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Apr 12, 2022
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.NET Automatic Updates for Server Operating Systems

Jamshed Damkewala

Server operating systems can opt in to get automatic updates for .NET. Learn how to easly opt in so you never miss an update.

Apr 12, 2022
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.NET April 2022 Updates – .NET 6.0.4, .NET 5.0.16 and, .NET Core 3.1.24

Dominique Whittaker

Check out April updates for .NET 6.0, .NET 5.0, and .NET Core 3.1

Apr 12, 2022
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.NET Framework April 2022 Security and Quality Rollup Updates

Salini Agarwal

We are releasing the April 2022 Security and Quality Rollup Updates for .NET Framework.

Apr 12, 2022
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Introducing Central Package Management

Jeff Kluge

Central Package Management Dependency management is a core feature of NuGet. Managing dependencies for a single project can be easy. Managing dependencies for multi-project solutions can prove to be difficult as they start to scale in size and complexity. In situations where you manage common dependencies for many different projects, you can leverage NuGet's central package management features to do all of this from the ease of a single location. Historically, NuGet package dependencies have been managed in two main locations: Starting with NuGet 6.2, you can centrally manage your dependencies in your pro...

Apr 12, 2022
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ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 7 Preview 3

Daniel Roth

.NET 7 Preview 3 is here and adds some great new features to ASP.NET Core including support for route handler filters in minimal APIs, improved unit testability for minimal route handlers, performance enhancements, and more.

Apr 4, 2022
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.NET Framework 4.5.2, 4.6, and 4.6.1 will reach End of Support on Apr 26, 2022

Jamshed Damkewala

.NET Framework 4.5.2, 4.6, and 4.6.1 will reach End of Support on Apr 26, 2022, this blog post is a reminder/refresher for customers that might have missed the post a year ago.

Mar 24, 2022
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.NET 5.0 will reach End of Support on May 10, 2022

Rahul Bhandari (MSFT)

.NET 5.0 will reach end of support on May 08, 2022, this blog breaks down all the valuable information you need to know and how to update to .NET 6.0.

Mar 22, 2022
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Go To Definition improvements for external source in Roslyn

David Wengier

An in depth look at improvements to Go To Definition (and Go To Implementation, and Go To Base, etc.) allowing you to navigate to source code that isn't in your current solution, but instead comes from external dependencies.

Mar 16, 2022
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Announcing .NET MAUI Preview 14

David Ortinau

.NET MAUI Preview 14 has shipped with plenty of great new features to try out including a hefty volume of issue resolutions and completed features, and one new feature that will be a welcome addition for desktop developers: the MenuBar!