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Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.1 is now available (and a Preview for 8.2)

June 18, 2019 Jun 18, 2019 06/18/19
Shikha Kaul
Today, we are excited to announce the release of Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.1 along with the first preview of Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.2. Both releases contain exciting new features as well as improvements to performance and stability across the IDE. You can download the latest update on the Visual Studio ...

Automatic Android SDK Management

June 18, 2019 Jun 18, 2019 06/18/19
Shikha Kaul
As a mobile developer building apps for Android, there are many tools used under the hood to build, deploy, and debug your Android applications. We know this can be an intimidating process. So to ensure that you will have the best experience while focusing on developing your apps, we want to make sure you’re using the latest tooling. The new...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...