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VS Code Update Improves Testing with GitHub Copilot AI

Microsoft improved testing with the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for Visual Studio Code as part of the regular monthly update to the super-popular code editor.

New .NET MAUI Docs Detail How to Migrate from Xamarin.Forms

Standing for .NET Multi-platform App UI, .NET MAUI has been described by the company as the "evolution of Xamarin.Forms" with said evolution including the ability to create desktop apps in addition to the traditional mobile targets of Xamarin, iOS and Android.

C# Dev Kit Goes GA with Same Licensing as Visual Studio Community Edition

Microsoft announced the general availability of its C# Dev Kit, a Visual Studio Code extension that adds functionality missing in an existing C# tool -- functionality that comes with for-pay licensing for organizations.

How AI Boosts Microsoft's Low-Code Power Platform

Microsoft detailed how a Copilot AI assistant and other advanced tech serves to bolster its low-code Power Platform, which includes components to help "ordinary business users" or "citizen developers" create applications, web sites and more.

Syncfusion Update Improves Cross-Platform Development with .NET MAUI, Blazor

Third-party dev toolmaker Syncfusion updated its flagship .NET-based offering with new functionality for cross-platform development.

Visual Studio 'Tea & Technology' Video Miniseries Starts Next Week

The goal of the miniseries is to provide an insider's snapshot look at some of the people who contribute to shaping the Visual Studio IDE every day.

Microsoft Releases OpenJDK 21 Build for Java Jockeys

Microsoft today announced its "Microsoft Build of OpenJDK 21," taking advantage of new features and functionality in Java 21.

'Dev Home' Update Leads Developer Goodies in AI-Powered Windows 11 Update

Along with today's new AI-powered Windows 11 update come new goodies for developers, including a new edition of Dev Home, a preview offering described as a "control center" providing coding-focused features and functionality.

Community Dev Gives VS Code Python Some YAPF

The latest update to Python in Visual Studio Code includes a new extension for Python formatting that was contributed by a member of the open source community.

Devs Demand Visual Studio 2022 Ditch Old .NET Framework Dependencies

Developers commenting on a Microsoft post about performance improvements in the upcoming .NET 8 demanded the company end Visual Studio 2022's dependency on the old .NET Framework.

Microsoft Remakes Azure Quantum Dev Kit with Rust, 'and It Runs in the Browser!'

"The' tl;dr' is that we rewrote it (mostly) in Rust which compiles to WebAssembly for VS Code or the web, and to native binaries for Python."

GitHub Copilot Chat Beta Opens Up for Everybody

GitHub Copilot Chat has taken another step toward general availability, as GitHub announced a beta offering previously accessible only by team/business customers is now available to individuals.

Mads K's Favorite Features in New Visual Studio 2022 17.8 Preview 2

With at least 20 main enhancements explained in detail in the announcement post for Visual Studio 2022 17.8 Preview 2, Microsoft's Mads Kristensen has boiled down his favorites.

What's New in First Release Candidates for .NET 8, .NET MAUI, ASP.NET Core and EF8

Microsoft shipped the first release candidates for its .NET 8 offerings, including the main framework, the .NET MAUI evolution of Xamarin.Forms and the ASP.NET Core web-dev components, not to mention Entity Framework (EF8) for data devs.

What's New for GitHub Copilot Chat in Visual Studio Code v1.82

One new feature of the tool is the ability to create workspaces from a natural language description.

Uno Platform Boosts .NET MAUI Embedding, Helps Revamp Windows Toolkit

Uno Platform shipped a new release that adds .NET MAUI embedding, fresh on the heels of helping Microsoft completely revamp its Windows Community Toolkit.

The Visual Studio Magazine 2023 Reader's Choice Awards Are Out

Visual Studio Magazine readers for the 29th year have identified their favorite development tools used in the Microsoft-centric developer space in the 2023 Reader's Choice Awards.

.NET Upgrade Assistant Boosts MAUI as .NET 8 Nears GA

Microsoft upgraded its .NET Upgrade Assistant tool with improvements to .NET MAUI functionality and other new features as it gets ready to ship .NET 8 next month.

Devs' Choice to Replace Visual Studio for Mac? Rider

After Microsoft this week angered developers by giving up on Visual Studio for Mac and recommending alternative replacements, many of those devs have overwhelmingly voiced support for something else: the Rider IDE from JetBrains.

After Killing Visual Studio for Mac, Microsoft Reassures Fearful .NET MAUI Devs

The retirement announcement drew much developer ire among a whopping 96 comments, along with fears that Microsoft may give up on .NET MAUI and maybe even Visual Studio itself.

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