Ramblings of a old Software Engineerhttps://allanritchie.com/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/05/ai-conversation/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/05/ai-conversation/Shiny.AiConversation wraps chat clients, speech recognition, text-to-speech, audio playback, message persistence, and state management into a single IAiConversationService interface for .NET.Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/05/feedback-service/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/05/feedback-service/Shiny Controls v1.0 ships with IFeedbackService — a single injectable service that every interactive control calls. Implement it once for haptic, TTS, sound effects, analytics, or any combination.Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/04/documentdb-ai-tools/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/04/documentdb-ai-tools/Shiny.DocumentDb.Extensions.AI turns your document store into a set of LLM-callable tools. Register types, set capabilities, and let the agent query, insert, update, and delete documents through natural language.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/04/di-ai-tools/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/04/di-ai-tools/Mark a service interface with [Tool], add [Description] to your methods, and a source generator produces fully typed AIFunction classes compatible with Microsoft.Extensions.AI. AOT-safe, zero boilerplate.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/04/mediator-ai-tools/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/04/mediator-ai-tools/Write a single C# record and have it automatically become a fully typed AI tool — with zero adapter code. Shiny Mediator 6.3 delivers contract-first source generation for AI tools, HTTP clients, and ASP.NET endpoints.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/04/shiny-shell-ai/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/04/shiny-shell-ai/How Shiny MAUI Shell uses source generation and Microsoft.Extensions.AI to let an AI chat agent discover your app routes, match user intent, and navigate with pre-filled forms.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/maui-ui-testing-mauidevflow/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/maui-ui-testing-mauidevflow/How I used MauiDevFlow and Claude Code to go from zero UI tests to full screen coverage in minutes — inspecting live apps, adding AutomationIds, and generating real automated tests from actual app screens.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/shiny-client-v4/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/shiny-client-v4/Shiny Client v4 brings Windows support for BLE, HTTP Transfers, and Locations, moves to .NET 10, and delivers major improvements to GPS, HTTP Transfers, Push, and BluetoothLEThu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/shiny-documentdb-v3/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/shiny-documentdb-v3/The SQLite document store grows up. v3 adds MySQL, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL support with a clean provider abstraction — same fluent LINQ queries, same AOT support, any backend.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/shiny-contactstore/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/shiny-contactstore/A cross-platform .NET MAUI library that gives you full CRUD access to device contacts with LINQ queries, native query translation, and zero platform ceremony.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/shiny-maui-shell/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/shiny-maui-shell/How Shiny MAUI Shell transforms .NET MAUI navigation from error-prone string routing into type-safe, testable, source-generated goodness.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/shiny-sqlitedocumentdb-v2/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/shiny-sqlitedocumentdb-v2/v2.0.0 introduces table-per-type mapping, custom Id properties, document diffing via GetDiff, batch insert, a standalone core library without DI dependencies, and a convenience constructor — all fully AOT-safeSun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/shiny-music/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/shiny-music/A new library that provides a unified API for browsing, searching, and playing music from the device music library on iOS and Android — with permissions, metadata, playback controls, and file exportSun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/shiny-spatial/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/03/shiny-spatial/A new library that turns SQLite into a spatial database with R*Tree indexing, custom geometry algorithms, polygon-based GPS geofencing with no OS region limits — zero native dependencies, fully AOT-compatibleSun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/shiny-sqlitedocumentdb/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/shiny-sqlitedocumentdb/A new library that turns SQLite into a document database with a fluent LINQ query builder, streaming, pagination, aggregates, indexes, projections, and full AOT support — no migrations requiredSun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/shiny-maui-tableview/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/shiny-maui-tableview/A pure .NET MAUI TableView control with 15 cell types, cascading styles, drag-sort, dynamic sections, and full MVVM support — no custom renderers requiredSat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/maui-carplay/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/maui-carplay/A practical guide to extending your .NET MAUI apps to the car dashboard — Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from the same codebaseFri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/maui-appletv-macos/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/maui-appletv-macos/An exploration of the GoneDotNet/mauiplatforms project that brings .NET MAUI to Apple TV (tvOS) and native macOS (AppKit) — platforms Microsoft never officially supportedThu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/opensource-in-age-of-ai/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/opensource-in-age-of-ai/Why open source matters more than ever — AI amplifies its reach, but the human craft of building and maintaining libraries remains irreplaceableWed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/shinymediator-aot/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/shinymediator-aot/A deep dive into every source generator and design choice that makes Shiny Mediator fully AOT & trimming safe — zero reflection requiredTue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/shinymediator-comparison/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/shinymediator-comparison/An honest comparison of three popular .NET mediation/CQRS libraries — what each does best and where they fall shortMon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/shinymediator-whats-new-v6/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/shinymediator-whats-new-v6/A look at all the new features, improvements, and breaking changes in Shiny Mediator v6Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/shinymediator-gettingstarted/https://allanritchie.com/blog/2026/02/shinymediator-gettingstarted/A Mediator Pattern with a focus on Apps written with .NETSat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT