.NET Blog

Help us improve WPF and UWP XAML designer

Olia GavryshMay 28, 2020May 28, 202005/28/20

We would like to make your experience developing WPF and UWP applications in Visual Studio better! Currently we are investigating ways of improving the XAML Designer and making you more productive while developing UI for your apps. You can already check out our preview version of the new feature called Suggested Actions that enables easy ac

Welcome to C# 9.0

Mads TorgersenMay 20, 2020May 20, 202005/20/20

C# 9.0 is taking shape, and I'd like to share our thinking on some of the major features we're adding to this next version of the language. With every new version of C# we strive for greater clarity and simplicity in common coding scenarios, and C# 9.0 is no exception. One particular focus this time is supporting terse and immutable represe

ML.NET Model Builder is now a part of Visual Studio

Bri AchtmanMay 19, 2020May 19, 202005/19/20

ML.NET is a cross-platform, machine learning framework for .NET developers. Model Builder is the UI tooling in Visual Studio that uses Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) to train and consume custom ML.NET models in your .NET apps. You can use ML.NET and Model Builder to create custom machine learning models without having prior machine learn

Windows Forms Designer for .NET Core Released

Olia GavryshMay 19, 2020May 19, 202005/19/20

Today we're happy to announce that the Windows Forms designer for .NET Core projects is now available as a preview in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6! We also have a newer version of the designer available in Visual Studio 16.7 Preview 1! Don't forget to enable the designer in Tools > Options > Environment > Preview Fea