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Migrating WinForms & WPF from .NET Framework to .NET 10
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
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Beyond Prompts: Teaching AI How to Build with DevExpress
Beyond Prompts: Teaching AI How to Build with DevExpress
AI Needs More Than Good Prompts If you've paired Claude Code, GitHub Copilot or Cursor with DevExpress, you already know the moment I'm about to describe. It's the same one the team kept running into while building the DevExpress Office & PDF File API...
Paul Usher (DevExpress)
9 July 2026
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DevExpress Developer Survey — AI Impact, Regulatory Compliance, Upgrade & General Product Experience
DevExpress Developer Survey — AI Impact, Regulatory Compliance, Upgrade & General Product Experience
As always, we thank you for your continued support and for choosing DevExpress for your software development needs. Below is an important usage survey and we ask that you take a few minutes to submit your feedback to us. Your thoughts/comments will help...
Dennis Garavsky (DevExpress)
2 June 2026
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Application Security — Documents Are Untrusted Input
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
SBOMs for CRA Compliance in DevExpress-Based Apps — Preview Now Open
SBOMs for CRA Compliance in DevExpress-Based Apps — Preview Now Open
If you ship apps to customers in the EU, the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) will require an SBOM as part of your conformity documentation. SBOM generation and CRA compliance are top priorities for DevExpress, and CycloneDX SBOM files for our .NET NuGet packages are now available as a preview...
Alex Chuev (DevExpress)
7 May 2026
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Microsoft Build 2026 is coming!
Microsoft Build 2026 is coming!
...And we shall be there! Not in Seattle this year, but, for a change, in San Francisco. To be more accurate, Microsoft Build will be at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, CA. for two full days, June 2-3. As is usual, sessions will also be broadcast...
Julian Bucknall (DevExpress)
27 April 2026
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Application Security — Project Dependency "Version Bumps" Demystified or Modern Security Realities in .NET / NuGet Ecosystem
Application Security — Project Dependency "Version Bumps" Demystified or Modern Security Realities in .NET / NuGet Ecosystem
In this post, I want to show you how to effectively upgrade vulnerable third-party dependencies in your projects, highlight .NET industry best practices, and also clarify how DevExpress helps you mitigate security-related risks in general. For illustration...
Dennis Garavsky (DevExpress)
24 April 2026
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Application Security — Stronger Hashes and Safer Passwords
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
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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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Microsoft Multilingual App Toolkit (MAT) Has Been Deprecated: What’s Next for DevExpress-Powered App Localization?
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
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