February 2021

Internals of the POH

maoni February 27, 2021 Feb 27, 2021 02/27/21

As folks are aware we added a new kind of heap in .NET 5 called the POH (Pinned Object Heap). Since this is a user facing feature (and there aren't that many of those in GC) I've been meaning to write about it but didn't get around till now. In this blog entry I'll explain the internals of it, partly because if you understand ...

App Building with Azure API Management, Functions, Power Apps, and Logic Apps

Brady Gaster February 24, 2021 Feb 24, 2021 02/24/21

This month's series on building and integrating your HTTP APIs using Web API and lots of other goodies together comes to a close with this post, which will show you some exciting ways your Web API projects and Azure Functions can be integrated in new and exciting ways when you describe them with OpenAPI. In case you haven't seen the previous ...

.NET Framework February 2021 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 10 2004, Windows Server, version 2004, Windows 10, version 20H2 and Windows Server, version 20H2

Tara Overfield February 24, 2021 Feb 24, 2021 02/24/21

Today, we are releasing the February 2021 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework for Windows 10 2004, Windows Server, version 2004, Windows 10, version 20H2 and Windows Server, version 20H2. Quality and Reliability This release contains the following quality and reliability improvements. CLR1 WPF2 ...

Generating HTTP API clients using Visual Studio Connected Services

Jon Galloway February 23, 2021 Feb 23, 2021 02/23/21

We’re continuing our series on building HTTP APIs with .NET 5. In this post, the third in the series, we’ll talk about how Visual Studio Connected Services gives you a convenient way of generating .NET clients for your HTTP APIs so your .NET apps can use the APIs via the Internet.

Survey: Library & Open Source

Immo Landwerth February 22, 2021 Feb 22, 2021 02/22/21

Are you an open source maintainer, contributor or consumer? Please help us to identify pain points and concerns so we can make your experience better!

Tune in for .NET Conf: Focus on Windows, February 25th

Beth Massi February 22, 2021 Feb 22, 2021 02/22/21

Save the date February 25th and tune in for a special .NET Conf live stream all about native Windows apps. Learn how to modernize your Windows apps and move them forward.

Announcing Entity Framework Core 6.0 Preview 1

Jeremy Likness February 17, 2021 Feb 17, 2021 02/17/21

Announcing the release of EF Core 6.0 Preview 1, the first preview of the new Entity Framework Core.

ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 6 Preview 1

Sourabh Shirhatti [MSFT] February 17, 2021 Feb 17, 2021 02/17/21

.NET 6 Preview 1 is now available and ready for evaluation. This is the first preview of .NET 6, the next major update to the .NET platform. .NET 6 is expected to ship in November of this year, and will be a Long Term Support (LTS) release. If you're on Windows using Visual Studio, we recommend installing the latest preview of Visual Studio ...

Announcing .NET 6 Preview 1

Richard Lander February 17, 2021 Feb 17, 2021 02/17/21

.NET 6 Preview 1 is now available and is the start of the next major .NET release, focused on .NET unification and supporting new platforms.

.NET Framework February 2021 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework.

Tara Overfield February 17, 2021 Feb 17, 2021 02/17/21

Yesterday, we released the February 2021 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework. Quality and Reliability This release contains the following quality and reliability improvements. CLR1 WPF2 Winforms 1 Common Language Runtime (CLR) 2 Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Known issues in this ...

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