.NET Framework


Exploring Performance-Boosting Caching in ASP.NET 7 Web API

Web devs looking for a performance boost can pick some low-hanging fruit by using caching, but the topic might be more complicated than it seems and could affect stability.

Visual Studio 2022 v17.8 Previews New IntelliTest

Microsoft is previewing new IntelliTest functionality in the upcoming Visual Studio 2022 v17.8, along with productivity features like creating pull requests more easily.

Go-Live License Next for .NET MAUI in .NET 8, but Criticism Persists

After Preview 7, next steps are two Release Candidates and a GA, but some still claim many problems.

.NET 8 Web-Dev: New Visual Studio Templates, Antiforgery, Blazor Auto Render

Web developers enjoy some attention in the new .NET 8 Preview 7, where the ASP.NET Core framework saw improvements on several fronts ranging from JavaScript to Blazor.

Visual Studio 2022 v17.7 Ships, Addressing a Top Longstanding Feature Request

Microsoft shipped Visual Studio 2022 v17.7 with a raft of new functionality, fixes and features, including some that have been in the making for years.

After Unity VS Code Tool Demise, Microsoft Previews One Powered by C# Dev Kit

Unity: "This plugin was a result of one of our hackweek experiments by a few of our former employees. Unfortunately, it's never been fully functional and hasn't received any updates for almost two years, bringing you an unstable coding experience."

Avalonia UI Offers VS Code Tool in '(Extremely) Early Build'

The tool will package up the most common Avalonia workflows and offer them to VS Code developers, starting out with two oft-used scenarios involving XAML markup: previewing and code completion.

Linear Ridge Regression Using C#

Implementing LRR from scratch is harder than using a library like scikit-learn, but it helps you customize your code, makes it easier to integrate with other systems, and gives you a complete understanding of how LRR works.

GitHub Copilot for Business Gets Chat Beta: 'Imagine This ...'

"Imagine this: code explanations, debugging assistance, unit test suggestions, and more right in the IDE."

Infragistics Touts New Components for Blazor, Web Components in UX/UI Toolkit

Third-party .NET UX/UI dev tooling vendor Infragistics touted customized controls for Blazor and Web Components in the latest release of its flagship offering for desktop, web and mobile app designers and developers.

Finding Visual Studio 2022 Extensions Now Easier

"We're updating the Extension Manager to make it easier for you to find great extensions from the Visual Studio Marketplace and to make managing and keeping your existing extensions up to date a more seamless experience."

Syncfusion Updates Flagship Solution with Goodies for Blazor, .NET MAUI, More

Syncfusion shipped its latest release, Essential Studio 2023 Volume 2, bringing a variety of new controls and enhancements for supported mobile, web, and desktop platforms across a diverse range of targets including .NET MAUI, Blazor and more.

Silverlight Just Won't Die: 'XAML for Blazor' Arrives

Userware is using vestiges of the long-gone and sorely missed Microsoft Silverlight web-dev platform to power its new "XAML for Blazor" offering, which lets .NET developers use markup language within client-side Blazor applications.

Native AOT Advances in .NET 8 Preview 6

.NET 8, now four months away from GA, continues to advance native ahead-of-time compilation (native AOT) functionality in the new Preview 6.

.NET 8 Preview 6 Bolsters New Blazor Rendering Schemes

Microsoft shipped .NET 8 Preview 6, bolstering the new rendering schemes for Blazor, the ASP.NET Core web-dev component that allows for primarily using C# instead of JavaScript.

Microsoft Previews .NET MAUI Extension for VS Code

Brand new in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace is a .NET MAUI tool that provides cross-platform developers with easy access to the evolution of Xamarin.Forms that adds the ability to create desktop apps.

Microsoft Dev Box Cloud Workstation Service Now GA

As promised at Build 2023 in May, Microsoft Dev Box is now generally available, providing an Azure-based service that delivers virtual workstations specially configured for software development.

Open Source Avalonia .NET UI Framework Finally Hits Milestone v11 GA Release

After a nearly one-year preview and "countless thousands of hours of dedication" driving a years-long development effort, Avalonia v11 has shipped.

Rockford Lhotka Introduces Blazor

"Until Blazor, most of us were stuck writing services in C# and the client in JavaScript, but now we can get back to an environment where it is possible to share code between server and client, along with having just one technology to learn."

Jason Bock Explains What's New in .NET 7 APIs

Jason Bock will explain what's new in .NET 7 APIs at a big August developer conference in San Diego.

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