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Help Us Plan EF Core 6.0

Jeremy LiknessOctober 27, 2020Oct 27, 202010/27/20

Help shape the future of how .NET developers interact with data by sharing your feedback about Entity Framework.

Announcing Version 1.0 of .NET for Apache Spark

Jeremy LiknessOctober 27, 2020Oct 27, 202010/27/20

Announcing the release of version 1.0 of .NET for Apache® Spark™, an open source package that brings .NET development to the Apache® Spark™ platform.

.NET Framework October 2020 Cumulative Update Preview Update

Tara OverfieldOctober 21, 2020Oct 21, 202010/21/20

Yesterday, we are releasing the October 2020 Cumulative Update Preview Updates for .NET Framework. Quality and Reliability This release contains the following quality and reliability improvements. SQL WPF1 1 Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Getting the Update The Cumulative Update Preview is available via ...

Choose a .NET Game Engine

Abdullah HamedOctober 19, 2020Oct 19, 202010/19/20

Learn what game engines are, and choose which .NET game engine is best for you.

Introducing .NET Live TV – Daily Developer Live Streams

James MontemagnoOctober 15, 2020Oct 15, 202010/15/20

Introducing .NET Live TV, your one stop shop for all .NET and Visual Studio developer live streams across Twitch and YouTube.

.NET Framework republishing of July 2020 Security Only Updates

Tara OverfieldOctober 13, 2020Oct 13, 202010/13/20

Today, we are republishing the July 2020 Security Only Updates for .NET Framework to resolve a known issue that affected the original release. You should install this version (V2) of the update as part of your normal security routine. Security CVE-2020-1147– .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability A remote code execution ...

.NET Framework October 2020 Security and Quality Rollup Updates

Tara OverfieldOctober 13, 2020Oct 13, 202010/13/20

Today, we are releasing the October 2020 Security and Quality Rollup Updates for .NET Framework. Security CVE-2020-16937– .NET Framework Information Disclosure Vulnerability An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the .NET Framework improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability ...

.NET Core October 2020 Updates – 2.1.23 and 3.1.9

Rahul Bhandari (MSFT)October 13, 2020Oct 13, 202010/13/20

Today, we are releasing the .NET Core October 2020 Update. These updates contains reliability and other non-security fixes. See the individual release notes for details on updated packages. Getting the Update See the .NET Core release notes for details on the release, including issues fixed and affected packages...

Announcing Entity Framework Core (EF Core) 5 RC2

Jeremy LiknessOctober 13, 2020Oct 13, 202010/13/20

Entity Framework Core EF Core 5.0 gets closer to a final release. RC2 is now available with bug fixes and a go-live license.

Announcing .NET 5.0 RC 2

Rich Lander [MSFT]October 13, 2020Oct 13, 202010/13/20

Today, we are shipping .NET 5.0 Release Candidate 2 (RC2). It is a near-final release of .NET 5.0, and the last of two RCs before the official release in November. RC2 is a "go live" release; you are supported using it in production. At this point, we're looking for reports of any remaining critical bugs that should be fixed before the final ...