{"id":227264,"date":"2019-11-05T09:16:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T17:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/?p=227264"},"modified":"2019-11-05T10:59:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T18:59:41","slug":"join-the-visual-studio-for-mac-asp-net-core-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/join-the-visual-studio-for-mac-asp-net-core-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the Visual Studio for Mac ASP.NET Core Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In September, we shared <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/visual-studio-2019-for-mac-version-8-3\/\">Visual Studio 2019 for Mac v8.3<\/a> with you \u2013 this was our biggest release yet for .NET developers working on a Mac. Today, we\u2019d like to invite you to take part in a new community challenge in which you can interact directly with our team to improve Visual Studio for Mac, explore some great looking ASP.NET Core samples, and earn prizes!<\/p>\n<h2>Taking the ASP.NET Core Challenge<\/h2>\n<p>Are you ready to jump in? There are just three simple steps to enter:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualstudio.com\/vs\/mac\">Download the Visual Studio for Mac 8.3 release<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/visualstudio\/mac\/update?view=vsmac-2019\">update to it from within the IDE<\/a> using the Stable channel in the Updater.<\/p>\n<p>Now, create or modify an ASP.NET Core site with a web UI using Visual Studio for Mac; you can use the samples from the control libraries mentioned below, or build your own. We only ask that you try our new HTML\/CSHTML, CSS, or JavaScript\/TypeScript editors.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, send us a Tweet of the UI that you build, using the <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/VisualStudioMac\">@VisualStudioMac<\/a> handle on Twitter along with the hashtags #vs4macChallenge #sweepstakes. Include a screen shot of your running app and an example of the source code you used, running in Visual Studio for Mac! We\u2019ll reply with a survey you can take to share your experience. The survey will also allow you to share your contact information with us if you\u2019d like to be entered for a chance to get swag.<\/p>\n<h2>Swag!<\/h2>\n<p>To thank you for your time submitting and filling out our follow-up survey, we have some fun swag giveaways for you! Each submission is entered into a random drawing for 1 of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3 grand prizes<\/strong>: A product license from GrapeCity, Syncfusion, or Progress. Or,<\/li>\n<li><strong>100 first prizes: <\/strong>A $15.00 voucher for the <a href=\"https:\/\/stores.kotisdesign.com\/dotnetfoundation\">.NET Foundation Store<\/a>, to purchase a shirt or stickers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To be eligible, you\u2019ll need to share your email address with us in the survey mentioned earlier.<\/p>\n<p>For more details on eligibility, please read the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/jmatthiesen\/VSforMac-ASPNetCoreChallenge\/blob\/master\/TermsAndConditions.md\">Official Rules<\/a> for this sweepstakes.<\/p>\n<h2>ASP.NET Core Samples to help you out<\/h2>\n<p>To give you some interesting new samples to explore in this challenge, 3 great ASP.NET Core control libraries for you to check out. Each of them has been a great help pulling together some Mac-based instructions to help you get started:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AA6h1f1\">GrapeCity ComponentOne<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AA6gtln\">Syncfusion Essential Studio for ASP.NET Core<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/AA6h1f3\">Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET Core<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have other favorite libraries you prefer to use, that\u2019s great! Just let us know what you used as part of your contest submission.<\/p>\n<h2>Go forth and code!<\/h2>\n<p>This challenge starts today, November 5<sup>th<\/sup> and goes until November 19<sup>th<\/sup>, and we\u2019ll share out the end results by November 22<sup>nd<\/sup>. \u00a0As you work with Visual Studio for Mac and build out your app, feel free chat with us on Twitter via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visualstudiomac\">@VisualStudioMac<\/a>. 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