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Visual Studio keeps showing suggested extensions

January 12, 2016 Jan 12, 2016 01/12/16
Mads Kristensen
In Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 we introduced a mechanism that would analyze a web project and suggest helpful Visual Studio extensions based on what it could find. For instance, if the project was using the Bootstrap CSS framework, it would suggest two very cool extensions specifically for working with Bootstrap. (image)   It works ...

The week in .NET – 1/12/2016

January 12, 2016 Jan 12, 2016 01/12/16
Bertrand Le Roy
To read last week's post, see The week in .NET - 1/5/2016. On.NET Last week, we had Mads Torgersen on the show to talk about language design in general, and C# in particular. This week, we'll talk to Jonathan Chambers from the Unity 3D team about game engines, and using .NET to target iOS, Android, or even the Web. Please send me your ...

The week in .NET – 1/12/2016

January 12, 2016 Jan 12, 2016 01/12/16
Bertrand Le Roy
To read last week's post, see The week in .NET - 1/5/2016.On.NETLast week, we had Mads Torgersen on the show to talk about language design in general, and C# in particular. This week, we'll talk to Jonathan Chambers from the Unity 3D team about game engines, and using .NET to target iOS, Android, or even the Web. Please send me your questions ...

Task runners in Visual Studio 2015

January 6, 2016 Jan 6, 2016 01/6/16
Mads Kristensen
(image) There are various kinds of tasks typically used by web developers as part of their workflow. Everything from bundling and minifying JavaScript files, to compiling LESS files into CSS and even running custom batch or PowerShell scripts. In a sense you can say that tasks are steps that needs to be performed to make the application ...

The week in .NET – 1/5/2016

January 5, 2016 Jan 5, 2016 01/5/16
Bertrand Le Roy
We're back for a new year of .NET! For this first week of 2016, we're off to a great start with two packages and lots of interesting posts. To read last week's post, see The week in .NET - 12/29/2015. On.NET This week on our On.NET live YouTube show, we'll speak with Mads Torgersen, probably mostly about C#. Please feel free to send me ...

The week in .NET – 1/5/2016

January 5, 2016 Jan 5, 2016 01/5/16
Bertrand Le Roy
We're back for a new year of .NET! For this first week of 2016, we're off to a great start with two packages and lots of interesting posts.To read last week's post, see The week in .NET - 12/29/2015.On.NETThis week on our On.NET live YouTube show, we'll speak with Mads Torgersen, probably mostly about C#. Please feel free to send me questions ...