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Rx.NET 7.0 Reduces Deployment Size by Splitting Windows UI Support

Edin Kapić — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Rx.NET 7.0 has been released with a narrowly focused change aimed at reducing deployment size for Windows applications. The new version separates WPF, Windows Forms, UWP, and Windows Runtime integration from the main System.Reactive package, avoiding cases where self-contained applications could acquire tens of megabytes of unused framework dependencies.

By Edin Kapić

Uno Platform 6.6 Adds Native AOT, Vulkan Rendering, and Broader Accessibility Support

Edin Kapić — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Uno Platform 6.6 introduces Native AOT publishing across five target platforms, an optional Vulkan rendering backend, and automatic registration for the framework’s Model Context Protocol servers. The release also reduces XAML boilerplate, expands cross-platform WinUI API coverage, and improves accessibility and multilingual text handling.

By Edin Kapić

SkiaSharp 4.0 Establishes Milestone-Aligned Release Cadence

Edin Kapić — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Microsoft and Uno Platform have released the first stable versions in the SkiaSharp 4 series, beginning with SkiaSharp 4.148.0 and followed shortly afterward by 4.150.0. A 4.151.0 prerelease line is also available, demonstrating the project’s new approach of aligning package versions and release cadence with upstream Skia milestones.

By Edin Kapić