ALTERNET STUDIO 6.0 HIGHLIGHTS
We have released a new major version of AlterNET Studio, focusing on .NET Core 3.0 support, new LSP - based parsers, and multiple improvements and bug fixes across all our core libraries.
Name change and all-in-one product offering.
Given that usage of our products and customer's projects is well beyond the scope we anticipated initially, we have decided to rename our solution from "AlterNET Extensibility Studio" to just "AlterNET Studio".
As we see rising interest in our integrated solution, we have decided to simplify our product offering and include all core libraries under the same umbrella. Now Code Editor, Scripter, or Form Designer can only be installed or ordered as part of the AlterNET Studio solution.
We have also dropped the price of our solution to make it more accessible, and we will be providing discounts for those customers who need individual products such as Code Editor, Form Designer, and Scripter. We still offer WinForms, WPF, and Universal editions for the AlterNET Studio solution.
.NET Core 3.0 support for most core libraries.
We now support .NET Core 3.0 via NuGet packages for most of our core libraries, except WinForms Form Designer, TypeScript Scripter, and Parser.
We also moved to .NET 4.6.1 as a default .NET Framework; 4.5.2 via NuGet packages.
A list of available NuGet packages is available here.
New LSP-based parsers for C/C++, Python, Lua, and PowerShell
We have added support for the LangServer protocol, which is used between a tool (the client) and a language smartness provider (the server) to integrate features like auto complete, go to definition, find all references, and the like into the tool.
Code Editor improvements
Code Editor now supports drawing guidelines that help to identify logical blocks visually. We also improved the editor's dark color theme.
Other improvements
Other improvements include the ability to set value in the Expression Evaluation dialog during debugging C#/Visual Basic code, support for placing third-party control in WPF Form Designer, and code fixes/code refactoring support for TypeScript.
Please refer to the complete list of changes here: version-history/6-0.
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