{"id":24,"date":"2022-03-06T00:03:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T00:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nkascocom.nk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/03\/06\/2022-3-5-building-a-winui-3-it-admin-toolkit\/"},"modified":"2022-03-06T00:03:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T00:03:20","slug":"2022-3-5-building-a-winui-3-it-admin-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.nkasco.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/03\/06\/2022-3-5-building-a-winui-3-it-admin-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Building an Open Source IT Admin Toolkit with WinUI 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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***Update 1\/29\/2023 – <\/strong>https:\/\/www.nkasco.com\/blog\/2023\/1\/29\/it-admin-toolkit-v110-alpha-release<\/strong><\/a> ***<\/strong><\/p>\n

A while back I posted a free-to-use IT Admin Toolkit<\/a> (a customizable and expandable destination for centralizing day-to-day job functions) that was very well received by the community. The reaction showed that there is clearly an opportunity to make script-based automation easier to use for less-technical users, centrally controlled, or just outright convenient and enjoyable to use. <\/p>\n

The initial project\u2019s UI was based on MaterialDesignInXAML<\/a> integration with Windows PowerShell. The intent was to keep the source code structured within a language that SysAdmins and DevOps engineers are comfortable with. With that said, I quickly realized that keeping the project closed source had a number of drawbacks such as lack of source visibility making it harder to trust 3rd party code in an enterprise, and also overengineering to handle the Material Design objects within PowerShell.<\/p>\n

I had originally intended to continue the development of the project but then life began to get in the way and hindered my ability to dedicate the necessary time. Then I learned about a new UI Library called WinUI 3<\/a> around the same time as Windows 11 was released. After experiencing it first hand it immediately stood out as something that will be prevalent for several years to come. That\u2019s why today I\u2019m proud to announce the start of the next evolution of the IT Admin Toolkit which will be open-source on GitHub, free for community contribution, and built with C# and WinUI 3.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Sample data shown – Work In Progress<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Features\/Goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n