Microsoft announces the release of Windows App SDK version 1.2 (WinApp SDK), which will allow you to create widgets for Windows 11. You will need Visual Studio 2022, .NET 6+, and WinRT.Runtime.dll version 2.0 or greater to build applications using WinAppSDK 1.2.
The latest stable version of Windows App SDK comes with a set of new features. Here's what has been changed and improved in Windows App SDK (WinApp SDK) version 1.2.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 was generally available on , and continues adding new features & improvements to it. Now the company releases Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1 Preview 2, which brings several new improvements for C++, Git Tooling, Editor, and IDE.
In this context, it is worth noting that Visual Studio 2022 is the first version of the IDE that is available as a 64-bit app and thus it is not limited to ~4GB of memory in the main devenv.exe process.
Just a month ago, Microsoft released the first 64-bit version of Visual Studio. Since then, it already received three updates to address issues identified by Microsoft and the community. Recently the company released the third update which changed the version to 17.0.3.
The latest version of Visual Studio 2022 addresses bidirectional text control character rendering issue, and few other important fixes. Continue reading further to know more.
Visual Studio 2019 was first released on and since then it went through a couple of releases. The current stable version of Visual Studio is 16.10, whereas version 16.11 is still under preview release. Recently, Microsoft also released the first preview version of Visual Studio 2022 which will be 64-bit from now.
As the next major version is coming up later this year, Microsoft confirmed that Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 will be the last and final release of Visual Studio 2019.
Last month Microsoft released Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10 and started releasing preview builds for Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11. The last stable release of Visual Studio 2019 was more focused on Git productivity improvements and it looks like the company is still focused on further improvements of Git integration.
Recently, Microsoft released Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11; and in this build, we could see further improvements to Git Tooling. For a detailed list of improvements added in this build, continue reading further.
It's around two months when Microsoft first announced Visual Studio 2022 and said that the devenv.exe process will now come as 64-bit. Now, the company announced that the Visual Studio 2022 Preview is now available for the developers to test the software ahead of public release this summer.
If you are excited about the release of Visual Studio 2022, you can download the first preview build right now. For more information on Visual Studio 2022 Preview 1, its features, and download links continue reading this post further.
Microsoft recently released Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10, and along with that, the company also released Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 Preview 1. In this first preview release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11, Microsoft added the new Hot Reload user experience to the IDE.
So, what does it mean? How will you get beneficial with that Hot Reload User Experience feature of Visual Studio 2019? Let's drive into details to learn more about it.
Microsoft announces the release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10. This is the most recent version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 generally available as of today. Along with this, the company also announces the first preview release of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.
In this release of Visual Studio 2019, Microsoft focused on developer productivity and convenience. As part of this, they added around 20 new features for C++ devs, improved Git integration, improved profiling tools, and a host of new features that will improve your productivity.
Microsoft announces the next major release of Visual Studio IDE (Visual Studio 2022) and said that it will be available as a 64-bit application. That means that the next version of Visual Studio will no longer be limited to ~4GB of memory in the main devenv.exe process, and allow you to build the most complex solutions without running out of memory.
It will have a refreshed set of icons, more personalization options, and support to provide you more control over building modern applications. Continue reading to know more about Visual Studio 2022, its release schedule, and the first public preview build.
Recently Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9, which brings a set of new .NET productivity features, improvements to the IDE, remote debugging improvements, and more. With this release, Microsoft also adds an AI-powered Visual Studio Search service.
This feature has been integrated into the shortcut CTRL + Q for intelligent Visual Studio feature searches. Continue reading further to know more about this feature.
During the Ignite 2021 conference, Microsoft released Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 which came with several new features and improvements. Microsoft also released a Preview Build of the Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10 with some more improvements for the IDE.
One of these new features is the ability to remove unused binary references from the projects loaded in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019. Let's learn how this can be beneficial for you.
Microsoft announced the release of .NET 6 Preview 1 and shared what you can expect from the new release. The first preview on Microsoft .NET 6 includes a large set of new experiences and capabilities along with major improvements across all parts of .NET (desktop, mobile, and cloud apps).
.NET 6 has been tested with the latest version of Visual Studio, i.e. Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 Preview 4 on desktop, and Visual Studio 2019 version 8.9 on Mac. Microsoft said that .NET 6 will go through multiple previews before it finally releases in November 2021.
WinUI is the native UI platform for Windows 10 and is currently under active development by the Windows developer platform team. The library provides a number of benefits which makes it the best way to create user interfaces for Windows apps.
Microsoft now releases a new preview build of the Windows UI (WinUI) Library. The latest WinUI 3 Preview 4 is a stability preview release that comes with new capabilities, general improvements, and critical bug fixes.
Starting December 2020, Microsoft will start delivering the .NET Core updates on Windows via Microsoft Update (MU). This will benefit the .NET Core applications that are using the Framework Dependent Deployment model. The apps that use the Self-Contained Deployment model, won't have any effect.
If you don't want to use the Microsoft Update service to update the .NET Core runtimes in your system, you can easily turn that OFF. Continue reading further to know more about this process.
During the //dotNetConf2020 virtual event, Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8. The latest version of Visual Studio 2019 adds many new features and improvements, along with support for a unified .NET framework (.NET 5.0), C# 9.0, and F# 5.0.
The latest version of Visual Studio 2019 also comes with a set of new productivity improvements for Git. Here in this post, we are going to see what's new has been added for Git.
Microsoft releases a new version of Visual Studio 2019, pushing version no. to 16.8. The latest version of Visual Studio 2019 includes many new features and improvements, which you can now download and install on your development environment to build production-ready applications.
If you are already running Visual Studio 2019, check for updates. If you are going to use it for the first time, here's how you can download the latest version of Visual Studio 2019 and get the power of the latest IDE offerings from Microsoft.
Microsoft releases the next major version of the .NET Framework. The latest .NET Framework 5.0 also includes support for C# 9 and F# 5, along with a broad set of new features and improvements. With .NET 5 as the first release of unified implementation of .NET Framework, Microsoft targets a much larger group of developers to migrate their .NET code.
If you are looking for .NET 5.0, here you can get the links to download the latest version for Windows, macOS, and Linux. You will need Visual Studio 16.8 or later to use .NET 5.0 on Windows and the latest version of Visual Studio for Mac on macOS.
Microsoft announces the general availability of the WebView2 control that enables you to embed web technologies in your native web applications. The control is based on the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser and is a successor to the old EdgeHTML based WebView.
Along with this announcement, Microsoft now officially released a forward-compatible WebView2 SDK and a production-ready WebView2 Runtime. For details, continue reading further.
WinUI is the native UI platform for Windows 10 and is currently under active development by the Windows developer platform team. The library provides a number of benefits which makes it the best way to create user interfaces for Windows apps.
Yesterday Microsoft published the release roadmap of WinUI 3.0, which includes the features that coming up next, and the expected availability date. Here's the list published by the company though they didn't guarantee any changes to it in the future.
Microsoft announces that the company is planning to add support for Android and iOS in .NET 6. The next major version of .NET (i.e. .NET 5.0, currently in Release Candidate 1) is going to be shipped in November 2020, and .NET 6 will be shipped in November 2021 as an LTS (Long Term Support).
If you are an application developer, you should know Microsoft's plan on releasing the next versions of .NET, and the support for Android, iOS platforms. Conversely, they will stop supporting platforms that are no longer relevant.
