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Microsoft Introduces WinApp CLI to Unify Windows App Development Workflows

Edin Kapić — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT

In January 2026, Microsoft announced the public preview of the WinApp CLI, a new command-line tool intended to consolidate common Windows application development tasks into a single interface. The tool is available as open source and targets developers working across frameworks such as .NET, C++, Electron, and Rust.

By Edin Kapić

.NET 11 Preview 2 Updates MAUI with Performance Improvements and Platform Refinements

Edin Kapić — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT

.NET 11 Preview 2 introduces a set of targeted updates to .NET Multi-platform App UI (MAUI), focusing on the Map control, binding performance, and API consistency. The changes are incremental but concrete, addressing specific usability and performance issues in XAML, data binding, and control behaviour.

By Edin Kapić

.NET 11 Preview 2 Brings Performance Gains, Improved Mapping, and Native OpenTelemetry Support

Almir Vuk — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:37:00 GMT

Microsoft has released the second preview of .NET 11, featuring native OpenTelemetry tracing for ASP.NET Core, major Map control improvements and faster bindings in .NET MAUI, Blazor TempData support, a new Web Worker project template, and performance improvements across the runtime, SDK, and libraries.

By Almir Vuk