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Enable Consistent UI Theming in Angular Apps

May 1, 2026
Apply centralized styling across components to align with branding, simplify maintenance, and support scalable design systems.

Theming support in UI component suites refers to the capability to define and apply consistent visual styles, such as colors, typography, spacing, and component appearances across an entire application. It typically allows developers to customize or switch themes dynamically, enabling alignment with branding requirements or user preferences without modifying core component logic. This separation of styling from functionality improves maintainability, reduces duplication, and accelerates development by promoting reuse, while also supporting scalability as design systems evolve and new themes are introduced.

Several Angular UI suites offer theming including:

  • Wijmo by MESCIUS allows you to apply consistent themes across components using CSS variables and customization tools, supporting branding alignment and visual updates.
  • Kendo UI by Telerik lets you build and manage themes through its ThemeBuilder and Sass-based styling, enabling control over component appearance and branding.
  • DevExtreme Complete by DevExpress facilitates theming with predefined styles and a visual theme builder, allowing developers to tailor UI components while maintaining consistency across applications.
  • Smart UI (Smart HTML Elements) allows you to customize themes using CSS variables and built-in styling options, enabling cohesive design control and efficient updates.

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

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Use Latest PowerShell Versions for Script Authoring

May 1, 2026
PowerShell Studio 2026 adds compatibility with the latest PowerShell versions, helping developers build scripts across modern environments.

PowerShell Studio by SAPIEN Technologies is an Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) designed specifically for PowerShell development. It offers a comprehensive editing experience with features like syntax coloring, code completion, and debugging. Beyond editing, PowerShell Studio allows you to visually design GUIs for your scripts, convert them into executables, and create modules and Windows services. This comprehensive toolset caters to developers who want to streamline PowerShell scripting and extend its functionality.

The PowerShell Studio 2026 (5.10.269) update introduces support for PowerShell 7.4.15, 7.5.6, and 7.6.1, enabling developers to utilize the latest language features, performance improvements, and security updates while maintaining compatibility with modern development environments. This support allows more efficient script development and testing across different platforms, improves reliability through ongoing fixes, and provides greater flexibility when targeting multiple PowerShell runtimes in professional workflows.

To see a full list of what's new in 2026 (5.10.269), see our release notes.

PowerShell Studio is licensed per user and includes 1 year of product maintenance which may be renewed each year thereafter to continue to receive the latest updates. See our PowerShell Studio licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our PowerShell Studio product page.

Reuse AI Skills Across Projects

May 1, 2026
JetBrains AI Assistant - AI Pro adds a new management layer which allows developers to reuse capabilities across agents and environments.

JetBrains AI Assistant - AI Pro is a plugin for JetBrains IDEs that uses large language models to enhance your coding experience. It can answer your questions about code, suggest completions and refactorings, and even help you write documentation and commit messages. It analyzes the context of your project to provide the most relevant suggestions, and you can chat with it directly within the IDE. JetBrains AI Assistant is a powerful tool for programmers looking to boost their productivity.

The introduction of the Skill Manager and Skill Repository in JetBrains AI Assistant changes how reusable capabilities are handled across development workflows. Skills, which define focused capabilities for specific tasks, are no longer confined to a single agent or project setup. Instead, developers can install trusted skills once and make them available wherever needed, across supported agents and multiple projects. By centralizing discovery and management directly in the IDE, it becomes easier to maintain consistency, reduce duplication, and ensure that commonly used capabilities are readily accessible without repeated configuration.

JetBrains AI Assistant is licensed per user as a commercial annual subscription. To use it, you must have a compatible JetBrains IDE. We can supply new subscriptions, subscription renewals, lapsed subscription renewals, and additional developer licenses. See our JetBrains AI Assistant licensing page for full details.

For more information, visit our JetBrains AI Assistant product page.

Generate AI Code Aligned with Ignite UI Components

May 1, 2026
Infragistics introduces AI-ready scaffolding, design-to-code generation, and broad framework templates to align with modern development processes.

Infragistics Ignite UI is a collection of user interface components, frameworks, and development tools designed to help developers build modern web applications. It includes ready-to-use elements such as data grids, charts, and layout components for frameworks like Angular and React, along with tooling to simplify project setup and configuration. The focus is on handling complex data-heavy interfaces efficiently while maintaining performance, accessibility, and a consistent user experience across applications.

The Ignite UI CLI release includes a new Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes documentation, API references, and scaffolding to tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor and JetBrains AI Assistant. There is also support for generating code from images, making it easier to move from design to implementation. Angular templates have been refreshed, React templates expanded, and older project types removed to keep the setup process more focused.

Infragistics Ignite UI is licensed per developer and is available as a Perpetual License with a 1, 2 or 3 year support and maintenance subscription. See our Infragistics Ignite UI licensing page for full details.

Infragistics Ignite UI is available in the following products:

Transform Grid Data Analysis with Nested Grouping

May 1, 2026
FastGrid adds nested grouping with expand and collapse functionality to organize complex data into clear, multi-level hierarchies.

FastGrid is a modern, high-performance grid component designed for VCL and Lazarus environments, now incorporated into the FastReport VCL Ultimate package. It provides developers with an efficient and intuitive way to present, explore, and interact with data using minimal code. By supporting the standard TDataSource interface, FastGrid works easily with a wide range of database access technologies, including FireDAC, ADO, BDE, IBX, Oracle, and more, making it a versatile solution for data-driven applications. Its full compatibility with FastReport VCL also allows users to print and export while retaining all sorting, filtering, and visual settings.

The new FastGrid release introduces nested grouping with expand and collapse functionality, enabling developers to organize complex datasets into structured, multi-level hierarchies within grids. This enhancement improves data clarity by allowing users to control how much information is visible at any time, making it easier to navigate between high level summaries and detailed records. It also supports more efficient data analysis and interaction by providing a more intuitive way to explore relationships within the data, while maintaining a consistent and flexible editing experience across different field types.

FastGrid is included in FastReport VCL Ultimate which is licensed per named user and is available as a Perpetual license with 1 year of technical support and product updates. See our FastReport VCL Ultimate licensing page for full details.

Learn more on our FastReport VCL Ultimate product page.