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Use Renko Charts to Highlight Clear Trends

April 7, 2026

Focus on meaningful price movement using brick-based visuals that reduce noise, making trends, and key levels easier to interpret.

A Renko chart is a type of price chart used in technical analysis that focuses exclusively on price movement rather than time, displaying data as a series of uniform “bricks” that form only when the market moves by a predefined amount. This structure helps filter out minor price fluctuations, making trends and reversals easier to identify while reducing visual noise and improving clarity. As a result, traders can make more informed decisions, confirm trends with greater confidence, and simplify their analysis. Renko charts are commonly used in trend-following strategies, breakout trading, and support and resistance analysis, where a clear view of sustained price direction is more valuable than tracking every small market movement.

Several .NET Chart controls offer a Renko chart including:

DevExpress Blazor Charts (part of DevExpress ASP.NET and Blazor) lets you create Renko charts that highlight trends, and deliver clear price movement insights.
ComponentOne WPF Charts (part of ComponentOne Studio WPF by MESCIUS) allows you to visualize Renko charts in desktop applications, simplifying trend analysis.
Nevron Chart for .NET facilitates advanced Renko charting with customizable brick sizes, enabling precise trend detection and enhanced technical analysis capabilities.
Syncfusion WinForms Charts (part of Syncfusion Essential Studio Enterprise) lets you render Renko charts that reduce market noise, and support trend-based trading strategies.

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

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Inspect Spring Apps Live in Your Code

April 7, 2026

IntelliJ IDEA 2026.1 lets you view Spring application wiring, configuration, and environment details, directly in your running code.

IntelliJ IDEA by JetBrains is an integrated development environment (IDE) designed to maximize developer productivity through intelligent code assistance, deep language understanding, and robust developer tools. Known for its support for Java and a wide array of other languages and frameworks, IntelliJ IDEA offers advanced code completion, on-the-fly analysis, and reliable refactoring tools that accelerate the entire development process. With a strong focus on ergonomics and performance, it enables professionals to write, test, and debug high-quality code faster and with greater confidence.

The IntelliJ IDEA 2026.1 update introduces runtime insight for Spring applications through the Spring Debugger, enabling developers to observe application state inline without interrupting execution. It provides immediate visibility into bean wiring, profile setup, and environment details, making it easier to identify incorrect injections, validate secured endpoints, and review configuration in context.

To see a full list of what's new in version 2026.1 see our release notes.

IntelliJ IDEA is licensed per user as a commercial annual subscription. We can supply New Subscriptions, Subscription Renewals, Lapsed Subscription Renewals, and Additional Developer Licenses. See our IntelliJ IDEA licensing page for full details.

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Visualize Org Charts and Decision Trees in WinForms

April 7, 2026

Attend the MESCIUS CodeClinic live webinar & learn to convert datasets into interactive diagrams.

ComponentOne WinForms Edition is a collection of easy-to-use WinForms components that provides access to all updates released within your 1 year subscription period and online support. ComponentOne Winforms Edition includes FlexGrid, FlexChart, FlexReport, InputPanel, Ribbon, DockingTab, and more.

On Wednesday, April 8th at 11:00 AM EDT, MESCIUS is presenting a CodeClinic Live Webinar effecting a deep dive into how .NET developers can convert hierarchical and rule-based datasets into interactive visual diagrams in a Windows Forms application using ComponentOne FlexDiagram. MESCIUS Product Manager Greg Lutz will show you how to bind structured application data to diagram elements, define node relationships, and dynamically generate diagrams using C#. Key takeaways include:

Learning how to transform hierarchical or relational data into clear, visual diagrams
Exploring different ways to use your application data to automatically generate diagrams using C# code
Applying styling and customization techniques to create org charts and decision trees

ComponentOne Studio WinForms is licensed per developer and is available as either a Perpetual or Annual license, depending upon geographic location. Priority Support is also available. See our ComponentOne Studio WinForms licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our ComponentOne Studio WinForms product page.

Support Network Diagnostics in .NET Apps

April 2, 2026

Add reachability checks, latency measurement, and route diagnostics to .NET messaging applications with built-in ICMP capabilities.

ICMP support in a .NET communication and messaging control means the component can send or handle Internet Control Message Protocol traffic, typically for functions such as network reachability checks, latency measurement, and diagnostic messaging alongside its core communication features. For software developers, this is useful because it helps applications verify whether endpoints are available, detect network issues earlier, improve monitoring and troubleshooting, and support more responsive connection logic without requiring separate tooling, which can make distributed systems and network-aware applications easier to observe and maintain.

Several .NET Comms & Messaging components offer ICMP support including:

IP Works .NET Edition by /n Software lets you add ICMP echo checks for host reachability, enabling diagnostics, availability testing, and network-aware applications.
PowerTCP Sockets for .NET by Dart Communications lets you perform ICMP-based ping and trace route operations for availability checks and latency measurement.
Clever Internet .NET Suite for C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET by Clever Components facilitates ICMP ping functionality, supporting echo requests, replies, and network diagnostics.
SocketTools .NET Edition by Catalyst Development Corp. allows you to implement ICMP ping and traceroute features, helping applications investigate routing behavior.

For an in-depth analysis of features and price, visit our comparison of .NET Comms & Messaging components.

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Debug Managed and Native Code Together

April 2, 2026

Rider 2026.1 helps you debug mixed codebases more efficiently through a single, consistent debugging experience.

Rider by JetBrains is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) tailored for .NET developers. Combining the power of ReSharper with the IntelliJ platform, it delivers a fast and feature-rich experience for editing, debugging, and testing .NET, ASP.NET, Unity, and more. Rider supports a wide array of languages and project types, allowing developers to work seamlessly across codebases. With intelligent code analysis, version control integration, and a responsive UI, Rider helps developers maintain high code quality and productivity in diverse development environments.

The Rider 2026.1 update introduces mixed-mode debugging on Windows, enabling developers to debug both managed (.NET and .NET Framework) and native (C/C++) code within the same session. This is particularly valuable for applications that bridge managed and native components, such as those integrating .NET with native libraries or game engines.

To see a full list of what’s new in version 2026.1, see our release notes.

Rider is licensed per user, and is available as a commercial annual subscription license. We can supply new subscriptions, subscription renewals, lapsed renewals, and additional user licenses. See our Rider licensing page for full details.

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