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ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 8 Preview 2
.NET 8 Preview 2 is now available! Check out what's new in ASP.NET Core in this update.
EF Core 8 Preview 2: Lite and familiar
Announcing Entity Framework Core 8 (EF8) Preview 2 with support for JSON columns in SQLite and HierarchyId in SQL Server/Azure SQL
Announcing .NET 8 Preview 2
.NET 8 Preview 2 contains a few updates/new features from Preview 1, including introspection support for function pointers, as well as some other runtime and libraries improvements.
.NET March 2023 Updates – .NET 7.0.4, .NET 6.0.15
Check out March 2023 updates for .NET 7.0. and .NET 6.0
What’s new for the WinForms Visual Basic Application Framework
Since .NET 6, we updated the WinForms runtime to support and improve the Visual Basic Application Framework. In Visual Studio 2022, we also modernized the related user experience. Time to take a closer look how all this works behind the scenes, lets you move from .NET Framework to .NET 6/7+ and provides a great opportunity to modernize your WinForms Visual Basic Apps!
Generate images with AI using Stable Diffusion, C#, and ONNX Runtime
Stable Diffusion is an AI model used to generate images based on text prompts. Learn about the ONNX Runtime, Stable Diffusion, and how you get get started using AI to generate your own images with your preferred .NET technologies
Introducing the Reliable Web App Pattern for .NET
The first step of your application's cloud journey often times is the most difficult. We've created the Reliable Web App pattern to help you out. In this article you'll learn about the overall pattern and some easy code changes you can make today to get your app ready for its cloud journey.
Write a high-quality README for NuGet packages
UPDATE (July 1, 2026): This post was updated to refresh our recommendations for a high-quality README. See the updated sections below. Based on our recent customer interviews and surveys, one of the top problems that package consumers face is insufficient package documentation, such as README, changelog, examples, and API reference. On the other hand, package authors may struggle with best practices for creating a clear and concise README. Our goal is to improve the overall experience for both consumers and authors by addressing this issue. The README file is an essential part of your package as it provides i...
Microsoft Teams’ Permission Service migration to .NET 6
At Microsoft, we are constantly working on modernizing our services to make them faster, more efficient, and up to date with the latest technologies. In this blog post, we will cover one of Microsoft Teams' Services, Permission Service, how the migration to .NET 6 helped increase the performance by 100% and reduced latency by 30-45%!