Software-Development-Principles

Summary of Notable New Features in 15.9

• You can now import and export an installation configuration file that specifies which workloads and components should be installed with an instance of Visual Studio.
• We have improved the debugging experience for NuGet packages using the new symbol package format (.snupkg).
• Step back in debugger is now available in C++ for Enterprise customers.
• C++ IntelliSense now responds to changes in the remote environment for both CMake and MSBuild projects targeting Linux.
• We have made updates to UWP Desktop Bridge framework packages and added support for ARM64 C++ Native Desktop scenarios.
• We added support for the range-v3 library with the MSVC 15.9 compiler.
• We fixed several bugs in the F# compiler and F# tools.
• Language service support for new TypeScript features for semantic file renaming and project references.
• Improved Node.js development by updating Vue.js templates and adding support for unit testing using the Jest framework.
• We added SharePoint 2019 project templates, so you can migrate existing SharePoint 2013 and 2016 projects to SharePoint 2019.
• Visual Studio Tools for Xamarin now supports Xcode 10.
• We made improvements to the Xamarin.Android build performance.
• We have added and improved features for Universal Windows Platform developers, including ARM64 support, the latest preview SDK, better debugging of Desktop Bridge applications, and XAML Designer improvements.
• Substantial improvements were made to the experience of using authenticated package feeds.
• There is now support for lock file to enable repeatable restore for PackageReference based projects.
• We have added support for the new license format for NuGet packages.
• We have introduced NuGet client policies in Visual Studio which enables you to lock down environments such that only trusted packages can be installed.
• We made the use of .NET Core within Visual Studio more predictable.

Top Issues Fixed in 15.9

• No way to change "Find All References" background color.
• "Visual C++ Resource Editor Package" load failed.
• VS2017 v15.8 Build does not start if XAML files are not manually saved first.
• Installation failed - manifest signature verification failed.
• Update 15.8.6 breaks Installer Projects.
• Scrolling up with the arrow key causes Visual Studio to page up.
• After updating to 15.8.1, data tip does not show when debugging.
• System.InvalidProgramException: Common Language Runtime detected an invalid program..
• Solution Explorer does not remain pinned after closing Visual Studio.
• Navigation bar in editor has trouble handling long method names. 

TL;DR: .NET 7 is fast. Really fast. A thousand performance-impacting PRs went into runtime and core libraries this release, never mind all the improvements in ASP.NET Core and Windows Forms and Entity Framework and beyond. It’s the fastest .NET ever. If your manager asks you why your project should upgrade to .NET 7, you can say “in addition to all the new functionality in the release, .NET 7 is super fast.” 

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  <connectionStrings>
    <clear />
    <add name="Sample07Context" connectionString="Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=TestDbIoC;Integrated Security = true" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
    <add name="Database2012" connectionString="Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=testdb2012;Integrated Security = true" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Linq;
using EF_Sample07.DomainClasses;
 
namespace EF_Sample07.DataLayer.Context
{
    public class Sample07Context : DbContext, IUnitOfWork
    {
        public DbSet<Category> Categories { set; get; }
        public DbSet<Product> Products { set; get; }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// It looks for a connection string named Sample07Context in the web.config file.
        /// </summary>
        public Sample07Context()
            : base("Sample07Context")
        {
        }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// To change the connection string at runtime. See the SmObjectFactory class for more info.
        /// </summary>
        public Sample07Context(string connectionString)
            : base(connectionString)
        {
            //Note: defaultConnectionFactory in the web.config file should be set.
        }
 
 
        public void SetConnectionString(string connectionString)
        {
            this.Database.Connection.ConnectionString = connectionString;
        }
    }
}

using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Web;
using EF_Sample07.DataLayer.Context;
using EF_Sample07.ServiceLayer;
using StructureMap;
using StructureMap.Web;
using StructureMap.Web.Pipeline;
 
namespace EF_Sample07.IoCConfig
{
    public static class SmObjectFactory
    {
        private static readonly Lazy<Container> _containerBuilder =
            new Lazy<Container>(defaultContainer, LazyThreadSafetyMode.ExecutionAndPublication);
 
        public static IContainer Container
        {
            get { return _containerBuilder.Value; }
        }
 
        public static void HttpContextDisposeAndClearAll()
        {
            HttpContextLifecycle.DisposeAndClearAll();
        }
 
        private static Container defaultContainer()
        {
            return new Container(ioc =>
            {
                // session manager setup
                ioc.For<ISessionProvider>().Use<DefaultWebSessionProvider>();
                ioc.For<HttpSessionStateBase>()
                   .Use(ctx => new HttpSessionStateWrapper(HttpContext.Current.Session));
 
                ioc.For<IUnitOfWork>()
                   .HybridHttpOrThreadLocalScoped()
                   .Use<Sample07Context>()
                    // Remove these 2 lines if you want to use a connection string named Sample07Context, defined in the web.config file.
                   .Ctor<string>("connectionString")
                   .Is(ctx => getCurrentConnectionString(ctx));
 
                ioc.For<ICategoryService>().Use<EfCategoryService>();
                ioc.For<IProductService>().Use<EfProductService>();
 
                ioc.For<ICategoryService>().Use<EfCategoryService>();
                ioc.For<IProductService>().Use<EfProductService>();
 
                ioc.Policies.SetAllProperties(properties =>
                {
                    properties.OfType<IUnitOfWork>();
                    properties.OfType<ICategoryService>();
                    properties.OfType<IProductService>();
                    properties.OfType<ISessionProvider>();
                });
            });
        }
 
        private static string getCurrentConnectionString(IContext ctx)
        {
            if (HttpContext.Current != null)
            {
                // this is a web application
                var sessionProvider = ctx.GetInstance<ISessionProvider>();
                var connectionString = sessionProvider.Get<string>("CurrentConnectionString");
                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(connectionString))
                {
                    // It's a default connectionString.
                    connectionString = "Database2012";
                    // this session value should be set during the login phase
                    sessionProvider.Store("CurrentConnectionStringName", connectionString);
                }
 
                return connectionString;
            }
            else
            {
                // this is a desktop application, so you can store this value in a global static variable.
                return "Database2012";
            }
        }
    }
}

 sessionProvider.Store("CurrentConnectionString", "Sample07Context");
uow.SetConnectionString(WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings[_sessionProvider.Get<string>("CurrentConnectionString")].ConnectionString);

using System;
using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Web;
using EF_Sample07.DataLayer.Context;
using EF_Sample07.IoCConfig;
 
namespace EF_Sample07.WebFormsAppSample
{
    public class Global : HttpApplication
    {
        void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            initDatabases();
        }
 
        private static void initDatabases()
        {
            // defined in web.config
            string[] connectionStringNames =
            {
                "Sample07Context",
                "Database2012"
            };
 
            foreach (var connectionStringName in connectionStringNames)
            {
                Database.SetInitializer(
                    new MigrateDatabaseToLatestVersion<Sample07Context, Configuration>(connectionStringName));
 
                using (var ctx = new Sample07Context(connectionStringName))
                {
                    ctx.Database.Initialize(force: true);
                }
            }
        }
 
        void Application_EndRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            SmObjectFactory.HttpContextDisposeAndClearAll();
        } 
    }
}

namespace Models
{
    public class Book
    {
        public int ID { get; set; }
        public string Title { get; set; }
        public string Author{get;set;}
        public int PublishYear { get; set; }
    }
}

const routes: Routes = [
  { path: 'products', component: ProductListComponent },
  {
    path: 'products/:id', component: ProductDetailComponent,
    resolve: { product: ProductResolverService }
  },
  {
    path: 'products/:id/edit', component: ProductEditComponent,
    resolve: { product: ProductResolverService },
    children: [   ]
  }
];

const routes: Routes = [
  {
    path: 'products',
    children: [
      {
        path: '',
        component: ProductListComponent
      },
      {
        path: ':id',
        component: ProductDetailComponent,
        resolve: { product: ProductResolverService }
      },
      {
        path: ':id/edit',
        component: ProductEditComponent,
        resolve: { product: ProductResolverService },
        children: [
          { path: '', redirectTo: 'info', pathMatch: 'full' },
          { path: 'info', component: ProductEditInfoComponent },
          { path: 'tags', component: ProductEditTagsComponent }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
];

using System.Web.Http;

namespace MvcApplication1.Controllers
{
    public class ValuesController : ApiController        
    {
        // GET api/values/5
        public string Get(int id)                         
        {
            return string.Format("You entered: {0}", id);
        }
    }
}

namespace HelloWebAPI.Models
{
    public class Product
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public string Category { get; set; }
        public decimal Price { get; set; }
    }
}

namespace HelloWebAPI.Controllers
{
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Linq;
    using System.Net;
    using System.Net.Http;
    using System.Web.Http;
    using HelloWebAPI.Models;

    public class ProductsController : ApiController
    {

        Product[] products = new Product[] 
        { 
            new Product { Id = 1, Name = "Tomato Soup", Category = "Groceries", Price = 1.39M }, 
            new Product { Id = 2, Name = "Yo-yo", Category = "Toys", Price = 3.75M }, 
            new Product { Id = 3, Name = "Hammer", Category = "Hardware", Price = 16.99M } 
        };

        public IEnumerable<Product> GetAllProducts()
        {
            return products;
        }

        public Product GetProductById(int id)
        {
            var product = products.FirstOrDefault((p) => p.Id == id);
            if (product == null)
            {
                var resp = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.NotFound);
                throw new HttpResponseException(resp);
            }
            return product;
        }

        public IEnumerable<Product> GetProductsByCategory(string category)
        {
            return products.Where(
                (p) => string.Equals(p.Category, category, 
                    StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
        }
    }
}