Architecture News

Develop Modern Desktop Applications with .NET 10

March 5, 2026
Nevron .NET products add support for .NET 10.0, enabling developers to build WinForms and WPF applications using the latest framework.

The Nevron .NET development components provide a comprehensive suite of components designed to help developers build advanced data presentation and visualization applications. It includes Nevron Chart for .NET, Nevron Diagram for .NET and Nevron User Interface for .NET, delivering tools for integrating charts, diagrams and rich user interface elements into Windows Forms and ASP.NET applications. With a well-structured object model, extensive features and flexible customization options, the suite enables developers to create applications that effectively visualize complex business, scientific or financial data while supporting interactive diagrams, automatic layouts and high-quality visual presentation.

The Nevron .NET product range now supports .NET Core 10.0 for its WinForms and WPF controls, enabling developers to build and maintain desktop applications using the latest .NET platform. Developers can take advantage of ongoing performance, security, and runtime enhancements in newer .NET versions without changing their UI component libraries, helping improve upgrades and maintain long-term platform alignment.

The Nevron .NET product range is licensed per developer machine and is available as a perpetual license with 1 year subscription and support. See our Nevron Vision for .NET licensing page for full details.

Support for .NET 10 is available across the Nevron .NET product range:

Produce Clearer Excel Waterfall Charts

March 5, 2026
Pine BI Excel Add-In v2.1 improves waterfall formulas, enabling cleaner datasets, transparent calculations, and greater control over totals.

The Pine BI Excel Add-In facilitates the rapid generation of sophisticated and interactive Excel charts, enabling the transformation of standard workbooks into engaging dashboards that improve data visualization. These easily shareable visuals can also be integrated into Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, improving the creation of impactful reports and presentations across various business applications.

The Pine BI Excel Add-In v2.1 update improves waterfall chart functionality by introducing rebuilt formulas that support a cleaner and more consistent data structure. Instead of relying on automatically calculated totals that required blank fields, developers can now explicitly define which values act as totals within the dataset. This approach simplifies data preparation, removes the need for automatic final totals, and makes chart calculations more transparent and predictable. As a result, developers can create and maintain waterfall visualizations more efficiently, particularly when working with complex financial or analytical models.

To see a full list of what's new in v2.1, see our release notes.

Pine BI Excel Add-In is licensed annually on a subscription basis with 1, 5, and 10 seat options, requiring renewal for continued use and covering each concurrent computer, with the ability to transfer individual seat activation's as needed. See our Pine BI Excel Add-In licensing page for full details.

For more information, explore the Pine BI Excel Add-In product range.

Celebrating 1 Year Partnership with JSONBuddy

March 4, 2026
ComponentSource and JSONBuddy have worked together for the past year to help developers efficiently edit, validate, and convert JSON data.

ComponentSource and JSONBuddy have collaborated over the past year to provide developers with powerful tools for working with structured data. JSONBuddy specializes in advanced JSON editing, validation, and conversion solutions for Windows, offering multiple editions designed to handle everything from everyday development tasks to extremely large datasets.

At the centre of this partnership is JSONBuddy, a flagship JSON editor and validator, which ComponentSource offers to customers worldwide. With its Text, Grid, and Schema views, intelligent auto-completion, streaming validation engine, and JSON, CSV, and XML conversion, it delivers a comprehensive solution for efficient data management.

By adding JSONBuddy to its extensive software catalog, ComponentSource further differentiates its product offering with a best-in-class JSON development tool that complements other data, API, and developer solutions. Through ComponentSource’s global ecommerce platform, licensing expertise, and multilingual customer support, JSONBuddy’s products are delivered efficiently to development teams around the world.

Learn more about JSONBuddy.

Improve Data Discovery with AI Semantic Search

March 4, 2026
Telerik DevCraft 2026 Q1 adds natural language SmartBox search to the DataGrid, enabling context-aware results across complex datasets.

DevCraft by Telerik is a comprehensive AI-powered suite of more than 1,250 UI components and development tools designed for building modern web, desktop, and mobile applications using .NET and JavaScript frameworks. It includes reporting and report management solutions, automated testing and mocking tools, and document processing libraries, as well as a wide range of professionally designed user interface controls from the Telerik and Kendo UI suites. DevCraft enables developers to create feature-rich, high-performance applications with consistent design and user experience, delivering enterprise-level, scalable, and maintainable software solutions.

The Telerik DevCraft 2026 Q1 update adds Semantic Search through a new unified SmartBox, making it easier for developers to build natural language search directly into the DataGrid. Instead of depending on exact keyword matches, the feature uses artificial intelligence (AI) to understand meaning and context. It can return relevant results across multiple columns and related fields, even if the user’s search terms do not exactly match the stored data. The SmartBox brings semantic search, filtering, and follow-up query refinement together in one interface. This reduces the need to write and maintain custom search logic, while making integration more straightforward. As a result, applications can deliver more accurate search results, help users find information faster, and make large or complex datasets easier to explore.

To see a full list of what's new in DevCraft 2026 Q1, see our release notes.

Telerik DevCraft is licensed per developer and has two licensing models: an annual Subscription License and a Perpetual License. The Subscription license provides access to the latest product updates, technical support, and exclusive benefits for a flat annual fee, and must be renewed to continue using the software. The Perpetual license is a one-time purchase granting access to the current released version and includes a one-year subscription for product updates and technical support. After this initial period, users can choose to renew the subscription element to continue receiving updates and support; otherwise, they may continue using the installed version available during their active subscription term but will forgo future updates and support. See our Telerik DevCraft Ultimate licensing page for full details.

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Leverage AI Functionality inside Visual Studio

March 4, 2026
Discover how AIGen features enhance DevExpress CodeRush, improving context awareness and the quality of AI-assisted code generation.

CodeRush Ultimate helps developers deliver more features with higher quality in less time, by boosting productivity while eliminating the repetition that erodes creativity. It helps you create sophisticated code blocks in seconds and extend code templates instantly and will complete identifiers as you type and expand or contract selections logically.

In this blog post, DevExpress' Mark Miller demonstrates the NEW AIGen functionality in CodeRush Ultimate that addresses the critical factors of AI-assisted coding: speed and quality of the code response. With detailed examples - including sample code - he will take you through these powerful improvements, including:;

  • Improved Context Acquisition & Architectural Awareness
  • Speed Where it Matters: Fine-grained Deltas
  • Working While AI is Running: In-Flight Changes & Conflict Navigation
  • Runtime State to Tests: Debug-Time Object Reconstruction
  • Large-Scale Architectural Changes: Evolving Interfaces Across Many Implementations
  • Fixing Code Using Active Compiler Errors

Read the complete blog and get started integrating AI Assistance into your everyday development.

CodeRush Ultimate is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 12 month support and maintenance subscription. See our CodeRush Ultimate licensing page for full details.

CodeRush Ultimate is available to buy in the following products: