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.NET Framework November 2018 Security and Quality Rollup

November 13, 2018 Nov 13, 2018 11/13/18
Tara Overfield
Today, we are releasing the November 2018 Security and Quality Rollup.SecurityNo new security fixes. See .NET Framework September 2018 Security and Quality Rollup for the latest security updates.Quality and ReliabilityThis release contains the following quality and reliability improvements.CLRWFWinformsWPFNote: Additional information on these ...

Cross-platform Time Zones with .NET Core

November 13, 2018 Nov 13, 2018 11/13/18
christopher roberts msft
Developing applications that span multiple operating systems in .NET Core while working with Time Zone information can lead to unexpected results for developers not familiar with the differences in how operating systems manage Time Zones. In this post, we will explore those differences and the challenges they present. Reproducing the issue ...

Announcing .NET Framework 4.8 Early Access build 3673

October 30, 2018 Oct 30, 2018 10/30/18
namrata karnam
We are happy to share the next Early Access build for the .NET Framework 4.8. This includes an updated .NET 4.8 runtime as well as the .NET 4.8 Developer Pack (a single package that bundles the .NET Framework 4.8 runtime, the .NET 4.8 Targeting Pack and the .NET Framework 4.8 SDK). Please help us ensure this is a high quality and compatible...

Bringing .NET application performance analysis to Linux

October 24, 2018 Oct 24, 2018 10/24/18
Rich Lander [MSFT]
Both the Windows and Linux ecosystems have a swath of battle-hardened performance analysis and investigation tools. But up until recently, developers and platform engineers could use none of these tools with .NET applications on Linux. Getting them to work with .NET involved collaboration across many open source communities. The .NET team ...

Call For Participation: .NET and TypeScript at FOSDEM conference

October 23, 2018 Oct 23, 2018 10/23/18
Rich Lander [MSFT]
The organizers of the FOSDEM 2019 conference have allocated a “Developer Room” on Saturday February 2nd 2019 for .NET and TypeScript discussions in Brussels Belgium.   FOSDEM is one of Europe’s most exciting free software conferences that runs over a weekend and gathers many open source communities, contributors and activists in one ...

Announcing .NET Core 2.2 Preview 3

October 17, 2018 Oct 17, 2018 10/17/18
Rich Lander [MSFT]
Announcing .NET Core 2.2 Preview 3 as well as ASP.NET Core 2.2 Preview 3, and Entity Framework 2.2 Preview 3 release. .NET Core 2.2 Preview 3 can be used with Visual Studio 15.9 Preview 3 (or later), Visual Studio for Mac and Visual Studio Code. Download and test it out! We’re looking for feedback on the release with the intent of shipping the final version later this year.

Announcing Entity Framework Core 2.2 Preview 3

October 17, 2018 Oct 17, 2018 10/17/18
Diego Vega
Entity Framework Core 2.2 Preview 3 available with a new preview of our data provider for Cosmos DB and updated spatial extensions for various providers. Preview 3 is going to be the last milestone before EF Core 2.2 RTM, so now is your last chance to try the bits and give us feedback if you want to have an impact on the quality and the shape of the APIs in this release.

.NET Core October 2018 Update – NET Core 2.1.5 & SDK 2.1.403

October 2, 2018 Oct 2, 2018 10/2/18
Lee Coward
.NET Core October 2018 Update Today, we are releasing the .NET Core October 2018 Update. This update includes .NET Core 2.1.5 and .NET Core SDK 2.1.403 and contains important reliability fixes. Getting the Update The latest .NET Core updates are available on the .NET Core download page. This update will be included in the Visual Studio 15.8...