Showing archive results for 2018

Nov 14, 2018
Post comments count0
Post likes count0

Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 18272 available now!

Shikha Kaul

Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 18272 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 18272 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area.

Nov 8, 2018
Post comments count0
Post likes count0

Exploring Clang Tooling Part 3: Rewriting Code with clang-tidy (C++)

Shikha Kaul

In the previous post in this series, we used clang-query to examine the Abstract Syntax Tree of a simple source code file. Using clang-query, we can prototype an AST Matcher which we can use in a clang-tidy check to refactor code in bulk. This time, we will complete the rewriting of the source code.

Nov 8, 2018
Post comments count0
Post likes count0

Security fixes for Team Foundation Server

Shikha Kaul

Today, we are releasing a fix for a potential cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This impacts Team Foundation Server 2017 and 2018. We have released patches for TFS 2017 Update 3.1, TFS 2018 Update 1.1, and TFS 2018 Update 3. We have also released TFS 2018 Update 3.1, which is a full install that includes this fix.

Nov 8, 2018
Post comments count0
Post likes count0

Announcing .NET Standard 2.1

Shikha Kaul

Since we shipped .NET Standard 2.0 about a year ago, we’ve shipped two updates to .NET Core 2.1 and are about to release .NET Core 2.2. It’s time to update the standard to include some of the new concepts as well as a number of small improvements that make your life easier across the various implementations of .NET.

Nov 8, 2018
Post comments count0
Post likes count0

XAML Islands – A deep dive – Part 1

Shikha Kaul

XAML Islands is a technology that enables Windows developers to use new pieces of UI from the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) on their existing Win32 Applications, including Windows Forms and WPF technologies. This allows them to gradually modernize their apps at their own pace, making use of their current code as much as they want.

Nov 8, 2018
Post comments count0
Post likes count0

Move your first steps with .NET Core 3.0 for desktop development

Shikha Kaul

If you're into development in the Microsoft ecosystem, I'm sure you're familiar with .NET Core. It's a new framework, built from scratch, to bring all the goodies of the .NET Framework into the new modern world. Unlike the full .NET Framework, which has its roots deeply integrated into Windows, .NET Core is cross-platform, lightweight and easily ex...

Nov 6, 2018
Post comments count0
Post likes count0

Announcing .NET Framework 4.8 Early Access build 3673

Shikha Kaul

We are happy to share the next Early Access build for the .NET Framework 4.8. This includes an updated .NET 4.8 runtime as well as the .NET 4.8 Developer Pack (a single package that bundles the .NET Framework 4.8 runtime, the .NET 4.8 Targeting Pack and the .NET Framework 4.8 SDK).

Nov 6, 2018
Post comments count0
Post likes count0

A first look at changes coming in ASP.NET Core 3.0

Shikha Kaul

While we continue to work on finalizing the next minor version of ASP.NET Core, we’re also working on major updates to our next release that will include some changes in how projects are composed with frameworks, tighter .NET Core integration, and 3rd party open source integration, all with the goal of making it easier and faster for you to develop...

Nov 6, 2018
Post comments count0
Post likes count0

Azure DevOps Roadmap update for 2018 Q4

Shikha Kaul

In order to provide you with visibility into several of our key investments, we post quarterly updates to the roadmap on our Features Timeline page. Today, we’re sharing the latest for the final quarter of this calendar year. You’ll notice items are grouped by the quarter we anticipate delivering the feature to the hosted service and denote the ver...

Nov 6, 2018
Post comments count0
Post likes count0

Azure.Source – Volume 56

Shikha Kaul

Live data local testing is now available for public preview in Azure Stream Analytics Visual Studio tools, which enables you to test jobs locally from the IDE using live event streams from Azure Event Hub, IoT Hub, and Blob Storage. The new local testing runtime can read live streaming data from the cloud or from a local static file. It works the s...