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Migrating WinForms & WPF from .NET Framework to .NET 10

What This Guide Covers I've hand-migrated more legacy codebases than I care to count, back when "modernisation" meant a fortnight of find-and-replace, a wall of compiler errors, and a knot in your stomach every time you hit Build. So when I recently took...

Paul Usher (DevExpress)

12 July 2026

.NET .net 10 ai AI Skills copilot MCP net core NuGet WinForms WPF

Application Security — Documents Are Untrusted Input

A .docx is a ZIP file Open a .docx file in a hex editor and the first two bytes are PK . Every modern Office format - .docx , .xlsx , .pptx - is a ZIP archive of XML parts and embedded resources. PDF is not a ZIP file, but just like Office formats it...

Oliver Sturm (DevExpress)

29 May 2026

.NET .net core Architecture ASP.NET Blazor Office File API Reporting security WinForms WPF XAF

Application Security — Stronger Hashes and Safer Passwords

Every application that stores passwords makes an implicit bet: that the hashing algorithm it chose will remain strong enough to resist attacks for as long as those hashes exist. It’s worth revisiting that bet regularly. This post walks through the reasoning...

Oliver Sturm (DevExpress)

17 April 2026

.NET .net core Architecture ASP.NET Blazor Dashboard Data Access Office File API Reporting security WinForms WPF XAF

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

.NET .net core Architecture Backend Data Access database Desktop Frontend Middle Tier ORM RDBMS REST security webapi windows WinForms WPF

Microsoft Multilingual App Toolkit (MAT) Has Been Deprecated: What’s Next for DevExpress-Powered App Localization?

As you probably know, Microsoft Multilingual App Toolkit (MAT) support ended on October 15, 2025. Since MAT is no longer supported, this post documents localization-related alternatives available to the Microsoft developer community. What MAT Deprecation...

Dennis Garavsky (DevExpress)

1 April 2026

.NET .net core ASP.NET Blazor charting Dashboard DevExtreme Featured feedback future globalization JS localization office Reporting Roadmap Survey usability ux VCL WinForms WPF XAF

What's coming in v25.1

As we look ahead to the DevExpress v25.1 release anticipated early June, there is a lot to get excited about across our product line-up. From UI enhancements and performance boosts to serious AI integration and accessibility upgrades, the focus this cycle...

Paul Usher (DevExpress)

13 April 2025

ai Blazor Dashboard DevExtreme News Office File API prerelease Reporting v25.1 VCL WinForms WPF XAF

.NET — Automatic Upgrade of .NET and External Dependency Versions, Converting Assembly to Package References and More (v24.2)

Reducing Issues with Target Framework/3rd Party Dependency Upgrades Based on research, a more effective/automated .NET framework and 3rd party dependency upgrade process is high on the priority list for our customers (without appropriate automation, major...

Dennis Garavsky (DevExpress)

15 October 2024

.NET .net 6 .Net 7 .NET 8 .net 9 .net core ASP.NET C# Charts Dashboards DevExtreme Featured installation installer NuGet office Reporting Roadmap Survey usability v24.2 Web WinForms WPF XAF

Spreadsheet Control for WinForms and WPF – Sort and Filter by Color via the User Interface

In a recent minor update (v24.1.4), we introduced new UI elements for both our WinForms and WPF Spreadsheet component libraries. These enhancements allow users to sort and filter spreadsheet data by color. The following video showcases this new capability...

Polina Fedorova (DevExpress)

14 October 2024

Filter Filter by Color Office File API Sort Sort by Color Spreadsheet UI User Interface v24.1 WinForms WPF

DevExpress AI-Powered Extensions — Extending Text Editors with AI Capabilities — Early Access Preview (v24.2)

This post highlights exciting initiatives underway at DevExpress in one of the hottest and most "hyped" fields in recent years — Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP)....

Dmitry Tokmachev (DevExpress)

17 September 2024

ai Blazor EAP Featured GridControl LayoutControl MemoEdit prerelease RichEdit v24.2 WinForms WPF

PDF Document API — Using Layers (Optional Content Groups) to Control Visibility of PDF Graphics Objects (v24.1)

Complex PDF documents such as CAD drawings, technical construction plans, layered artwork, maps, or multi-language documents are full of visual information. PDF layers are often used to simplify these documents and improve overall readability (layers...

Margarita (DevExpress)

28 August 2024

2024 Facade API Office Office File API PDF PDF Document API v24.1 WinForms WPF