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Identify Unauthorized Changes with Drift Alerts

November 29, 2024
Redgate Software adds visibility and control to database deployments with Flyway Pipelines, ensuring secure, reliable, and auditable processes.

Redgate Software is a leading provider of database development and deployment solutions designed to simplify and enhance database management for organizations of all sizes. With a focus on simplifying complex workflows, Redgate delivers tools that ensure consistency, control, and visibility across database environments. Key features include comprehensive change tracking, deployment automation, and detailed audit logs to maintain compliance and accountability. These capabilities enable teams to prevent errors, improve collaboration, and ensure the reliability of database systems in fast-paced industries like finance, healthcare, and technology. By integrating seamlessly into existing workflows, Redgate supports businesses in achieving their goals with efficiency, security, and confidence.

Flyway Pipelines provides a powerful drift check feature that enhances database deployment workflows by ensuring consistency and control. This enables software developers to detect unauthorized or out-of-process schema changes early in the pipeline, reducing risks associated with unexpected modifications. By providing detailed object-level change reports, the drift check allows teams to understand what has changed, why it matters, and how to resolve discrepancies efficiently. This fosters greater accountability, streamlines debugging, and helps maintain the integrity of deployments across development, staging, and production environments, ultimately supporting more reliable and predictable database operations.

Flyway is licensed per user, per year and is available as a commercial annual subscription license for Teams or Enterprises. See our Flyway licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our Flyway product page.

Navigate Complex PDFs with a Table of Contents

November 26, 2024
.NET PDF viewers with Table of Contents support provide seamless document navigation, boosting productivity and streamlining workflows.

A table of contents is a powerful navigation tool that provides users with a structured overview of a document's hierarchy, allowing them to jump directly to specific sections with a single click. This feature significantly enhances the user experience, saving time when dealing with lengthy or complex documents. For developers, integrating a table of contents into applications ensures better usability and accessibility, making it a key feature in professional document management solutions. Common use cases include navigating through extensive eBooks, technical manuals, legal documents, financial reports, or any file with a well-defined structure. By streamlining document exploration, a table of contents boosts productivity and ensures seamless interaction with large-scale content.

Several .NET PDF viewer components offer Table of Contents Navigation support including:

  • DevExpress WinForms PDF Viewer (part of DevExpress WinForms) lets you navigate large PDFs effortlessly with its interactive Table of Contents for streamlined content discovery.
  • Document Solutions for PDF by MESCIUS enables quick access to document sections using an intuitive Table of Contents for enhanced viewing efficiency.
  • Syncfusion .NET MAUI PDF (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) facilitates easy PDF navigation through its dynamic Table of Contents, idieal for multi-section documents.
  • XFINIUM.PDF CROSS PLATFORM EDITION allows precise navigation with its robust Table of Contents feature, designed for multi-platform document interaction and usability.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our .NET PDF viewer comparison.

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Improve Spreadsheet Editing with Undo and Redo

November 25, 2024
Provide WPF spreadsheet application users with the ability to easily correct mistakes and recover changes.

Undo and redo functionality in a spreadsheet allows users to reverse or reapply actions made during editing, providing a straightforward way to correct mistakes or recover changes. The undo option enables users to step back through recent actions, such as data entry, formatting, or formula adjustments, while redo restores any actions reversed by the undo function. This capability provides a safety net, allowing users to recover from unintended modifications, thereby enhancing productivity as it minimizes errors and streamlines the editing process.

Several WPF spreadsheet components allow you to redo and undo editing changes, including:

  • DevExpress WPF Spreadsheet (part of DevExpress WPF) lets users undo and redo changes to cells, formulas, and formatting, ensuring flexibility and error recovery.
  • Spread WPF (part of Spread.NET by MESCIUS) facilitates efficient editing and formatting with robust undo/redo capabilities, minimizing the risk of accidental data loss.
  • Telerik WPF Spreadsheet (part of Telerik UI for WPF) allows you to undo and redo actions efficiently, offering a reliable way to manage iterative adjustments.
  • Syncfusion WPF Spreadsheet (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) offers undo/redo functionality to streamline data editing processes.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our WPF spreadsheet controls comparison.

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Syncfusion Adds Full .NET 9 Support

November 25, 2024
The Syncfusion 2024 Volume 3 SP1 release fully supports .NET 9, ensuring access to the latest features and enhanced performance.

Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise provides a comprehensive collection of UI components and frameworks for building modern cross-platform applications. It offers over 1,800 components compatible with .NET WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET Core & MVC, WinUI, MAUI, JavaScript, Xamarin, Blazor, and more, enabling seamless application development across diverse devices and operating systems.

The Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise 2024 Volume 3 SP1 (27.2.2) release introduces full support for .NET 9, allowing developers to target the latest version of Microsoft's popular framework, and benefit from performance and security improvements. Syncfusion products for all supported .NET platforms, including .NET MAUI, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, Windows Forms, and WPF, are now compatible with Microsoft .NET 9.

To see a full list of what's new in 2024 Volume 3 SP1 (27.2.2), see our release notes.

Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise is licensed per developer starting with a Team License of up to five developers. It is available as a 12 Month Timed Subscription License which includes support and maintenance. See our Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise licensing page for further details.

Learn more on our Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise product page.

Telerik Adds Full Support for Microsoft .NET 9

November 22, 2024
The Telerik 2024 Q4 update introduces day-zero compatibility with .NET 9, providing developers with immediate access to the latest enhancements.

Progress Telerik is a leading provider of UI components, reporting software, and developer productivity tools. Its core Telerik UI product range provides a comprehensive set of libraries for building modern, high-performance and feature-rich applications. These suites are meticulously designed to integrate seamlessly with .NET and facilitate rapid development across such platforms as ASP.NET Core/MVC/AJAX, Blazor, .NET MAUI, WPF, and WinForms.

The Telerik 2024 Q4 releases add full compatibility with Microsoft .NET 9, providing developers with access to the latest features and enhancements in the .NET ecosystem. With day-zero support, developers can leverage the fine-tuned .NET 9 runtime for substantial performance gains, alongside better compression and caching in Blazor and an improved Blazor Server reconnection experience. It also brings increased platform and tooling stability, native library embeddings for .NET MAUI, and a new .NET MAUI Blazor Hybrid and Web app solution template to streamline hybrid app creation. With many other enhancements, .NET 9 and Telerik can provide a unified development experience, enabling faster app performance, superior user experiences, and access to the latest innovations in modern development, including AI integrations and advanced developer tooling.

Support for .NET 9 is available across the Telerik .NET product range:

For more information about what's new in 2024 Q4, see our release notes.

Telerik products are primarily licensed per developer and are available as perpetual licenses with a one year support subscription, which comes in three tiers: Lite, Priority or Ultimate. See our Telerik DevCraft Ultimate licensing page for full details.