.NET Blog

Using GitHub Codespaces with .NET Core

September 22, 2020 Sep 22, 2020 09/22/20

Tim Heuer

We've updated our support for developing .NET Core applications in GitHub Codespaces using Visual Studio. Read about the added support we have for editors, testing, debugging, and Azure. Sign up to be invited to the preview for GitHub Codespaces and Visual Studio support!

Azure Static Web Apps with .NET and Blazor

September 22, 2020 Sep 22, 2020 09/22/20

Aaron Powell

Azure Static Web Apps now has first-class support for Blazor WebAssembly and .NET Functions in preview, available in all supported regions. Check out how you can develop and deploy a frontend and a serverless API written entirely in .NET.

Debug Your .NET Core Apps in WSL 2 with Visual Studio

September 17, 2020 Sep 17, 2020 09/17/20

Nathan Carlson

The .NET Core Debugging with WSL 2 – Preview extension lets run and debug your .NET Core apps in WSL 2 from Visual Studio.

.NET Framework September 2020 Cumulative Update Preview Update

September 16, 2020 Sep 16, 2020 09/16/20

Tara Overfield

The September 16, 2020 update includes cumulative reliability improvements in .NET Framework 3.5, 4.7.2 and 4.8. We recommend that you apply this update as part of your regular maintenance routines.

The future of .NET Standard

September 15, 2020 Sep 15, 2020 09/15/20

Immo Landwerth

Since .NET 5 was announced, many of you have asked what this means for .NET Standard and whether it will still be relevant. In this post, I'm going to explain how .NET 5 improves code sharing and replaces .NET Standard. I'll also cover the cases where you still need .NET Standard.

Announcing Entity Framework Core (EFCore) 5.0 RC1

September 14, 2020 Sep 14, 2020 09/14/20

Jeremy Likness

Announcing Entity Framework EFCore 5.0 RC1, a "go-live" supported release. This release includes new features like many-to-many, property bags, event counters, required 1:1 dependents and the ability to intercept SaveChanges and listen to save events. It also includes improvements to model-building, migrations, and more.

ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 5 Release Candidate 1

September 14, 2020 Sep 14, 2020 09/14/20

Daniel Roth

.NET 5 Release Candidate 1 is now available! Check out all the improvements in ASP.NET Core in this update.

Announcing .NET 5.0 RC 1

September 13, 2020 Sep 13, 2020 09/13/20

Rich Lander [MSFT]

Today, we are shipping .NET 5.0 Release Candidate 1 (RC1). It is a near-final release of .NET 5.0, and the first of two RCs before the official release in November. RC1 is a "go live" release; you are supported using it in production. At this point, we're looking for reports of any remaining critical bugs that should be fixed before the final ...

.NET Core September 2020 Updates – 2.1.22 and 3.1.8

September 8, 2020 Sep 8, 2020 09/8/20

Rahul Bhandari (MSFT)

Today, we are releasing the .NET Core September 2020 Update. These updates contain security and reliability fixes. See the individual release notes for details on updated packages. Security CVE-2020-1045: ASP.NET Core Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a ...

.NET Framework September 2020 Security and Quality Rollup Updates

September 8, 2020 Sep 8, 2020 09/8/20

Tara Overfield

Revised 6/8/2021: On June 8th, 2021, this update was released to replace a previous update to address a “revocation server was offline” error that may occur during installation. If you've already installed a previous release of this update, no action is required. Revised 4/15/2021: On April 13th, 2021, this update was released to ...