public float CalculateTotalTax1()
        {
            IList<InvoiceLineItem> invoiceLineItem = new List<InvoiceLineItem>();
            Decimal result = 0M;
            foreach (InvoiceLineItem index in invoiceLineItem)
            {
                result += (Decimal)index.CalculateTax();
            }
            return (float)result;
        }


        public float CalculateTotal()
        {
            IList<InvoiceLineItem> invoiceLineItem = new List<InvoiceLineItem>();
            Decimal result = 0M;
            foreach (InvoiceLineItem index in invoiceLineItem)
            {
                result += (Decimal)index.CalculateSubTotal();
            }
            return (float)result;
        }

        float CalculateTotal()
        {
            Decimal result = 0M;
            PerformActionOnAllLineItems(delegate(InvoiceLineItem ili)
            {
                result += (Decimal)ili.CalculateSubTotal();
            });
            return (float)result;
        }
        float CalculateTotalTax()
        {
            Decimal result = 0M;
            PerformActionOnAllLineItems(delegate(InvoiceLineItem ili)
            {
                result += (Decimal)ili.CalculateTax();
            });
            return (float)result;
        }

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 19.1 and Recent Changes, Part 1 

var items = context.Bookings
                    .Where(booking => booking.StartTime.Year == 2012)
                    .Select(booking => new
                    {
                        booking.StartTime.Year,
                        booking.StartTime.Month,
                        DaysInMonth = EF.Functions.DateDiffDay(
                                        booking.StartTime.Date.AddDays(1 - booking.StartTime.Date.Day),
                                        booking.StartTime.Date.AddDays(1 - booking.StartTime.Date.Day).AddMonths(1)
                                        )
                    })
                    .Distinct()
                    .OrderBy(r => r.Year)
                        .ThenBy(r => r.Month)
                    .ToList();

var items = context.Bookings
                    .Select(x => new { x.StartTime, EndTime = x.StartTime.AddMinutes(x.Slots * 30) })
                    .OrderByDescending(x => x.EndTime)
                        .ThenByDescending(x => x.StartTime)
                    .Take(10)
                    .ToList();

var items = context.Bookings
                    .GroupBy(x => new { x.StartTime.Year, x.StartTime.Month })
                    .Select(x => new
                    {
                        x.Key.Year,
                        x.Key.Month,
                        Count = x.Count()
                    })
                    .OrderBy(x => x.Year)
                        .ThenBy(x => x.Month)
                    .ToList();

Round(100 * Sum(Slots) / (decimal)(25 * DaysInMonth), 1)

var items = context.Bookings
                    .Select(booking => new
                    {
                        booking.Facility.Name,
                        booking.StartTime.Year,
                        booking.StartTime.Month,
                        booking.Slots,
                        DaysInMonth = EF.Functions.DateDiffDay(
                                        booking.StartTime.Date.AddDays(1 - booking.StartTime.Date.Day),
                                        booking.StartTime.Date.AddDays(1 - booking.StartTime.Date.Day).AddMonths(1)
                                        )
                    })
                    .GroupBy(b => new { b.Name, b.Year, b.Month, b.DaysInMonth })
                    .Select(g => new
                    {
                        g.Key.Name,
                        g.Key.Year,
                        g.Key.Month,
                        Utilization = SqlDbFunctionsExtensions.SqlRound(
                                100 * g.Sum(b => b.Slots) / (decimal)(25 * g.Key.DaysInMonth),
                                1)
                    })
                    .OrderBy(r => r.Name)
                        .ThenBy(r => r.Year)
                            .ThenBy(r => r.Month)
                    .ToList();

namespace EFCorePgExercises.Utils
{
    public static class SqlDbFunctionsExtensions
    {
        public static decimal SqlRound(decimal value, int precision)
            => throw new InvalidOperationException($"{nameof(SqlRound)} method cannot be called from the client side.");

        private static readonly MethodInfo _sqlRoundMethodInfo = typeof(SqlDbFunctionsExtensions)
            .GetRuntimeMethod(
                nameof(SqlDbFunctionsExtensions.SqlRound),
                new[] { typeof(decimal), typeof(int) }
            );

        public static void AddCustomSqlFunctions(this ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
        {
            modelBuilder.HasDbFunction(_sqlRoundMethodInfo)
                .HasTranslation(args =>
                {
                    return SqlFunctionExpression.Create("ROUND",
                        args,
                        _sqlRoundMethodInfo.ReturnType,
                        typeMapping: null);
                });
        }
    }
}

namespace EFCorePgExercises.DataLayer
{
    public class ApplicationDbContext : DbContext
    {
         // ...

        protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
        {
         // ...
            modelBuilder.AddCustomSqlFunctions();
         // ...
        }
    }
}

These are the customer-reported issues addressed in 15.8.5:

• Debugger tooltip does not expand in Xamarin.iOS debugging session.
• Debugger won't let me leave execution point (Android).
• After updating to 15.8.1, data tip does not show when debugging.
• Debugger data tip does not expand [Editor].
• Exception:MSB0001: Internal MSBuild Error: Already registered for build-time.
• Wrong path to resource in manifest for ClickOnce after upgrading to VS 15.8.1.
• ClickOnce Manifest error in 15.8.
• ClickOnce Publish is missing certain references.
• ClickOnce: Language file copied to wrong location.
• Reference missing in the ClickOnce publish folder.
• Compiling non-.NET SDK style F# projects results in an internal MSBuild error unless MSBuild parallelism is set to 1.
• F# is not NGEN'd in Visual Studio.
• F# deploys the FSharp.Core 4.5.0.0 binary in the 4.4.3.0 location.

Details of What's New in 15.8.5

Visual Studio Tools for Xamarin

Visual Studio Tools for Xamarin now supports Xcode 10, which allows you to build and debug apps for iOS 12, tvOS 12, and watchOS 5. See how to get ready for iOS 12 and our introduction to iOS 12 for more details on the new features available. 

• Convert.ToDateTime()
  
• DateTime.Parse()
• DateTime.ParseExact()
• DateTime.TryParse()
• DateTime.TryParseExact()

CultureInfo culture = new CultureInfo("en-US");    
DateTime tempDate = Convert.ToDateTime("1/1/2010 12:10:15 PM", culture);

string datestr = null;
Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToDateTime(datestr));//0001-01-01T00:00:00
datestr = "wrong string";
Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToDateTime(datestr));
//Unhandled Exception: System.FormatException: 
//The string was not recognized as a valid DateTime. 
//There is an unknown word starting at index 0.
datestr = "Tue Dec 30,2015";
Console.WriteLine(Convert.ToDateTime(datestr));
//Unhandled Exception: System.FormatException: 
//String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.

string datestr = null;
Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Parse(datestr));
//// Exception: Argument null exception
datestr = "wrong string";            
Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Parse(datestr));
//// Exception: The string was not recognized as a valid DateTime. 
//// There is an unknown word starting at index 0.  
datestr = "Tue Dec 30, 2015";
//Unhandled Exception: System.FormatException: 
//String was not recognized as a valid DateTime. 
Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Parse(datestr));  
 

string datestr = null;
CultureInfo provider = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
Console.WriteLine(DateTime.ParseExact(datestr, "mm/dd/yyyy", provider));
//Unhandled Exception: System.ArgumentNullException: 
//String reference not set to an instance of a String.
datestr = "wrong date";
Console.WriteLine(DateTime.ParseExact(datestr, "mm/dd/yyyy", provider));
//Unhandled Exception: System.FormatException: 
//String was not recognized as a valid DateTime
datestr = "Tue Dec 30, 2015";
Console.WriteLine(DateTime.ParseExact(datestr, "mm/dd/yyyy", provider));
//Unhandled Exception: System.FormatException: 
//String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.
datestr = "10-22-2015";
Console.WriteLine(DateTime.ParseExact(datestr, "MM-dd-yyyy", provider));
//30/07/1394 12:00:00 ق.ظ
datestr = "10-22-2015";
Console.WriteLine(DateTime.ParseExact(datestr, new string[]
    {"MM-dd-yyyy", "MM/dd/yyyy", "MM.dd.yyyy"}, provider, DateTimeStyles.None));
//30/07/1394 12:00:00 ق.ظ

string datestr = null;
            DateTime temp;
            Console.WriteLine(DateTime.TryParse(datestr, out temp));
            Console.WriteLine(temp);
            //False
            //0001 - 01 - 01T00: 00:00

            datestr = "wrong date";
            Console.WriteLine(DateTime.TryParse(datestr, out temp));
            Console.WriteLine(temp);
            //False
            //0001 - 01 - 01T00: 00:00

            datestr = "Tue Dec 30, 2015";
            Console.WriteLine(DateTime.TryParse(datestr, out temp));
            Console.WriteLine(temp);
            //False
            //0001 - 01 - 01T00: 00:00

  string datestr = null;
            DateTime temp;
            CultureInfo provider = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
            Console.WriteLine(DateTime.TryParseExact(datestr, "MM/dd/yyyy", provider, DateTimeStyles.None, out temp));
            Console.WriteLine(temp);
            //False
            //1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

            datestr = "wrong date";
            Console.WriteLine(DateTime.TryParseExact(datestr, "MM/dd/yyyy", provider, DateTimeStyles.None, out temp));
            Console.WriteLine(temp);
            //False
            //1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

            datestr = "Tue Dec 30, 2015";
            Console.WriteLine(DateTime.TryParseExact(datestr, "MM/dd/yyyy", provider, DateTimeStyles.None, out temp));
            Console.WriteLine(temp);
            //False
            //1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

            datestr = "10‐22‐2015";
            Console.WriteLine(DateTime.TryParseExact(datestr, "MM/dd/yyyy", provider, DateTimeStyles.None, out temp));
            Console.WriteLine(temp);
            //False
            //1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM

            datestr = "10‐22‐2015";
            Console.WriteLine(DateTime.TryParseExact(
            datestr, "MM‐dd‐yyyy", provider, DateTimeStyles.None, out temp));
            Console.WriteLine(temp);
            //True
            //30/07/1394 12:00:00 ق.ظ

            datestr = "10‐12‐2015";
            Console.WriteLine(DateTime.TryParseExact(datestr, new string[] { "MM/dd/yyyy", "MM‐dd‐yyyy", "MM.dd.yyyy" }, provider, DateTimeStyles.None, out temp));
            Console.WriteLine(temp);
            //True
            //20/07/1394 12:00:00 ق.ظ

public virtual DateTime? LockoutEndDateUtc { get; set; }

public virtual DateTimeOffset? LockoutEnd { get; set; }

 2012-03-01 00:00:00-05:00

 var dateString = "2012-03-01 00:00:00-05:00";
var birthDay = DateTime.Parse(dateString);

 2012-02-29 11:00:00 PM

 string birthDay = "2012-03-01 00:00:00-05:00";
var dtOffset = DateTimeOffset.Parse(birthDay);

 var theDay = dtOffset.Date;

public static class SqlDataReaderExtensions
{
   public static DateTime GetDateTimeUtc(this SqlDataReader reader, string name)
   {
      int fieldOrdinal = reader.GetOrdinal(name);
      DateTime unspecified = reader.GetDateTime(fieldOrdinal);
      return DateTime.SpecifyKind(unspecified, DateTimeKind.Utc);
   }
}