Skip to content

Brian Lagunas

Published posts: 11

Brian is a Microsoft MVP, Xamarin MVP, board member of Boise Code Camp, speaker, trainer, and Pluralsight author.

Ignite UI for Blazor - What’s New in 22.2

Ignite UI for Blazor 22.2 release includes 5 new components - Accordion, DateTime Input, Select, and Tabs, plus a brand-new modern data grid and tree grid. Learn more!


· 4min

Introducing Ultimate UI for Uno Platform Preview

It’s no secret that Uno Platform has been getting a ton of buzz recently, and rightfully so. Imagine being able to write your applications with .NET using XAML and C#, and then deploying it on Windows, iOS, Mac, Android, Linux, and running in the browser with WebAssembly. All from a single code base. It's every .NET developers dream.


· 6min

15 WPF Performance Tips

Are you a WPF developer? Here we present 15 tips to help you identify and improve the performance of your WPF applications. Read more.


· 6min

Localize Property Names, Descriptions, and Categories for the XamPropertyGrid

I wanted to see if I could adapt my blog post about how to localize Enum descriptions in WPF to accommodate the xamPropertyGrid, but take it a little further by also localizing the DisplayName and Category as well.


· 2min

Installing Xamarin for Visual Studio 2015 Preview Side by Side with Visual Studio 2013

If you are a current user of Visual Studio 2013 and Xamarin, and you are wanting to start playing around with the new features in Visual Studio 2015 Preview, including the new Android emulator, then this post is for you.


· 2min

Prism: Dynamically Discover & Load Modules at Runtime

If you develop WPF applications with Prism, then you are probably already aware of the many ways in which you can load a module.


· 6min

Find the Parent Control of a Specific Type in WPF and Silverlight

I know this is no ground breaking, mind blowing secret trick, but I have been getting a surprising number of questions regarding how to find the parent of a specific type for a control.


· 1min

FREE Metro Light and Dark Themes for WPF and Silverlight Microsoft Controls

The quest for a good application theme never ends.  You spend hours scouring the realms of Google and Bing looking for a clean, modern, and touch friendly theme to use in your application.  That is, until now!


· 4min

Adding Keyboard Shortcut Support to the WPF XamOutlookBar

If you are a user of Microsoft Outlook, you may have noticed that you can navigate to the different outlook groups using simple keyboard shortcuts.  In this blog post, we will explain how to easily add Keyboard Shortcut Support to the WPF XamOutlookBar. Read more.


· 6min