Product Release - What's New in Infragistics Ultimate 24.1

Katie Mikova / Thursday, August 8, 2024

It’s release time and this time around Infragistics Ultimate 24.1 brings a host of new and much-anticipated features that will help you build simplicity and beauty in the world, one app at a time. Now 8x faster than ever before!

 As part of our continuous release schedule, our last few months were focused on delivering enhanced code generation capabilities in App Builder, advanced Grids for major web frameworks,  

Here are the pillars that Infragistics Ultimate 24.1 builds on:

Our primary goal is to boost the productivity for you and your teams. Whether you're a solo developer or part of a large digital product team, Infragistics Ultimate offers the tools you need to create beautiful, high-performance apps more efficiently.

So, let’s look at each pillar in detail.

React Code + Master Detail Style Apps

We are excited to introduce the new React Code Generation feature in App Builder! Now, you can design and generate your applications directly for React, a framework renowned for its flexibility and efficiency among the development community. This feature simplifies the entire design-to-code process, enabling you to quickly build and deploy enterprise-grade React apps with ease.

If you want to learn more, read the dedicated blog post – App Builder Release With React Code Generation & More.

React Code Generation

In addition to this brand-new feature, we also introduced new concepts like Variables, State Management, and Selection events to bring your apps to life, enabling missing patterns such as Master-Detail. Features such as two-way data binding support, which reduces development time and increases accuracy in data presentation, are now simplifying how your teams build apps.hanks to the rich UI components set, you have the tools to create more complex designs that go beyond the common Master-Detail use cases.

To learn more about building Master-Detail style apps with App Builder read our overview blog.

Key Improvements for Modern Web Frameworks

Infragistics Ultimate 24.1 brings significant updates across major web frameworks too, focusing on state management, performance optimization, and advanced data handling. Here’s a quick sneak peek.

wpf and winforms improvement

Angular Enhancements

The release includes advanced state management for better performance, support for Angular 18, and a new Toolbar component to improve user interaction and control.

Read more in our blog What’s New in Ignite UI for Angular 24.1.

Blazor Enhancements

Blazor sees the addition of a Hierarchical Grid for better data handling, a Pivot Grid for advanced data analysis, and a new Button Group component as well.

Read more in our blog What’s New: Ignite UI for Blazor 24.1.

React Enhancements

React developers benefit from Server-Side Rendering for improved performance, a Hierarchical Grid for better data management, a new Tree Grid control, and a Button Group component to enhance UI development.

Read more in our blog What’s New: Ignite UI for React 24.1.

Web Components Enhancements

Web Components enhancements include a Hierarchical Grid for improved data support, a Pivot Grid for advanced analysis, and an enhanced DockManager for improved layout management.

Read more in our blog What’s New: Ignite UI for Web Components 24.1.

Enhanced Charting Capabilities With Chart Highlight Filter

Developers can also take advantage of improved charting capabilities with the new Chart Highlight Filter. This feature allows users to effortlessly highlight specific data points within charts, making it easier to analyze and interpret complex datasets. By applying filters, developers can create more interactive and visually compelling charts, improving the overall UX, making data visualization more intuitive and efficient for both developers and end-users.

Improvements For Windows Forms and WPF & .NET 8 Support

We continue to focus on optimized performance and improvements across the board, that’s why we are now providing full .NET 8 support for faster startup times, reduced memory usage, and enhanced runtime. In this release we have also delivered Funnel Chart Highlighting capabilities for Windows Forms and WPF that make complex quantitative data more digestible.

Wrap Up…

Now it's time to explore all the new features in Infragistics Ultimate 24.1! Get started with each product by using the following links:

We hope you enjoy the Infragistics Ultimate 24.1 release as much as we enjoyed developing it. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for how-to videos, new webinars, and more or connect with our team by joining the Discord channel.

Happy Coding!