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. 

Today, we are releasing the .NET March 2021 Updates. These updates contains reliability and security improvements. See the individual release notes for details on updated packages.

You can download 5.0.4 , 3.1.13, 2.1.26 versions for Windows, macOS, and Linux, for x86, x64, Arm32, and Arm64.

• Installers and binaries: 5.0.4 | 3.1.13 | 2.1.26
• Release notes: 5.0.4 | 3.1.13 | 2.1.26
• Container images
• Linux packages: 5.0.4 | 3.1.13 | 2.1.26
• Release feedback/issues
• Known issues: 5.0 | 3.1 | 2.1  

The tutorials in this repository are:

• Beginners Guide to C#
• 101 LINQ Samples
• Explore C# 7 through C# 7.3.
• Explore C# 8. 

Support for the .NET 6 SDK, including Hot Reload  

Here’s a summary of what’s new in this preview release:

• ASP.NET Core support for native AOT
• Server-side rendering with Blazor
• Render Razor components outside of ASP.NET Core
• Sections support in Blazor
• Monitor Blazor Server circuit activity
• SIMD enabled by default for Blazor WebAssembly apps
• Request timeouts
• Short circuit routes 

Today we are making Entity Framework 7 RC1 available. EF7 will be the next major release of Entity Framework and is currently in pre-release. 

dotnet new blazor --interactivity Server

dotnet new blazor --interactivity WebAssembly

dotnet new blazor --interactivity Auto

dotnet new blazor --interactivity None

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

builder.Services.AddRazorComponents().AddInteractiveServerComponents();

var app = builder.Build();

if (!app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
{
    app.UseExceptionHandler("/Error", createScopeForErrors: true);
    app.UseHsts();
}

app.UseHttpsRedirection();

app.UseStaticFiles();
app.UseAntiforgery();

app.MapRazorComponents<App>().AddInteractiveServerRenderMode();

app.Run();

@page "/counter"
@rendermode InteractiveServer

<PageTitle>Counter</PageTitle>

<h1>Counter</h1>

<p role="status">Current count: @currentCount</p>
<button class="btn btn-primary" @onclick="IncrementCount">Click me</button>

@code {
    private int currentCount = 0;

    private void IncrementCount()
    {
        currentCount++;
    }
}

@rendermode InteractiveServerRenderModeWithoutPrerendering

@code{
  static readonly IComponentRenderMode InteractiveServerRenderModeWithoutPrerendering = 
        new InteractiveServerRenderMode(false);
}

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <base href="/" />
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="bootstrap/bootstrap.min.css" />
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="app.css" />
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="MyApp.styles.css" />
    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="favicon.png" />
    <HeadOutlet />
</head>

<body>
    <Routes />
    <script src="_framework/blazor.web.js"></script>
</body>

</html>

<HeadOutlet @rendermode="@InteractiveServer" />
...
<Routes @rendermode="@InteractiveServer" />

@page "/weather"
@attribute [StreamRendering(prerender: true)]

<PageTitle>Weather</PageTitle>

<h1>Weather</h1>

<p>This component demonstrates showing data.</p>

@if (_forecasts == null)
{
    <p>
        <em>Loading...</em>
    </p>
}
else
{
    <table class="table">
        <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>Date</th>
            <th>Temp. (C)</th>
            <th>Temp. (F)</th>
            <th>Summary</th>
        </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
        @foreach (var forecast in _forecasts)
        {
            <tr>
                <td>@forecast.Date.ToShortDateString()</td>
                <td>@forecast.TemperatureC</td>
                <td>@forecast.TemperatureF</td>
                <td>@forecast.Summary</td>
            </tr>
        }
        </tbody>
    </table>
}

@code {
    private List<WeatherForecast>? _forecasts;

    protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
    {
    // Simulate asynchronous loading to demonstrate streaming rendering
        await Task.Delay(500);

        var startDate = DateOnly.FromDateTime(DateTime.Now);
        var summaries = new[]
                        {
                            "Freezing",
                            "Bracing",
                            "Chilly",
                            "Cool",
                            "Mild",
                            "Warm",
                            "Balmy",
                            "Hot",
                            "Sweltering",
                            "Scorching",
                        };
        _forecasts = GetWeatherForecasts(startDate, summaries).ToList();
        StateHasChanged();

    // Simulate asynchronous loading to demonstrate streaming rendering
        await Task.Delay(1000);
        _forecasts.AddRange(GetWeatherForecasts(startDate, summaries));
        StateHasChanged();

        await Task.Delay(1000);
        _forecasts.AddRange(GetWeatherForecasts(startDate, summaries));
    }

    private static IEnumerable<WeatherForecast> GetWeatherForecasts(DateOnly startDate, string[] summaries)
    {
        return Enumerable.Range(1, 5)
                         .Select(index => new WeatherForecast
                                          {
                                              Date = startDate.AddDays(index),
                                              TemperatureC = Random.Shared.Next(-20, 55),
                                              Summary = summaries[Random.Shared.Next(summaries.Length)],
                                          });
    }

    private class WeatherForecast
    {
        public DateOnly Date { get; set; }
        public int TemperatureC { get; set; }
        public string? Summary { get; set; }
        public int TemperatureF => 32 + (int)(TemperatureC / 0.5556);
    }

}

@using static Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web.RenderMode

@attribute [RenderModeInteractiveServer]

@rendermode InteractiveServer

@rendermode renderMode

@code {
    static IComponentRenderMode renderMode = new InteractiveWebAssemblyRenderMode(prerender: false);
}

You can download .NET 6 Preview 3, for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

• Installers and binaries
• Container images
• Linux packages
• Release notes
• Known issues
• GitHub issue tracker  

.NET 8: Why .NET 8 preview doesn’t show up in Visual Studio 2022 ? 

namespace BlazorDemoApp.Models;

public record Product
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public required string Title { get; set; }
    public required string Description { get; set; }
    public decimal Price { get; set; }

    public List<int> Related { get; set; } = new();
}

using BlazorDemoApp.Models;

namespace BlazorDemoApp.Services;

public interface IProductStore
{
    IList<Product> GetAllProducts();
    Product GetProduct(int id);
    IList<Product> GetRelatedProducts(int productId);
}

public class ProductStore : IProductStore
{
    private static readonly List<Product> ProductsDataSource =
        new()
        {
            new Product
            {
                Id = 1, Title = "Smart speaker", Price = 22m,
                Description =
                    "This smart speaker delivers excellent sound quality and comes with built-in voice control, offering an impressive music listening experience.",
                Related = new List<int> { 2, 3 },
            },
            new Product
            {
                Id = 2, Title = "Regular speaker", Price = 89m,
                Description =
                    "Enjoy room-filling sound with this regular speaker. With its slick design, it perfectly fits into any room in your house.",
                Related = new List<int> { 1, 3 },
            },
            new Product
            {
                Id = 3, Title = "Speaker cable", Price = 12m,
                Description =
                    "This high-quality speaker cable ensures a reliable and clear audio connection for your sound system.",
            },
        };

    public IList<Product> GetAllProducts() => ProductsDataSource;

    public Product GetProduct(int id) => ProductsDataSource.Single(p => p.Id == id);

    public IList<Product> GetRelatedProducts(int productId)
    {
        var product = ProductsDataSource.Single(x => x.Id == productId);
        return ProductsDataSource.Where(p => product.Related.Contains(p.Id)).ToList();
    }
}

builder.Services.AddScoped<IProductStore, ProductStore>();

@page "/Products"
@using BlazorDemoApp.Models
@using BlazorDemoApp.Services

@inject IProductStore Store

@attribute [StreamRendering]

<h3>Products</h3>

@if (_products == null)
{
    <p>Loading...</p>
}
else
{
    @foreach (var item in _products)
    {
        <a href="/ProductDetails/@item.Id">
            <div>
                <div>
                    <h5>@item.Title</h5>
                </div>
                <div>
                    <h5>@item.Price.ToString("c")</h5>
                </div>
            </div>
        </a>
    }
}

@code {
    private IList<Product>? _products;

    protected override Task OnInitializedAsync() => GetProductsAsync();

    private async Task GetProductsAsync()
    {
        await Task.Delay(1000); // Simulates asynchronous loading to demonstrate streaming rendering
        _products = Store.GetAllProducts();
    }

}

@page "/ProductDetails/{ProductId}"
@using BlazorDemoApp.Models
@using BlazorDemoApp.Services

@inject IProductStore Store

@attribute [StreamRendering]

@if (_product == null)
{
    <p>Loading...</p>
}
else
{
    <div>
        <div>
            <h5>
                @_product.Title (@_product.Price.ToString("C"))
            </h5>
            <p>
                @_product.Description
            </p>
        </div>
        @if (_product.Related.Count > 0)
        {
            <div>
                <RelatedProducts ProductId="Convert.ToInt32(ProductId)" />
            </div>
        }
    </div>
    <NavLink href="/Products">Back</NavLink>
}

@code {
    private Product? _product;

    [Parameter]
    public string? ProductId { get; set; }

    protected override Task OnInitializedAsync() => GetProductAsync();

    private async Task GetProductAsync()
    {
        await Task.Delay(1000); // Simulates asynchronous loading to demonstrate streaming rendering
        _product = Store.GetProduct(Convert.ToInt32(ProductId));
    }

}

<RelatedProducts ProductId="Convert.ToInt32(ProductId)" />

@using BlazorDemoApp.Models
@using BlazorDemoApp.Services
@inject IProductStore Store

<button @onclick="LoadRelatedProducts">Related products</button>

@if (_loadRelatedProducts)
{
    @if (_relatedProducts == null)
    {
        <p>Loading...</p>
    }
    else
    {
        <div>
            @foreach (var item in _relatedProducts)
            {
                <a href="/ProductDetails/@item.Id">
                    <div>
                        <h5>@item.Title (@item.Price.ToString("C"))</h5>
                    </div>
                </a>
            }
        </div>
    }
}

@code{

    private IList<Product>? _relatedProducts;
    private bool _loadRelatedProducts;

    [Parameter]
    public int ProductId { get; set; }

    private async Task LoadRelatedProducts()
    {
        _loadRelatedProducts = true;
        await Task.Delay(1000); // Simulates asynchronous loading to demonstrate InteractiveServer mode
        _relatedProducts = Store.GetRelatedProducts(ProductId);
    }

}

<RelatedProducts ProductId="Convert.ToInt32(ProductId)" @rendermode="@InteractiveServer"/>

<script src="_framework/blazor.web.js"></script>

<RelatedProducts ProductId="Convert.ToInt32(ProductId)" @rendermode="@(new InteractiveServerRenderMode(false))"/>

@using static Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web.RenderMode

public static class RenderMode
  {
    public static InteractiveServerRenderMode InteractiveServer { get; } = new InteractiveServerRenderMode();

    public static InteractiveWebAssemblyRenderMode InteractiveWebAssembly { get; } = new InteractiveWebAssemblyRenderMode();

    public static InteractiveAutoRenderMode InteractiveAuto { get; } = new InteractiveAutoRenderMode();
  }


public class InteractiveServerRenderMode : IComponentRenderMode
  {
    public InteractiveServerRenderMode()
      : this(true)
    {
    }

    public InteractiveServerRenderMode(bool prerender) => this.Prerender = prerender;

    public bool Prerender { get; }
  }