| Dec 20 | [Shaun Lawrence](https://twitter.com/Bijington)             |       |
| Dec 21 | [Leomaris Reyes](https://twitter.com/LeomarisReyes11)             | [Getting started with TwoPaneView layout in .NET MAUI](https://askxammy.com/getting-started-with-twopaneview-layout-in-net-maui/)      |
| Dec 22 | [Alejandro Ruiz Varela](https://twitter.com/alejandroruizva)             |       |
| Dec 23 | [Daniel Monettelli](https://twitter.com/DaniMonettelli)             |       | 

If you need inspiration for your contribution, here are some ideas:

- UI/UX challenges in .NET MAUI
- Useful Nuget packages for development with .NET MAUI
- .NET MAUI developer tips 
- What's new in .NET MAUI?
- Less-known but amazing features in .NET MAUI
- Integration of .NET MAUI with other platforms

All contributions related to .NET MAUI are welcome, even if you have been developing with this technology for a short time, for sure you have some tips or experience to share.

In case you don't have any platform where to publish your content, there are several free alternatives such as wordpress.com, GitHub pages, dev.to, medium and many more.

Thanks in advance to those who wish to contribute to this initiative. We hope that you enjoy and learn a lot!