April 2018 | .NET Blog

Announcing the .NET Framework 4.7.2

Preeti Krishna - MSFTApril 30, 2018Apr 30, 201804/30/18

Today, we are happy to announce the release of the .NET Framework 4.7.2. It’s included in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update. .NET Framework 4.7.2 is also available on Windows 7+ and Windows Server 2008 R2+. You can download the .NET Framework 4.7.2 The .NET Framework 4.7.2 includes improvements in several areas:

Help us plan the future of .NET!

Aditi Dugar [MSFT]April 20, 2018Apr 20, 201804/20/18

We’re currently planning our next major .NET releases and would love to hear your feedback on how you interact with .NET Framework and .NET Core today. Please fill out the survey below and help shape our next release by telling us about your biggest challenges and needs. It should only take 5 minutes to complete! Take the survey now! We app

Performance Improvements in .NET Core 2.1

Stephen Toub - MSFTApril 18, 2018Apr 18, 201804/18/18

Back before .NET Core 2.0 shipped, I wrote a post highlighting various performance improvements in .NET Core 2.0 when compared with .NET Core 1.1 and the .NET Framework. As .NET Core 2.1 is in its final stages of being released, I thought it would be a good time to have some fun and take a tour through some of the myriad of performance improve

.NET Highlights in Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7 Preview 4

.NET TeamApril 18, 2018Apr 18, 201804/18/18

As you know we continue to incrementally improve Visual Studio 2017 (version 15), and our 7th significant update is currently well under way with the 4th preview shipping today. As we’re winding down the preview, we’d like to stop and take the time to tell you about all of the great updates that are coming in Visual Studio version 15.7 for

.NET Core April 2018 Update

Rich Lander [MSFT]April 17, 2018Apr 17, 201804/17/18

Today, we are releasing the .NET Core April 2018 Update. This update includes .NET Core 1.0.11, 1.1.8 and 2.0.7. There are no new security fixes in this update. See April 2018 .NET Updates for other updates. Fixes and Commits CoreFX CoreCLR Getting the Update The .NET Core April 2018 Update is available from the .NET Core

Announcing Entity Framework Core 2.1 Preview 2

Diego VegaApril 11, 2018Apr 11, 201804/11/18

Today we’re releasing the second preview of EF Core 2.1, alongside .NET Core 2.1 Preview 2 and ASP.NET Core 2.1 Preview 2. Thank you so much to everyone who has tried our early builds and has helped shape this release with their feedback and code contributions! The new preview bits are now available in NuGet as individual packages, an

Announcing .NET Core 2.1 Preview 2

Rich Lander [MSFT]April 11, 2018Apr 11, 201804/11/18

Today, we are announcing .NET Core 2.1 Preview 2. The release is now ready for broad testing, as we get closer to a final build within the next two to three months. We'd appreciate any feedback that you have. ASP.NET Core 2.1 Preview 2 and Entity Framework 2.1 Preview 2 are also releasing today. You can download and get started with .NET Cor

Explore Azure Cosmos DB with .NET Core and MongoDB

Jeremy LiknessApril 9, 2018Apr 9, 201804/9/18

Have you had to design general purpose "metadata" tables in your SQL database that basically store column names and values? Do you often serialize/de-serialize XML or JSON from your SQL tables to handle volatile schemas and data? .NET developers have traditionally worked with relational database management systems (RDMS) like SQL Server. RDMS

.NET Framework December 5, 2018 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019

Tara OverfieldApril 5, 2018Apr 5, 201804/5/18

Today, we are releasing the December 5, 2018 .NET Framework Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019. For more information about the new Cumulative Updates for .NET Framework for Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 please refer to this recent announcement. Quality and Reliability This release cont

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