What follows is sort of a travel log of what I did and how the new CoreCLR functionality fares compared to writing C++ code, when processor intrinsics are involved. 

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.  

The main theme for this ASP.NET Core release was to improve developer productivity and platform functionality with regard to building Web/HTTP APIs. As usual, we made some performance improvements as well.  

<form method="post"
      asp-action="Index"
      asp-controller="TestFileUpload"
      enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <input type="file" name="files" multiple />
    <input type="submit" value="Upload" />
</form>

[HttpPost]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public async Task<IActionResult> Index(IList<IFormFile> files)

public class TestFileUploadController : Controller
{
    private readonly IHostingEnvironment _environment;
    public TestFileUploadController(IHostingEnvironment environment)
    {
        _environment = environment;
    }

[HttpPost]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public async Task<IActionResult> Index(IList<IFormFile> files)
{
    var uploadsRootFolder = Path.Combine(_environment.WebRootPath, "uploads");
    if (!Directory.Exists(uploadsRootFolder))
    {
        Directory.CreateDirectory(uploadsRootFolder);
    }
 
    foreach (var file in files)
    {
        if (file == null || file.Length == 0)
        {
            continue;
        }
 
        var filePath = Path.Combine(uploadsRootFolder, file.FileName);
        using (var fileStream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create))
        {
            await file.CopyToAsync(fileStream).ConfigureAwait(false);
        }
    }
    return View();
}

public class UserViewModel
{
    [Required(ErrorMessage = "Please select a file.")]
    [DataType(DataType.Upload)]
    public IFormFile Photo { get; set; }
}

@model UserViewModel
 
<form method="post"
      asp-action="UploadPhoto"
      asp-controller="TestFileUpload"
      enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <div asp-validation-summary="ModelOnly" class="text-danger"></div>
 
    <input asp-for="Photo" />
    <span asp-validation-for="Photo" class="text-danger"></span>
    <input type="submit" value="Upload"/>
</form>

[HttpPost]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public async Task<IActionResult> UploadPhoto(UserViewModel userViewModel)
{
    if (ModelState.IsValid)
    {
        var formFile = userViewModel.Photo;
        if (formFile == null || formFile.Length == 0)
        {
            ModelState.AddModelError("", "Uploaded file is empty or null.");
            return View(viewName: "Index");
        }
 
        var uploadsRootFolder = Path.Combine(_environment.WebRootPath, "uploads");
        if (!Directory.Exists(uploadsRootFolder))
        {
            Directory.CreateDirectory(uploadsRootFolder);
        }
 
        var filePath = Path.Combine(uploadsRootFolder, formFile.FileName);
        using (var fileStream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create))
        {
            await formFile.CopyToAsync(fileStream).ConfigureAwait(false);
        }
 
        RedirectToAction("Index");
    }
    return View(viewName: "Index");
}

 [FileExtensions(Extensions = ".png,.jpg,.jpeg,.gif", ErrorMessage = "Please upload an image file.")]

[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Field | AttributeTargets.Property)]
public class UploadFileExtensionsAttribute : ValidationAttribute
{
    private readonly IList<string> _allowedExtensions;
    public UploadFileExtensionsAttribute(string fileExtensions)
    {
        _allowedExtensions = fileExtensions.Split(new[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).ToList();
    }
 
    public override bool IsValid(object value)
    {
        var file = value as IFormFile;
        if (file != null)
        {
            return isValidFile(file);
        }
 
        var files = value as IList<IFormFile>;
        if (files == null)
        {
            return false;
        }
 
        foreach (var postedFile in files)
        {
            if (!isValidFile(postedFile)) return false;
        }
 
        return true;
    }
 
    private bool isValidFile(IFormFile file)
    {
        if (file == null || file.Length == 0)
        {
            return false;
        }
 
        var fileExtension = Path.GetExtension(file.FileName);
        return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(fileExtension) &&
               _allowedExtensions.Any(ext => fileExtension.Equals(ext, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
    }
}

public class UserViewModel
{
    [Required(ErrorMessage = "Please select a file.")]
    //`FileExtensions` needs to be applied to a string property. It doesn't work on IFormFile properties, and definitely not on IEnumerable<IFormFile> properties.
    //[FileExtensions(Extensions = ".png,.jpg,.jpeg,.gif", ErrorMessage = "Please upload an image file.")]
    [UploadFileExtensions(".png,.jpg,.jpeg,.gif", ErrorMessage = "Please upload an image file.")]
    [DataType(DataType.Upload)]
    public IFormFile Photo { get; set; }
}

Web-based applications run smoother if instead of using the traditional form method, they use JavaScript to post data to the server and to update the user interface after posting data: It also makes it easier to keep POST and GET actions separated. SignalR makes it even slicker; it can even update multiple pages at the same time. Is it time to use JavaScript to post data rather than posting via the browser the traditional way?