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Advanced IoT Application Support in .NET Core 3 with System.Device.Gpio
System.Device.Gpio is a new open-source library for .Net Core that aims to enable IoT applications to interact with sensors, displays, and input devices through their GPIO pins or other I/O control hardware. The library is augmented by a community-maintained collection of bindings for a number of devices.
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A Proposal for IDisposable and Static Analysis: DisposeUnused Attribute
When .NET was first created, there was uncertainty about how IDisposable should be used. As a result, IDisposable was applied in an overly aggressive fashion with many categories of classes requiring empty Dispose methods. This has led to problems with static analysis tools that cannot separate real cases of missing Dispose calls from false positives.
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C++ is Coming to .NET Core for Windows
Microsoft has announced plans to offer C++/CLI in .NET Core 3.1. This would only be offered for Windows applications; you won’t be able to use C++/CLI for Linux or OSX.
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F# 4.7 Enables Preview of New Language Features and Relaxes Syntax
The latest release of F# introduces a new LangVersion configuration option which makes it possible to choose which language version you would like the F# compiler to target. Additionally, it introduces a number of syntax relaxations that are aimed to remove a few idiosyncrasies of the language.
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Microsoft Releases C# 8.0
Last week Microsoft announced the official availability of C# 8.0 as part of the .NET Core 3.0 release, simultaneously at .NET Conf 2019 and on their development blog. The new language features include nullable reference types, asynchronous streams, default interface members, and new code patterns. All new features are supported in Visual Studio 2019.
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Microsoft .NET Conf 2019: .NET Core 3.0, C# 8.0, F# 4.7, and Machine Learning
At the 2019 edition of .NET Conf, streamed online earlier this week, Microsoft announced several new features for the .NET ecosystem. .NET Core, ASP.NET, and EF Core 3.0 were released, together with C# 8.0 and F# 4.7. The new releases have a considerable impact on how Windows Desktop, Web, and Mobile applications are developed. New features and tools for Visual Studio 2019 were also showcased.
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Microsoft Releases .NET Core 3.0
Earlier this week, Microsoft announced the release of .NET Core 3.0 simultaneously at .NET Conf 2019 and on their development blog. The new release includes support for Windows Desktop apps using Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Framework (WPF), new JSON APIs, support for Linux ARM64, and overall performance improvements. F# 4.7 and C# 8.0 are also featured as part of this release.
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Update: .NET Standard Adoption
A few weeks ago, Microsoft released an update on the current adoption of .NET Standard by the community. The .NET Standard is a formal specification of the APIs that are common across the existing .NET implementations for different platforms. It allows a developer to create .NET libraries that can be consumed across the different .NET implementations (thus allowing cross-platform development).
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Microsoft Releases .NET Core 3.0 Preview 8
Earlier this month Microsoft released .NET Core 3.0 Preview 8 for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The new release contains bug fixes and enhancements for the ASP.NET Core, CoreFX, and CoreCLR product areas. There are no new features since the framework entered the freezing period in the previous release, and all development efforts are focused on stability and reliability.
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Microsoft Releases Entity Framework Core 3.0 Preview 8 and Entity Framework 6.3 Preview 8
Earlier this month Microsoft released Entity Framework Core 3.0 Preview 8 and Entity Framework 6.3 Preview 8. Following the synchronized release calendar, the new previews were available on the same day as .NET Core 3.0 Preview 8 and ASP.NET Core 3.0 Preview 8.
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.NET Framework 4.8 Available on Windows Update, WSUS, MU Catalog
Earlier this month Microsoft announced that .NET Framework 4.8 is available on Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), and Microsoft Update (MU) Catalog. The new release includes quality and reliability fixes in multiple product areas, including ASP.NET, Windows Forms, and WPF. All fixes were based on feedback received since the .NET Framework 4.8 initial release.
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Microsoft to Consolidate .NET Repositories on GitHub
Microsoft has announced they will transform their fine-grained repository structure for .NET Core to consolidate a number of foundational .NET Core repositories, including dotnet/coreclr and dotnet/corefx. Microsoft also plans to further consolidate ASP.NET repositories.
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Remote Development with Visual Studio Code
Recently Microsoft released an extension pack for Visual Studio Code that enables remote development in different scenarios. The Remote Development Extension Pack allows the development against a container, a remote machine, or the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) while using Visual Studio (VS) Code as a full-featured development environment.
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Microsoft Releases Entity Framework Core 3.0 Preview 7 and Entity Framework 6.3 Preview 7
Last week Microsoft released Entity Framework Core 3.0 Preview 7 and Entity Framework 6.3 Preview 7. The new previews were made available on the same day as .NET Core 3.0 Preview 7 and ASP.NET Core 3.0 Preview 7. The release schedule for EF Core is in-sync with the .NET Core release schedule.
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Microsoft Announces ML.NET 1.2
Earlier this month Microsoft announced ML.NET 1.2, along with updates on its Model Builder and CLI. ML.NET is an open-source, cross-platform machine learning (ML) framework for the .NET ecosystem.