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.NET Framework 4.8 is available on Windows Update, WSUS and MU Catalog

August 13, 2019 Aug 13, 2019 08/13/19
Namrata Karnam
01/14/2020: This post has been updated with information about the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 for Windows Updates released on January 14, 2020 via Windows Update/WSUS/Catalog to include the servicing fixes since the .NET Framework 4.8 August 2019 Windows Update. Apart from the servicing fixes, there is no change in the .NET Framework 4.8 ...

Announcing .NET Core 3.0 Preview 8

August 13, 2019 Aug 13, 2019 08/13/19
Rich Lander [MSFT]
Today, we are announcing .NET Core 3.0 Preview 8. Just like with Preview 7, we've focused on polishing .NET Core 3.0 for a final release and are not adding new features. If these final previews seem anti-climatic, that's by design. Download .NET Core 3.0 Preview 8 right now on Windows, macOS and Linux. ASP.NET Core and EF Core are also ...

Update on .NET Standard adoption

August 7, 2019 Aug 7, 2019 08/7/19
Immo Landwerth
It's about two years ago that I announced .NET Standard 2.0. Since then we've been working hard to increase the set of .NET Standard-based libraries for .NET. This includes many of the BCL components, such as the Windows Compatibility Pack, but also other popular libraries, such as the JSON.NET, the Azure SDK, or the AWS SDK. In this blog post...

Calling all .NET desktop and mobile developers!

August 7, 2019 Aug 7, 2019 08/7/19
Olia Gavrysh
We would love to hear about your experience with building client applications in .NET. Your feedback will greatly help us to improve the .NET tooling and ensure our roadmap focuses on your needs. Participate in shaping the future of the .NET client development by taking this short survey (5 minutes to complete). We are also searching for ...

Try out Nullable Reference Types

August 6, 2019 Aug 6, 2019 08/6/19
Phillip Carter
Try out Nullable Reference Types With the release of .NET Core 3.0 Preview 7, C# 8.0 is considered "feature complete". That means that the biggest feature of them all, Nullable Reference Types, is also locked down behavior-wise for the .NET Core release. It will continue to improve after C# 8.0, but it is now considered stable with ...

Improving .NET Core installation in Visual Studio and on Windows

August 5, 2019 Aug 5, 2019 08/5/19
Lee Coward
Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3 and .NET Core 3.0 Preview 7 improve the installation experience of .NET Core on Windows. The goal is to reduce the number of .NET Core versions that might be on a machine. The improvements are based on customer feedback and our own experiences as well as laying the groundwork for future improvements. .NET Core ...

HttpRepl: A command-line tool for interacting with RESTful HTTP services

July 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 07/31/19
Angelos Petropoulos
The ASP.NET team has built a command-line tool called HttpRepl. It lets you browse and invoke HTTP services in a similar way to working with files and folders. You give it a starting point (a base URL) and then you can execute commands like “dir” and “cd” to navigate your way around the API: Once you have identified the API you are ...