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Uno Platform 5.6 Released: Performance Enhancements, Hot Reload Improvements and More
Uno Platform team has announced the release of version 5.6, bringing substantial improvements in performance, productivity, and cross-platform development capabilities. Among the key updates are significant enhancements to Hot Reload, expanded app packaging support, and notable memory and runtime optimizations.
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Fluent Assertions Library v8 Abandons Apache Licensing
Fluent Assertions, a well-known .NET library that allows expressive asserts in unit tests, has launched version 8 with a proprietary license in partnership with Xceed, replacing the existing Apache 2.0 licence. The new license allows free non-commercial use, but any commercial use will require a paid license. The move has been negatively received by the developer community.
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Microsoft Research AI Frontiers Lab Launches AutoGen v0.4 Library
Microsoft Research’s AI Frontiers Lab has announced the release of AutoGen version 0.4, an open-source framework designed to build advanced AI agent systems. This latest version as stated marks the complete redesign of the AutoGen library, focusing on enhancing code quality, robustness, usability, and the scalability of agent workflows.
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.NET Application Porting with Amazon Q Developer AI-Powered Transformation Capabilities
AWS has launched Amazon Q Developer's generative AI capabilities, enabling .NET Framework applications to transition to cross-platform .NET up to four times faster, reducing licensing costs by 40%. With user-friendly automation, developers can modernize code and streamline compliance while leveraging the latest innovations.
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OpenSilver 3.1 Brings XAML Cross-Platform Designer
The latest version of OpenSilver 3.1, a remake of Microsoft's retired Silverlight web application framework, extends the visual designer launched in July to non-Windows platforms. It also includes support for .NET 9 and some WPF-specific features.
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.NET Community Toolkit 8.4: New MVVM Features, Enhanced Analyzers and Bug Fixes
The .NET Community Toolkit has officially released version 8.4, introducing significant updates and improvements. The latest release includes support for partial properties in the MVVM Toolkit generators, new diagnostic analyzers, bug fixes, and other enhancements to facilitate development workflows.
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GitHub Launches Free Copilot Plan for Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio Users
GitHub has introduced a new free plan for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, offering 2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages per month without requiring a subscription or payment. The update integrates Copilot as a core feature in the editor, with new tools like Copilot Edits, Custom Instructions, and terminal chat. A similar free plan is also available for Visual Studio users.
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New MSSQL Extension for VS Code Promises Enhanced Developer Productivity
Microsoft enhances Visual Studio Code's MSSQL extension with comprehensive updates, introducing improved database connection, object exploration, and query analysis tools. The new version offers advanced UI features, streamlined table design, enhanced performance visualization, and expanded export capabilities for developers working with Azure SQL and SQL Server databases.
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AWS Launches Lambda SnapStart for Python and .NET Functions
AWS has unveiled Lambda SnapStart for Python and .NET, enhancing serverless app performance by reducing cold start latency. This feature builds on the success of Lambda SnapStart for Java, allowing faster initializations through early environment caching. Available in multiple global regions, it offers efficient management of caching costs with Python 3.12+ and .NET 8+.
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Uno Platform Launches Hot Design, a Cross-Platform Visual Designer for .NET Apps
Uno platform has unveiled Hot Design, a visual designer for .NET applications, as part of a suite named Uno Platform Studio. It allows developers and designers to design the app interface at runtime instead of design and development time.
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DevProxy 0.22 Improves API Permission Checks
Microsoft has released version 0.22 of DevProxy, an API simulation command-line tool. The new version improves logging and detects minimal permissions without the need for Azure API centre.
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ASP.NET Core 9: Enhancements in Static Asset Handling, Blazor, SignalR, and OpenAPI Support
Microsoft has released .NET 9, which contains features regarding ASP.NET Core 9. This latest release focuses on optimizing static asset handling, refining Blazor's component interaction, enhancing SignalR's observability and performance, and streamlining API documentation through built-in OpenAPI support.
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.NET MAUI 9 Launched with Better Performance, New Controls
On November 12th, Microsoft presented the .NET MAUI 9 in its final form. This version brings two new controls (HybridWebView and TitleBar), a slew of improvements throughout the framework, free SyncFusion controls and a Xcode sync tool for Apple-specific files. The performance and stability of the entire framework has been enhanced.
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.NET Aspire 9.0 Now Generally Available: Enhanced AWS & Azure Integration and More Improvements
.NET Aspire 9.0 is now generally available, bringing several features aimed at improving cloud-native application development on both AWS and Azure. This release supports both .NET 8 (LTS) and .NET 9 (STS), giving developers flexibility in choosing the platform that best fits their projects.
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Uno Platform 5.5 Simplifies Desktop App Packaging
The Uno Platform has released its latest update, version 5.5, with new features, bug fixes and performance improvements. The new release aims to simplify and speed up the packaging and distribution of cross-platform desktop applications.