Alongside .NET 6, Visual Studio 2022 is now GA. It is the first 64-bit version of the IDE. I tested it by opening a solution with 100 projects. In VS 2019, this would cause “Out of Memory” crashes or massive lag. In VS 2022, it used 5GB of RAM and stayed buttery smooth. IntelliCode also […]
Read more →Author: Nithin Mohan TK
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Visual Studio 2022 GA: 64-bit
VS 2022 is finally 64-bit. We can open 10GB solutions.
Read more →Azure Bicep: Private Registry Support
Bicep modules can now be published to a **Private Azure Container Registry (ACR)**, enabling enterprise-scale sharing and versioning of infrastructure templates. Publishing a Module Consuming from Registry Key Takeaways Versioning (`v1.0`) enables safe rollouts and rollbacks. Authenticate using `az login` or a Service Principal in CI/CD.
Read more →React 18 Alpha: Automatic Batching
React 18 (in alpha at this time) introduces **Automatic Batching**. Previously, React only batched state updates inside event handlers. Now it batches everywhere—setTimeout, Promises, native events. Before React 18 After React 18 Key Takeaways Use `flushSync` if you explicitly need an immediate render. This reduces rendering overhead significantly in complex apps.
Read more →Docker Desktop Licensing: What Now?
Docker changed its licensing: Docker Desktop is now paid for companies with 250+ employees or $10M+ revenue. This shook the developer world.””” Alternatives **Rancher Desktop**: Free, uses containerd or dockerd, runs on Lima (macOS) or WSL2 (Windows). **Podman Desktop**: Daemonless, rootless, open-source. **Colima (macOS)**: Lightweight alternative using Lima. Rancher Desktop Setup Key Takeaways For startups/individuals, […]
Read more →C# 10: Constant Interpolated Strings
Prior to C# 10, you couldn’t use string interpolation (`$”…”`) in `const` declarations. Now you can, as long as all parts are also constants. Example Use Case Useful for defining attribute strings cleanly. Key Takeaways Components must be `const`; no runtime expressions allowed. Good for reducing magic strings.
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