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The Evolving Infrastructure of .NET Core

June 18, 2019 Jun 18, 2019 06/18/19
Shikha Kaul
With .NET Core 3.0 Preview 6 out the door, we thought it would be useful to take a brief look at the history of our infrastructure systems and the significant improvements that have been made in the last year or so...

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2 Preview 2

June 13, 2019 Jun 13, 2019 06/13/19
Shikha Kaul
We are announcing the release of the second preview of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2. The latest version is available for you to download from VisualStudio.com, or, if you already have the Preview installed, just click the notification bell from inside Visual Studio to update. This latest preview adds the ability debug JavaScript code...

Announcing .NET Core 3.0 Preview 6

June 13, 2019 Jun 13, 2019 06/13/19
Shikha Kaul
Today, we are announcing .NET Core 3.0 Preview 6. It includes updates for compiling assemblies for improved startup, optimizing applications for size with linker and EventPipe improvements. We’ve also released new Docker images for Alpine on ARM64...

Try the new System.Text.Json APIs

June 13, 2019 Jun 13, 2019 06/13/19
Shikha Kaul
For .NET Core 3.0, we’re shipping a brand new namespace called System.Text.Json with support for a reader/writer, a document object model (DOM), and a serializer. In this blog post, I’m telling you why we built it, how it works, and how you can try it...

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.1 is now generally available

June 13, 2019 Jun 13, 2019 06/13/19
Shikha Kaul
We’re excited to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.1. It’s been just over a month since we released SSMS 18.0. While we brought in many fantastic capabilities, we also regressed some functionality for some of our users. We are happy to share that we’ve fixed those and are also bringing in some new features ...

Three ways to get notified about Azure service issues

June 13, 2019 Jun 13, 2019 06/13/19
Shikha Kaul
Preparing for the unexpected is part of every IT professional’s and developer’s job. Although rare, service issues like outages and planned maintenance do occur. There are many ways to stay informed, but we’ve identified three effective approaches that have helped our customers respond quickly to service issues and mitigate downtime. All...

Configure Visual Studio across your organization with .vsconfig

June 11, 2019 Jun 11, 2019 06/11/19
Shikha Kaul
As application requirements grow more complex, so do our solutions. Keeping developers’ environments configured across our organizations grows equally complex. Developers need to install specific workloads and components in order to build a solution. Some organizations add these requirements to their README or CONTRIBUTING documents in their...

How to optimize your Azure environment

June 11, 2019 Jun 11, 2019 06/11/19
Shikha Kaul
Without the right tools and approach, cloud optimization can be a time-consuming and difficult process. There is an ever growing list of best practices to follow, and it’s constantly in flux as your cloud workloads evolve. Add the challenges and emergencies you face on a day-to-day basis, and it’s easy to understand why it’s hard to be ...

Join Microsoft Teams at Xamarin Developer Summit

June 11, 2019 Jun 11, 2019 06/11/19
Shikha Kaul
On July 11-12th, the community-run Xamarin Developer Summit is set to launch in Houston, Texas. The two-day conference is packed full of amazing Xamarin content, covering a wide range of mobile development topics by expert speakers from around the world. Microsoft is excited to partner with the Xamarin Developer Summit community and for ...