A New Era of .NET Core Development
A new AI-powered UI designer is making waves in the .NET development community, and it's all thanks to the latest release of OpenSilver 3.0. OpenSilver is a free, open-source UI framework that empowers developers to build modern .NET web applications using C# and XAML. Essentially, it serves as a reimplementation of Microsoft Silverlight, but with the added advantage of running on current browsers through WebAssembly.
Microsoft's Visual Studio 2022 development team has been laser-focused on enhancing the AI-powered GitHub Copilot coding assistant as they gear up for the upcoming major release, version 17.11.
Improving Security with .NET 9 Preview 6
Security vulnerabilities in development tooling are a growing concern, and Microsoft's new .NET 9 Preview 6 aims to address one specific area of vulnerability: NuGet packages. These packages are essential for sharing code libraries, tools, and assets within the .NET ecosystem.
Enhancements in the Development Landscape
Syncfusion has bolstered its offerings for Blazor in the latest 2024 release of its third-party development tools tailored for Microsoft-centric developers. Additionally, Microsoft is simplifying the development process for Windows apps by highlighting the Windows UI Library (WinUI) in a new Visual Studio workload.
Microsoft is also actively promoting its new .NET Aspire tech stack, designed to streamline the development of .NET cloud-native services.
Innovations in AI Development
With the rise of AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Google Gemini, Microsoft's IntelliCode feature continues to be a popular choice among developers. Even though the technology is six years old, it remains a valuable asset in the Visual Studio IDE.
Advancements in TypeScript and .NET Development
Microsoft has introduced TypeScript 5.5, the latest iteration of its type-infused superset of JavaScript. This update brings new features like inferred type predicates, control flow narrowing, and JSDoc @import.
Evolution of Blazor and .NET MAUI
Blazor, initially conceived as a WebAssembly experiment for dynamic web development with C#, has matured into a robust framework within the ASP.NET Core ecosystem. Providing a blend of server-side rendering and client-side interactivity, Blazor offers a unique approach for developers.
The .NET MAUI workload in Visual Studio Code has reached general availability, expanding the capabilities of the former Xamarin.Forms framework to include desktop application development.
Looking Ahead: Deprecation of VBScript
Microsoft is phasing out VBScript in favor of more advanced alternatives like JavaScript and PowerShell. The transition is part of a three-phase plan expected to conclude by 2027.
Stay tuned for more updates and enhancements in the .NET development landscape, with innovations and improvements slated for the upcoming .NET 9 release in November.
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