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Sr. Content Developer at Microsoft on Windows Dev Docs; Writer of WinUI and .NET Concurrency books for Packt; Philadelphia area; Mets fan; TechBash organizer. alvinashcraft.com
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In today's #dotNETConf session replay, we learn how to create custom applications using Microsoft Blazor, implement row level security to control access to the data in a granular way, and use PowerBI embedded to provide advanced data analytics. Drop in. https://msft.it/63321UIYDl

#ASPNETCore updates in .NET 10 Preview 1 by Dan Roth | GitHub Discussions. https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/discussions/60612 #dotnet #webdev #dotnet10 #csharp #blazor

.NET MAUI Updates in .NET 10 Preview 1 by David Ortinau | GitHub Discussions. https://github.com/dotnet/maui/discussions/28043 #dotnetmaui #dotnet #mobiledev #dotnet10 #csharp #appdev

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.NET Aspire 9.1 is here with six great new dashboard features, and more by Maddy Montaquila. https://buff.ly/41wC7WI #aspire #dotnet #cloudnative #dotnetaspire

.NET 10 Preview 1 is now available! https://buff.ly/4iheiYw #dotnet #dotnet10 #csharp #programming #aspnetcore #dotnetmaui

@chris-ayers.com , Senior Customer Engineer on the Fast Track for Azure team at Microsoft, will be joining us at Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas from March 10-14.

Launch Snipping Tool from Windows apps | Microsoft Learn. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/launch/launch-snipping-tool #windows11 #windows #windev #windowsdev #dotnet #csharp #winrt

Exciting update for Windows developers! The AI Dev Gallery is now available in the store, featuring 5 code samples. #WindowsDev #AI #PhiSilica https://msft.it/63325UAdlH

What's new in .NET Aspire 9.1 | Microsoft Learn. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/aspire/whats-new/dotnet-aspire-9.1 #aspire #dotnet #cloudnative #dotnetaspire

Building Cross Platform Applications using Hot Design and Codespaces with Uno Platform and No IDE by Nick Randolph. https://buff.ly/4h04LUX #unoplatform #dotnet #hotreload #xaml #csharp #mobiledev #crossplatform

Best Practices for Fonts in Blazor Charts for Better Data Visualization. https://buff.ly/4h4vijD #blazor #syncfusion #charts #ux #aspnetcore #dotnet #data

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Dew Drop – February 26, 2025 (#4370) https://www.alvinashcraft.com/2025/02/26/dew-drop-february-26-2025-4370/ #dotnet #webdev #csharp #windowsdev #ai #mobiledev #visualstudio #cloud #dewdrop

Aspire 9.1 new dashboard features, day 31: .NET Aspire 9.1 release day! The final feature is the "Remove all" button. Remove all logs, traces and metrics in the dashboard with one button. For when you want to nuke the dashboard from orbit. It's the only way to be sure ☢️ #dotnet #aspire

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If Trump starts selling US citizenship for $5 million a pop, that opens the floodgates of foreign money in US politics. Putin, Xi Jinping, MBS... Any foreign autocrat or billionaire could buy US citizenship then legally flood our country with money to buy elections.

.NET 10 Preview 1 live stream about to go live! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VncM...

League of Legends Client (OpenSilver) on GitHub. https://github.com/JamesnetGroup/leagueoflegends-opensilver #xaml #silverlight #dotnet #csharp #opensilver #oss

Attention .NET fans! .NET 10 Preview 1 is now available: github.com/dotnet/annou...

🚀.NET Aspire 9.1 is here! From enhanced dashboard capabilities like Resource Relationships and Localization Overrides to improved Docker integration and flexible console logs, this release is packed with tools to streamline your development process. devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...

Save the Date: Windows Dev Chat - Get Started with the AI Dev Gallery (March 12th). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EudoBr1P8Rg #windev #ai #aidevgallery #windowsdev #dotnet

Some thoughts I shared 10 or so years ago on Cryptography as Natural Law: "Many protections currently exist that when applied by the letter of the law provide material advantages to otherwise guilty persons. We keep these laws because we sincerely believe..." www.poppastring.com/blog/cryptog...

Two separate Oscars voters say they didn’t vote for #Conclave star Ralph Fiennes because 'he won before' They both thought he won an Oscar for ‘Schindler's List' in 1993, which he didn’t (via Variety)

#dotnet #aspire 9.1 is available 🎉 learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet...

Claude 3.7 Now Available in GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio. https://buff.ly/43bnXM1 #ai #visualstudio #githubcopilot #claudeai #anthropic #aiassistant

Visual Studio: Leverage vision in Copilot Chat. https://buff.ly/4bho4aX #visualstudio #githubcopilot #copilotchat #ai #aiassistant #productivity

💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders. Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.

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.NET Aspire 9.1 Release Party on the Community Standup is live NOW! https://www.youtube.com/live/WnbDvuEjKaY #dotnet #aspire #cloudnative #cloud #dotnetaspire

Let’s Learn .NET: GitHub Copilot Event by James Montemagno and the .NET team. https://buff.ly/43h9QFb dotnet #githubcopilot #ai #productivity #vscode #visualstudio #learning

NEW: Ron Wyden wants the FTC to issue guidance so that companies have to admit when you’re not *really* buying an ebook or digital video game. www.theverge.com/news/618614/...

Semantic Kernel: Hybrid Model Orchestration. https://devblogs.microsoft.com/semantic-kernel/hybrid-model-orchestration/ #ai #aimodels #csharp #semantickernel

AI Toolkit for VS Code February Update - More models, prompt engineering, and enhanced bulk testing and evaluation. https://buff.ly/4ighKCD #ai #vscode #attoolkit #aimodels #testing

Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 Preview 1.1 release notes on Microsoft Learn. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes-preview?tabs=preview1point1#17.14.0-pre.1.1 #visualstudio #dotnet #githubcopilot #productivity

Dew Drop – February 25, 2024 (#4369) https://www.alvinashcraft.com/2025/02/25/dew-drop-february-25-2024-4369/ #dotnet #cloud #windowsdev #ai #webdev #csharp #mobiledev #visualstudio #dewdrop

Google Gemini’s AI coding tool is now free for individual users

⚡️ v1.0.2 is available in the App Store now! ⚡️ This update *should* fix all sign-up issues that occurred in previous releases. ⚡️ Happy Flashing! (we still need a new name for this) ⚡️

In today's #dotNETConf session replay, we discover enhancements in the new Fluent UI Blazor library and the major architectural shifts that improve performance, scalability, and maintainability. Watch. 🎥 https://msft.it/63323UIczR

Warp just added Arm64 support for their Windows preview app. Get on the waitlist here: www.warp.dev/windows-term...

Jump into the world of Generative #AI with our new hands-on #dotNET course! Learn to build AI-powered apps with real-world examples, GitHub Codespaces, and more. If you're ready to level up your coding game, check it out... https://msft.it/63325UIcyZ

Customize Flutter DataGrid for Enhanced Data Visualization. https://buff.ly/4gPc7uc #flutter #crossplatform #mobiledev #windev #syncfusion #ux

Tickets go on sale TOMORROW at 2pm ET!

Now that .slnx files are a thing we must all agree to pronounce them... SLINKS #dotnet

Nice video from Milan Jovanović showing how to get started building AI apps in .NET using Ollama and some of the building blocks in Microsoft.Extensions.AI #ai #dotnet youtu.be/4B3ppx2U8bE?...

Mother leading two small children into the row directly behind me on the plane: “And this is important: It is AGAINST THE LAW to kick the seat in front of you.” I feel that an immediate knighthood would not have been inappropriate.

WPF in .NET 9.0 – Windows 11 Theming by Thomas Claudius Huber. https://www.thomasclaudiushuber.com/2025/02/21/wpf-in-net-9-0-windows-11-theming/ #wpf #dotnet #csharp #windows11 #fluentui #ux

SLNX is finally here📄 by Mattias Karlsson. https://www.devlead.se/posts/2025/2025-02-24-slnx-finally-here #visualstudio #vs2022 #dotnet

Improving accessibility in MAUI by Matt Lacey. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/improving-accessibility-maui-matt-lacey-bk7oe/ #dotnetmaui #accessibility #mobiledev #windev #dotnet #csharp