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The Windows Developer’s Guide to Microsoft Build 2021 This year’s Microsoft Build is packed with news tailored specifically for developers. Our team has been hard at work creating useful tools and improving the developer experience for anyone who develops on Windows, including innovations with Terminal and WSL2. Additionally, we are unifying the Windows Desktop Application development with Project Reunion.    Check out our shortlist of the top Windows developer updates from Microsoft Build 2021 to learn more about how you can improve your development workflow:  An updated preview of Project Reunion   With the Project Reunion 0.8 preview you can create and modernize your Windows apps seamlessly for both client and cloud endpoints. To get started, simply install the Project Reunion Visual Studio template and you’ll have access to the project templates and APIs you need.   When you build an app that uses Project Reunion, you get [ more… ]

What’s new for Microsoft Edge at Microsoft Build 2021 Welcome back to Microsoft Build! Wherever this finds you, we hope that you’re safe and healthy. Since last Build, the Microsoft Edge platform continues to empower developers with the latest tools ready for today’s evolving web landscape. In the State of the Platform video below, Program Managers Scott Low and Zoher Ghadyali detail what’s new and what’s improved on the Microsoft Edge web platform. So, what’s new for developers since Build last year? WebView2 is generally available and is now included with WinUI 3: Over the last year, WebView2 has become generally available and is supported across app frameworks like Win32 C/C++, WPF/WinForms, and now WinUI 3! WebView2 is Microsoft’s embedded web control, built on top of Microsoft Edge (Chromium). WebView2 is decoupled from the Windows operating system and lets you combine the ease and agility of developing for the web with the power of building a native desktop [ more… ]