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As developers, we don’t stop just because it’s the holiday season. Whether you’re wrapping up the year’s projects, tackling a side hustle, or using the quieter time to explore new skills, staying productive during the holidays can make a big difference. With .NET continuing to grow as a leading development platform, having the right tools and resources can elevate your work, streamline your processes, and inspire innovation.  Here are five carefully selected resources to help you make the most of your development time this holiday season.
.NET 9 introduces the Fluent Theme to WPF, offering modernized controls, high DPI support, and enhanced accessibility. Performance improvements include optimized rendering, faster startup, and better data binding efficiency, along with updated tooling like XAML Hot Reload. Xceed integrates the Fluent Theme into its WPF controls, ensuring a cohesive design and ongoing compatibility with new .NET features.
We’re exploring the latest in .NET 9, AI, and cross-platform development with .NET MAUI. At Xceed, we’re committed to empowering developers through cutting-edge tools for WPF, MAUI, and beyond.
Xceed has updated its products with new features, fixes, and performance improvements, and will fully support .NET 7. The team is exploring MAUI and Blazor technologies and preparing a fall release with updates to DataGrid for WPF, Words for .NET, Zip for .NET, and more.
Xceed has recently released a new version of Toolkit Plus for WPF, featuring a Material Design Theme, which will soon be integrated into the DataGrid for WPF. Additionally, Xceed is working on a WinUI-based theme for all WPF controls, expected to launch this summer, along with a major revamp of Excel export functionalities. New features for Xceed Workbooks for .NET are also in progress, and partnerships continue to influence development.
This Winter, Xceed introduces Xceed Workbooks for .NET, allowing users to create and manipulate Excel documents. The Xceed Toolkit Plus for WPF also received a major update with support for Material Design, and the DataGrid for WPF will follow soon. Xceed is exploring new additions to its Office and security libraries, including an Encryption library. All products now support .NET 5.0, .NET 6.0, and Visual Studio 2022, ensuring continued compatibility.
Xceed has introduced Xceed Workbooks for .NET, allowing users to manipulate Excel documents programmatically. All .NET and WPF products are now compatible with Windows 11, and updates for .NET 6 are planned. Xceed Toolkit for WPF is getting a Material Design overhaul, while the DataGrid for WPF will receive a modernized look. Additionally, Xceed is working on a platform-independent implementation of TLS 1.3 for its FTP component. Stay tuned for more updates!
Today, in our first installment of "a day in the life of" we share with you a day in the life of one of our passionate employees who faces challenges just as you may be as well. As a mother of 2 young boys, a dedicated employee and devoted family member, Roxanne shares her day in her new reality.
Diane and André celebrate their 10th year at Xceed! Congrats to you guys and thanks for your loyalty and great work!
Xceed was a guest speaker at the last event for The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, sharing our experience, our journey and the positives of our new mutual commercial partnership with our close neighbors!