This is not a big-bang rewrite; we will continue development on the master branch, and roll out changes incrementally on the 1.x release train. The 2.0.0 release will simply remove features that have been deprecated between now and then. Our goal is that you can move your Ember app to 2.0 incrementally, one sprint at a time.
Developed by Microsoft’s Research in Software Engineering, Code Contracts provide a way to convey code assumptions in your .NET applications. They can take the form of preconditions, postconditions, and state invariants. In C# Code Contracts Succinctly, author Dirk Strauss demonstrates how to use Code Contracts to validate logical correctness in code, how they can be integrated with abstract classes and interfaces, and even how they can be used to make writing documentation less painful.
ASP.NET Core 8 and .NET 8 bring many exciting performance improvements. In this blog post, we will highlight some of the enhancements made in ASP.NET Core and show you how they can boost your web app’s speed and efficiency.
An easy way to perform background job processing in your .NET and .NET Core applications. No Windows Service or separate process required. CPU and I/O intensive, long-running and short-running jobs are supported. Backed by Redis, SQL Server, SQL Azure and MSMQ.
PM> Install-Package Hangfire
After installation, update your existing OWIN Startup file with the following lines of code. If you do not have this class in your project or don't know what is it, please read the Quick start guide to learn about how to install Hangfire.
public void Configuration(IAppBuilder app)
{
GlobalConfiguration.Configuration.UseSqlServerStorage("<connection string or its name>");
app.UseHangfireServer();
app.UseHangfireDashboard();
} 
.NET Core is clearly where Microsoft is investing most of its effort right now and while it's taken a while, I think MS is proving that they are serious in making .NET the best platform it can be
Microsoft says they could remove 700 lines of code using Dapr to switch between RabbitMQ and Azure Service Bus.
Today we are glad to announce an alpha release of SignalR for ASP.NET Core 2.0. This is the first official release of a new SignalR that is compatible with ASP.NET Core. It consists of a server component, a .NET client targeting .NET Standard 2.0 and a JavaScript/TypeScript client.
Among the over 100 API changes in .NET 6 are several features designed to make working with asynchronous code easier and safer. Here are some of the highlights.
Phishing can happen to anyone, and hackers know that. What could happen if someone compromised your git repo? How about your email? FIDO security keys are awesome at preventing phishing. This talk explains how they work, how they can protect you, and what you can implement to protect your users.
