Michael A. Hawker, a.k.a. XAML Llama, is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft. His focus is on WinUI development with C#. Michael has maintained the Windows Community Toolkit and is the creator of XAML Studio. He's built a number of WinUI controls for developers that have been used by millions of users.
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XAML Studio is now Open Sourced
XAML Studio Open SourcedIt's been over 8 years since what became XAML Studio was started. And from nearly the beginning, it was always envisioned as an open-source project… So, it's with great pleasure that I'm happy to announce that day has finally come!XAML Studio is now an open-source project! 🎉 A big thanks to the .NET Foundation for help...
Announcing Windows Community Toolkit v8.2
Announcing Windows Community Toolkit v8.2We're happy to announce that version 8.2 is available today! It's an incremental update which contains a variety of improvements, made possible again with the support and contributions of our developer community. 🎉If you're not familiar with the Windows Community Toolkit, see below here! Or downloa...
Announcing Windows Community Toolkit v8.1
Announcing Windows Community Toolkit v8.1We're happy to announce that version 8.1 is available today! It's a minor update which contains a variety of new features and improvements, made possible again with the support and contributions of our developer community. 🎉If you're not familiar with the Windows Community Toolkit, see below here! ...
Announcing Windows Community Toolkit v8.0
Announcing Windows Community Toolkit v8.0🎉🎉🎉 It's here! The Windows Community Toolkit is back with a huge update with an array of improvements and features. We're happy to announce that version 8.0 is available today! Made possible again with the support and contributions of our developer community. 🎉If you're new to the Toolkit, the Windows ...
Windows Community Toolkit 8.0 Pre-release
The Windows Community Toolkit 8.0 Pre-releaseWe're thrilled to announce the first official pre-release packages for the Windows Community Toolkit 8.0 have been released to NuGet.org! 🎉🎉🎉 This blog is going to provide a brief overview of how to get started using these preview packages and how to provide feedback.This has been a culmination...
The Windows Community Toolkit 2023 Update
It's been a pretty busy year for the Windows Community Toolkit (WCT), even though you may not realize it! We wanted to share what we've been working on, why it's important, where things are at, and how you can help! If you're new to the Toolkits, you can find an introduction video to them here.In 2022, we announced the Windows Community Too...
Windows Community Toolkit Labs Experiments are Here!
In this post, we talk about the new Windows Community Toolkit Labs and some initial experiments that we're looking for feedback on.
Announcing the Windows Community Toolkit Labs!
In this post, we talk about the new Community Toolkit Labs for Windows as the future starting point for components in the Windows Community Toolkit.
Windows Community Toolkit 7.1 Preview Release!
In this post, we talk about all the new features in our upcoming 7.1 release! Try out the preview today!
Welcome to the Community Toolkit!
In this post, we discuss recent changes to our GitHub organization and our plans for the future!

