SQL Server 2019 is designed to solve challenges of the modern data professional including:

• Store enterprise data in a data lake and offer SQL and Spark query capability overall data
• Reduce the need for Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) applications by eliminating data movement
• Integrate and secure machine learning applications with scalable performance
• Reduce the need for application and query changes to gain a boost in performance
• Increase confidential computing of data through hardware enclaves
• Increase application and database uptime and availability through features like ADR (Advanced Database Recovery)
• Extend the power of the T-SQL language in a secure and robust fashion
• Run applications and deploy databases across multiple operating systems and platforms with compatibility
• Reduce the risk of upgrades while using new SQL capabilities when you are ready though inbuilt database compatibility levels 

Lucian Wischik discusses the design process for C# 7, which is being designed in the open, with eager community participation on GitHub and elsewhere, and the language features that are taking shape

Lucian Wischik discusses the design process for C# 7, which is being designed in the open, with eager community participation on GitHub and elsewhere, and the language features that are taking shape 

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();
}  

1) 101 will be maintained to minimize overlap with vanilla JS.

2) No need for custom builds.

In 4.6.2 we will no longer throw PathTooLongException if we see a path that is >= MAX_PATH. If the OS doesn’t like it we’ll surface PathTooLong, but we won’t second guess what the OS will do. This enables you to use extended long paths and, if the OS would let you, regular long paths. 

Short Bytes: Web graphics have come a long way from the time images were the only graphics on mostly static pages, to WebGL’s powerful animation, GPU and gaming capabilities, all powered by canvas HTML element’s 2D and 3D contexts. Now Webkit browser engine has proposed a new low level web graphics API standard to leverage the computing powers and hardware acceleration that latest GPU systems provide

We’ve got a lot of great features in TypeScript 3.7, including:

Optional Chaining
Nullish Coalescing
Assertion Functions
Better Support for never-Returning Functions
--declaration and --allowJs
(More) Recursive Type Aliases
The useDefineForClassFields Flag and The declare Property Modifier
Build-Free Editing with Project References
Uncalled Function Checks
Flatter Error Reporting
// @ts-nocheck in TypeScript Files
Semicolon Formatter Option
Website and Playground Updates
Breaking Changes
  DOM Changes
  Class Field Mitigations
  Function Truthy Checks
  Local and Imported Type Declarations Now Conflict
  API Changes 

Learn ASP.NET Core MVC (.NET 8) - The Complete Guide

In this Complete Guide course, we will learn MVC (Model-View-Controller) with .NET 8.

When we are working with .NET Core Web Applications,  there are two common ways of building website.
1. MVC (Model-View-Controller) Web Application
2. Razor Pages Web Application

In this course we will learn the basics of .NET Core (.NET 8) and then learn basics of MVC and Razor Pages as we enhance MVC Application to a more complex final project!.

Topics Covered
- Fundamentals of .NET Core
- MVC Application
- Razor Pages
- Entity Framework Core
- Repository Pattern
- ViewBag
- ViewData
- TempData
- Taostr and sweet alerts in .NET Core
- Datatables in .NET Core
- Assignments
- Errors and how to solve them!