[DO NOT MERGE] 0.3 Blog Draft#480
Closed
chiaramooney wants to merge 7 commits into
Closed
Conversation
nmetulev
requested changes
Apr 20, 2026
Contributor
Build Metrics ReportBinary Sizes
Test Results✅ 783 passed, 1 skipped out of 784 tests in 449.2s (-20.3s vs. baseline) Test Coverage❌ 21.5% line coverage, 36.6% branch coverage · ✅ no change vs. baseline CLI Startup Time45ms median (x64, Updated 2026-04-22 16:36:40 UTC · commit |
Co-authored-by: Nikola Metulev <nmetulev@users.noreply.github.com>
…into cm/0.3-blog
niels9001
reviewed
Apr 21, 2026
niels9001
reviewed
Apr 21, 2026
niels9001
reviewed
Apr 21, 2026
|
|
||
| And for **.NET developers** in particular, this release makes things even smoother with a new NuGet package that brings `dotnet run` support for packaged apps right out of the box. | ||
|
|
||
| Get the update by running `winget install Microsoft.WinAppCLI` or [check the repo for other install options](https://github.com/microsoft/winappCli). |
There was a problem hiding this comment.
There seems to be some inconsistency in how the package name is referenced across the project. I’ve seen at least three variations:
-
Microsoft.WinAppCLI
-
Microsoft.WinAppCli
-
Microsoft.winappcli
It might be worth standardizing on a single form to avoid confusion for contributors and users.
Contributor
Jaylyn-Barbee
left a comment
Jaylyn-Barbee
left a comment
There was a problem hiding this comment.
Nothing that has to be changed just some nits and suggestions. Nice work overall!
| - **`--unregister-on-exit`**: Automatically cleans up the registered package when the app closes. Perfect for clean test runs where you don't want leftover state. | ||
| - **`--debug-output`**: Captures `OutputDebugString` messages and exceptions in real time. When a crash occurs, a minidump is automatically captured and analyzed in-process. Managed (.NET) crashes are triaged via ClrMD; native (C++/WinRT) crashes are analyzed via DbgEng. Add `--symbols` to download PDBs from the Microsoft Symbol Server for full function names in native stacks. | ||
|
|
||
| Whether you're a developer iterating locally or an agent running end-to-end validation, `winapp run` gives you a single command to go from build output to a running, debuggable packaged app. |
Contributor
There was a problem hiding this comment.
Suggested change
| Whether you're a developer iterating locally or an agent running end-to-end validation, `winapp run` gives you a single command to go from build output to a running, debuggable packaged app. | |
| Whether you're a developer iterating locally or using an agent to run end-to-end validation, `winapp run` gives you a single command to go from build output to a running, debuggable packaged app. |
I only call this out because it's going to be a human reading this blog post, right?
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
5 participants
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
Blog Draft for v0.3 WinAppCLI release. Creating PR as a spot for comments.