Exciting New Features in C# and Blazor 8

The world of .NET web development is constantly evolving, and the latest version of Blazor 8 brings a host of new features and improvements that deserve our full attention. In this article, we will explore the key features of Blazor 8 and how they can enhance your C# projects.

Blazor 8: A Richer and More Interactive User Experience

Blazor 8 continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible with .NET web applications. With improved support for server-side rendering and client-side interactivity, Blazor 8 offers a richer and more responsive user experience.

I’ve been playing with Windows 10 IoT and a Raspberry Pi for a little while now, so I got a touchscreen to improve my experience. Here’s my current setup:

• Raspberry Pi 3
• Rapsberry Pi 7” touch display
• Raspberry Pi Clear Case
• Windows 10 IOT Insider Edition

To get everything working, just connect the “display” cable (the big gray one) and the 3 small wires to the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO!

While trying to take advantage of the new trend charts in TFS 2013.4, I realized that the state change date was not added to the item template in the TFS Scrum template. I had to resort to using the modification date, but this skews the results for items that haven’t actually changed in a long time but have had a property change (notably the priority when reordering the backlog).

I found this article which explained the changes to be made, but my version of TFS is in French, so here is the French version to add to tasks, bugs, and backlog items in the <FIELDS></FIELDS> section:

On February 25th, I will be giving a presentation titled .NET Micro Framework and .NET Gadgeteer: Embedded Computing for Everyone at the Alt.Net Montreal meeting. I will go over the Framework and Gadgeteer with examples: things that blink, move, and provide useful information ;)

If you have projects you would like to show to the group, feel free to bring them along, we will be happy to discuss them.

Looking forward to meeting you there!

Microsoft announced yesterday that the Office and SharePoint teams have released the 2013 RTM version.

Availability for Volume Licensing (VL) customers as well as those with an MSDN or Technet account should be available by mid-November (Just in time for the SharePoint Conference). General availability is expected by early December.

Office 365 should also be updated by mid-November to take advantage of the new features.

I hope you are having fun with the RC version of Visual Studio 2012!!! The final version will be launched on September 12th, and Microsoft is preparing a virtual event to mark the occasion. Visit VisualStudioLaunch.com.

Happy coding

When developing applications, we always want to make our investment profitable and maybe even make a little profit. With Windows Phone 7 (WP7) there are 2 methods to generate revenue: app purchase and ad display. This article focuses on the second method.

Creating a pubCenter account

First, you need to create an account on the Microsoft Advertising pubCenter. pubCenter is the hub for WP7 ads and Windows 8 apps. Very simple and easy to use, so I will omit the account creation details in this article.

For some time now, Microsoft use the UserVoice platform for gathering feedbacks from some of their products, which mostly target developers. UserVoice is really good for that task and its looks even better than Connect for feedback, which is still use for bugs and technical issues. But I don’t they are any list detailing theses site. So here’s my short list, and if you found one, let me know!

• ASP.Net
• Expression Encoder
• Expression Super Preview
• Expression Web
• Microsoft Advertising
• Silverlight
• Visual Studio
• WCF RIA Services (Thanks Colin!)
• Windows Phone (Users)
• Windows Phone (Developers) and the WP7 application for this site
• Windows Phone Interoperability

For a fifth year in a row I’ve been renew as a Microsoft MVP Visual C#!
Even if I do not have a ring on my award to prove it…

Happy new year!

Microsoft has launched the Windows PowerShell Command Builder for Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products and Microsoft Office 365 allowing you to create PowerShell commands graphically and more easily than if you had to type them yourself.

It is a simple Silverlight application but it allows you to make queries (SharePoint Server 2010, Foundation 2010, and Office 365) that can be more complex:

The documentation is here!

Happy PowerShell