Richard Lander

Program Manager, .NET Team

Richard Lander is a Program Manager on the .NET team. He works on making .NET work great in memory-limited Docker containers, on Arm hardware like the Raspberry Pi, and enabling GPIO programming and IoT scenarios. He is part of the design team that defines new .NET runtime capabilities and features. Favourite fantasy: Dune and Doctor Who. He grew up in Canada and New Zealand.

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.NET 6 is now in Ubuntu 22.04

August 16th, 2022
.NET 6 is now included in Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy) and can be installed with just apt install dotnet6. This change is a major improvement and simplification for Ubuntu users. We're also releasing .NET with Chiseled Ubuntu Containers, a new small and secure container offering from Canonical. These improvements are the result of a new partnership between Canonical and Microsoft.

Improving .NET host error messages and supportability

June 21st, 2022
Error messages and dotnet --info have been updated with more useful information to improve supportability.

Announcing .NET 6 — The Fastest .NET Yet

November 8th, 2021
.NET 6 is now available. It is easier to use, runs faster, and has many new features.

Announcing .NET 6 Release Candidate 2

October 12th, 2021
.NET 6 Release Candidate 2 is now available.

Announcing .NET 6 Release Candidate 1

September 14th, 2021
.NET 6 RC1 is now available.

.NET Core 2.1 container images will be deleted from Docker Hub

August 16th, 2021
Starting on August 21st, .NET Core 2.1 Docker container images will no longer be available on Docker Hub, but exclusively on Microsoft Container Registry (MCR). Read on for more information.

Announcing .NET 6 Preview 7

August 10th, 2021
.NET 6 Preview 7 is now available.

Conversation about the .NET open source project

July 28th, 2021
Conversation with .NET engineers about the .NET open source project, five+ years in.

Conversation about skills and learning

July 19th, 2021
Conversation with .NET engineers about dev skills and learning. They share their perspectives on the skills and aptitudes needed to be successful on the team, and how important learning on the job is versus any specific skills that you walk in the door with. They also share the journeys they have taken on personal and career development.

Announcing .NET 6 Preview 6

July 14th, 2021
.NET 6 Preview 6 is now available.

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