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Introduction to .NET Framework Compatibility

May 2, 2016 May 2, 2016 05/2/16
Bertrand Le Roy
This post was written by Mike Rousos, a software engineer on the .NET team. Introduction Beginning with the .NET Framework 4.0, all versions of the .NET Framework with a major version number of 4 (called ‘4.x’ versions) install as in-place updates. This means that only one 4.x .NET Framework is installed on a computer at a time. Installing...

The week in .NET – 4/27/2016

April 26, 2016 Apr 26, 2016 04/26/16
Bertrand Le Roy
To read last week's post, see The week in .NET – 4/19/2016. Xamarin Evolve Tomorrow, April 27th, the Xamarin Evolve conference keynote will be streamed live at 9AM EST. Watch it here: https://evolve.xamarin.com/live. On.NET Last week on the show, we had Burke Holland and Sam Basu from Telerik. This week, we'll speak with Benjamin ...

The week in .NET – 4/19/2016

April 19, 2016 Apr 19, 2016 04/19/16
Bertrand Le Roy
To read last week's post, see The week in .NET – 4/12/2016. On.NET Last week on the show, we looked at what PlayFab is doing to help game developers take advantage of the cloud. This week, we'll be speaking with Telerik. Package of the week: NUglify NUglify is a library that can minify JavaScript and CSS. It has no dependencies, and can ...

Introducing the Microsoft .NET Framework Repair Tool Version 1.3

April 19, 2016 Apr 19, 2016 04/19/16
Stacey Haffner [MSFT]
This post was written by Rakesh Ranjan Singh, Senior Software Engineer on the .NET Setup team. We are happy to announce the latest version of the .NET Framework Repair Tool that supports all versions of the .NET Framework from 3.5 SP1 to 4.6.1. This version of the tool adds support for .NET Framework 4.5.2, 4.6 and 4.6.1. The .NET Setup ...

What’s new for the .NET Native Compiler and Runtime in Visual Studio 2015 Update 2

April 18, 2016 Apr 18, 2016 04/18/16
Stacey Haffner [MSFT]
Last week we released an update to the Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Universal Windows Apps (UWA). The release includes improvements across the libraries, runtime, and compiler. This means that development is faster and applications will be more responsive and easier to maintain. Applications such as NCAA March Madness Live and TuneIn Radio ...

The week in .NET – 4/12/2016

April 12, 2016 Apr 12, 2016 04/12/16
Bertrand Le Roy
To read last week's post, see The week in .NET – 4/5/2016. On.NET We had to reschedule last week's show, but we'll be back this week with a new episode with PlayFab to talk about how the cloud can help make awesome games. Project of the week: Math.NET Numerics Math.NET is an open source initiative to implement mathematical computation in...

Announcing the .NET Framework 4.6.2 Preview

March 30, 2016 Mar 30, 2016 03/30/16
Stacey Haffner [MSFT]
Updated (2017): See .NET Framework Releases to learn about newer releases. This release is not supported. We are pleased to announce the .NET Framework Preview 4.6.2. You can download the release from one of the following links: We've added new features and APIs in the following areas of the product: You can see the...

The week in .NET – 3/29/2016

March 29, 2016 Mar 29, 2016 03/29/16
Bertrand Le Roy
To read last week's post, see The week in .NET – 3/22/2016. Build conference The Build conference is this week! Stay tuned to this blog for announcements. You can find the list of sessions on Channel 9, which is also where you'll be able to watch the videos. On.NET Last week on On .NET, we had Richard Kiene from Joyent to talk about ...

The week in .NET – 3/22/2016

March 22, 2016 Mar 22, 2016 03/22/16
Bertrand Le Roy
To read last week's post, see The week in .NET – 3/15/2016. Build Next week, many of us will be in San Francisco for the Build conference. This is a very exciting opportunity for us to present our latest work on .NET, and we hope to meet lots of you there. If you can't be there with us, don't worry, as the keynotes will be broadcast live, ...