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Announcing .NET Core 3 Preview 3

March 6, 2019 Mar 6, 2019 03/6/19
Rich Lander [MSFT]
Today, we are announcing .NET Core 3.0 Preview 3. We would like to update you on the .NET Core 3.0 schedule and introduce you to improvements in .NET Core SDK installers, Docker containers, Range, and Index. We also have updates on the Windows Desktop and Entity Framework projects. Download and get started with .NET Core 3 Preview 3 right ...

An update to C# versions and C# tooling

February 27, 2019 Feb 27, 2019 02/27/19
Phillip Carter
Starting with Visual Studio 2019 Preview 4, we'll be adjusting how C# versions are treated in .NET tooling. Firstly, we're adding two new Language Version (LangVersion) values: LatestMajor and Preview. Rad the post to see how they stack up with the currently supported list of values.

How to port desktop applications to .NET Core 3.0

February 26, 2019 Feb 26, 2019 02/26/19
Olia Gavrysh
In this post, I will describe how to port a desktop application from .NET Framework to .NET Core. I picked a WinForms application as an example. Steps for WPF application are similar and I'll describe what needs to be done different for WPF as we go. I will also show how you can keep using the WinForms designer in Visual Studio even though it ...

Submit to the Applied F# Challenge!

February 5, 2019 Feb 5, 2019 02/5/19
Phillip Carter
This post was written by Lena Hall, a Senior Cloud Developer Advocate at Microsoft. F# Software Foundation has recently announced their new initiative — Applied F# Challenge! We encourage you to participate and send your submissions about F# on Azure through the participation form. Applied F# Challenge is a new initiative to ...

Announcing .NET Core 3 Preview 2

January 29, 2019 Jan 29, 2019 01/29/19
Rich Lander [MSFT]
Today, we are announcing .NET Core 3 Preview 2. It includes new features in .NET Core 3.0 and C# 8, in addition to the large number of new features in Preview 1. ASP.NET Core 3.0 Preview 2  is also released today. C# 8 Preview 2 is part of .NET Core 3 SDK, and was also released last week with Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2. Download and get...

Help us plan the future of .NET and Big Data

January 28, 2019 Jan 28, 2019 01/28/19
Bri Achtman
We’re currently looking into how we can make .NET great for Big Data scenarios.    Please fill out the survey below and help shape how we can improve .NET for Big Data by sharing your experiences, challenges, and needs. It should only take 10 minutes or less to complete!  Take the survey now!  (image) (image) Thanks...

.NET and TypeScript at FOSDEM 2019

January 24, 2019 Jan 24, 2019 01/24/19
Rich Lander [MSFT]
The schedule for the .NET and Typescript Developer Room at FOSDEM has now been published! FOSDEM is one of the longest running Free and Open Source conferences, and we’re excited to have a .NET and TypeScript Developer Room this year, with lots of great speakers and sessions. The conference is Saturday 2nd to Sunday 3rd February at the...