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Announcing Entity Framework Core 2.1 RC 1

May 11, 2018 May 11, 2018 05/11/18

App Center Team

Today, we are excited to announce that the first release candidate of EF Core 2.1 is available, alongside .NET Core 2.1 RC 1 and ASP.NET Core 2.1 RC 1, for broad testing, and now also for production use! EF Core 2.1 RC1 is a “go live” release, which means once you test that your application works correctly with RC1, you can use it in ...

Try the Latest Release of Xamarin.Forms 3.0!

May 11, 2018 May 11, 2018 05/11/18

App Center Team

We are overjoyed to bring you our latest stable release of Xamarin.Forms, version 3.0. This is our fastest, richest release to date coupled with fantastic improvements up and down the Xamarin stack such as the latest XAML IntelliSense experience in Visual Studio 2017. When you upgrade to 3.0 you’ll discover new layout and styling power that...

Scott Guthrie: New Azure innovations are helping developers write code today for tomorrow’s technology challenges

May 9, 2018 May 9, 2018 05/9/18

App Center Team

This morning, at the Microsoft Build conference in Seattle, I talked about the key areas of new Azure innovation that enable the intelligent cloud and intelligent edge – spanning developer tools, DevOps, containers, serverless, Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). Innovation starts with developers writing code. The ...

.NET Core 3 and Support for Windows Desktop Applications

May 9, 2018 May 9, 2018 05/9/18

App Center Team

At Microsoft Build Live today, we are sharing a first look at our plans for .NET Core 3. The highlight of .NET Core 3 is support for Windows desktop applications, specifically Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Framework (WPF), and UWP XAML. You will be able to run new and existing Windows desktop applications on .NET Core and enjoy all the ...

Announcing .NET Core 2.1 RC 1

May 9, 2018 May 9, 2018 05/9/18

App Center Team

Today, we’re announcing .NET Core 2.1 Release Candidate 1 (RC 1). The .NET Core 2.1 RC 1 is now ready for broad testing and for production use. Our quality, reliability, and performance testing give us confidence that the release is ready for the first set of production users. On the metrics that we can measure, .NET Core 2.1 is a large step...

Microsoft Build 2018: New releases for Visual Studio, Visual Studio for Mac, .NET Core and Xamarin.Forms

May 9, 2018 May 9, 2018 05/9/18

App Center Team

Microsoft Build has always been a time when we deliver a wealth of developer-focused announcements. It’s an opportunity to share our vision for developer experiences across mobile, AR/VR, cloud, web, desktop, IoT and AI. This year, I’m excited to have brought this vision to life with more than a few exciting announcements: 1..NET Core 2.1 ...

Microsoft and GitHub Present: A Solution for Mobile CI

May 9, 2018 May 9, 2018 05/9/18

App Center Team

Microsoft and GitHub are continuing to empower developers with great tools so they can ship high-quality apps faster and with greater confidence. The new Visual Studio App Center app in the GitHub Marketplace provides mobile developers with a powerful Continuous Integration (CI) experience tailored for GitHub users. With a CI solution at their...

Join Microsoft Build Live for the ultimate digital experience

May 5, 2018 May 5, 2018 05/5/18

App Center Team

Registration is now open for the Microsoft Build Live digital experience, May 7–9! Microsoft Build Live brings you live as well as on-demand access to three days of inspiring speakers, spirited discussions, and virtual networking. Whether you can’t make it to Seattle or just want to enhance your on-the-ground experience at Microsoft Build...