Howdy, I’m Michael Stonis.

Michael Stonis is a mobile software developer with a passion for creating user-friendly and innovative applications for enterprises. He has nearly two decades of experience in .NET MAUI, Xamarin, and C#. He’s focused on building high-quality, performant mobile solutions.

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XAML in 2026: Time to Move On

XAML in 2026: Time to Move On The Uncomfortable Truth I have been working with XAML since the early days of WPF. It has been the standard way to build UIs in the Microsoft ecosystem for nearly two decades. But here we are in 2026, and I think it is time to have an honest conversation about whether XAML still makes sense for new .NET MAUI projects.

TychoDB - A Simple Document Database for .NET

The Problem Have you ever wanted something like Azure Cosmos DB, but for your mobile or desktop application? That ability to just throw objects at a database without worrying about schemas, migrations, or table definitions? I certainly have. And after years of looking for a solution that fit my needs, I ended up building one.