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.NET Hot Reload Adds Support for Modifying Generics
In the .NET 8 Preview 4 release, .NET Hot Reload implements support for modifying generic methods, reducing the number of changes that require restarting for the change to take effect.
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Latest Updates for Azure App Service Presented at Microsoft Build 2023
The Microsoft Build 2023 event showcased the latest updates and additions to the Azure App Service. The event, held in person in Seattle, included some group sessions, demonstrations and Q&A sessions on Azure App Service with such topics as changes within PremiumV3, Automatic Scaling or memory optimisation for ASEv3.
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Uno Platform 4.9: Media Player Element, WebView2 and Native Host Support for Skia
Uno Platform released version 4.9 of their framework for building native mobile, desktop, and WebAssembly apps. The latest version brings the MediaPlayerElement control and WebView2 support which are two community long awaited features. Also, beyond these additions, the release includes over 100 other improvements and enhancements, including the native host support for Skia.
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Avalonia UI for .NET: Project Overview from Mike James
Avalonia UI is an open-source and cross-platform UI framework for .NET developers, designed to facilitate the development of desktop applications that can run on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and WebAssembly. InfoQ interviewed Mike James, CEO of Avalonia UI, in order to understand more about this UI framework and its features.
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Windows Dev Drive - Storage Volume Customized for Developers with Improved Performance
Microsoft released Dev Drive at the Build 2023 developer conference, a custom storage volume geared for developers. Built on top of Microsoft's proprietary ReFS (Resilient File System), Dev Drive is optimized for heavy I/O operations and has improved performance and security capabilities.
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Visual Studio 2022 17.7 Preview 1: Productivity, Cloud and Game Development Enhancements
Microsoft has announced the release of the first preview of Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7. This new version brings a range of improvements and features aimed at enhancing developer productivity. It also includes enhancements for .NET and cloud development, as well as for C++ and game development.
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Microsoft Build 2023: Bing AI and Copilot Plugins for ChatGPT OpenAI, Microsoft Fabric and More
This year's Microsoft Build was focused on artificial intelligence, with new Copilot experience additions for Windows 11 and Edge, as well as new Bing AI and Copilot plugins for ChatGPT OpenAI. Key announcements also included the Microsoft Fabric analytics platform, the introduction of the Microsoft Dev Box for development environments, and upgrades within Microsoft Azure.
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Microsoft Authentication Library 4.54.0 Supports Managed Identities
Version 4.54.0 of MSAL, Microsoft authentication library for .NET, brings official support for using managed identities when authenticating services that run in Azure. Furthermore, it features better error information for UWP applications and several bug fixes.
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ASP.NET Core in .NET 8 Preview 4: Blazor Streaming, Form Handling, Native AOT, Identity API and More
The latest release of .NET 8 Preview 4 brings significant improvements to ASP.NET Core. Notable enhancements include Blazor's streaming rendering and form handling, expanded support for form binding in minimal APIs, Native AOT compilation for improved performance, enhanced authentication and authorization with Identity API endpoints, and the addition of metrics for application monitoring.
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Xamarin.Forms and Xamarin.Essentials Align with Android 13
Microsoft made the announcement that Xamarin.Forms and Xamarin.Essentials have been updated to target Android 13, aligning with Google's requirement for new Android apps to target at least Android 13 starting from August 2023. The update aims to ensure compatibility with the latest Android version and provide a smooth transition to the future of cross-platform development, .NET MAUI.
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.NET MAUI Community Toolkit 5.1.0: Lazy View and Keyboard Extensions
The latest release of the .NET MAUI Community toolkit, version 5.1.0, brings two main features and several bug fixes for the last version.
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.NET Upgrade Assistant Now Supports Azure Functions Upgrades and .NET 8
Microsoft has released a new version of .NET Upgrade Assistant in Visual Studio, which provides a set of new enhancements and support for different platforms and frameworks. The tool now supports .NET 8 and it also brings enhancements like an upgrade for Azure Functions, alongside .NET MAUI, WinUI and support for ARM64.
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.NET Community Toolkit 8.2: MVVM Toolkit Attributes, Performance Enhancements, and More
Microsoft has released the latest version of its .NET Community Toolkit, version 8.2, and it comes with several new enhancements and features. According to the release, this new version brings performance enhancements both at runtime and in the MVVM Toolkit source generators, new code fixers aimed at boosting productivity, and a number of user-requested features.
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Uno Platform for Figma Preview 5: Enhanced Features for Designers and Developers
Uno Platform has released Preview 5 of its Figma plugin, offering enhanced features for designers and developers. The latest version of the plugin allows the creation of custom colors, enables the import of Design Systems Packages (DSP), and offers new controls such as Pips Pager, TabBar, and ItemsRepeater for greater flexibility in creating dynamic designs.
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ASP.NET Core Updates in .NET 8 Preview 3: Native AOT Support and More
Recently Microsoft released .NET 8 Preview 3. This new release contains many new improvements to ASP.NET Core such as support for native AOT, server-side rendering with Blazor, rendering Razor components outside of ASP.NET Core, sections support in Blazor or monitoring Blazor Server circuit activity.