Microsoft's .NET Fundamentals Team a few weeks ago announced a new version of .NET Framework 4.6.1. It includes a number of streamline improvements to Windows Presentation Foundation and SQL Connectivity, to name a few. And just recently, the team also re-emphasized end of support for versions of .NET Framework versions older than 4.5.1.
We are extremely excited to announce the general availability of EF Core 3.0and EF 6.3 on nuget.org .
What’s new in EF Core 3.0
Including major features, minor enhancements, and bug fixes, EF Core 3.0 contains more than 600 product improvements. Here are some of the most important ones:
MongoDB, one of the leading NoSQL databases, is well known for its fast performance, flexible schema, scalability and great indexing capabilities. At the core of this fast performance lies MongoDB indexes, which support efficient execution of queries by avoiding full-collection scans and hence limiting the number of documents MongoDB searches.
Starting from version 2.4, MongoDB began with an experimental feature supporting Full-Text Search using Text Indexes .
AutoMapper 9.0 Released
This is a list of common LINQ mistakes, which has grown out from reading code of others (and myself) - and using the results for training people new to .NET.
In the .NET framework 4+, there is enhanced support for parallel programming, including new class library types, Tasks, Parallel For, Parallel Linq, and concurrent collections. Check out some of these features here.
SELECT * FROM Production.TransactionHistoryArchive
WHERE ReferenceOrderID < 100
SELECT ReferenceOrderLineID FROM Production.TransactionHistoryArchive
WHERE ReferenceOrderID < 100
The API was already fast, but on .NET 6, it is much faster! We also saw a reduction in memory consumption:
| Private Bytes (.NET 4.7.2) | Private Bytes (.NET 6) | +/- |
|---|---|---|
| 725 MB | 385 MB | ⇩ 47% |
