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Hosted App Model

In Windows 10 version 2004, we are introducing the concept of Hosted Apps to the Windows App Model. Hosted apps are registered as independent apps on Windows, but require a host process in order to run. An example would be a script file which requires its host (eg: Powershell or Python) to be installed. By itself, it is just a file and does ...

Increase Binding Possibilities with RelativeSource

The BindingContext is one of the most important parts of the Xamarin.Forms data binding system, especially in MVVM applications. Being built into the Binding type as the common source for bindings in a specific scope reduces plumbing code needed and makes XAML more concise. Unfortunately, for any given View there is only one BindingContext ...

Introducing the New Pull Request Experience for Azure Repos

Pull Requests are a vital feature for many Azure Repos customers. We are excited to announce that our new pull request web experience is now available in preview! Not only is the new experience mobile-friendly and faster, we have also added several new features to help you review pull requests quicker and improve your overall pull request ...