Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️

WinDev Helper VS Code extension v3.0.0 (more enhancements for the official WinUI dotnet new templates)

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=alvinashcraft.windev-helper

#windowsdev #winui #vscode #openvsx #windowsappsdk #dotnet #csharp #xaml

Trick out your GitHub Copilot CLI with Oh My Posh | with Kayla Cinnamon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z30sTWqcVwY

#githubcopilot #ohmyposh #cli #terminal #copilotcli #ai #commandline

Dew Drop – May 14, 2026 (#4668)

https://www.alvinashcraft.com/2026/05/14/dew-drop-may-14-2026-4668/

#dotnet #windowsdev #ai #webdev #csharp #cloud #visualstudio #vscode #appdev #sqlserver #dewdrop

winget-tui - A terminal UI for Windows Package Manager (winget) - search, install, upgrade, and manage packages | by Scott Hanselman

https://github.com/shanselman/winget-tui

#winget #cli #packagemanager #tui #windowsdev #commandline

Dew Drop – May 13, 2026 (#4667)

https://www.alvinashcraft.com/2026/05/13/dew-drop-may-13-2026-4667/

#dotnet #webdev #ai #csharp #windowsdev #visualstudio #cli #devtools #cloud #appdev #dewdrop

The ReSharper 2026.2 Early Access Program Begins: Bringing More AI Agents into Visual Studio

https://blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2026/05/11/the-resharper-2026-2-eap-any-ai-agent-in-visual-studio/

#dotnet #jetbrains #csharp #resharper #productivity #visualstudio #ai #agents

Rider 2026.2 Early Access Program Begins With Performance Improvements

https://blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2026/05/11/rider-2026-2-early-access-program/

#dotnet #rider #ide #productivity #jetbrainsrider #csharp #jetbrains

Streamline Aspire SDK Updates with GitHub Actions | by Christian Nagel

https://csharp.christiannagel.com/2026/05/10/aspire-update/

#aspire #cloudnative #githubactions #dotnet

Dew Drop – May 11, 2026 (#4665)

https://www.alvinashcraft.com/2026/05/11/dew-drop-may-11-2026-4665/

#dotnet #windowsdev #ai #webdev #csharp #cloud #visualstudio #vscode #appdev #dewdrop

What’s New in Aspire 13.3 | by Maddy Montaquila

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/whats-new-aspire-13-3/?hide_banner=true

#aspire #cloudnative #kubernetes #aks #cloud #telemetry

Real-world WPF Modernization Showcase | by Sam Basu

https://platform.uno/blog/real-world-wpf-modernization-showcase/

#dotnet #wpf #unoplatform #ai #modernization #xaml #csharp

What Actually Happens When You Port a WPF App to a Modern .NET UI using Agents | by Matt Mattei

https://platform.uno/blog/what-actually-happens-when-you-port-a-wpf-app-to-a-modern-net-ui-using-agents/

#unoplatform #dotnet #migration #wpf #xaml #csharp #appdev #ai #agents

TechBash 2026 Keynotes and Workshops Announced Yesterday

https://vlqh-zgpm.campaign-view.com/ua/SharedView?od=3z5b1449310f71294fafc3d35955582e56a7fc9cec01fb440bc3cc8ba398aa18db&cno=129de782f264be&cd=1e7349b985a3174b&m=0

#devconference #developers #kalahari #nepa #poconos #dotnet #aspnetcore #ai #threatmodeling #communication #kubernetes #cloud #career

Making the Most of Visual Studio's XAML Tools | Visual Studio Toolbox

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNNdFKGGjPI

#visualstudio #xaml #dotnet #livepreview #hotreload #wpf #windowsdev

ReSharper Made VS Code a Real Option for My .NET Work | by Chris Woodruff

https://www.woodruff.dev/resharper-made-vs-code-a-real-option-for-my-net-work/

#dotnet #resharper #vscode #csharp #programming #productivity

Microsoft Agent Framework for .NET v1.3.0 Release | GitHub

https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/releases/tag/dotnet-1.3.0

#dotnet #agentframework #ai #csharp agents #aspire

7 XAML Resource Keys AI Got Wrong in My Uno Platform Migration | by Matt Mattei

https://platform.uno/blog/7-xaml-resource-keys-ai-got-wrong-in-my-uno-platform-migration/

#unoplatform #dotnet #xaml #ai #appdev #uidesign #csharp #wpf #migration

New Aspire database integrations

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/aspire-new-database-integrations/

#aspire #mongodb #efcore #azure #cloudnative #database #datalake

How to Delete and Update Millions of Rows in EF Core Without Loading a Single Entity | by Chris Woodruff

https://www.woodruff.dev/how-to-delete-and-update-millions-of-rows-in-ef-core-without-loading-a-single-entity/

#dotnet #entityframework #efcore #csharp #data #database #orm

ReSharper 2026.1: Built-in Performance Monitoring, Expansion to VS Code, and Faster Everyday Workflows

https://blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2026/03/30/resharper-2026-1-released/

#visualstudio #resharper #dotnet #productivity #vscode #csharp #devtools #jetbrains

Building Knowledge-Grounded AI Agents with Foundry IQ

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azuredevcommunityblog/building-knowledge-grounded-ai-agents-with-foundry-iq/4499683

#foundry #agents #ai #foundryiq #mcp #agentservice #knowledgebase #grounding

ReSharper for Visual Studio Code, Cursor, and Compatible Editors Is Out

https://blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2026/03/05/resharper-for-visual-studio-code-cursor-and-compatible-editors-is-out/

#dotnet #resharper #vscode #cursor #programming #refactoring #codingstandards

ReSharper 2026.1 Early Access Program Has Begun | JetBrains .NET Tools

https://blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2026/01/22/resharper-2026-1-early-access-program/

#dotnet #visualstudio #resharper #csharp #jetbrains #productivity

9 ReSharper Features Every .NET Developer Should Know | by Matthias Koch

https://blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2025/10/06/9-resharper-features-every-dotnet-developer-should-know/

#visualstudio #dotnet #resharper #productivity #csharp

CoreWCF: Basic OpenTelemetry support.

https://corewcf.github.io/blog/2025/07/28/basic-opentelemetry-support

#dotnet #wcf #corewcf #dotnetcore #opentelemetry

Copilot on Windows: Vision Desktop Share begins rolling out to Windows Insiders.

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/07/15/copilot-on-windows-vision-desktop-share-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/

#windows #copilot #windows11 #windowsinsiders #copilotvision

Copilot Vision on Windows with Highlights now available in US.

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/06/12/copilot-vision-on-windows-with-highlights-now-available-in-us/

#windows11 #windows #copilot #visionai #copilotvision #windowsinsiders #windows10

Copilot on Windows: Windows Insiders can now use Vision with 2 apps and new Highlights feature with 1 app.

https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/05/12/copilot-on-windows-windows-insiders-can-now-use-vision-with-2-apps-and-new-highlights-feature-with-1-app/

#windows #copilotpluspc #ai #windows11 #windowsinsiders #copilotvision