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Trusted Signing

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Say goodbye to managing PFX files and problems code signing your apps. Over the past year or so, I’ve been working with Microsoft to test a service that lets you sign your code using an HSM-backed private key. This means your identity is verified by Microsoft, and you can sign all your stuff with a simple API call!

Azure Trusted Signing

I have a real-world app where I code sign the app and appinstaller automatically. I walk you through how that is done so you can copy it, but first I should step back and explain what the service is.

Free Yourself With DevOps

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

As you evolve as a developer, you start to venture into the world of CI-CD. This is because you want to spend more time coding and less time with the repetitive and tiresome nature of compiling for different targets, packaging and publishing.

I frequently write content about CI-CD; whether it is Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or just a PowerShell command that does a ton of work for you. In today’s post, I’m going to take you on a journey that shows you how to use Azure DevOps to automatically build, package and publish your app to the Microsoft Store.

Building .NET MAUI with GitHub Actions

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000

If you’re a fan of using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps, you might have had some trouble configuring builds for .NET MAUI. This is likely due to needing specific workloads installed and understanding what parameters to use for a single project to compile for multiple target platforms.

In today’s post, I’ll show you how to setup your build that will work for any MAUI target platform. If you would like to review the final result as you read through this, here’s the workflow file => DevOpsExamples/main_build-maui.yml .