InfoQ: dotnet news articles for December - 2024, by me.

Hi there 👋

As you know or don't know. I write for InfoQ, and I write a couple of news coverage articles per month.

I am part of the .NET Content editors' team and each month; we write and cover new and exciting stuff in the #dotnet development world.

Last month, December 2024, I wrote a couple of news articles. Maybe if you missed those topics or want to read more about the news from the .NET world, the URLs and short descriptions of the news items can be found in the list below:

.NET Community Toolkit 8.4: New MVVM Features, Enhanced Analyzers and Bug Fixes

The .NET Community Toolkit has officially released version 8.4, introducing significant updates and improvements. The latest release includes support for partial properties in the MVVM Toolkit generators, new diagnostic analyzers, bug fixes, and other enhancements to facilitate development workflows.

GitHub Launches Free Copilot Plan for Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio Users

GitHub has introduced a new free plan for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, offering 2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages per month without requiring a subscription or payment. The update integrates Copilot as a core feature in the editor, with new tools like Copilot Edits, Custom Instructions, and terminal chat. A similar free plan is also available for Visual Studio users.

New MSSQL Extension for VS Code Promises Enhanced Developer Productivity

Microsoft enhances Visual Studio Code's MSSQL extension with comprehensive updates, introducing improved database connection, object exploration, and query analysis tools. The new version offers advanced UI features, streamlined table design, enhanced performance visualization, and expanded export capabilities for developers working with Azure SQL and SQL Server databases.

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This is a slightly different type of blog post from me. I hope you will find it useful, and I hope you will be updated with the latest .NET news (in case you missed it throughout the month).

As always, I wish you all the best and wish you lots of luck with coding!
Best regards! 👋