ADO.Net has a very tedious API out of the box, so Weasel alleviates that with quite a few extension methods to make your code a little quicker to write and hopefully much easier to read later as well. 

In EF7, SaveChanges performance has been significantly improved, with a special focus on removing unneeded network roundtrips to your database. In some scenarios, we’re seeing a 74% reduction in time taken – that’s a four-fold improvement! 

This is the first release of a 64-bit Visual Studio and we’d love for you to download it, try it out, and join us in shaping the next major release of Visual Studio with your feedback. 

XAML Islands enable .NET and native Win32 applications to host UWP XAML controls. You can enhance the experience and functionality of your existing desktop applications with the latest UI innovations previously only available for UWP apps.  

Do you want to update existing WPF and WinForms apps to take advantage of all the features of .NET Core 3.0? Learn how to prepare your app today with Telerik UI for WPF and WinForms. 

Mobile App or Mobile Website: Which is Right for You in 2018 and Beyond? With the mobile statistics and facts below, we hope to give you some guidance on your mobile commerce strategy for 2018

Performance counters are really important for monitoring and troubleshooting problems with your .NET applications. The full .NET Framework provides a wide array of performance counters that are very useful for troubleshooting application problems. 

- SQL Server Runs on Windows, Linux and Docker Containers
- Graph Database Capabilities
- Python Support
- Resumable Online Index Rebuild
- New CLR Security Model
- Identity Cache
- Adaptive Query Processing
- Scaling Out Integration Services
- Simplify Your Code with New T-SQL Functions

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