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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KumikoUI - A Free, Open-Source DataGrid for MAUI

Michael Stonis
Maui

Background I have been poking at some version of a canvas-drawn DataGrid for .NET for years. Multiple attempts, different architectures, never quite getting all the pieces to land at once. The feature set I wanted kept outpacing what I was able to finish.

GitHub Copilot in VS Code - Quick Wins for Getting Started

Michael Stonis
Development

A Quick Note on Timing Everything in this post is relevant as of March 2026. AI tooling is moving extremely fast right now, and some of what I describe here will likely be outdated within months. Take it as a starting point, not a permanent reference.