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Microsoft Kills Visual Studio for Mac

The IDE for years suffered from performance and reliability problems that the dev team just couldn't overcome.

Avalonia VS Code Tool Now in Preview for Everyone

"We know you've been waiting for this!" said Avalonia UI in announcing general access to its VS Code extension for working with the popular, open source, cross-platform UI framework for .NET.

C# Spotlight: Earn Cert and Dice Advice

Microsoft announced a new foundational certification one day before careers site Dice cited advice to become a C# developer.

Visual Studio Tool Lets Devs See Images, Not Just Text Strings

"It would be nice if those image references could show us the images too."

What's New in TypeScript 5.2

Microsoft shipped TypeScript 5.2, the latest edition of the popular programming language that adds the optional ability to use type systems when working with JavaScript.

Microsoft Previews 'Python in Excel'

Integrating the data science darling programming language with the super-popular spreadsheet program means analysts will no longer have to jump through so many workaround hoops or use third-party add-ins.

VS Code Tool for Microsoft Teams Sports New Chat Bot App Template

Because AI hasn't quite been infused into every single Microsoft product and service yet, the company today announced a new AI chat bot template for its Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code.

GrapeCity Updates Components for WinUI, .NET MAUI, WinForms

GrapeCity, a third-party development tool maker for .NET UI controls for mobile, web and desktop, shipped its flagship ComponentOne 2023 v2 suite with updates for WinUI, .NET MAUI, WinForms and other Microsoft-centric controls.

Tabnine Unveils AI Assistant for Visual Studio 2022, Chat Beta

Tabnine, known for its AI assistant Visual Studio Code extension, this month introduced a beta tool for the full-fledged Visual Studio 2022 IDE along with a new chat application, also in beta.

Microsoft Open Sources 'ONNX Script' for Python Machine Learning Models

While Python has long been recognized as a go-to programming language for data science and is often used to author machine learning models, the new project focuses on clean, idiomatic Python syntax and composability through ONNX-native functions.

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.

Microsoft: Skip the Waitlist to Test ChatGPT Plugins with Our Chat Copilot

Meanwhile, OpenAI ends the waitlist.

GitHub Copilot Chat UX Revamped in VS Code Update

Among a raft of improvements to the UX are several related to the tool's Chat functionality, which was recently introduced in beta for business users.

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."

New Microsoft Sandbox Uses Natural Language LLMs for SQL Queries

The open source project lets developers and data pros to use its Semantic Kernel SDK to experiment and test the abilities of LLMs to generate SQL queries based on natural language expressions.

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.

New 'Reliable Web App Pattern' Leads Microsoft Java News

Basically a collection of cloud-design patterns and best practices, the new pattern leads several recent Java announcements that also concerned the company's Visual Studio Code tools for Java and its Java on Azure tooling.

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