With Fluent Design in tow, Microsoft’s UWP Toolkit graduates to version 2.0

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Published onAugust 30, 2017

published onAugust 30, 2017

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Despite outward appearances, Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform development marches on and isevolving its UWP Community Toolkit to version 2.0.

There have been seven releases since the UWP Community Toolkit was first introduced exactly one year ago and version 2.0 is the first major and largest update to date. The developer community has worked enthusiastically to build something that is used by thousands of developers every month. Today, there are over 100 contributors, and developers have downloaded the packages over 250,000 times. This would not be possible without the strength of the community – Thank You!

What these means for developers, is that UWP Community Toolkit brings some long awaited API’s for Microsoft’s Fluent Design System and UI. Developers using UWP Community Toolkit will now be able to play and familiarize themselves with the five elements that make up Fluent Design such as light, depth, material, motion, and scale to create beautifully functioning apps and services.

Others developer requested features include:

For those who favor function over form, the UWP Community Toolkit Sample now envelops XAML development directly into the sample app for near instantaneous feedback and testing.

Another new feature is the expansion of cross platform development that now includes two new packages to accommodate future API releases. Microsoft.Toolkit and Microsoft.Toolkit.Services will support more cross platform APIs as they are built with .NET standards and will support any platform with .NET Standard 1.4 and newer.

There are a handful of other tweaks that are coming with UWP Community Toolkit version 2.0 and to read the full release notes please visit the Windows Blogshere.

Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.

He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.

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Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security

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