Matt Lacey

@mrlacey

Writer of code and words. Military husband. Clergy spouse.

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Bluesky

Ist das dein Profil?Übernimm es — dann gehört dir mrlacey.dirty.social.Profil übernehmen

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Jun 8

I wonder what the Windows Docs team did...

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· May 1

I hardly ever check my blog stats any more. Looks like I missed crossing a milestone at the start of last month

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Oct 22

is CoPilot messing with me? Is alphabetical order harder than maths and counting letters in a word? #ai

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Aug 10

Crosse a threshold!

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Jul 30

If you needed another reason to get off Windows 10, how about app launch performance--specifically for apps built with WPF Surprisingly, running on ARM isn't a guaranteed way to ensure that everything is faster. (But, ARM-based devices do have other benefits)

graph of Windows app launch times for apps built with different frameworks and running on different versions of Windows - WPF apps on Win10 are 7-10 times slower than everything else.

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Jul 30

Interesting lyrics #YoureGonnaBeOk

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Jun 11

Oh, bluesky won't let me put pictures in chat messages. I'll have to ask @thejoefin.com in public if he thinks this will be useful. Yes, it's based on that file we spent many hours looking at. Room for improvement? (in the file, not this debug output-obvs)

All instances (2) of SplitView have 'DisplayMode="Overlay"', consider making this the default on that type.
The majority (7/12) of StackPanel have 'Spacing="12"', consider making this the default on that type.
The majority (8/12) of StackPanel have 'Orientation="Horizontal"', consider making this the default on that type.
The majority (2/3) of Viewbox have 'Width="16"', consider making this the default on that type.
The majority (2/3) of Viewbox have 'Height="16"', consider making this the default on that type.
All instances (2) of ColorPicker have 'ColorSpectrumShape="Ring"', consider making this the default on that type.
All instances (2) of ColorPicker have 'IsAlphaEnabled="False"', consider making this the default on that type.
All instances (2) of ColorPicker have 'IsMoreButtonVisible="True"', consider making this the default on that type.
The majority (3/5) of MenuFlyoutItem have 'Icon="Copy"', consider making this the default on that type.
All instances (3) of AppBarButton have 'IsCompact="True"', consider making this the default on that type.
All instances (2) of HyperlinkButton have 'HorizontalAlignment="Center"', consider making this the default on that type.
The value '12' is used 7 times for [Spacing]. Consider defining this centrally or using a meaningful name for the value.
The value '16' is used 5 times for [Padding, Width, Height]. Consider defining this centrally or using a meaningful name for the value.
The value '36' is used 4 times for [Width, Height]. Consider defining this centrally or using a meaningful name for the value.

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Apr 13

Officially 10 years. #MVPBuzz

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Mar 27

Apparently my name is on here. Don't feel motivated to look for it though.

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Mar 26

So, I recently found some very old stickers. If you're at the #MVPSummit tomorrow and would like one, ask nicely or propose a trade ;)

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Mar 25

hey, @thejoefin.com : "nerd sniping" = done! github.com/mrlacey/RunO...

$RunOnStartVS v0.1 Running 'D:\mrlacey\Enamel-private\Samples\EnamelNewMauiApp\run-on-startup.ps1' POST git-upload-pack (196 bytes) From https://github.com/mrlacey/Enamel-private = [up to date] main -> origin/main ExitCode: 0$

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Mar 23

Currently visiting old haunts from #MVPSummit 's in past years. Oh the memories (and delicious treats)

Bag and cup from Top Pot coffee and doughnuts

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Mar 21

If you use #XAML (for #WPF, #MAUI, #WinUI, or anything else), I've written a post for your boss. Share it with them if you dare. www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-do...

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Mar 21

Which versions of #VisualStudio are actually in use? From a quick sampling of data over the last 24 hours, it seems most people are good at getting onto the latest releases: "Other" includes >50 different versions, but most are 17.13.* or 17.12.*

17.13.35913.81 - 1.92k
17.13.35828.75 - 563
17.12.35707.178 - 348
17.13.35825.156 - 324
17.14.35906.104 - 265
Other - 1.59k

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Mar 21

Who's really using #VisualStudio on an ARM device? From a quick sampling, it's not many of you:

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Mar 21

Last week I gave a talk at a #MAUI conference that's also relevant to anyone using #WPF #WinUI #WinDev #XAML There's a short write-up at www.mrlacey.com/2025/03/the-... And a longer version at www.mrlacey.com/2025/03/my-t... If this doesn't prompt discussion that leads to change, I give up!

XAML is "poopy". So, why do you use it without question?

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Mar 20

Where does "Staff developer" fit on this list? #CareerAdvice

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Mar 15

I saw lots of people taking pictures of slides but didn't think anyone would capture this. UI code isn't medicine. It's not the red pill or the blue pill, it's a delicious purple mix of code and markup #MAUIDay

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Feb 5

I'm speaking about UI mockups at DDD North (Feb 22nd) www.dddnorth.co.uk

I'm speaking at DDD North : Feb 22nd 2025 : 200+ Questions for UI mockups

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Jan 20

I've just found this reminder that I've been building mobile apps (with #DotNet) for more than twenty years!!! 😲😬

Conference guide to the Mobile and Embedded Developer Conference 2025

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Dec 11

That was fun! @thejoefin.com

screenshots of recording an interview in Riverside

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Nov 15

Yay, maths!

Clothing label reporting: 100%cotton, 60% cotton, 40% polyester

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Nov 9

And I'll produce exactly the same output by writing code like this:

*NEW* UI code that produces the same result as above but with less than half the lines, is easier to read, understand, & maintain, and avoids many of the risks of *experimental* languages

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Nov 9

In the meantime, feel free to keep writing horrible code like this:

Matt Lacey@mrlacey· Nov 7

Glad that between #MSTest and #VisualStudio they've now fixed the memory leak when running lots of tests that means I can now run all these in one go! For a 7 hour test run it's nice not to set this off in the evening and have to rerun the 40% that failed due to a memory issue.