Richard Lander

Product 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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Improving .NET host error messages and supportability

Error messages and dotnet --info have been updated with more useful information to improve supportability.

Announcing .NET 6 — The Fastest .NET Yet

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

Announcing .NET 6 Release Candidate 2

.NET 6 Release Candidate 2 is now available.

Announcing .NET 6 Release Candidate 1

.NET 6 RC1 is now available.

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

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

.NET 6 Preview 7 is now available.

Conversation about the .NET open source project

Conversation with .NET engineers about the .NET open source project, five+ years in.

Conversation about skills and learning

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

.NET 6 Preview 6 is now available.

Announcing .NET 6 Preview 5

.NET 6 Preview 5 is now available.