Jakub Florkowski, Shane Neuville, and Gerald Versluis demonstrate building a .NET MAUI app using GitHub Copilot and AI, highlighting the real-world workflow and decision-making behind AI-powered mobile development.

AI-First Mobile Development: Live Coding with Copilot and .NET MAUI

Presented by: Jakub Florkowski, Shane Neuville, and Gerald Versluis

This session features the .NET MAUI team taking on the challenge of building a real cross-platform mobile app entirely with the help of AI—specifically GitHub Copilot and related AI agents—showcasing:

• Project Scaffolding: Setting up a .NET MAUI project with minimal manual input, relying on AI for initialization.
• UI Generation: Allowing AI to design and implement user interfaces according to modern standards.
• Automated Bug Fixing: Using AI to identify, explain, and correct issues as they arise in real time.
• Code Review & Validation: AI-powered code evaluation and suggestions to optimize quality and maintainability.
• Deployment & Shipping: Following AI-driven instructions to validate and deploy the app to multiple platforms.

The session examines both the effective parts and the stumbling blocks of relying on AI, giving viewers a realistic look at current capabilities and limitations of AI-powered tools like GitHub Copilot in .NET MAUI/mobile app development workflows. All critical steps from initial project creation to shipping the app are powered by AI, with the team highlighting decision-making, troubleshooting, and maximizing productivity with these new technologies.

Additional Links

• GitHub for .NET MAUI
• Official .NET MAUI Documentation

Featuring

• Jakub Florkowski (@FlorkowskiJakub)
• Shane Neuville (@PureWeen)
• Gerald Versluis (@jfversluis)

Whether you're interested in adopting AI into your mobile development toolkit or want to see industry experts put these tools through their paces, this session provides practical insights into what's possible—and what still needs improvement—in the AI-assisted development landscape.