Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️1d ago

Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter 477 - Week Ending April 3, 2026

https://zc.vg/ri3JM?m=0

#dewdrop #newsletter #javascript #css #azure #aspnetcore #aspire #windowsdev #xaml #cpp #dotnet #csharp #ai #mcp #agile #devops #appdev #dotnetmaui #podcasts #m365 #sqlserver #data #powershell #cli

Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter #477 - Week Ending April 3, 2026

Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter #477 - Week Ending April 3, 2026

Zoho Campaigns
Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️1d ago

πŸš€ React Native Windows v0.82 is here!!

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/react-native/%f0%9f%9a%80react-native-windows-v0-82-is-here/

#reactnative #windowsdev #javascript #winui #xaml #windev #windowsappsdk

πŸš€React Native Windows v0.82 is here!! | React Native

We're excited to release React Native Windows 0.82.0 targeting React Native 0.82.0! Starting with React Native Windows 0.82, the legacy Paper architecture has been completely removed. All apps now run exclusively on the New Architecture

React Native
Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️1d ago

Dew Drop – April 3, 2026 (#4639)

https://www.alvinashcraft.com/2026/04/03/dew-drop-april-3-2026-4639/

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

Dew Drop – April 3, 2026 (#4639) – Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft

XAML Llama πŸ¦™1d ago
πŸ¦™πŸ“’ #WindowsDev new #WindowsCommunityToolkit preview! v8.3.260402-preview2 has released with #WinAppSDK 1.8 support for just the #WinUI package as a dependency. #dotnet πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Windows/releases/tag/v8.3.260402-preview2
Release [Pre-release] v8.3.260402-preview2 Β· CommunityToolkit/Windows

What's Changed First official build with WindowsAppSDK 1.8 support for the new package structure. The WCT now only depends on Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.WinUI for WinUI 3 projects instead of the full ...

GitHub
NewsletterTF2d ago

The Enduring Grasp of Win32: A Fading Giant's Shadow

Learn why the old Win32 API is still used in Windows programming today, even with newer options like .NET available.

#Win32API, #WindowsDev, #Programming, #LegacyCode, #DotNet

https://newsletter.tf/win32-api-still-used-windows-development/

Win32 API still used in Windows development despite older code

Learn why the old Win32 API is still used in Windows programming today, even with newer options like .NET available.

NewsletterTF
NewsletterTF2d ago

The old Win32 API is still a big part of Windows programming, even though newer tools like .NET exist. Many old programs and games still rely on it.

#Win32API, #WindowsDev, #Programming, #LegacyCode, #DotNet
https://newsletter.tf/win32-api-still-used-windows-development/

Win32 API still used in Windows development despite older code

Learn why the old Win32 API is still used in Windows programming today, even with newer options like .NET available.

NewsletterTF
Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️2d ago

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) v2.8.0 Release | GitHub

https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/releases/tag/2.8.0

#wsl #windows #linux #devtools #windowsdev

Release 2.8.0 Β· microsoft/WSL

Fix race condition in ElevatedTokenCanOpenNonElevatedHandles test cas…

GitHub
Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️2d ago

Dew Drop – April 2, 2026 (#4638)

https://www.alvinashcraft.com/2026/04/02/dew-drop-april-2-2026-4638/

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

Dew Drop – April 2, 2026 (#4638) – Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft

Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️3d ago

Dew Drop – April 1, 2026 (#4637)

https://www.alvinashcraft.com/2026/04/01/dew-drop-april-1-2026-4637/

#dotnet #ai #webdev #csharp #windowsdev #visualstudio #appdev #cloud #m365 #dewdrop

Dew Drop – April 1, 2026 (#4637) – Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft

Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️4d ago

Dew Drop – March 31, 2026 (#4636)

https://www.alvinashcraft.com/2026/03/31/dew-drop-march-31-2026-4636/

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

Dew Drop – March 31, 2026 (#4636) – Morning Dew by Alvin Ashcraft