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Announcing Entity Framework 7 Preview 1
Announcing the release of EF7 Preview 1, the first preview of the new Entity Framework Core.
Announcing .NET 7 Preview 1
.NET 7 Preview 1 is now available and is the start of a major .NET release, focused on cloud native, app modernization, containers, and many other improvements.
ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 7 Preview 1
.NET 7 Preview 1 is now available! Check out what's new in ASP.NET Core in this update and learn about the roadmap for ASP.NET Core in .NET 7.
Introducing Compatible Packages on NuGet.org
As part of our ongoing commitment to improve the NuGet ecosystem, today we are excited to introduce a couple new features on NuGet.org to help you determine if a package is compatible with the target frameworks you know and love. This is how it looks: You will now have a new "Frameworks" tab on any package details page. This will give you a table of all provided assets based on the .NET product and version. In addition to compatible target framework assets, we also compute target frameworks that will be compatible given the current assets provided. In addition, you'll now see target framework badges at t...
.NET Framework February 2022 Cumulative Update Preview
Today, we are releasing the February 2022 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework. Security The February Security and Quality Rollup Update does not contain any new security fixes. See January 2022 Security and Quality Rollup for the latest security updates. Quality and Reliability This release contains the following quality and reliability improvements. NET Libraries Winforms Getting the Update The Cumulative Update Preview is available via Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services, and Microsoft Update Catalog. Microsoft Update Catalog You can get the update via the Microsoft...
Announcing .NET MAUI Preview 13
.NET MAUI Preview 13 has shipped with more controls, layout updates, and performance improvements.
Happy 20th Anniversary, .NET!
Today marks 20 years since Visual Studio .NET launched and the first version of the .NET platform was released. We’re celebrating all month long on Twitter #dotNETLovesMe and we encourage you to tune into a special celebration broadcast, February 14, 9:00am Pacific Time on www.dot.net.
.NET Framework February 2022 Security and Quality Rollup
This week, we released the February 2022 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework.
.NET February 2022 Updates – 6.0.2 and 5.0.14
Check out February updates for .NET 6.0 and .NET 5.0.