Uno Platform has unveiled the Uno Platform Studio, that includes a collection of developer productiveness instruments together with Hot Design, a visible designer for constructing cross-platform .NET apps.
Introduced November 14, the Uno Platform Studio is meant to assist builders navigate components of the event life cycle, from design handoff to constructing the app. Hot Design, one in all a number of instruments within the suite, lets builders rework a working app right into a design from any IDE or any OS. Another key function of Uno Platform is a Hot Reload functionality, which updates the app with new code throughout growth to substantiate that modifications had been utilized. Also highlighted is a Figma plugin for design-to-code performance. Figma and Hot Reload can be found now whereas Hot Design is anticipated within the first half of 2025. Developers can be part of a waitlist for early entry.
With Hot Design, any change made within the designer updates the XAML code in actual time. Further, any code modifications are instantly mirrored within the UI, permitting for a constant design-to-code expertise and streamlining the event course of, Uno Platform mentioned. Hot Design is IDE-agnostic and integrates with the Visual Studio IDE, the Visual Studio Code editor, and the Rider IDE on all working programs. Developers with Hot Design can develop purposes with a wealthy UI on each platform supported by .NET, the corporate mentioned. That contains Windows, Mac, and Linux desktops, embedded units, iOS and Android cellular units, and the net (by way of WebAssembly).
