Key Takeaways In late 2020, we can expect .NET 5, which will unify all .NETs.Performance is a priority when considering feature development.C# language advancements directly drive developer adoption.The open source community is changing the .NET ecosystem for the better. With…
.NET Standard
.NET Standard Developers had to learn about .NET Standard, but years later .NET Standard still confused those who didn’t understand how to use it—they mistook it for a runtime when it was truly just a specification. As a target framework…
Blazor WebAssembly Template Lands in .NET 5 Preview 6
Blazor WebAssembly Template Lands in .NET 5 Preview 6 Microsoft shipped Preview 6 of the unifying .NET 5 framework, with several updates being added to the web site development component of the framework -- ASP.NET Core -- including the addition…
Microsoft .NET Conf: Focus on Xamarin
Xamarin extends the .NET platform with tools and libraries specifically for building mobile apps. The focus conferences are free, one-day livestream events featuring speakers from the community and .NET product teams. The first event of the series was earlier this…
Microsoft offers .NET 5 taster
Microsoft’s .NET team has pushed out previews for .NET 5 and Entity Framework Core 5.0, looking for feedback on a variety of changes meant to unify the associated portfolio. The final .NET 5 release is meant to unify the .NET…
Microsoft: ‘We Do Not Plan to Evolve Visual Basic as a Language’
Microsoft: 'We Do Not Plan to Evolve Visual Basic as a Language' In its move to the open-source, cross-platform .NET Core, Microsoft will support Visual Basic in the upcoming .NET 5 and is expanding the programming language's supported application types…
Why ASP.Net Core is the best choice to build enterprise web applications
ASP.NET Core, the cross-platform and open-source framework is developed by Microsoft for building modern, cloud-based, and internet-connected applications. Designed to enable runtime components, APIs, compilers, and languages to evolve quickly, it runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows on the .NET…
Why ASP.NET Core is the best option for web application development
What makes .NET Core, one of the best general-purpose development platforms? How does ASP.NET Core enhance the performance of web applications? What do you think are the key benefits of Asp.net Core for enterprise web application development? With .Net Core…
Using C# 8 and Nullable Reference Types in .NET Framework
Key Takeaways Changing C# versions require modifying the project file directly.Globally enabling nullable reference types can only be done with the new project format.Nullability can be changed on a per-file or per-line basis when needed.Use nullability attributes to avoid unnecessary…
Node.js vs. .NET Core: 3 key considerations
Node.js and .NET Core are two well-known, open source development environments that provide speed, power, concurrency and scalability to the development process. Each offers strengths and limitations, and each improves with every new release. But for many developers, the decision…