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Windows Terminal 1.0 Released with Support for Profiles, Multiple Panes, and Unicode Characters
Microsoft has moved Windows Terminal out of preview and announced the release of version 1.0. Windows Terminal includes multiple tabs, panes, customizable shortcuts, support for Unicode and UTF-8 characters, and custom themes and styles. The terminal can support PowerShell, cmd, WSL, and other command-line tools.
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Microsoft Build 2020: Highlights
Last week Microsoft held the 10th edition of Build, its annual conference aimed at developers using Microsoft technologies. The online event included multiple important announcements and releases, such as the general availability of Blazor WebAssembly, updates on the upcoming .NET 5, Azure Static Web Apps, and new projects related to IoT and Artificial Intelligence.
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Swift 5.3 Will Expand Officially Supported Platforms to Windows and Additional Linux Distributions
Swift 5.3 has recently entered the final stage of its development with the creation of the release/5.3 branch. One of the major goals for the upcoming Swift release is extending official platform support, including additional Linux distributions and Windows.
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Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 Moving into General Availability with Improved Update Process
Microsoft announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) will be generally available in Windows 10, version 2004. WSL2 was released into the Insider Program last year. With the move to general availability, WSL2 can now be automatically updated via standard Windows Updates.
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GraalVM 20.0: Run Tomcat as Native Image on Windows
GraalVM, a polyglot virtual machine that provides a shared runtime to execute applications written in multiple languages like Java, Python, and JavaScript, has released major version 20.0 with full support on Windows Platform. In a related news, Apache Tomcat 9 has announced full support for GraalVM native image generation that includes the container.
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IBM Stops Work on Swift — Q&A with Chris Bailey
IBM has recently discontinued its involvement in Server-side Swift development, which started soon after Swift was open-sourced, and relinquished its leadership in the Swift Server Work Group [SSWG]. InfoQ has talked to IBM's Chris Bailey to learn more about what this may imply for Swift and the Swift community.
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Improved File Sharing in Docker Desktop for Windows Enhances Developer Experience
Docker has released a new fileshare implementation for Docker Desktop for Windows as part of the 2.1.7.0 edge release. This new fileshare makes use of FUSE (Filesystem in Userspace) and allows for more seamless sharing of files between host and container. This includes being able to edit source on the host, save, and see the changes live in the browser on the container.
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Microsoft Exploring Rust as the Solution for Safe Software
Microsoft has been recently experimenting with Rust to improve the safety of their software. In a talk at RustFest Barcelona, Microsoft engineers Ryan Levick and Sebastian Fernandez explained the challenges they faced in using Rust at Microsoft. Part of Microsoft's journey with Rust included rewriting a low-level Windows component, as Adam Burch explained.
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Amazon Announces Generally Availability of Windows Containers on EKS
Last week Amazon announced that support of Windows containers on Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) is now generally available. As such, this allows their users to run Windows and Linux containers side by side in the same EKS environment, thus providing a consistent method of provisioning, monitoring, and logging, no matter what type of container they use to host their applications.
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.NET Framework 4.8 Available on Windows Update, WSUS, MU Catalog
Earlier this month Microsoft announced that .NET Framework 4.8 is available on Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), and Microsoft Update (MU) Catalog. The new release includes quality and reliability fixes in multiple product areas, including ASP.NET, Windows Forms, and WPF. All fixes were based on feedback received since the .NET Framework 4.8 initial release.
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Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 Has Linux Kernel Shipping in Windows
Windows announced that Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 is now available through the Windows Insiders program. WSL allows developers to run a Linux environment, including most command line tools and utilities, directly within Windows. WSL 2 presents a new architecture that aims to increase file system performance and provide full system call compatibility.
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Google Kubernetes Engine Enhancements: Upgrade Channels, Windows Container Support and Stackdriver
At the recent KubeCon EU in Barcelona, Google announced that it will offer three new release channels for its Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE): Rapid, Regular, and Stable. With these channels, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) users can choose whether they want the freshest release or the most stable one — or quickly evaluate the latest updates in a development environment.
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Flutter 1.5 Goes Multi-Platform, Includes Web Support
Announced as a technical preview at the latest Google I/O 2019 event, Flutter 1.5 aims to make it possible to create native applications for multiple platforms, including new form-factor devices, the Desktop, and the Web.
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Microsoft Announces React Native for Windows, with Focus on Performance
Microsoft recently announced at Microsoft Build 2019 a MIT-licensed, performance-oriented re-implementation of React Native for Windows. The new React Native for Windows will enable React Native developers to build native Windows apps with React. With the Windows 10 SDK support, developers may target a large variety of Windows devices such as PCs, tablets, laplets, Xbox, or Mixed Reality devices.
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Kubernetes 1.14 Moves Windows Nodes to Production Support and Enhances Kubectl
The latest release of Kubernetes, version 1.14, was released with production-level support for Windows nodes. The release also includes the addition of kustomize in kubectl, the kubectl plugin mechanism being moved to stable, and improved documentation for kubectl. This first release of 2019 has 10 features in total being moved into stable.