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UPDATE – Web Applications with ASP.NET Core Architecture and Patterns guidance (Updated for ASP.NET Core 2)

November 16, 2017 Nov 16, 2017 11/16/17
Cesar De la Torre
Nov. 15th 2017 update Earlier this year, we published an eBook/Guide and sample application offering guidance named Architecting Modern Web Applications with ASP.NET Core and Microsoft Azure. We have recently published updates to the eBook (2nd edition) and sample application to bring them in line with the latest releases of ASP.NET Core 2.0...

Announcing Entity Framework Core 2.0

August 14, 2017 Aug 14, 2017 08/14/17
Diego Vega
Today we are releasing the final version of Entity Framework Core 2.0, alongside .NET Core 2.0 and ASP.NET Core 2.0. Entity Framework (EF) Core is the lightweight, extensible, and cross-platform version of Entity Framework, the popular Object/Relational Mapping (O/RM) framework for .NET. Getting the bits Prerequisites In order to develop...

Web Applications with ASP.NET Core Architecture and Patterns guidance (Updated for .NET Core 2.0)

August 9, 2017 Aug 9, 2017 08/9/17
Cesar De la Torre
(image) Updated for ASP.NET Core 2.0 (Nov. 15th 2017) Earlier this year, we published this eBook/Guide and sample application offering guidance for Architecting Modern Web Applications with ASP.NET Core and Microsoft Azure. We have recently published updates to the eBook (2nd edition) and sample application to bring them in line with the ...

Announcing EF Core 2.0 Preview 2

June 28, 2017 Jun 28, 2017 06/28/17
Diego Vega
Today we are making Entity Framework Core 2.0 Preview 2 available. Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a lightweight, extensible, and cross-platform version of Entity Framework. EF Core follows the same release cycle as .NET Core but can be used in multiple .NET platforms, including .NET Core 2.0 and .NET Framework 4.6.1 or newer. Installing ...

Announcing EF Core 2.0 Preview 1

May 12, 2017 May 12, 2017 05/12/17
Diego Vega
This week we made Entity Framework Core 2.0 Preview 1 available. Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a lightweight, extensible, and cross-platform version of Entity Framework. EF Core follows the same release cycle as .NET Core but can be used in multiple .NET platforms, including .NET Core 2.0 and .NET Framework 4.6 or newer. Installing or ...

Announcing Entity Framework Core 1.1

November 16, 2016 Nov 16, 2016 11/16/16
Rowan Miller
Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a lightweight, extensible, and cross-platform version of Entity Framework. Today we are making Entity Framework Core 1.1 available. EF Core follows the same release cycle as .NET Core. Continuous improvements every 2 months and new features released every 6 months. This is the first feature release since 1.0...

Announcing Entity Framework Core 1.1 Preview 1

October 25, 2016 Oct 25, 2016 10/25/16
Rowan Miller
Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a lightweight, extensible, and cross-platform version of Entity Framework. Today we are making Entity Framework Core 1.1 Preview 1 available. Upgrading to 1.1 Preview 1 If you are using one of the database providers shipped by the EF Team (SQL Server, SQLite, and InMemory), then just upgrade your provider ...

Entity Framework Core 1.1 Plans

July 29, 2016 Jul 29, 2016 07/29/16
Rowan Miller
Now that Entity Framework Core (EF Core) 1.0 is released, our team is beginning work on bug fixes and new features for the 1.1 release. Keep in mind that it's early days for this release, we're sharing our plans in order to be open, but there is a high chance things will evolve as we go. High level goals Our goal with 1.1 release is to make ...

Announcing Entity Framework Core 1.0

June 27, 2016 Jun 27, 2016 06/27/16
Rowan Miller
Entity Framework Core (EF Core) is a lightweight, extensible, and cross-platform version of Entity Framework. Today we are making Entity Framework Core 1.0.0 available. This coincides with the release of .NET Core and ASP.NET Core. Upgrading from RC2 to RTM If you are upgrading an application from RC2 to RTM, be sure to read our Upgrading ...

Announcing Entity Framework Core RC2

May 16, 2016 May 16, 2016 05/16/16
Rowan Miller
Entity Framework (EF) Core is a lightweight, extensible, and cross-platform version of Entity Framework. Today we are making Entity Framework Core RC2 available. This coincides with the release of .NET Core RC2 and ASP.NET Core RC2. EF Core, formerly known as EF7 Between RC1 and RC2, we changed from Entity Framework 7 to Entity Framework Core ...