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Windows Community Toolkit 8.0.0 Simplifies Code Portability on Windows Platform
Microsoft released version 8.0.0 of the Windows Community Toolkit in September 2023. The updated version unifies the namespaces for both WinUI 3 and UWP code, simplifying the code portability for developers.
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Azure Container Apps Workload Profiles, Dedicated Plans, More Networking Features, and Jobs GA
Microsoft recently announced the general availability of several Azure Container App features: workload profiles environment, dedicated plan, additional networking features, and jobs.
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Uno Platform 4.10: MAUI Embedding, Hot Restart and Lightweight Styling
This week, Uno Platform released version 4.10. Developers can now easily integrate .NET MAUI-specific controls from top 3rd-party vendors, extending this capability across iOS, Android, MacOS, and Windows. Additionally, Uno Platform enables iOS app debugging with Hot Restart Support, control customization through Lightweight Styling, and more security support with Browser CSP for WebAssembly.
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Rider 2023.2 with C# Updates, UX/UI Enhancements and AI Assistant
Rider 2023.2 is now generally available. This version contains improvements to C# language support. They are related to code readability and improve the programming experience. Further, there are some UI/UX enhancements. JetBrains also presented AI Assistant, which for now has limited access.
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Intra-Account Collection Copy in Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB in Public Preview
Microsoft recently introduced the public preview of Intra-Account Collection Copy for Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB, allowing users to copy collections within the same account - offering enhanced data management and migration capabilities.
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Visual Studio for Mac Retirement Officially Announced
In a recent announcement, Microsoft revealed the Visual Studio for Mac Integrated Development Environment (IDE) retirement. As of August 31, 2024, Visual Studio for Mac 17.6 will discontinue receiving support, marking it as the end of an era for Mac-based .NET developers.
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External REST Endpoint Invocation in SQL Azure Now Generally Available
Microsoft recently announced the general availability (GA) of Azure SQL Database External REST Endpoint Integration – an ability to call a REST endpoint natively from Azure SQL Database.
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.NET Upgrade Assistant: Project Features Upgrade and .NET MAUI Improvements
Microsoft has announced an updated version of the .NET Upgrade Assistant in Visual Studio. The new release brings on a series of enhancements designed to simplify the migration process for .NET MAUI. Notably, developers can now also upgrade project features without needing to change the existing .NET version.
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Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio: Automated Lifecycles and Integrated Bot Debugging
The Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio allows .NET developers to build, debug, and release applications for Microsoft Teams. Its latest version introduces powerful capabilities, including automated Teams App lifecycles and integrated bot debugging via built-in tunneling within the Visual Studio environment.
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Fluid Framework 2.0 Alpha Features SharedTree Distributed Data Structure and Developer Tools
Microsoft is readying version 2.0 of their Fluid Framework for real-time collaboration. The available alpha and internal releases add a new object-oriented shared data structure and browser-based developer tooling.
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Cost-Effective Solution for Infrequent Data Access and Retention with Azure Blob Storage Cold Tier
Microsoft recently announced the general availability of the Azure Blob Storage Cold Tier, an online tier designed explicitly for efficiently storing infrequently accessed or modified data while ensuring immediate availability.
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.NET MAUI in .NET 8 Preview 7 with Keyboard Accelerators, Fixes and Improvements
.NET MAUI is now available in .NET 8 Preview 7. This version introduces keyboard accelerators and more bug fixes and enhancements. This is the final familiarisation release of .NET 8. With this announcement came further community concerns about the framework.
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NuGet 6.7 Announced with Enhanced Security Features
The NuGet team announced NuGet 6.7, an update that introduces a set of advanced security features. These enhancements span from updated package source mapping to the integration of vulnerability APIs, updated package version dropdowns, and the addition of warning messages to tackle trust chain issues.
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Visual Studio 2022 17.7 with .NET and C++ Development Features, Performance Improvements, and More
Visual Studio 2022 17.7 is now generally available. It brings plenty of features and improvements to create a high-level developer experience, based on community feedback. There are new features within .NET and C++ development as well as these ones that improve overall performance. The latest version is available for download.
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ASP.NET Core in .NET 8 Preview 7: Blazor, Native AOT, Antiforgery and More
The latest release of .NET 8 Preview 7 brings significant additions and changes to ASP.NET Core. The most notable enhancements for this release of ASP.NET Core are related to the Blazor alongside the updates regarding the Native AOT, Identity, new SPA Visual Studio templates, Antiforgery middleware additions and many more.