Issue 8

JOCHE OJEDA

Welcome Back Everybody,

Finally 19.1 is available.

Lots of cool features included and looking forward to the new unified .NET 5 announced at Build.

Hope you guys enjoy this issue and until next week.

XAF out!

Getting Started

DevExpress Universal v19.1 released

We are pleased to announce the release of DevExpress Universal v19.1

XAF Windows

WinForms - Scheduler - Sort And Group Appointments (v19.1)

The DevExpress WinForms Scheduler Control now provides two events that allow you to sort and group appointments: CustomAppointmentGroup and CustomAppointmentSort. Both events are demonstrated in our Scheduler Demos, when you use the Group by Category and Sort by Category checkboxes in the right-hand options panel.

WinForms - Single-File Applications With .NET Core 3

Shortly after Microsoft announced WinForms support for .NET Core 3, we published a blog post to confirm our commitment to .NET Core. Recently Microsoft posted about .NET Core 3 Preview 5 and their long-term plans. An interesting .NET Core feature is the support for single-file executable AOT-compiled apps. Read on to find out how to use this functionality with one of the DevExpress WinForms demos for .NET Core 3.

XAF Web

ASP.NET WebForms and MVC GridView - Enhancements (v19.1)

The DevExpress ASP.NET GridView (v19.1) ships with a new adaptive toolbar and number of enhancements to the batch editing feature.

Performance

T is for Testing: XAF & XPO - Builder Pattern 1

Testing is an important part of a developers responsibilities, especially in a fast moving agile world! This is the first post in a series on testing patterns I used and discovered when testing applications using XAF and XPO applications.

Modules

eXpandFramework Release History

Now its possible to execute complex queries against our release history.

eXpandFramework PowerShell Module

Released a powerful, well documented, used in production PowerShell module with 70+ Cmdlets, designed to help you automate your daily tasks.

eXpandFramework Releases 19.1.301.0

This release is compiled against DevExpress.XAF v19.1.3.

Reports

WinForms and WPF Reporting - End-User Designer Enhancements (v19.1)

External Drag&Drop Operations, Clipboard Support and more...

Testing

.NET Core: where we are and where we'll be

Once .NET Core 3 is officially published, we’ll provide more information on how to migrate your big legacy projects, and share existing limitations and possible ways around it.

Social Media

XAF, XPO And Xamarin - Facebook Group

This group's mission is to create a XAF, XPO and Xamarin community of diverse individuals who will support, challenge, and inspire one another by providing a platform for networking, mentorship, and career development.