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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

WinDev Helper - Visual Studio Marketplace

Extension for Visual Studio Code - Build beautiful, performant WinUI apps with VS Code. Debug, build, package, and deploy Windows apps powered by the Windows App SDK.

Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️May 13

Windows App SDK v1.8.8 (1.8.260508005) Release Notes

https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsAppSDK/discussions/6475

#windowsdev #csharp #cpp #dotnet #winui #windowsappsdk

Windows App SDK 1.8.8 (1.8.260508005) · microsoft WindowsAppSDK · Discussion #6475

WinAppSDK 1.8.8 is the latest stable servicing release for 1.8, focused on reliability and developer-experience fixes across XAML, package management, Windows AI, and the build-time NuGet tooling. ...

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Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️May 13

Introducing WinUI agent plugin for GitHub Copilot and Claude Code

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/ifdef-windows/build-native-windows-apps-with-ai-agents-for-winui-and-windows-app-sdk/

#windowsdev #winui #ai #githubcopilot #agents #claudecode #windowsappsdk

Introducing WinUI agent plugin for GitHub Copilot and Claude Code - #ifdef Windows

iscover AI-powered WinUI development with GitHub Copilot and Claude Code. These new agent skills help you scaffold, build, run, test, and ship native Windows apps with WinUI 3 and the Windows App SDK faster than ever.

#ifdef Windows

Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️May 12

WinUI Performance: A Leap Forward | GitHub Discussions | by Beth Pan

https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/discussions/11096

#windowsdev #winui #windowsappsdk #cpp #csharp #dotnet #windev #performance

WinUI 3 Performance: A Leap Forward · microsoft microsoft-ui-xaml · Discussion #11096

Hello WinUI Community! Our mission is to make WinUI 3 the best native UI platform for Windows experiences and apps and performance is at the heart of that effort. Moving from WinUI 2 to WinUI 3 sho...

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Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️May 5

Announcing the WinApp VS Code Extension — Run, Debug, and Package Windows Apps in VS Code

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/ifdef-windows/announcing-the-winapp-vs-code-extension-run-debug-and-package-windows-apps-in-vs-code/

#vscode #windowsdev #windowsappsdk #winui #pwa #winapp

Announcing the WinApp VS Code Extension — Run, Debug, and Package Windows Apps in VS Code - #ifdef Windows

Get started with the WinApp Extension for VS Code. Build, debug, and package Windows apps seamlessly in one place.

#ifdef Windows

Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️May 4

winapp CLI v0.3.1 Release

https://github.com/microsoft/winappCli/releases/tag/v0.3.1

#windowsdev #cli #commandline #windowsappsdk #pwa

Release Release v0.3.1 · microsoft/winappCli

Version: 0.3.1 Commit: c8ada4a403c43b96780b87abc454cba51f649c60 Breaking Changes winapp ui --json envelope reshape (#511) — JSON output shapes are not backward compatible. Update any scripts/tools...

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Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️May 1

Announcing WinUI 3 Gallery 2.9

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/ifdef-windows/announcing-winui-3-gallery-2-9/

#winui #windowsdev #windowsappsdk #dotnet #csharp #cpp #xaml #ux

Announcing WinUI 3 Gallery 2.9 - #ifdef Windows

Hey WinUI developers! If you’re new around here, WinUI Gallery is the go-to app for exploring WinUI 3 controls, samples, design guidance, and handy tools — all in one place. Today, we’re excited to announce WinUI 3 Gallery 2.9, our first release built on Windows App SDK 2.0, packed with brand new control samples and […]

#ifdef Windows

Albert Apr 30

Windows App SDK 2.0 is released! https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/downloads

#WinUI #WindowsAppSDK

Latest Windows App SDK downloads - Windows apps

This page provides links to the latest downloads of the Windows App SDK for all three release channels (stable, preview, and experimental).

Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️Apr 30

Windows App SDK 2.0 (2.0.1) Release

https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsAppSDK/discussions/6438

#windowsdev #winui #windowsappsdk #dotnet #cpp #xaml #csharp #appdev

Windows App SDK 2.0 (2.0.1) 🎉 · microsoft WindowsAppSDK · Discussion #6438

WinAppSDK 2.0 is the next major release of the Windows App SDK, the first major version update since 1.0 (November 2021) and the first release on the new Semantic Versioning scheme. It ships new XA...

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Alvin Ashcraft 🐿️Apr 23

Windows App Development CLI v0.3: new run and ui commands, plus dotnet run support for packaged apps

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/ifdef-windows/windows-app-development-cli-v0-3-new-run-and-ui-commands-plus-dotnet-run-support-for-packaged-apps/

#windowsdev #winappcli #commandline #windowsappsdk #dotnet #windev

Windows App Development CLI v0.3: new run and ui commands, plus dotnet run support for packaged apps - #ifdef Windows

Whether you're building with WinUI, WPF, WinForms, C++, Electron, or Rust — the Windows App Development CLI is for you. It provides the tooling to package, run, add Windows SDK support, and more to any Windows app.

#ifdef Windows