Microsoft shipped Visual Studio 2019 for Mac v8.10, furthering the effort to convert the UI layer to native macOS, an effort scheduled to reach culmination with VS for Mac 2022. UI Goes (Partly) Native in New Visual Studio 2019 for Mac v8.10 Source: Visual Studio News
Microsoft’s low-code Power Apps is seemingly headed to no-code, helping developers leverage AI to create applications with natural language. Low-Code Power Apps Uses AI for No-Code Natural Language Development: 'The Code Writes Itself' Source: Visual Studio News
TypeScript 4.3 is out, adding a bevy of new features and functionality to Microsoft’s popular programming language that builds on JavaScript by adding syntax for static types. TypeScript 4.3 Ships Source: Visual Studio News
Project Reunion 0.8 was announced during this week’s Microsoft Build 2021 developer conference, leading a raft of win-dev news items. Project Reunion Update Leads Windows Dev News at Build 2021 Source: Visual Studio News
The new Entity Framework Core 6.0 Preview 4 is described as a “performance edition,” with the dev team turning from years-long concerns — such as catching up to the old Entity Framework and adding new features — to focus on speed. Entity Framework Core 6.0 Preview 4 Focuses on Performance Source: Visual Studio News
The Microsoft Build of OpenJDK, an open source kit for Java featuring “backported fixes and enhancements we deem important to our customers and our internal users,” has reached general availability. Microsoft's Open Source OpenJDK for Java Goes GA Source: Visual Studio News
F# and F# tools updates listed in the just-released Visual Studio 16.10 include finally addressing a feature request from 2016 and more. What's New for F# in Visual Studio 16.10 Source: Visual Studio News
ASP.NET Core, the web-dev component of .NET, received a bunch of new functionality in the new NET. 6 Preview 4, including Ahead-of-Time (AoT) compilation for Blazor WebAssembly, Hot Reload and the capability to host Blazor components in .NET MAUI. ASP.NET Gets Blazor WebAssembly AoT, Hot Reload, .NET MAUI Blazor Apps Source: Visual Studio News
During this week’s Microsoft Build 2021 developer conference, .NET MAUI Preview 4 was announced with new controls and features getting the framework ready for general availability in November along with .NET 6. .NET MAUI Now Works for All Supported Platforms in Preview 4 Source: Visual Studio News
Many features in the just-shipped .NET 6 Preview 4 are close to being in final form, Microsoft says, making it “ready for real world testing if you haven’t yet tried .NET 6 in your environment.” .NET 6 Preview 4 Ships 'Ready for Real-World Testing' Source: Visual Studio News