Microsoft upsets .NET open-source developers, then backtracks

Microsoft did something people didn't like, so now it's undoing it.

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Microsoft announced that the popular feature Hot Reload would be restricted to Visual Studio 2022. The move angered many .NET open-source developers and members of the open-source community. Opposition to Microsoft's decision led the company to backtrack its plans.

Microsoft stirred the pot with the open-source .NET community when it announced that a feature called "Hot Reload" would be exclusively available through Visual Studio 2022. Since then, after lots of backlash, it has changed its tune and reversed its decision.

In the original blog post wherein Hot Reload's Visual Studio 2022 exclusivity was announced, Microsoft said "[...] we've decided that starting with the upcoming .NET 6 GA release, we will enable Hot Reload functionality only through Visual Studio 2022 so we can focus on providing the best experiences to the most users. We'll also continue to pursue adding Hot Reload to Vis... http://feeds.windowscentral.com/~r/wmexperts/~3/rDqOXHOQAKw/microsoft-upsets-net-open-source-developers-then-backtracks

Created 3y | Oct 25, 2021, 6:20:51 PM


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