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Feb 8, 2022
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.NET February 2022 Updates – 6.0.2 and 5.0.14

Rahul Bhandari (MSFT)

Check out February updates for .NET 6.0 and .NET 5.0.

Feb 1, 2022
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Databinding with the OOP Windows Forms Designer

Klaus Loeffelmann

Databinding in the Windows Forms OOP Designer focuses on Object Data Sources, and it has a different approach to set up data sources compared to the .NET Framework Designer. Read what you need to know about Databinding in WinForms for .NET apps.

Jan 27, 2022
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Performance improvements in ASP.NET Core 6

Brennan Conroy

ASP.NET Core in .NET 6 brought several performance improvements. In this article I cover some top improvements and why now is a great time to upgrade to .NET 6.

Jan 25, 2022
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.NET Framework January 2022 Cumulative Update Preview

Tara Overfield

Today, we are releasing the January 2022 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework. Quality and Reliability This release contains the following quality and reliability improvements. CLR1 WPF2 1 Common Language Runtime (CLR) 2 Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) 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 Update Catalog. For Windows 10, NET Framework 4.8 updates are available via Windows Update, Windows S...

Jan 19, 2022
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Announcing .NET MAUI Preview 12

David Ortinau

.NET MAUI Preview 12 has shipped with lots of quality improvements, plus new features for Shell and dependency injection.

Jan 13, 2022
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State of the Windows Forms Designer for .NET Applications

Klaus Loeffelmann

The Windows Forms designer for .NET is ready for prime time! There will be differences if you previously have used the designer with .NET Framework apps. In this blog post, I break down what you need to know.

Jan 12, 2022
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.NET Framework January 2022 Security and Quality Rollup Updates

Tara Overfield

Yesterday, we are released the January 2022 Security and Quality Rollup Updates for .NET Framework. Security CVE-2022-21911 – .NET Framework Denial of Service This security update addresses an issue where an unauthenticated attacker could cause a denial of service on an affected system. Quality and Reliability This release contains the following quality and reliability improvements. SQL Connectivity WCF1 WPF2 1 Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) 2 Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Getting the Update The Security and Quality Rollup is available vi...

Jan 5, 2022
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Announcing .NET MAUI Preview 11

David Ortinau

.NET MAUI Preview 11 continues to stabilize controls and layouts, and introduces multi-window and Fluent updates for Windows.

Jan 3, 2022
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A Comprehensive Guide to Port from EF6 to EF Core

Jeremy Likness

Get detailed guidance for porting your EF6 apps to EF Core.