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Microsoft Introduces New MSTest Runner: Portability, Reliability, Extensibility and More
Microsoft has introduced the MSTest Runner, a lightweight test runner designed specifically for MSTest tests. The primary goal of MSTest Runner is to enhance test portability, reliability, and speed while providing an extensible testing experience for users.
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Cake Build Tool Updated to .NET 8 in v4.0.0
Cake, the open-source .NET build automation system with a full C# DSL, has been updated to version 4.0.0, which supports .NET 8 runtime. The new version also brings minor improvements and dependency updates.
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Microsoft Dev Proxy v0.14: OpenAPI Spec Generation, CRUD API Simulation and Many More
Last week Microsoft announced Dev Proxy v0.14.0, introducing several noteworthy features. Among the additions are the ability to combine rate limiting with mock responses, simplified OpenAPI spec generation, CRUD API simulation, improved macOS setup, easy access to Dev Proxy presets, enhanced mock structures, the introduction of JSON schemas, and various performance and stability improvements.
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Visual Studio 2022 - 17.9 Preview 3 Brings All-in-One Search Improvements
Visual Studio 2022 17.9 Preview 3 introduces significant enhancements to the Code Search, also known as the All-In-One Search, feature. This update significantly improves the search experience, enabling users to explore any word or character string throughout their solution. Other changes are related to Xcode 15.1 support, additions to Microsoft Teams toolkit and other bug fixes.
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NuGetSolver: Easier Dependency Conflicts Resolution in Visual Studio
In a collaborative effort with Microsoft Research, a new experimental Visual Studio extension, NuGetSolver, has been introduced this week. The goal behind the tool is to simplify resolving NuGet dependency conflicts in Visual Studio projects. This extension efficiently addresses common NuGet errors and warnings, helping developers to be more productive inside of VS.
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ReSharper 2023.3: AI Assistant, C# 12 and C++ Support, Entity Framework Specific Analyses and More
ReSharper 2023.3 is already available. This release contains AI Assistant, extending support for C# 12 and C++, Entity Framework-specific analyses, and JetBrains Grazie as the built-in grammar and spelling checker.
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Rider 2023.3: AI Asistant, .NET 8 Support, C# 12 and F# 8 Features, Debugging Improvements and More
JetBrains has released Rider 2023.3, the latest version of their cross-platform .NET IDE. This release contains an AI Assistant, support for .NET 8 SDK and an extended list of C# 12 and F# 8 features. There are also improvements regarding debugging, running multiple projects, UI/UX and Unity.
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.NET MAUI Community Toolkit 7.0.0 Aligns to .NET 8
On November 15th, 2023, Microsoft announced version 7.0.0 of their open-source MAUI Community Toolkit. The new version adds support for .NET 8 and brings several bug fixes.
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What's New in F# 8.0: Simpler, Enhanced Uniformity, and Improved Performance
Back in November, during the .NET Conf Microsoft released F# 8.0 as part of the .NET 8 release. The new version of F# brings in many features to make F# programs simpler, more uniform, and performant. The new features are related to language changes, improved diagnostics, quality-of-life improvements, and performance boosts for project compilation and upgrades.
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Microsoft Announces AppCAT: Simplifying Azure Migration for .NET Apps
The Microsoft team has released a new tool called Azure Migrate application and code assessment tool for .NET (AppCAT). This tool is intended to help developers migrate on-premises .NET applications to Azure. AppCAT tool facilitates the assessment of .NET source code, configurations, and binaries, identifying potential issues and opportunities during the migration process to Azure.
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Microsoft.CodeCoverage v17.8 Released with New dotnet-coverage Tool and Other Improvements
Microsoft recently revealed an upgraded version of its developer tools, version 17.8.0, introducing significant improvements to Microsoft.CodeCoverage tools. Notably, the update includes the introduction of the dotnet-coverage tool. Additional enhancements comprise new report formats, an auto-merge tool, performance upgrades, and improved documentation.
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.NET Aspire - Preview 2: Improvements for Dashboard, Hosting, Components, Dapr, and More
Last week Microsoft announced the availability of the .NET Aspire second preview. This preview brings changes and improvements regarding the dashboard, hosting, components, Dapr and many more. The .NET Aspire is a new cloud-native development stack announced by Microsoft and the .NET team back in November during the .NET Conf Event.
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NuGet 6.8 Released with Enhanced Security Features
NuGet 6.8 was released and integration with Visual Studio 2022 has been introduced. NuGet 6.8 brings significant enhancements, including NuGetAudit for package vulnerability notifications, an opt-out option for HTTPS Everywhere warnings, Package Source Mappings, Conditional Package Updating in Visual Studio, and more.
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Visual Studio 17.9 Preview 2: .NET MAUI, C++, Remote Linux Unit Testing, Teams Toolkit and More
Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 17.9 Preview 2, the last release concluding development efforts for 2023. This update builds upon the foundation provided by Preview 1 in November. Preview 2 brings improvements and new features regarding C++, .NET MAUI, Remote Linux Unit Testing, Teams Toolkit and many more.
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Microsoft Released ML.NET 3.0: Deep Learning and Data Processing Improvements
ML.NET version 3.0 has been officially released, introducing new features and enhancements. Notably, deep learning capabilities have been significantly expanded with advancements in Object Detection, Named Entity Recognition, and Question Answering and more.