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firegiant.comWiX v7.0.1 is now available | FireGiantEvery Patch Tuesday, we look at the CVEs that Microsoft releases fixes for to see if any affect us—personally or professionally. Almost always, the answer is 'no.' But this month, the answer is 'yes.'...

WiX v7.0.1 is now available

firegiant.comWiX Online Meeting 312 Highlights | FireGiantOctober begins the Three Months of Everyone's Favorite Holidays™—Halloween, Thanksgiving (US variety), and Christmas. Our meetings for these three months safely avoid the holidays themselves, but...

WiX Online Meeting 312 Highlights

firegiant.comWiX Online Meeting 311 Highlights | FireGiantAh, September, pumpkin-spice season and the beginnings of sweater weather. (Except here in the American midwest, it's 'shorts weather' until there's snow on the ground.) Here in the WiX repo, the summer...

16 Sept

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firegiant.comWiX Online Meeting 310 Highlights | FireGiantWith more than 300 meetings under our belts, earlier this month the WiX Toolset YouTube channel turned 13 years old! We began lovingly hand-writing these meeting highlights a year and a half later. As...

26 Aug

WiX Online Meeting 310 Highlights www.firegiant.com/blog/2026/8/...

firegiant.comWiX Online Meeting 309 Highlights | FireGiantWe're at that point in Northern Hemisphere summer where the weather is actively taunting us. For me here in the USA Midwest, late July is usually the swampiest part of summer. But this week, it's comfortable...

22 July

WiX Online Meeting 309 Highlights www.firegiant.com/blog/2026/7/...

firegiant.comWiX Online Meeting 308 Highlights | FireGiantOur fortune continues this month: We have only a few issues reported and none indicate an incoming storm of fallout from the release of WiX v7 back in April. We'll count it as skill more than luck, but...

17 June

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firegiant.comWiX Online Meeting 307 Highlights | FireGiantWe held our last meeting a week early so it's been five weeks between meetings. It took a little bit to get back into the groove of things. Luckily, we had a relatively small number of bugs and none that...

20 May

WiX Online Meeting 307 Highlights www.firegiant.com/blog/2026/5/...

firegiant.comWiX Online Meeting 306 Highlights | FireGiantWiX v7 was released on schedule and we're enjoying spring weather with occasional April showers bringing May WiX v8 features. Or later, because our next milestone is WiX v8.0.0-rc.1 in ten months. Pick...

8 Apr

WiX Online Meeting 306 Highlights www.firegiant.com/blog/2026/4/...

firegiant.comWiX v7, HeatWave, and HeatWave Build Tools are released | FireGiantSpring is here and warmer, wetter weather brings us new releases. First up is WiX v7, which we might've mentioned occasionally. As we love the opportunity to simultaneously ship software, we're also bringing...

6 Apr

WiX v7, HeatWave, and HeatWave Build Tools are released www.firegiant.com/blog/2026/4/...

firegiant.comWiX Online Meeting 305 Highlights | FireGiantToday we held our last meeting before the (scheduled) release of WiX v7 on 6-April. There were no ship-stopping issues for us to triage—but it's not too late to find a bug that sounds so bad it spikes...

18 Mar

WiX Online Meeting 305 Highlights www.firegiant.com/blog/2026/3/...

firegiant.comWiX v7.0.0-rc.2 is here | FireGiantA month after shipping WiX v7.0.0-rc.1, WiX v7.0.0-rc.2 is now out. We're a month out from WiX v7.0.0 shipping, so now's your chance: Download it, use it—it's an easy job to upgrade—and report any...

5 Mar

WiX v7.0.0-rc.2 is here

firegiant.comWiX Online Meeting 304 Highlights | FireGiantNormally we do new-issue triage first, then do review of issues pending for our next release. Today, Rob reversed the order and it took me a good 20 minutes to get over it. Or did I? Either way, we talked...

18 Feb

WiX Online Meeting 304 Highlights www.firegiant.com/blog/2026/2/...

firegiant.comWiX v7.0.0-rc.1 is here | FireGiantFor the third year in a row, we're shipping a new WiX release candidate for your packaging business and pleasure. Download it, use it—it's an easy job to upgrade—and report any bugs you discover.

7 Feb

WiX v7.0.0-rc.1 is here www.firegiant.com/blog/2026/2/...

firegiant.comDeployment Dojo S2E9: The Great Delete | FireGiantSometimes lessons don't come from perfect demos. Sometimes the lessons come from mistakes. Big mistakes. Catastrophic mistakes. This episode happens to be one of those.

29 Jan

Deployment Dojo S2E9: The Great Delete www.firegiant.com/blog/2026/1/...

firegiant.comWiX Online Meeting 303 Highlights | FireGiantSince our last meeting, winter has settled in here in the northern hemisphere. Personally, I'm not a fan. It's cold, which brings the need for gloves and hats. It's snowy and icy, which means boots and...

21 Jan

WiX Online Meeting 303 Highlights www.firegiant.com/blog/2026/1/...

firegiant.comDeployment Dojo S2E8: Auditing Targets – Putting the Pieces Together (Part 1) | FireGiantThis was a great episode to finish out the year. We use everything we've learned this season to build something real. As always we encounter some surprises and use those moments to learn more and solidify...

31 Dec 2025

Deployment Dojo S2E8: Auditing Targets – Putting the Pieces Together (Part 1) www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/12...

firegiant.comWiX Online Meeting 302 Highlights | FireGiantWe are well into winter here in the northern hemisphere—even though it's not technically winter for a few more days. In the Pacific Northwest, winter is wet, especially this year. Here in Michigan,...

17 Dec 2025

WiX Online Meeting 302 Highlights www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/12...

17 Dec 2025

WiX Online Meeting 302 Live Now We'll be reviewing WiX v7's final list of issues. There's only a bit over a month until WiX v7-rc.1. See you there!

firegiant.comDeployment Dojo S2E7: Inputs and Outputs - Introducing Incremental Build | FireGiantIn this episode, we use everything we've learned over the last couple of months to avoid doing work. It takes a lot of mistakes but that's still one of the best ways to really learn the ins and outs of...

27 Nov 2025

Deployment Dojo S2E7: Inputs and Outputs - Introducing Incremental Build www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/11...

firegiant.comWiX Online Meeting 301 Highlights | FireGiantIn the week leading up to Thanksgiving here in the United States, I'm looking forward to a traditional Thanksgiving meal of pizza, Chinese takeout, and pumpkin pie. Hey, you have your traditions, I have...

19 Nov 2025

WiX Online Meeting 301 Highlights www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/11...

youtube.comWiX ToolsetThe most powerful set of tools available to create your Windows installation experience.

19 Nov 2025

WiX Online Meeting 301 is starting right now. Join us live or later at: www.youtube.com/@wixtoolset/

firegiant.comDeployment Dojo S2E6: Batching - For Loops and Follies | FireGiantIn this episode, we dig into batching: MSBuild's for loop. We finally apply our new MSBuild knowledge to work and I find a way to delete my project. It's a good time.

29 Oct 2025

Deployment Dojo S2E6: Batching - For Loops and Follies www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/10...

firegiant.comDeployment Dojo S2E5: Metadata — Objects, Collections, and a Dash of Chaos | FireGiantEpisode 5 steps into intermediate MSBuild territory with item metadata. We explore the attributes that slice and dice our collections of objects and unlock MSBuild's more advanced behaviors.

22 Oct 2025

Deployment Dojo S2E5: Metadata — Objects, Collections, and a Dash of Chaos

youtu.beMSBuild In Depth: Metadata | Deployment Dojo S2E5_Want your own dojo time?_ Train 1:1 with Rob: https://www.firegiant.com/services/consultation/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Display&utm_campaign=dojo&utm_content=s2e5 00:00 Welcome 01:30 Kata…

22 Oct 2025

Premier of Deployment Dojo | Season 2 Episode 5 - Metadata Did you know I watch these when they go up live? You can chat with me about the episode while it's first showing. Well, you can. Join me now and we'll watch it together. youtu.be/Gw9tTrahStU

firegiant.comWiX Online Meeting 300 Highlights | FireGiantI missed September's WiX Online Meeting because some of my internal organs decided to assert their dominance and we needed extended negotiations about who's in charge. But now I'm back, just in time to...

15 Oct 2025

WiX Online Meeting 300 Highlights www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/10...

youtube.comWiX ToolsetThe most powerful set of tools available to create your Windows installation experience.

15 Oct 2025

WiX Online Meeting 300 starting in 30 minutes. www.youtube.com/@wixtoolset

9 Oct 2025

Deployment Dojo S2E4: Conditions – On, Off, and Everything In Between www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/10...

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8 Oct 2025

Monthly FireGiant Office Hours are today at 10:30 AM PDT If you're a FireGiant customer, join today's office hours to ask your burning questions. account.firegiant.com/meetings

17 Sept 2025

WiX Online Meeting 299 Highlights www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/9/...

28 Aug 2025

WiX v6.0.2 has been released www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/8/...

20 Aug 2025

WiX Online Meeting 298 Highlights www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/8/...

30 July 2025

Deployment Dojo S2E3: Introducing Imports in MSBuild Projects www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/7/...

16 July 2025

WiX Online Meeting 297 Highlights www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/7/...

firegiant.comDeployment Dojo S2E2: Stay on target | FireGiantThe FireGiant Cinematic Universe added another character to the Deployment Dojo in Episode 2, the one and only Bob Arnson. David was away on business so Bob stepped in for our lesson on MSBuild Targets....

25 June 2025

Deployment Dojo S2E2: Stay on target www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/6/...

firegiant.comWiX Online Meeting 296 Highlights | FireGiantIt's summer here in the Northern Hemisphere and the angry day star is making things hot and sweaty. A great alternative is staying in an air-conditioned office fixing bugs and adding features to your...

18 June 2025

WiX Online Meeting 296 Highlights www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/6/...

firegiant.comWiX v6.0.1 has been released | FireGiantAs you might have heard, WiX v6.0.1 is coming out and its coming out day is today. WiX v6.0.1 is now available for your packaging pleasure.

6 June 2025

WiX v6.0.1 has been released www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/6/...

3 June 2025

Deployment Dojo Season 2 Episode 2 is tomorrow at 10:30 AM PDT on the FireGiant YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/@firegiantco If you missed Episode 1, here is a 20s summary. Watch the full reply on our channel.

firegiant.comDeployment Dojo S2E1: MSBuild Basics the Property, Item, Target | FireGiantWhoo! I'm so happy to be back in the Deployment Dojo. Season 2 is here and we will be exploring MSBuild. That may be a bit of a surprise but setup development often requires working closely with the build...

28 May 2025

Deployment Dojo S2E1: MSBuild Basics the Property, Item, Target www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/5/...

firegiant.comWiX v6.0.0 available | FireGiantWiX v6.0.0 is now available. Update your .wixproj files, load up the WiX CLI package on your favorite build machine, and update the .NET tool installation if you have one. And if you make money using ...

8 Apr 2025

WiX v6.0.0 is now available. Update your .wixproj files, load up the WiX CLI package on your favorite build machine, and update the .NET tool installation if you have one. And if you make money using WiX, take note of the new Open Source Maintenance Fee. www.firegiant.com/blog/2025/4/...