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Application Security — Why One Does Not Simply Protect a Data Store Connection String and Other Login Credentials?

Application Security — Why One Does Not Simply Protect a Data Store Connection String and Other Login Credentials?

A developer asks: “How do I protect my connection string in a desktop application?” This is one of the most common security questions in .NET development, and it sounds like it should have a straightforward answer. But there is a fundamental problem we...

Oliver Sturm (DevExpress)

2 April 2026

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Choosing a Framework/App Architecture for Desktop & Mobile Cross-Platform Apps

Choosing a Framework/App Architecture for Desktop & Mobile Cross-Platform Apps

“ Write once, run anywhere " – this slogan helped Java achieve widespread popularity in the mid-1990s. Since then, many cross-platform frameworks have been introduced, such as Ionic, Flutter, and of course .NET MAUI. These frameworks allow developers...

Alexander Russkov (DevExpress)

2 May 2024

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Modern Desktop Apps And Their Complex Architectures

Modern Desktop Apps And Their Complex Architectures

Back in 2002, the world was exciting for Windows desktop application developers: Microsoft released the .NET Framework! With it came the completely new language C# (do you remember it was called Cool prior to the release?) as well as various new subsystems...

Oliver Sturm (DevExpress)

9 February 2024

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