Best of DevBlogs — November 2024

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   Next Generation Project Creation for .NET

   The new interactive CLI tool 'dotnet scaffold' has been released as a preview for scaffolding in ASP.NET Core projects. It provides an improved command line experience, allowing users to generate boilerplate code interactively. This post details the installation process, usage examples, and shows how to scaffold different components such as Razor Pages and Entity Framework models in ASP.NET Core 9 web apps. The tool aims to make project setup more straightforward and efficient.

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   What’s new in the Windows Subsystem for Linux in November 2024

   The latest updates to the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) include new enterprise security features and the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux as an official WSL distro. Additionally, a new tar-based architecture for creating and distributing WSL distros makes installations easier and more flexible. Enhancements also include Intune and Entra ID integrations for improved security. A new getting started experience aims to help new users understand and utilize WSL more effectively.

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   Announcing TypeScript 5.7

   TypeScript 5.7 introduces checks for never-initialized variables, path rewriting for relative imports to support tools like ts-node and Deno, and compatibility with ECMAScript 2024 features. Additional updates include authoritative project ownership checks in editors, support for V8 compile caching in Node.js, and validation for JSON imports in Node.js modules. The release also enhances the handling of TypedArrays and class methods with non-literal names.

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