public enum SunEvent
{
    /// <summary>
    /// march equinox
    /// </summary>
    VernalEquinox,
 
    /// <summary>
    /// june solstice
    /// </summary>
    SummerSolstice,
 
    /// <summary>
    /// september equinox
    /// </summary>
    AutumnalEquinox,
 
    /// <summary>
    /// december solstice
    /// </summary>
    WinterSolstice
}

/// <summary>
/// Based on Jean Meeus book _Astronomical Algorithms_
/// </summary>
public static class EquinoxCalculator
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Degrees to Radians conversion factor.
    /// </summary>
    public static readonly double Deg2Radian = Math.PI / 180.0;
 
    public static bool ApproxEquals(double d1, double d2)
    {
        const double epsilon = 2.2204460492503131E-16;
        if (d1 == d2)
            return true;
        var tolerance = ((Math.Abs(d1) + Math.Abs(d2)) + 10.0) * epsilon;
        var difference = d1 - d2;
        return (-tolerance < difference && tolerance > difference);
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Calculates time of the Equinox and Solstice.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="year">Year to calculate for.</param>
    /// <param name="sunEvent">Event to calculate.</param>
    /// <returns>Date and time event occurs as a fractional Julian Day.</returns>
    public static DateTime GetSunEventUtc(this int year, SunEvent sunEvent)
    {
        double y;
        double julianEphemerisDay;
 
        if (year >= 1000)
        {
            y = (Math.Floor((double)year) - 2000) / 1000;
 
            switch (sunEvent)
            {
                case SunEvent.VernalEquinox:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 2451623.80984 + 365242.37404 * y + 0.05169 * (y * y) - 0.00411 * (y * y * y) - 0.00057 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                case SunEvent.SummerSolstice:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 2451716.56767 + 365241.62603 * y + 0.00325 * (y * y) - 0.00888 * (y * y * y) - 0.00030 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                case SunEvent.AutumnalEquinox:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 2451810.21715 + 365242.01767 * y + 0.11575 * (y * y) - 0.00337 * (y * y * y) - 0.00078 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                case SunEvent.WinterSolstice:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 2451900.05952 + 365242.74049 * y + 0.06223 * (y * y) - 0.00823 * (y * y * y) - 0.00032 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new NotSupportedException();
            }
        }
        else
        {
            y = Math.Floor((double)year) / 1000;
 
            switch (sunEvent)
            {
                case SunEvent.VernalEquinox:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 1721139.29189 + 365242.13740 * y + 0.06134 * (y * y) - 0.00111 * (y * y * y) - 0.00071 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                case SunEvent.SummerSolstice:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 1721233.25401 + 365241.72562 * y + 0.05323 * (y * y) - 0.00907 * (y * y * y) - 0.00025 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                case SunEvent.AutumnalEquinox:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 1721325.70455 + 365242.49558 * y + 0.11677 * (y * y) - 0.00297 * (y * y * y) - 0.00074 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                case SunEvent.WinterSolstice:
                    julianEphemerisDay = 1721414.39987 + 365242.88257 * y + 0.00769 * (y * y) - 0.00933 * (y * y * y) - 0.00006 * (y * y * y * y);
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new NotSupportedException();
            }
        }
 
        var julianCenturies = (julianEphemerisDay - 2451545.0) / 36525;
 
        var w = 35999.373 * julianCenturies - 2.47;
 
        var lambda = 1 + 0.0334 * Math.Cos(w * Deg2Radian) + 0.0007 * Math.Cos(2 * w * Deg2Radian);
 
        var sumOfPeriodicTerms = getSumOfPeriodicTerms(julianCenturies);
 
        return JulianToUtcDate(julianEphemerisDay + (0.00001 * sumOfPeriodicTerms / lambda));
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Converts a fractional Julian Day to a .NET DateTime.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="julianDay">Fractional Julian Day to convert.</param>
    /// <returns>Date and Time in .NET DateTime format.</returns>
    public static DateTime JulianToUtcDate(double julianDay)
    {
        double a;
        int month, year;
 
        var j = julianDay + 0.5;
        var z = Math.Floor(j);
        var f = j - z;
 
        if (z >= 2299161)
        {
            var alpha = Math.Floor((z - 1867216.25) / 36524.25);
            a = z + 1 + alpha - Math.Floor(alpha / 4);
        }
        else
            a = z;
 
        var b = a + 1524;
 
        var c = Math.Floor((b - 122.1) / 365.25);
 
        var d = Math.Floor(365.25 * c);
 
        var e = Math.Floor((b - d) / 30.6001);
 
        var day = b - d - Math.Floor(30.6001 * e) + f;
 
        if (e < 14)
            month = (int)(e - 1.0);
        else if (ApproxEquals(e, 14) || ApproxEquals(e, 15))
            month = (int)(e - 13.0);
        else
            throw new NotSupportedException("Illegal month calculated.");
 
        if (month > 2)
            year = (int)(c - 4716.0);
        else if (month == 1 || month == 2)
            year = (int)(c - 4715.0);
        else
            throw new NotSupportedException("Illegal year calculated.");
 
        var span = TimeSpan.FromDays(day);
 
        return new DateTime(year, month, (int)day, span.Hours, span.Minutes,
            span.Seconds, span.Milliseconds, new GregorianCalendar(), DateTimeKind.Utc);
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// These values are from Table 27.C
    /// </summary>
    private static double getSumOfPeriodicTerms(double julianCenturies)
    {
        return 485 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 324.96 + Deg2Radian * (1934.136 * julianCenturies))
               + 203 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 337.23 + Deg2Radian * (32964.467 * julianCenturies))
               + 199 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 342.08 + Deg2Radian * (20.186 * julianCenturies))
               + 182 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 27.85 + Deg2Radian * (445267.112 * julianCenturies))
               + 156 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 73.14 + Deg2Radian * (45036.886 * julianCenturies))
               + 136 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 171.52 + Deg2Radian * (22518.443 * julianCenturies))
               + 77 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 222.54 + Deg2Radian * (65928.934 * julianCenturies))
               + 74 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 296.72 + Deg2Radian * (3034.906 * julianCenturies))
               + 70 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 243.58 + Deg2Radian * (9037.513 * julianCenturies))
               + 58 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 119.81 + Deg2Radian * (33718.147 * julianCenturies))
               + 52 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 297.17 + Deg2Radian * (150.678 * julianCenturies))
               + 50 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 21.02 + Deg2Radian * (2281.226 * julianCenturies))
               + 45 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 247.54 + Deg2Radian * (29929.562 * julianCenturies))
               + 44 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 325.15 + Deg2Radian * (31555.956 * julianCenturies))
               + 29 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 60.93 + Deg2Radian * (4443.417 * julianCenturies))
               + 28 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 155.12 + Deg2Radian * (67555.328 * julianCenturies))
               + 17 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 288.79 + Deg2Radian * (4562.452 * julianCenturies))
               + 16 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 198.04 + Deg2Radian * (62894.029 * julianCenturies))
               + 14 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 199.76 + Deg2Radian * (31436.921 * julianCenturies))
               + 12 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 95.39 + Deg2Radian * (14577.848 * julianCenturies))
               + 12 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 287.11 + Deg2Radian * (31931.756 * julianCenturies))
               + 12 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 320.81 + Deg2Radian * (34777.259 * julianCenturies))
               + 9 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 227.73 + Deg2Radian * (1222.114 * julianCenturies))
               + 8 * Math.Cos(Deg2Radian * 15.45 + Deg2Radian * (16859.074 * julianCenturies));
    }
}

2014 -> 1392/12/29 20:28:08
2015 -> 1394/01/01 02:16:29
2016 -> 1395/01/01 08:01:21
2017 -> 1395/12/30 14:00:00
2018 -> 1396/12/29 19:46:10
2019 -> 1398/01/01 01:29:29
2020 -> 1399/01/01 07:21:03
2021 -> 1399/12/30 13:08:41
2022 -> 1400/12/29 19:04:37

using System.IO;
using System.Text;

class Program
{
  static void Main()
  {
    using (var writer = new StreamWriter("data.txt"))
    {
      var builder = new StringBuilder();
      for (var i = 0; i <= 256; i++)
      {
        writer.Write(builder.Capacity);
        writer.Write(",");
        writer.Write(builder.Length);
        writer.WriteLine();
        builder.Append('1'); // <-- Add one character
      }
    }
  }
}

16, 0
16, 1
16, 2
...
16,14
16,15
16,16
32,17
...

namespace StringBuilderTest
{
  internal class SbTest1
  {
    internal Action<string> WriteLog;
    internal int Iterations { get; set; }
    internal string TestString { get; set; }

    internal SbTest1(int iterations, string testString, Action<string> writeLog)
    {
      Iterations = iterations;
      TestString = testString;
      WriteLog = writeLog;
    }

    internal void StartTest()
    {
      var watch = new Stopwatch();

      //StringBuilder
      watch.Start();
      var sbTestResult = SbTest();
      watch.Stop();
      WriteLog(string.Format("StringBuilder time: {0}", watch.ElapsedMilliseconds));

      //Concat
      watch.Start();
      var concatTestResult = ConcatTest();
      watch.Stop();
      WriteLog(string.Format("ConcatTest time: {0}", watch.ElapsedMilliseconds));

      WriteLog(string.Format("Results are{0} the same", sbTestResult == concatTestResult ? string.Empty : " NOT"));
    }

    private string SbTest()
    {
      var sb = new StringBuilder(TestString);
      for (var x = 0; x < Iterations; x++)
      {
        sb.Append(TestString);
      }
      return sb.ToString();
    }

    private string ConcatTest()
    {
      string concat = TestString;
      for (var x = 0; x < Iterations; x++)
      {
        concat += TestString;
      }
      return concat;
    }
  }
}

do
{
  Console.Write("Iteration: ");
  var iterations = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
  Console.Write("Test String: ");
  var testString = Console.ReadLine();
  var test1 = new SbTest1(iterations, testString, Console.WriteLine);
  test1.StartTest();
  Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------------------------------------");
} while (Console.ReadKey(true).Key == ConsoleKey.C); // C = continue 

private string SbCapacityTest()
{
  var sb = new StringBuilder(TestString) { Capacity = TestString.Length * Iterations };
  for (var x = 0; x < Iterations; x++)
  {
    sb.Append(TestString);
  }
  return sb.ToString();
}

Top Issues Fixed in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2.5

• Visual Studio stops respsonding on creating a new SSIS project
• Fixed UI freezes occurring after extended usage of the editor.

Security Advisory Notices

CVE-2019-1232 Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service improperly impersonates certain file operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges. An attacker with unprivileged access to a vulnerable system could exploit this vulnerability. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Service properly impersonates file operations.

CVE-2019-1301: Denial of Service Vulnerability in .NET Core

A denial of service vulnerability exists when .NET Core improperly handles web requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause a denial of service against a .NET Core web application. The vulnerability can be exploited remotely, without authentication.

The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the .NET Core web application handles web requests.

These are the customer-reported issues addressed in 15.7.4:

• Green squiggles and light bulb with "Macro in skipped region" message.
• F7 does not switch to code.
• F7 does not build anymore.
• F7 build does not work.
• LINK : error : Telemetry event upload failed: 'Failed to open connection to VCTIP'.
• AXML file doesn't open after update.
• F7 no longer toggles between the designer and the code.
• XAML Editor Error: Window is not supported in WPF project.
• WinForms View.ToggleDesigner does not work as it used to.
• Toggle designer key binding lost.
• F7 does not start a new build.
• F7 no longer toggles between Designer and Code views.
• There is a problem with structure definition in C language.
• Provisioning a new SQL Server and new SQL DB in a different region than the App Service plan fails.

Git Security Vulnerability

We also fixed a security vulnerability in Git that was disclosed by the Git community. The vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution when a user clones a malicious repository. This blog post has more information.