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New ReSharper Ultimate 2018.2 Supports C# 7.3, Adds Initial Blazor Support

.NET development tool specialist JetBrains has launched ReSharper Ultimate 2018.2, with performance improvements, support for C# 7.3 and initial support for the hot new Blazor project, which aims to allow for C#-based Web development.

ASP.NET Core: New Preview Out as Survey Says It's Going Mainstream

Things are happening fast for ASP.NET Core, as Microsoft just released a new Version 2.2.0 preview while a recent developer survey indicates the Web dev framework is quickly becoming a mainstream option.

.NET Core 2.1 Powers 34 Percent Bing Performance Boost

The modernization of the .NET ecosystem is paying off for Microsoft's Bing.com engineering team, which reports a 34 percent performance boost for the search engine following a shift from .NET Framework to .NET Core 2.1

Azure Functions Support Highlights Visual Studio for Mac 7.6 Release

The latest update for Visual Studio for Mac focuses on improving code editor reliability, IDE performance and working with Azure Functions.

Microsoft Answers Developer Calls for Linux-Like Pseudo Console in Windows

Microsoft is bringing a pseudo console to Windows 10, which will make it easier for developers to connect their command-line and graphical user interface-based applications.

Microsoft Store Closing Door to Windows 8/8.1 (and Windows Phone)

Microsoft Store on Oct. 31 will stop accepting new app submissions for Windows Phone 8.x or earlier, along with XAP or APPX packages for Windows 8/8.1.

Visual Studio Update Boosts Web Dev

The recent release of Visual Studio 2017 15.8 featured a bevy of improvements for Web developers, ranging from new Docker container to Azure Functions functionality.

VSLive! Keynote: Abel Wang Details Microsoft's Painful DevOps Journey

Wang's team has been at the forefront of Microsoft's journey from plodding, waterfall-oriented software provider to agile, cloud-based organization. It was, he said, "incredibly painful."

F# 4.5 Arrives with Span Support, Aligning with .NET Core 2.1

Microsoft shipped an update to its functional programming language, incorporating Span support in the new F# 4.5.

Visual Studio Live! Keynote: Building Effective Development Teams the Hard Way

Expert advice often explains how to do things easier, but sometimes that advice resonates more when it details hard lessons learned.

What's New in Visual Studio 2017 15.8

New features in Visual Studio 2017 15.8 focus on productivity and performance.

Tool Checks Desktop App Readiness for .NET Core 3.0

Microsoft released a tool to help developers check if their Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Framework applications are ready for the new platform, which it said promises a "drastically better deployment solution."

What's New in Visual Studio Code 1.26 (July Update)

The July 2018 release of Visual Studio Code features new functionality for navigation, applying Quick Fixes to address problems, working with extensions and more.

Xamarin Previews iOS 12 SDKs

Microsoft's Xamarin team announced a preview release that lets C# developers tackle iOS 12, the next major release of Apple's mobile OS that's expected to ship this fall.

Windows Community Toolkit 4.0 Update Ships

Microsoft has shipped Windows Community Toolkit 4.0, after earlier this year renaming the collection of development tools to reflect its broader reach beyond Universal Windows Platform apps to frameworks such as WPF, WinForms, Xamarin and .NET Core.

Microsoft Updates ML.NET Machine Learning Framework

Microsoft has updated ML.NET, its cross-platform, open source machine learning framework for .NET developers, as it asks for input on a major API revamp.

VS Code Tool Targets Alexa Skills Development

A new Visual Studio Code extension from the Amazon Alexa dev team targets the development and deployment of skills, or capabilities the voice-activated virtual assistant can perform in response to verbal commands.

Microsoft Addresses Botched .NET Framework Updates

Microsoft issued fixes to address problems with .NET Framework applications that were caused by July Windows patches.

Xamarin.Android 9.0 (P) Preview Now Available

Microsoft's Xamarin team announced the availability of Xamarin.Android 9.0 (P) Preview, letting Visual Studio developers target the next big update to Google's Android mobile OS.

Microsoft .NET Framework Updates Don't Fix Most Recent Windows 10 Builds

This week Microsoft released updates to .NET Framework versions to fix problems caused by its botched July 10 patches, but some key Windows systems remain unpatched.

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