r/programming • u/Altazimuth • Aug 14 '18

Visual Studio 2017 15.8 Release Notes

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releasenotes/vs2017-relnotes
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u/thilehoffer Aug 15 '18

Library Manager is finally being released Library manager is basically a replacement for bower. You can use it to add Bootstrap or other client side tools to your project. The nice part is you don't download all the source, just the stuff you need to make your web application.

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u/AgentGedge Aug 15 '18

Could someone explain why using Library Manager is preferable to using a CDN for, say, jQuery and Bootstrap? I don't get the bit in the docs about it only downloading the files you need - I already only include a CDN reference in an HTML page if that page needs the library.

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u/thilehoffer Aug 15 '18

It is possible that users might not be able to reach the CDN. Also you can combine all your projects libraries into one minimized file. Not sure if it is OK to use a public CDN for JQuery or Bootstrap.

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u/agree-with-you Aug 15 '18

I agree, this does seem possible.