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dotnet
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Where do you get the info for interesting things and news that dotnet has to offer, except for official docs?
Microsoft .NET Blog: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/
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Why isn't C# more widely adopted?
Just find some good sites, that keep up with the news/changelogs ( one that I like for c# / dotnet stuff is is: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/) as well as the whole c# roadmap on github and where they propose features, and design meetings (https://github.com/dotnet/csharplang/tree/main/meetings). It provides a lot of insight on what they plan on doing with the language). That's usually where I go to keep up with c# stuff.
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Getting up-to-date on .NET
Microsoft's .NET blog is pretty good for seeing what they're up to.
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What is the best way to learn the latest C# features?
The .NET Blog has great articles about new and upcoming changes.
- Ask HN: Examples of Top C# Code?
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is dotnet 5 just rebranded (dotnet core)
how exactly does dotnet 5 acheive this? it makes sense for dotnet 6 since we have different TFM's like net6.0-android, net6.0-ios, net6.0-macos etc. however, if you look for dotnet 5 you only have net5.0 and net5.0-windows TFMs as per given link, https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/frameworks also somebody asked the question how to run .net 5 app on android and the answer given was to preferably still use xamarin/mono, https://github.com/microsoft/dotnet/issues/1253 Also what exactly did change in this regard, does it use same core clr, does it use the same base class library as one used in dotnet core?
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Performance Improvements in .NET 7
Bookmark https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/ and read occasionally. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/whats-new/csh... is good for a quick overview of language features depending on what version you're at.
Most .NET devs only need to be peripherally aware of these changes, as most businesses using .NET will move slower than Core's new pacing. It's even less important for lower seniority devs as you typically need project changes to utilize new features, which is a call a senior would make, which involves approval/testing/deployment, so a slow process which gives you time to read up on the new features as they're needed.
You're better at your "craft" the more tools you know about and how to apply them, but if your day job prevents you from following the new stuff, I wouldn't worry too much about it.
>I feel .NET Core after a good start is falling into the typical Microsoft trap of constantly cranking out new stuff to do the same thing and leaving it to developers to keep up.
Yeah, the pacing has increasing dramatically from .NET Framework days, but that's probably a good thing. I would just stick to learning about what you do in your day job. .NET has a huge ecosystem compared to other languages, so it's going to be very hard to keep up with everything MAUI is doing if you're doing regular ASP.NET core APIs.
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Announcing .NET Framework 4.8.1
Release Notes
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Flyout and Tab Icon States in .NET MAUI
.NET home repo - links to hundreds of .NET projects, from Microsoft and the community.
- Does anyone still do this? Can I stop?
Squirrel
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ClickOnce
I never had much luck with ClickOnce, so I was using Squirrel.Windows. I've recently switched to the Clowd.Squirrel fork, since I needed support for AzureSignTool in the build process.
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Any sufficiently advanced uninstaller is indistinguishable from malware
As soon as Office 2007 didn't use MSI the format was doomed.
I assume the Here in NIH refers to an individual team, not MS as a whole.
Teams is entirely NIH https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows for updates to the Electron app.
I would use winget, but MS made it weirdly hard to run as a script on multiple computers, it installs per user, because... who knows.
So still using chocolatey
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Thanks, log
Back in the day, wasn't Discord installed using Squirrel?
- C# Windows desktop app - Best way to create an installer and auto-updater?
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In the year 2023, what is the best way to deploy/distribute a WPF Application?
Originally, we used to use Squirrel.Windows for our internal applications but we had a few issues with it before we finally dropped it.
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WinForms Application Updater
The most viable option with the path of least resistance would be Squirrel.Windows as it is both and installer and updater but has some caveats (SemVer pattern must be followed).
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[ClickOnce] How to get rid of this message?
Maybe someone has a better ide, but this is one of many reasons why I'm trying to get all our old ClickOnce installers migrated to something else (I've heard good things about Squirrel.
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Compose Multiplatform 1.2 Is Out: New Mouse and Keyboard APIs, ProGuard Support, Online Updates
Electron does have auto-update built in (Squirrel), but it comes with severe non-price related caveats. Squirrel is only intermittently maintained and goes through long periods in which the different versions are abandoned (see for Windows, macOS). People have requested a switch to Sparkle on macOS, which is what Conveyor uses, but with no response. There's also the issue that their update solutions require interactive servers but the only free one is restricted to open source projects, and isn't itself open source. The Electron website points you towards a variety of projects if you want to run your own server but all of them are (again) abandoned for years.
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What is currently a good way to provide an installer for WPF application?
We replaced clickonce with https://github.com/Squirrel/Squirrel.Windows and are generally happy with the choice
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How to disable discord from trying to update after reboot?
Discord in the Task Manager can sometimes show up as "Update", made by GitHub, because Discord uses a program, that GitHub / their devs were/are involved with making, to update the app, and some kind of bug happens that means it doesn't display as 'Discord'.
What are some alternatives?
WinDev - A repo for developers on Windows to file issues that impede their productivity, efficiency, and efficacy
AutoUpdater.NET - AutoUpdater.NET is a class library that allows .NET developers to easily add auto update functionality to their classic desktop application projects.
dotnet-podcasts - .NET reference application shown at .NET Conf featuring ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET MAUI, Microservices, Orleans, Playwright, and more!
Wix Toolset
imgui_markdown - Markdown for Dear ImGui
Chocolatey - Chocolatey - the package manager for Windows
Shuup - E-Commerce Platform
Clowd.Squirrel - Quick and easy installer and automatic updates for cross-platform dotnet applications
dotNext - Next generation API for .NET
NetSparkle - NetSparkle is a C# cross-platform software update framework for .NET developers compatible with .NET 4.6.2/.NET 6+, WinForms, WPF, and Avalonia; uses Ed25519 or DSA signatures! View basic usage here in the README or visit our website for code docs.
ProjectReunion - The Windows App SDK empowers all Windows desktop apps with modern Windows UI, APIs, and platform features, including back-compat support, shipped via NuGet.
wixsharp - Framework for building a complete MSI or WiX source code by using script files written with C# syntax.