ReSharper 2016.1.1. The update helps ReSharper see controllers outside of ASP.NET MVC areas and folders again (RSRP-458398, RSRP-455213); adds smart, license-aware update checks; enables bulk renaming in TypeScript (RSRP-458570); fixes Go to Everything so that it works after suspending and resuming ReSharper (RSRP-458404); improves performance in solutions with large JavaScript and JSON files (RSRP-458363); fixes pessimistic mode in value analysis (RSRP-458210); makes IL Viewer available via the Navigate To pop-up (RSRP-458323); improves details of ReactJS support (RSRP-458229, RSRP-458242, RSRP-458308). See all fixes in ReSharper 2016.1.1.  

New platform and feature support

• Support for SQL 2019
• Support for Azure SQL Managed Instance
• Azure SQL Database support
  • SLO/Edition
  • Support for updated Azure SQL SKUs
• Support for Always Encrypted with secure enclaves
• UTF-8 support on collation dialog 

The main new feature of VisualSVN Server 3.3 is the full support of Subversion’s locking for distributed VDFS repositories. Other significant changes include improved performance of commit to slave VDFS repositories and further optimization of VDFS replication over the WAN.  

Here's a couple of final thoughts.

• 3 major front end frameworks (Angular, React, and Vue)
• React is the highest growing and highest paying front end framework
• Express is still the dominant Node framework by far
• TypeScript is becoming more and more popular (and it's going to take over...just my thought)
• Tooling is making JavaScript a more evolved and appealing language
• Options to reach almost any platform (desktop, mobile, server, web, hybrid, etc.)
• Graphql is on the rise, especially with the rise of Gatsby.js 

In case you are curious, a new benchmark appeared. The benchmark is really simple at present, but I think their plans are to increase the complexity over time to show a more real-world use case than something like the TechEmpower benchmarks which are typically optimized for performance.

Today we are publishing the latest stable release of Xamarin.Forms, version 5.0. This major release delivers hundreds of quality improvements and brings to stable release new features including App Themes, Brushes, CarouselView, RadioButton, Shapes and Paths, and SwipeView. 

• .NET Core 3.1.2 and .NET Core SDK ( Download | Release Notes )
• .NET Core 3.0.3 and .NET Core SDK ( Download | Release Notes )
• .NET Core 2.1.16 and .NET Core SDK ( Download | Release Notes ) 

These are the customer-reported issues addressed in 15.8.4:

• Constexpr function with explicit (void) parameter crashes MSVC 15.8.0 release.
• TypeScriptLspCodeActionProvider encountered an error and has been disabled.
• The 'Shared Web Components' package did not load correctly.
• Editing CSS with Browser Link enabled can crash Visual Studio.
• Service Fabric Deployment fails in 15.8.0.
• Incorrect error for constexpr pointer to members with VS2017 15.8.
• Constexpr doesn't support __declspec(dllimport) in VS2017 15.8.
• C++ VS 2017 Update 8 difference in member function pointer between C++14 and C++17 modes leads to crashes.
• TestExplorer locking up UI in latest build.
• [WebKit] "Already defined symbol" for static template member definition (regression).
• VS 15.8.0 Internal compiler error.
• Internal compiler error in constexpr function.
• Test Explorer Window remains blank with Express.
• Visual Studio 2017 fails to open on FIPS-enabled machine..
• VS2017 15.8 Internal Compiler Error 'msc1.cpp', line 1518 when evaluating simple constexpr function.
• Fatal error C1001 after update to VS 15.8.0.
• Migrating to VS2017 15.8: Internal compiler error when using constexpr functions as template parameters.
• Internal compiler error when compiling a template function with a constexpr in VC++ 15.8.0.
• Code generated by VC 15.8.1 compiler lead to crash.