Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio helps .NET developers build, debug, and publish apps for Microsoft Teams. We are thrilled to share that the 17.9 version of Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio 2022 is packed with exciting capabilities for .NET developers such as the new AI Bot template, Teams Bot Test tool, Adaptive Card previewer and more enhancements, bug fixes to improve your development experience. Let’s explore the new features that this release is offering! Overview of the new features Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio 17.9 version release includes the new AI Bot template, Teams Bot test tool ..read more

It almost seems like a title from the popular movie series, but we are not movie creation material (yet). In this post I will talk about the Fluent UI Blazor library. Where did it come from, what are the building blocks and how do they work together? Lets give the main characters of the library a proper introduction. As they do in movies, in order of appearance… FAST Simply put, FAST is a collection of technologies built on Web Components and modern Web Standards. Within Microsoft, FAST is built by a team of UX engineers and designers who want to solve UX challenges by using standard web techn ..read more

A common feature for web apps is sortable lists. SortableJS is one of my favorite JavaScript libraries and I missed it when developing with Blazor. To remedy this, I decided to wrap SortableJS to make it a Blazor component, named Bazor Sortable, that I have made open source on GitHub that I think you will love. In this post will walk you through how to add it into your own Blazor web apps. Check the demo out here: https://blazorsortable.theurlist.com Every Friday, Jon Galloway (you’ve never heard of him but he’s cool trust) and I work on rebuilding a real app called theurlist.com in Blazor. T ..read more

NET Conf 2023 was the largest .NET Conf ever with over 100 sessions from speakers around the globe! We want to give a huge THANK YOU to all who joined us live, asked questions on social media, and participated in our fun and games. This post recaps the exhilarating moments and key takeaways from the event. On-Demand Recordings The conference featured over 80 sessions from various teams and community experts, each brimming with insights on building cross-platform applications with .NET. Explore these sessions at your own pace on the .NET YouTube. Here are our top 5 viewed sessions for .NET ..read more

NET 8 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) is now available and includes many great new improvements to ASP.NET Core! This is the last release candidate that we plan to share before the final .NET 8 release later this year. Most of the planned features and changes for .NET 8 are part of this release candidate and are ready for you to try out. You can find the full list of what’s new in ASP.NET Core in .NET 8 in the docs. Here’s a summary of what’s new in this preview release: Servers & middleware HTTP logging extensibility Updated to IdentityModel 7x API authoring Support for form files in new ..read more

We are excited to announce the return of the .NET Conf Student Zone at this year’s .NET Conf 2023. The Student Zone is beginner-friendly, virtual event where experts will teach you how to build amazing projects – all using C# and .NET! This year, our experts will walk you through building mobile apps, AI applications, APIs, frontend web apps, and gaming projects. Welcome Beginners and Learners Each year, the new .NET release is kicked off with an exciting exploration of .NET through .NET Conf. This notoriously engaging conference is a three-day event that is jam packed with deep dive sessions ..read more

Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio helps .NET developers build, debug, and publish apps for Microsoft Teams. We are thrilled to share that Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7 is packed with exciting capabilities for .NET developers. In this article, we’ll share more information about the new capabilities announced in the recent release: Automate lifecycle of Teams Apps Debug bots with built-in tunneling Automate lifecycle of Teams apps Teams Toolkit introduced a new way for .NET developers to create focused tasks to automate setup and other repetitive actions during Teams app deve ..read more

NET 8 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is now available and includes many great new improvements to ASP.NET Core! This is the first of two release candidates that we plan to share before the final .NET 8 release later this year. Most of the planned features and changes for .NET 8 are part of this release candidate and are ready for you to try out. You can find the full list of what’s new in ASP.NET Core in .NET 8 in the docs. A few areas (particularly Blazor) still have some significant changes pending. We expect to complete those changes for the next .NET 8 release candidate. Here’s a summary of wh ..read more

NET 8 Preview 7 is now available and includes many great new improvements to ASP.NET Core. Here’s a summary of what’s new in this preview release: Servers & middleware Antiforgery middleware API authoring Antiforgery integration for minimal APIs Native AOT Request Delegate Generator supports interceptors feature Full TrimMode is used for web projects compiled with trimming enabled WebApplication.CreateEmptyBuilder Blazor Antiforgery integration Server-side form handling improvements Auto render mode Register root-level cascading values Improved integration of interactive compon ..read more

We are thrilled to announce the much-awaited “.NET Conf 2023,” a free, three-day virtual developer event that celebrates the release of .NET 8. Co-organized by the .NET community and Microsoft, this conference has been an annual tradition for the past 12 years, and we are more excited than ever to bring you the best of .NET 8. Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of knowledge, innovation, and fun as we host this remarkable event from November 14th to 16th, 2023. Save the date! Embrace the .NET Ecosystem .NET Conf 2023 is your gateway to exploring the latest advancements in the world of .N ..read more