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Apr 9, 2020
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Helping Customers Effectively

shikhakaul

I have to put a disclaimer here since this is not the usual type of blog posts I write. I’m by no means a master at communication. This is just what I thought that seemed to work well. YMMV of course. But I’d be very happy if they help you in some way ‘cause many of us work with customers. And I welcome your thoughts and suggestions.

Apr 9, 2020
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Doxygen and XML Doc Comment support

shikhakaul

Whether you’re using Doxygen or XML Doc Comments, Visual Studio version 16.6 Preview 2 provides automatic comment stub generation as well as Quick Info, Parameter Help, and Member List tooltip support.

Apr 7, 2020
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Announcing .NET 5.0 Preview 2

shikhakaul

Today, we’re releasing .NET 5.0 Preview 2. It contains a set of smaller features and performance improvements. We’re continuing to work on the bigger features that will define the 5.0 release, some of which are starting to show up as initial designs at dotnet/designs. The .NET 5.0 Preview 1 post covers what we are planning on building for .NET 5.0....

Apr 7, 2020
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Announcing TypeScript 3.9 Beta

shikhakaul

Today we’re announcing the availability of TypeScript 3.9 Beta!

Apr 7, 2020
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IntelliSense Code Linter for C++

shikhakaul

In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 Preview 2, we’re excited to announce a new preview feature to help C++ developers identify and fix code defects as they write code. The IntelliSense Code Linter for C++ checks your code “as-you-type,“ underlines problems in the editor, and Lightbulb actions offer suggested fixes.

Apr 2, 2020
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Hosted App Model

shikhakaul

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 not hav...

Apr 2, 2020
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Increase Binding Possibilities with RelativeSource

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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 availabl...

Apr 2, 2020
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Introducing the New Pull Request Experience for Azure Repos

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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 experienc...