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Integrate Rich Calendaring with Minimal Code

Maggio 20, 2025
Offer flexible views, color-coded events, and drag-and-drop rescheduling so users can take full control of their calendar.

Calendars are specialized components that allow developers to present and manage dates and events directly within their applications. They provide ready-made interfaces for selecting dates and displaying scheduled items while synchronizing with external services such as Microsoft 365 and Google Calendar. Common use cases include online booking systems for reserving resources, shift planning tools for staff schedules, and customer-facing appointment portals in industries like healthcare or personal services. By leveraging these calendar components, teams deliver polished, reliable scheduling experiences with minimal effort.

Several .NET Winforms UI suites offer a calendar component including:

  • MindFusion.WinForms Pack lets you embed interactive calendar controls with customizable views, recurrence rules, and event management for scheduling applications.
  • Bunifu UI WinForms allows you to add sleek calendar widgets featuring animations, themes, date-pickers, and range selection for improved scheduling.
  • Telerik UI for WinForms facilitates calendar controls with multiple view modes, data binding, localization, and event highlighting for enterprise scheduling.
  • DevExpress WinForms lets you integrate feature-rich calendar components with customizable appointment templates, resource grouping, and flexible navigation views.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our .NET Winforms UI suites comparison.

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Build Complex SQL Queries with Visual Query Builder

Maggio 20, 2025
SAPIEN PrimalSQL helps users easily generate intricate SQL statements using a drag-and-drop interface.

SAPIEN PrimalSQL is a versatile application offering an intuitive interface for constructing complex SQL queries and connecting to various databases, including SQL Server, Oracle, Access, and Excel. It improves database interaction by enabling users to test and refine queries, export results, and generate code snippets in languages like PowerShell and VBScript. With features such as shared connections with PowerShell Studio and script exporting, PrimalSQL empowers a broad spectrum of users, from system administrators to DBAs, to efficiently create SQL statements for diverse database tasks.

The Visual Query Builder in SAPIEN PrimalSQL provides developers with an efficient graphical interface for constructing intricate SQL queries without extensive manual coding. This feature accelerates the query development process by allowing visual selection of database objects, definition of relationships, and specification of criteria, ultimately reducing the time spent writing and debugging SQL. By abstracting the complexities of SQL syntax, the Visual Query Builder minimizes the potential for errors, leading to more reliable query generation.

PrimalSQL is licensed per user and includes one year of product maintenance which may be renewed each year thereafter to continue to receive the latest updates. See our PrimalSQL licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our PrimalSQL product page.

Troubleshoot Code with Built-In Debugging

Maggio 20, 2025
IDEs with integrated debugging tools help you identify and fix code issues faster without leaving your development environment.

Debugging in an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is the process of identifying, analyzing, and resolving errors or unintended behavior within code using the specialized tools provided by the environment. It allows developers to set breakpoints, inspect variable values, monitor memory usage, and control the execution flow of a program in real time, which facilitates a deeper understanding of how the code behaves under various conditions. This capability significantly accelerates problem resolution, improves code reliability, and enhances overall development efficiency by providing immediate feedback and precise control over the debugging process.

Common Debugging features include:

  • Breakpoints pauses code execution at specific lines to examine program state and behavior at critical points.
  • Debug code enables developers to step through code line by line or in controlled increments to analyze logic flow and detect errors.
  • Inspect lets you view and analyze the current values of variables, objects, and memory during a paused execution state.
  • Profiling or code profiling can measure code performance to identify bottlenecks, resource consumption, and optimize execution efficiency.
  • Threading enables the monitoring and control of multiple threads, which are independent paths of execution within a program, to ensure correct parallel processing and resolve issues such as deadlocks and race conditions.
  • Watches can track specific variable values or expressions throughout code execution to detect unexpected changes or behaviors.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) comparison.

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Instantly Deliver Server Alerts by SMS with Twilio

Maggio 20, 2025
TSplus Server Monitoring v6 adds real-time alerting via Twilio, delivering faster and more reliable notifications for critical system events.

TSplus Server Monitoring provides real-time and historical insights into server, website, application, and user performance. With monitoring for key metrics like CPU, memory, and disk usage, it helps IT teams quickly identify and resolve issues, optimize resources, and maintain system reliability. Designed for modern remote infrastructures, it supports distributed teams by ensuring consistent uptime and efficient operations across all environments.

The TSplus Server Monitoring v6 update enhances operational responsiveness by introducing real-time SMS alerts through Twilio. This new communication channel ensures that critical notifications reach administrators immediately, even when they are away from their workstations. By delivering alerts directly to mobile devices, it minimizes the risk of delayed responses to server or website incidents, helping maintain system uptime and performance. For software developers and IT teams managing infrastructure health, this added reliability and immediacy supports faster issue resolution and more effective monitoring.

To see a full list of what's new in v6, see our release notes.

TSplus Server Monitoring is licensed per server. Licenses are perpetual and include 1 year of updates and support. See our TSplus Server Monitoring licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our TSplus Server Monitoring product page.

Bunifu Technologies aggiunge il supporto per .NET 9

Maggio 19, 2025
Ora la gamma di prodotti Bunifu può essere utilizzata per integrare l'interfaccia utente moderna e i componenti grafici nell'ecosistema Microsoft .NET 9.0.

Bunifu Technologies is a leading provider of UI/UX components, design tools and data visualization components for developers building WinForms applications, and for integrating charting functionality. The Bunifu Ultimate Bundle offers a comprehensive suite of premium grids, charts, forms, and navigation components that make it easy to craft visually stunning, user-centric interfaces. By leveraging Bunifu’s expertise, developers can significantly improve the look and feel of their applications while reducing development time, ultimately delivering exceptional user experiences.

With support for Microsoft .NET 9, developers can use Bunifu UI WinForms and BuniCharts to create high quality applications that combine modern user interface elements with high-performance data visualization. This compatibility aligns these components with the latest advancements in the .NET ecosystem, allowing developers to deliver more modern, stable, and future-proof applications without compromising on design or performance.

Bunifu products are licensed per developer and are available in four plans, three of which are annual licenses while the other is perpetual. All plans come with free version updates and Premium support for the active license period. See our Bunifu Ultimate Bundle licensing page for full details.

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