Some 5 Years In, 'New' WinForms Designer Still Not There, Copilot Enterprise, VS Code AI, More

March 7, 2024

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Some 5 Years In, 'New' WinForms Designer Still Not There

First, it was problems with moving from the proprietary .NET Framework to the open source, cross-platform .NET (Core). Then, it was problems with Visual Studio 2022 moving to the 64-bit world.

■	Windows Forms Lives On in .NET 6
■	.NET 6 Desktop Dev Options: WPF, WinForms, UWP, .NET MAUI, Blazor ...
■	Choosing the Right UI Framework for Native Windows Applications
■	In VS 2022, WinForms Designer Still Chasing Parity with .NET Framework Version

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You wouldn't really name a variable "x," would you? But it happens. And it's not just "x." It's "usrdb," "item," "foo," "test," "blah" and more. These are real variable names that have been encountered in production-grade codebases.

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As New Visual Studio Extension Manager Previews, Mads K Floats New Tool Ideas

Just as a new extension manager for Visual Studio 2022 was announced in a preview, Microsoft's Mads Kristensen, a principal program manager for the IDE and extension author extraordinaire, floated some new ideas for new tools and functionality.

■	Microsoft Asks Devs About Visual Studio Pet Peeves: 'Don't Get Me Started'
■	AI Marks New Release of Visual Studio 2022 17.9
■	'F# Meets XAML' in Open Source Silverlight Alternative, OpenSilver 2.1
■	New GitHub Copilot Chat AI Features Help Set the Intent: 'This Is the Future'

GitHub Copilot Enterprise Ships

GitHub Copilot Enterprise offers a new way for teams to use the AI-powered code completion tool in a customized experience providing enterprise-grade security, safety and privacy along with nuts-and-bolts coding help.

■	Copilot Chat Highlights Visual Studio 2022 17.10 Preview 1
■	First .NET 9 Preview Emphasizes Cloud-Native Development, AI Apps
■	Copilot Chat Highlights Visual Studio 2022 17.10 Preview 1
■	'Prompt Engineering' Jokes Abound when GitHub Asks Devs for Tips

New in VS Code: Voice Dictation, Improved Copilot AI

Microsoft continued to enhance speech functionality in its Visual Studio Code editor with a new accessibility tool that lets developers dictate directly into the editor.

■	Devs Can Now Just Say 'Hey Code' to Start Copilot Chat in VS Code
■	Among Hundreds of AI Tools for VS Code, GitHub Copilot Chat Explodes
■	GitHub Copilot Chat Heralds Speech as 'New Universal Programming Language'
■	VS Code's Copilot 'AI Pair Programmer' Improves Chat UI, Explains Rust Code

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Some 5 Years In, 'New' WinForms Designer Still Not There, Copilot Enterprise, VS Code AI, More

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.NET 9 Preview 1, Choosing Right Windows UI Framework, Guide to Next-Generation Languages, More

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Visual Studio 2022 v17.9 Ships, 'Hey Code' Starts Chat in VS Code, 12 .NET MAUI Do's & Don'ts, More

Copilot Lowers Code Quality, New AI Chat Features, Securing Microservices with .NET 8 Identity, More

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