# Microsoft War Stories

URL: /show/coder-radio/437/
> Chatting about the week's .NET news leads us into a blue-tinted tale of woe. When Microsoft taketh, they also giveth. But is it enough?

- Show: [Coder Radio](/show/coder-radio/)
- Episode: 437
- Date: 2021-10-27
- Hosts: chris, michael
- Duration: 00:48:22
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/b44de5fa-47c1-4e94-bf9e-c72f8d1c8f5d/386317ef-c039-4079-b820-531da7a23374.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/SIeZcXZKzkM



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### Episode Links

  * [Microsoft reverses controversial .NET change after open source community outcry](https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/23/22742282/microsoft-dotnet-hot-reload-u-turn-response "Microsoft reverses controversial .NET change after open source community outcry") — .NET 6 will now include Hot Reload across multiple platforms
  * [Microsoft Officially Deprecates UWP](https://www.thurrott.com/dev/258377/microsoft-officially-deprecates-uwp "Microsoft Officially Deprecates UWP") — Going forward, UWP will only receive “bug, reliability, and security fixes,” and not new features, Microsoft says, indicating that it is now deprecated.
  * [vscode.dev Visual Studio Code for the Web](https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2021/10/20/vscode-dev "vscode.dev Visual Studio Code for the Web") — Now when you go to https://vscode.dev, you'll be presented with a lightweight version of VS Code running fully in the browser. Open a folder on your local machine and start coding. 
  * [Apple Announces 'Tech Talks' Where Developers Can Interface With Apple Experts](https://www.macrumors.com/2021/10/20/apple-tech-talks-2021/ "Apple Announces 'Tech Talks' Where Developers Can Interface With Apple Experts") — Apple says that developers can use the sessions to dive into technical content, get answers to questions, and seek one-on-one meetings for guidance. Sessions will be held online from Apple locations around the world in multiple time zones, including Bengaluru, India; Cupertino, California; London; Mexico City; São Paulo; Seoul, South Korea; Shanghai; Singapore; Sydney; Tel Aviv, Israel; and Tokyo.
  * [MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max impressions](https://www.theverge.com/22744023/macbook-pro-2021-m1-pro-m1-max-impressions "MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max impressions") — New chips, familiar ports, and actual volume buttons — it might be love
  * [14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack](https://sixcolors.com/post/2021/10/review-14-inch-macbook-pro-2021/ "14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack") — I’ve spent the last week with a 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M1 Max processor with 32 GPU cores and 64 GB of RAM. And I’m happy to report, it’s true—all of it.
  * [PTP Changes by SpaceX](https://github.com/SpaceExplorationTechnologies/linuxptp/commit/8d4768a7467e5a46dc80373cde6358a034ed9ca7 "PTP Changes by SpaceX")