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description: "Thank you for this! This was a very helpful blog. As a .NET MAUI beginner I did not understand the concept of "BindingContext" very well. Only a few ."
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Comment [A quick introduction to Compiled Bindings in .NET applications and why you should use them](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-quick-introduction-to-compiled-bindings/63d16030d258ee500e6b11a3)

[Peter Venkman](https://hashnode.com/@PeterVenkman)

[Dec 7, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-quick-introduction-to-compiled-bindings/63d16030d258ee500e6b11a3/comment/657202da37f7fa8c15387e62)

Thank you for this! This was a very helpful blog. As a .NET MAUI beginner I did not understand the concept of "BindingContext" very well. Only a few .NET MAUI beginner tutorials that I followed made use of "BindingContext = this", which left me very confused why there was a need to use it over using (the more beginner-friendly) x:Name="MyList" in XAML and MyList.ItemsSource in the code-behind. I have one question; In the BindingsViewModel you assign a field \_items. I don't see a property "Items", however, it's used by the commands. Could you please explain this?