WebSharper 8.0.0.540 released!

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WebSharper 8.0.0.540 has been released.

This is a major release of WebSharper. NuGet version 8.0.0.540.

Templates for .NET Core SDK: dotnet new install WebSharper.Templates::8.0.0.541

WebSharper version 8 is running on .NET 8, the current LTS .NET framework. A WebSharper 9 upgrade is soon in the pipeline. The WebSharper 7 version haven’t reached maturity, so it is skipped as a production-ready release. The below change summaries reflect changes since WebSharper 6.

Changes to JavaScript translation

WebSharper 8 writes modern module-based JavaScript code. This is a break from previous versions which still had EcmaScript 5 compatible output that could be directly interpreted by browsers. With WebSharper 8, usually some bundling tool is required if you use code that would import any npm packages or if you want to optimize your site for production. Many WebSharper bindings have been updated to use npm imports.

An experimental TypeScript definition .d.ts output is also available, full correctness is not y…

Link: Release WebSharper 8.0 · dotnet-websharper/core · GitHub