Microsoft has launched the public preview for the unified developer experience for finance and operations apps. The new architecture allows the execution of X++ code to happen in the cloud, with the development box running against an endpoint in the cloud. The Application Object Server (AOS), the SQL database instance, and a complete Dataverse installation are hosted behind this endpoint. The development box switches to the target version automatically and downloads the correct metadata version as needed. This means that a developer can seamlessly develop against several endpoints, all running on different versions, requiring no manual setup. Workflows requiring a refresh from production systems down to development can be managed in a single step.
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