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Running WordPress on .NET Core

August 28, 2020 Aug 28, 2020 08/28/20
Sachin Thakur
Did you know you can actually run WordPress on .NET Core? In this episode, Benjamin and Jakub from the Peachier project show us how they enable developers to run Wordpress on .NET Core...

Automatically find latent bugs in your code with .NET 5

August 28, 2020 Aug 28, 2020 08/28/20
Sachin Thakur
It’s an exciting time to be writing code! Especially for .NET developers as the platform keeps getting smarter. We now include rich diagnostics and code suggestions in the .NET SDK by default. Before you would need to install NuGet packages or other stand-alone tools to get more code analysis. Now, you will automatically get these in the new...

Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 2 Releases New Features Today!

August 25, 2020 Aug 25, 2020 08/25/20
Sachin Thakur
New features in Git Integration, .NET Productivity, Web Tools, and Xamarin are releasing in Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 2. Each of our teams continue to work hard to delight our developers. For this reason, Preview releases are some of the most exciting for us as we wait to hear how our newest features impact your work...

Announcing .NET 5.0 Preview 8

August 25, 2020 Aug 25, 2020 08/25/20
Sachin Thakur
Today, we are releasing .NET 5.0 Preview 8. The .NET 5.0 release is now “feature complete”, meaning that very nearly all features are in their final form (with the exception of bug fixes still to come). Preview 8 is, appropriately, the last preview. We plan on releasing two go-live release candidates before the final .NET 5.0 release in ...

Announcing TypeScript 4.0

August 20, 2020 Aug 20, 2020 08/20/20
Sachin Thakur
Today we are thrilled to announce the availability of TypeScript 4.0! This version of the language represents our next generation of TypeScript releases, as we dive deeper into expressivity, productivity, and scalability...

.NET Productivity Tips and Tricks

August 20, 2020 Aug 20, 2020 08/20/20
Sachin Thakur
The .NET Productivity team (a.k.a. Roslyn) is constantly thinking of new ways to make .NET developers more productive. Roslyn PM Mika Dumont shows a number of the latest features that make your coding life better, including her favorite (IntelliSense completion in DateTime and TimeSpan string literals...

Detect First Run with Xamarin.Essentials

August 19, 2020 Aug 19, 2020 08/19/20
Sachin Thakur
One common scenario that developers often need to integrate into an app, is showing a prompt when an app is launched for the first time. This could be to display a disclaimer or to walk users through the functionality of the app. This can be done on first launch of the app. Even after install or for a specific version. Using Xamarin.Essentials...