As we come to towards the end of 2023, we are excited to announce the general availability of PowerShell 7.4! This release is built on .NET 8 and similarly, is our latest Long Term Support (LTS) release supported for 3 years. 

Spawn an Online Game with Blazor, .NET 7 and Clean Architecture in under 60 minutes

In this fun talk, Luke Parker will show you step-by-step how to build a playable game in under 60 minutes. He will go over some basic game design, project planning, then build the game and finally… play live with the audience! Utilizing code sharing and the magic of Clean Architecture allows for very rapid app development. Also, leveraging MudBlazor as the component library lets you save time and to focus on what really matters.
 

Netjs is a .NET to TypeScript and JavaScript compiler. It uses multiple stages to produce JavaScript for your web apps. 

A new feature recently introduced into Github, Github Actions allow you to automate your workflow by letting Github take care of a number of processes which can be triggered by a variety of events on the platform, be it pushing code, making a release or creat 

One of the main reasons for using .NET Core is that you can run it on multiple platforms and architectures. So you can build an app that will run on Windows, but also on Linux, macOS and on different architectures like x86 and ARM. This is perfect for lots of scenarios, including desktop applications. 

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m Question.Weight (System.Int32) to QuestionViewModel.Weight (System.Byte)
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Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: AutoMapper.AutoMapperMappingException: Unable to create a map expression from Question.Weight (System.Int32) to QuestionViewModel.Weight (System.Byte)
Unable to create a map expression from Question.Weight (System.Int32) to QuestionViewModel.Weight (System.Byte)

Top Issues Fixed in Visual Studio 2019 RC.2

• Find in files "Locating next match" UI is annoying.
• Find files keeps defaulting to current document.
• Quick references freezes VS 2019 RC.
• PackageId:MsSqlCmdLnUtils;PackageAction:Install;ReturnCode:1603;.
• Error List does not show errors because it is scoped to "Current Document".
• Cannot use conditional breakpoint on PropertyInfo.Name value.
• Visual Studio crashes when parsing macros at the end of a file.
• Search in Visual Studio 2019 is very slow.
• Visual Studio hangs when starting debugging.
• vdproj not supported in Visual Studio 2019 RC.
• Visual Studio installer welcome image contains offensive element for Chinese.
• VSIX Extension pre-req has been removed in Visual Studio 2019 RC breaking extension compatibility.
• Create Project from Start Screen Ignores Selected Project Folder.
• cpp properties is dialog does not show up when using Project menu item or select "Manage configuration" drop down menu.
• Visual Studio 2019 Build Tools - developer prompt title says "Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio 2017".
• German tranlation regarding the Feedback Tool: Help > Send Feedback > Report a Problem.
• 自动完成功能，如果双击候选项，会丢失输入焦点，需要单机编辑器才能继续输入-AutoComplete function, if you double-click the candidate, will lose the input focus, need a stand-alone editor to continue to enter.
• Context menus are sometimes placed on the wrong monitor in a multiple monitor configuration.
• Visual Studio 2019 conflict with QQ Pinyin.
• Cannot drag maximized Visual Studio window.
• Fixed slow reload of multiple C# and Visual Basic projects.
• When IntelliSense is present, when a user types Shift + Enter, the active selection will be completed and a new line inserted.
• Fixed a PMA issue where editor tooltips and light bulb doesn't render properly.
• Notifications about crashes caused by extensions now show up again.
• Notifications about performance of Visual Studio have been secured against tampering.
• Fixed an issue with toolbar rendering when dragged across displays.
• Fixed an issue with Tools Options rendering when running with per-monitor awareness enabled.
• Various DpiHelper classes has been deprecated (extensibility).
• Fixed splash screen scaling to better match the primary monitor scale factor.
• Fixed an issue in settings import where warnings/errors were not always reported correctly.
• Fixed an issue where Tools Options reported software rendering regardless of rendering tier.
• Fixed an issue where the name of the open folder was not displayed in the title bar region.
• Fixed an issue with find in files positioning when per-monitor awareness is enabled.
• Fixed an issue with dock adorner rendering when per-monitor awareness is enabled. 

For decades, passwords have been the common backbone (headache) of authentication and are well known to lack in security while being frustrating and difficult to use. As we continue to see daily data breaches, the reality of moving away from weak static credentials and killing the password is upon us. Join this session to learn how FIDO2 and WebAuthn open authentication standards, in conjunction with YubiKeys, are solving the elimination of passwords at scale. Hear how organizations like Microsoft have implemented these standards for a true passwordless experience and find out how your organization can follow suit. You'll gain a greater understanding of how to achieve a modern and flexible security architecture through the use of FIDO open standards and hardware authenticators.