VDF 19.0 first looks
Stephen & John gave a very good webinar this morning on some of the upcoming features in 19.0
I made very poor notes, but my take-aways were
* DFCONNECTIONID has been totally improved, and much better integrated with the studio & base tools.
* The Studio is now WAY more SQL DB aware, with better handling of indexes locally, on the server, and both.
* Changing backends on the fly is now MUCH easier, in code at runtime. Handy for having separate DB instances or each client,
* More new web controls (ColorPicker, Floating Menu, Collapsible Cards.
* More Better IIS7 integration, with a 64bit server / server side controls.
* Server Side Web Properties (allow persistence of properties within page or session and without sending them all the way back to the client every time).
* New Command Line tools to manage (install, create, delete, start, stop) webapps, including the ability to not install under the Default site. Yay! Installation scripts.
* New alternative to MDI --> TDI , not Turbo Diesel but Tabbed Display Interface, with built in docking and screen splitting (horizontal or vertical)
* Better Icon Handling in response to Widows Scaling, will now pick appropriate Icon Size for toolbars & menus.
* whole new set of Multi Dimension Icons (16X16, 24*24 32*32) in a whole new "flat" design set.
* There is a json Parser built right in to the runtime.
Alpha 1 is due Decemberish, More details in presentations in Brisbane next month a DAPCON.
Last edited by Michael Mullan; 16-Sep-2016 at 08:13 AM.
Reason: Command line tools.
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