{"id":18590,"date":"2017-08-15T04:17:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T11:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/?p=14356"},"modified":"2021-09-29T16:40:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T23:40:34","slug":"the-week-in-net-net-core-2-0-asp-net-core-2-0-entity-framework-2-0-visual-studio-2017-update-3-enterprise-entity-framework-core-in-boston-and-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/the-week-in-net-net-core-2-0-asp-net-core-2-0-entity-framework-2-0-visual-studio-2017-update-3-enterprise-entity-framework-core-in-boston-and-links\/","title":{"rendered":"The week in .NET &#8211; .NET Core 2.0, ASP.NET Core 2.0, Entity Framework Core 2.0, Visual Studio 2017 Update 3, enterprise Entity Framework Core in Boston, and links!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Previous posts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/2017\/08\/08\/the-week-in-net-rezoom-sql-protobuf-in-orlando-and-links\/\">Rezoom.SQL, Protobuf in Orlando<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/2017\/08\/01\/the-week-in-net-nuke-warden-net-net-in-bangalore-and-links\/\">Nuke, Warden.NET, .NET in Bangalore<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/2017\/07\/26\/the-week-in-net-mist-f-in-nyc-and-links\/\">MIST, F# in NYC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>.NET Core 2.0, ASP.NET Core 2.0, Entity Framework 2.0, and Visual Studio 2017 Update 3 launched!<\/h2>\n<p>This is a week to celebrate for the .NET community, as .NET Core 2.0, ASP.NET Core 2.0, and Entity Framework 2.0 shipped! We&#8217;re also getting an update to Visual Studio 2017 with lots of improvements for .NET Core developers. Read the announcement posts!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/announcing-net-core-2-0\/\">Announcing .NET Core 2.0<\/a> by Rich Lander.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Blogs\/dotnet\/NET-Core-20-Released?ocid=player\">.NET Core 2.0 Released! (video)<\/a> by Scott Hunter.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/aspnet\/announcing-asp-net-core-2-0\/\">Announcing ASP.NET Core 2.0<\/a> by Jeffrey T. Fritz.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/2017\/08\/14\/announcing-entity-framework-core-2-0\/\">Announcing Entity Framework Core 2.0<\/a> by Diego B Vega.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/2017\/08\/14\/announcing-net-standard-2-0\/\">Announcing .NET Standard 2.0<\/a> by Immo Landwerth.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualstudio.com\/en-us\/news\/releasenotes\/vs2017-relnotes\">Visual Studio 2017 version 15.3 Release Notes<\/a> by Visual Studio Team.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualstudio.com\/en-us\/news\/releasenotes\/vs2017-mac-relnotes\">Visual Studio 2017 for Mac<\/a> by Visual Studio Team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>User group meeting of the week: Entity Framework Core for Enterprise Applications in Boston<\/h2>\n<p>What do you do when your simple Entity Framework app isn\u2019t so simple anymore? The entity relationships are starting to get complex. You\u2019re getting worried about performance problems. Can you even use Entity Framework in a high-performance, scalable web application?<\/p>\n<p>In this session, Benjamin Day will go beyond the simple Code First entity framework cases and get into more complex class designs and relationships. He\u2019ll talk about the sticky issues around lazy-loading, concurrency, cascading deletes, occasional connectivity, and performance testing. Plus, along the way he\u2019ll talk strategy for DevOps, stored procedures, unit testing, and incremental deployment, too.<\/p>\n<p>Join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DevBoston\/\">the DevBoston user group<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DevBoston\/events\/242203626\/\">Tuesday, August 22 in Burlington<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>.NET<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/announcing-net-core-2-0\/\">Announcing .NET Core 2.0<\/a> by Rich Lander.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Blogs\/dotnet\/NET-Core-20-Released?ocid=player\">.NET Core 2.0 Released! (video)<\/a> by Scott Hunter.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualstudio.com\/en-us\/news\/releasenotes\/vs2017-relnotes\">Visual Studio 2017 version 15.3 Release Notes<\/a> by Visual Studio Team.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualstudio.com\/en-us\/news\/releasenotes\/vs2017-mac-relnotes\">Visual Studio 2017 for Mac<\/a> by Visual Studio Team.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/2017\/08\/14\/announcing-net-standard-2-0\/\">Announcing .NET Standard 2.0<\/a> by Immo Landwerth.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nuget.org\/20170809\/NuGet-Fall-2017-Roadmap.html\">NuGet Fall 2017 Roadmap<\/a> by Unni Ravindranathan.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/net-framework-august-2017-security-and-quality-rollup\/\">.NET Framework August 2017 Security and Quality Rollup<\/a> by Rich Lander.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mono-project.com\/news\/2017\/08\/09\/hello-webassembly\/\">Hello WebAssembly!<\/a> by Miguel de Icaza.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hanselman.com\/blog\/NETAndWebAssemblyIsThisTheFutureOfTheFrontend.aspx\">.NET and WebAssembly &#8211; Is this the future of the front-end?<\/a> by Scott Hanselman.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/petabridge.com\/blog\/akkdotnet-dotnet-foundation\/\">Akka.NET has Joined the .NET Foundation<\/a> by Petabridge.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/raamakrishnan.wordpress.com\/2017\/07\/15\/microsoft-graph-onenote-and-uwp\/\">Microsoft Graph, OneNote and UWP<\/a> by Raamakrishnan A..<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unop.uk\/net-core-2-0-has-arrived\/\">.NET Core 2.0 Has Arrived<\/a> by James Singleton.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.endjin.com\/2017\/08\/how-to-choose-the-right-net-technology-or-learn-to-stop-worrying-and-love-netstandard2-0\/\">How to choose the right .NET technology or \u201clearn to stop worrying and love NetStandard2.0\u201d<\/a> by Matthew Adams.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/formulahendry\/2017\/08\/13\/net-core-test-explorer-for-visual-studio-code\/\">.NET Core Test Explorer for Visual Studio Code<\/a> by formulahendry.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forevolve.com\/en\/articles\/2017\/08\/06\/how-to-use-a-custom-nuget-feed-in-visual-studio-2017\/\">How to use a custom NuGet feed in Visual Studio 2017<\/a> by Carl-Hugo Marcotte.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strathweb.com\/2017\/08\/dotnet-script-0-11-out-with-inline-nuget-support\/\">dotnet-script 0.11 out \u2013 with inline Nuget support<\/a> by Filip W.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>ASP.NET<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/aspnet\/announcing-asp-net-core-2-0\/\">Announcing ASP.NET Core 2.0<\/a> by Jeffrey T. Fritz.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/2017\/08\/09\/web-apps-aspnetcore-architecture-guidance\/\">Web Applications with ASP.NET Core Architecture and Patterns guidance<\/a> by Cesar de la Torre.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poppastring.com\/blog\/ASPNETCoreWebCurrentPrinciple.aspx\">ASP.NET Core Web\u2013Current Principle<\/a> by Mark Downie.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forevolve.com\/en\/articles\/2017\/08\/11\/design-patterns-web-api-service-and-repository-part-1\/\">Design Patterns: Asp.Net Core Web API, services, and repositories Part 1: Introduction<\/a> by Carl-Hugo Marcotte.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forevolve.com\/en\/articles\/2017\/08\/14\/design-patterns-web-api-service-and-repository-part-2\/\">Design Patterns: Asp.Net Core Web API, services, and repositories | Part 2: Dependency Injection<\/a> by Carl-Hugo Marcotte.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hishambinateya.com\/why-we-do-not-have-a-taghelper-interceptor\">Why we do not have a TagHelper Interceptor?<\/a> by Hisham Bin Ateya.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msprogrammer.serviciipeweb.ro\/category\/cth\/\">Country Tag Helper<\/a> by Andrei Ignat.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gunnarpeipman.com\/2017\/08\/aspnet-core-enum-to-javascript\/\">ASP.NET Core: Converting C# enums to JavaScript<\/a> by Gunnar Peipman.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/haacked.com\/archive\/2017\/08\/10\/mvc-action-security-audit\/\">Auditing ASP.NET MVC Actions<\/a> by Phil Haack.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/josephwoodward.co.uk\/2017\/08\/graphiql-in-asp-net-core\">GraphiQL in ASP.NET Core<\/a> by Joseph Woodward.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewlock.net\/introduction-to-the-apiexplorer-in-asp-net-core\/\">Introduction to the ApiExplorer in ASP.NET Core<\/a> by Andrew Lock.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ardalis.com\/testing-logging-in-aspnet-core\">Testing Logging in ASPNET Core<\/a> by Steve Smith.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aspnetmonsters.com\/2017\/08\/monsters-weekly\/ep103\/\">The Monsters Weekly &#8211; Episode 103 &#8211;  Setting Version Numbers on a Build Server<\/a> by ASP.NET Monsters.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/gabeshapiro\/2017\/08\/14\/redirect-http-to-https-when-using-asp-net-core-in-web-app-on-linux-azure-app-service\/\">Redirect HTTP to HTTPS when using ASP.NET Core in Web App on Linux \u2013 Azure App Service<\/a> by Gabe Shapiro.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cetus.io\/tim\/ASPNET-Core-2.0-Stripping-Away-Cross-Cutting-Concerns\/\">ASP.NET Core 2.0 Stripping away cross-cutting concerns<\/a> by Tim Seaward.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/codingblast.com\/asp-net-core-configureservices-vs-configure\/\">ASP.NET Core \u2013 ConfigureServices vs Configure<\/a> by CodingBlast.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/damienbod.com\/2017\/08\/13\/angular-configuration-using-asp-net-core-settings\/\">Angular Configuration using ASP.NET Core settings<\/a> by Damien Bowden.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dustinewers.com\/4-tips-for-blazing-fast-asp-net-core-applications\/\">4 Tips For Blazing Fast ASP.NET Core Applications<\/a> by Dustin Ewers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/surfingthecode.com\/2017\/08\/redis-based-distributed-cache-in-asp.net-core\/\">Redis-based distributed cache in ASP.NET <\/a> by Alexander Tsvetkov.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>C#<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/getting-started-c-7\/\">Getting Started with C# 7<\/a> by James Montemagno.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ayende.com\/blog\/179201\/the-innocuous-code-that-tripped-me?Key=0f95d4df-9109-4ce4-b9c0-eda0f2108676&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AyendeRahien+%28Ayende+%40+Rahien%29\">The innocuous code that tripped me<\/a> by Ayende Rahien.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.productivecsharp.com\/2017\/08\/practical-csharp-project-references-2\/\">Practical C# \u2013 Sequence Equality<\/a> by Andrea Angella.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/l-knowtech.com\/2017\/08\/12\/expression-bodied-members-c\/\">Expression Bodied Members In C#<\/a> by Sandeep Shekhawat.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/l-knowtech.com\/2017\/08\/13\/tuple-c-7-0\/\">Tuple In C# 7.0<\/a> by Sandeep Shekhawat.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vaibhavgawali.net\/string-interpolation-in-csharp6\/\">String interpolation in C# 6.0<\/a> by Vaibhav Gawali.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>F#<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/2017\/08\/14\/f-and-net-core-roadmap-update\/\">F# and .NET Core Roadmap Update<\/a> by Phillip Carter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is more content available this week in <a href=\"https:\/\/sergeytihon.wordpress.com\/category\/f-weekly\/\">F# Weekly<\/a>. If you want to see more F# awesomeness, please check it out!<\/p>\n<h2>Xamarin<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mono-project.com\/docs\/about-mono\/releases\/5.2.0\/\">Mono 5.2.0 Release Notes<\/a> by Mono Project.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mono-project.com\/news\/2017\/08\/04\/upgrading-httpwebrequest\/\">Upgrading Mono&#8217;s HttpWebRequest<\/a> by Miguel de Icaza.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.pieeatingninjas.be\/2017\/08\/03\/sharing-a-realm-via-a-qr-code-using-zxing\/\">Sharing a Realm via a QR code using ZXing<\/a> by Pieter Nijs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Shows\/XamarinShow\/Episode-27-Azure-Active-Directory-Authentication-with-Vittorio-Bertocci\">Azure Active Directory Authentication with Vittorio Bertocci<\/a> by The Xamarin Show.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/releases.xamarin.com\/alpha-release-15-4-alpha-1\/\">Xamarin Alpha Release: 15.4 Alpha 1<\/a> by Bri Brothers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/releases.xamarin.com\/stable-release-15-3\/\">Xamarin Stable Release: 15.3<\/a> by Bri Brothers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/almirvuk.blogspot.com\/2017\/08\/xamarinforms-and-realm-crud-example.html\">Xamarin.Forms and Realm: CRUD Example<\/a> by Almir Vuk.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leerichardson.com\/2017\/08\/live-coding-ios-and-android-with.html\">Live Coding iOS and Android with Xamarin: Episodes 1 and 2<\/a> by Lee Richardson.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mono-project.com\/news\/2017\/08\/02\/embeddinator-4000-for-android\/\">Embeddinator-4000 for Android, iOS: Available on NuGet<\/a> by Jonathan Peppers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.verslu.is\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms-xamarin\/tapgesturerecognizer-xamarin-forms-android\/\">TapGestureRecognizer in Xamarin.Forms for Android<\/a> by Gerald Versluis.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/beginners-guide-contributing-xamarin-forms\/\">A Beginner\u2019s Guide for Contributing to Xamarin.Forms<\/a> by David Ortinau.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/exploring-androids-bottom-navigation-view\/\">Exploring Android\u2019s Bottom Navigation View<\/a> by James Montemagno.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/validation-xamarin-forms-enterprise-apps\/\">Validation in Xamarin.Forms Enterprise Apps<\/a> by David Britch.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/motzcod.es\/post\/163914384092\/easily-clean-bin-obj-folders\">Easily Clean Bin\/Obj Folders<\/a> by James Montemagno.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lastexitcode.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/06\/ConfiguringOpenWithInVisualStudioMac7-0\/\">Configuring Open With in Visual Studio for Mac 7.0<\/a> by Matt Ward.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/windingroadway.blogspot.com\/2017\/08\/visual-studio-mobile-center-solving.html\">Visual Studio Mobile Center: Solving a Problem with Package Restore<\/a> by Kevin Ford.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidbritch.com\/2017\/08\/using-pkce-with-identityserver-from_9.html\">Using PKCE with IdentityServer from a Xamarin Client<\/a> by David Britch.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sebacabrera.com\/gorilla-player-was-released\/\">Gorilla Player for Xamarin Forms was released!<\/a> by Seba Cabrera.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CtfFMUrPoD4&amp;\">How to setup Crash Analytics in Visual Studio Mobile Center!<\/a> by Visual Studio Mobile Center.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xamarinhelp.com\/exrin-isolates\/\">Exrin Isolates<\/a> by Adam Pedley.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xamarinhelp.com\/feature-grouping-code\/\">Feature Grouping Code<\/a> by Adam Pedley.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xamarinhelp.com\/page-object-pattern-will-make-better-xamarin-ui-automation-tester\/\">Page Object Pattern In Xamarin UITest<\/a> by Adam Pedley.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xamarinhelp.com\/reactive-extensions-exrin-mvvm-framework-xamarin-forms\/\">Reactive Extensions And Exrin MVVM Framework In Xamarin.Forms<\/a> by Adam Pedley.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xamarinhelp.com\/xamarin-forms-async-task-startup\/\">Xamarin.Forms Async Task On Startup<\/a> by Adam Pedley.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xamgirl.com\/image-entry-in-xamarin-forms\/\">Image Entry in Xamarin Forms<\/a> by Charlin Agramonte.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Azure<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/servicebus\/2017\/08\/11\/azure-service-bus-net-standard-client-ga\/\">Azure Service Bus .NET Standard Client GA<\/a> by Justin Conway.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meziantou.net\/2017\/08\/07\/application-insights-track-http-referer\">Application Insights &#8211; Track HTTP Referer<\/a> by G\u00e9rald Barr\u00e9.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/resources\/samples\/service-fabric-dotnet-getting-started\/\">Service Fabric Getting Started Sample for .NET<\/a> by Vaclav Turecek.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/resources\/samples\/service-fabric-dotnet-performance\/\">Service Fabric Performance and Scalability samples for .NET<\/a> by Abhishek Ram.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carlos.mendible.com\/2017\/08\/09\/step-by-step-net-core-and-azure-search\/\">Step by step: .Net Core and Azure Search<\/a> by Robert Bermejo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>UWP<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spikie.be\/post\/2017\/07\/28\/SettingWindowTitleInBinding.html\">Binding to the Window Title in UWP<\/a> by Nico Vermeir.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/peterfoot.net\/2017\/08\/04\/adventures-in-desktop-app-conversion\/\">Adventures in Desktop App Conversion<\/a> by Peter Freeman Foot.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.jayway.com\/2017\/08\/08\/loading-loaded-uwp\/\">Loading and Loaded in UWP<\/a> by Robert Hedgate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Data<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/2017\/08\/14\/announcing-entity-framework-core-2-0\/\">Announcing Entity Framework Core 2.0<\/a> by Diego B Vega.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meziantou.net\/2017\/08\/14\/entity-framework-core-history-audit-table\">Entity Framework Core: History \/ Audit table<\/a> by G\u00e9rald Barr\u00e9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Game development<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.unity3d.com\/2017\/08\/11\/unityscripts-long-ride-off-into-the-sunset\/\">UnityScript\u2019s long ride off into the sunset<\/a> by Richard Fine.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/2017\/08\/10\/indie-first-wave-creators-program-games-available-now\/\">Indie Up! The First Wave of Creators Program Games Are Available Now<\/a> by Chris Charla.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mfyg.dk\/c-sharp-extension-methods\/\">C# Extension Methods<\/a> by lordubbe.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RGjojuhuk_s\">4 Ways to Find Your Mouse Click in World Space<\/a> by Board to Bits Games.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zl4uqM8E0-g\">#8 Make an Air Hockey Game in Unity &#8211; LOCAL MULTIPLAYER &#8211; Tutorial for Beginners<\/a> by Reso Coder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And this is it for this week!<\/p>\n<h2>Contribute to the week in .NET<\/h2>\n<p>As always, this weekly post couldn&#8217;t exist without community contributions, and I&#8217;d like to thank all those who sent links and tips. The F# section is provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_cartermp\">Phillip Carter<\/a>, the gaming section by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yecats131\">Stacey Haffner<\/a>, the Xamarin section by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanRigby\">Dan Rigby<\/a>, and the Azure and UWP section by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mbcrump\">Michael Crump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can participate too. Did you write a great blog post, or just read one? Do you want everyone to know about an amazing new contribution or a useful library? Did you make or play a great game built on .NET?\nWe&#8217;d love to hear from you, and feature your contributions on future posts. Please <a href=\"https:\/\/weekindotnet.azurewebsites.net\">add your posts<\/a>, it takes only a second.<\/p>\n<p>We pick the articles based on the following criteria: the posts must be about .NET, they must have been published this week, and they must be original contents. 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