Beyond Code Generation: Give AI Eyes and Hands for .NET MAUI

AI can generate your XAML and C#, but can it tell whether the button is actually visible or the screen behaves as intended? Building mobile and desktop apps takes more than code generation. Your AI assistant needs eyes and hands on the running app. In this demo-driven session, we'll explore how DevFlow and an interactive mobile canvas connect GitHub Copilot to a running .NET MAUI app. Starting with an existing application, we'll inspect the UI, give the assistant context about specific controls, interact with the app, and use logs and runtime information to investigate problems. We'll then make targeted code changes and replay user workflows to check the results. Along the way, we'll see where MCP fits, what these experimental tools can and cannot do, and where developer judgment still matters. You'll leave with practical patterns for moving beyond generated code to an AI-assisted feedback loop for your own .NET MAUI apps.

Speakers

Gerald Versluis