November 2018

Announcing .NET Framework 4.8 Early Access build 3694

namrata karnam November 28, 2018 Nov 28, 2018 11/28/18

We are happy to let you know that .NET Framework 4.8 is now feature complete and we have an early access build to share with you all! We will continue to stabilize this release and take more fixes over the coming months, and we would greatly appreciate it if you could help us ensure this is a high-quality release by trying it out and providing...

.NET Framework November 2018 Preview of Quality Rollup

Tara Overfield November 27, 2018 Nov 27, 2018 11/27/18

Today, we are releasing the November 2018 Preview of Quality Rollup. Quality and Reliability This release contains the following quality and reliability improvements. CLR SQL WCF Note: Additional information on these improvements is not available. The VSTS bug number provided with each improvement is a unique ID ...

Razor support in Visual Studio Code now in Preview

Daniel Roth November 16, 2018 Nov 16, 2018 11/16/18

Earlier this week we released a preview of support for working with Razor files (.cshtml) in the C# extension for Visual Studio Code (1.17.1). This initial release introduces C# completions, directive completions, and basic diagnostics (red squiggles for errors) for ASP.NET Core projects. Prerequisites To use this preview of Razor support in...

Running with Server GC in a Small Container Scenario Part 0

maoni November 16, 2018 Nov 16, 2018 11/16/18

This week I was able to get some time to work on the container stuff with low memory limits. As many of you have expressed your dissatisfaction on how Server GC behaves with low memory limit specified on containers on github, I have to apologize that I am just doing this now. Really sorry that some of you guys have to suffer through this thus ...

Blazor 0.7.0 experimental release now available

Daniel Roth November 15, 2018 Nov 15, 2018 11/15/18

Blazor 0.7.0 is now available! This release focuses on enabling component coordination across ancestor-descendent relationships. We've also added some improvements to the debugging experience. Here's what's new in the Blazor 0.7.0 release: A full list of the changes in this release can be found in the Blazor 0.7.0 release...

Handling a new era in the Japanese calendar in .NET

Ron Petrusha (MSFT) November 14, 2018 Nov 14, 2018 11/14/18

Typically, calendar eras represent long time periods. In the Gregorian calendar, for example, the current era spans (as of this year) 2,018 years. In the Japanese calendar, however, a new era begins with the reign of a new emperor. On April 30, 2019, Emperor Akihito is expected to abdicate, which will bring to an end the Heisei era. On the ...

ASP.NET SignalR 2.4.0

Brady Gaster November 14, 2018 Nov 14, 2018 11/14/18

We've just shipped the final 2.4.0 version of ASP.NET SignalR, the version of SignalR for System.Web and/or OWIN-based applications. As we mentioned in a previous post on the future of ASP.NET SignalR, 2.4.0 is a minor release which contains some small bug fixes and updates. The majority of the features and fixes we implemented for ASP.NET ...

.NET Framework November 2018 Security and Quality Rollup

Tara Overfield November 13, 2018 Nov 13, 2018 11/13/18

Today, we are releasing the November 2018 Security and Quality Rollup.SecurityNo new security fixes. See .NET Framework September 2018 Security and Quality Rollup for the latest security updates.Quality and ReliabilityThis release contains the following quality and reliability improvements.CLRWFWinformsWPFNote: Additional information on these ...

.NET Core tooling update for Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9

Phillip Carter November 13, 2018 Nov 13, 2018 11/13/18

Update! Starting with Visual Studio 2019, the option has moved to: Tools > Options > Environment > Preview Features Old post for posterity: Starting with Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9, we’ve changed how the Visual Studio tooling for .NET consumes .NET Core SDKs. Prior to this change, installing a preview version of the .NET Core ...

Cross-platform Time Zones with .NET Core

christopher roberts msft November 13, 2018 Nov 13, 2018 11/13/18

Developing applications that span multiple operating systems in .NET Core while working with Time Zone information can lead to unexpected results for developers not familiar with the differences in how operating systems manage Time Zones. In this post, we will explore those differences and the challenges they present. Reproducing the issue ...

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