Microsoft plugged as many as 89 security flaws as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday updates released today, including fixes for an actively exploited zero-day in Internet Explorer that could permit an attacker to run arbitrary code on target machines. 

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. 

Xamarin.Forms 4.0 is here with an array of new features and capabilities to help you create amazing, multi-experience apps that perform efficiently and look great. Xamarin.Forms 4.0.0 also introduces Shell—a simplified, navigation-aware container that makes it easier to build mobile applications. The upgrade path to 4.0 and Shell is also designed to be as simple as possible. Finally, the latest release adds extended support for faster renderers and a unified image source feature to help you create better apps for your users. 

These are the customer-reported issues addressed in 15.7.2:

• With 15.7, users installing an extension on the command line with a nested extension may see an error installing. This has been addressed in the 15.7.2 servicing release.
• Anaconda fails to uninstall during upgrade and issues warning (Error 87).
• The SSDT 15.6.0 Installer configuration registry key could not be opened..
• Editor performance Issues when editing JavaScript.
• The Code Coverage functionality in Visual Studio 2017 ignores async methods.
• Missing atls.lib in arm/arm64 after update.
• Test Explorer no longer greys out the previously run unit tests.
• Version 15.7.1 debugs .aspx App in a new Chrome instance even if JavaScript debugging is disabled.
• 15.7 compiler fails with Folly.
• ASP project keeps running after closing the web page.
• Chrome Debugger not working and shows an error message, however, the debugger buttons stay active. .
• Rename Python from Rename on the Refactor menu no longer works.
• Visual Studio Installer doesn't work correctly in low disk space conditions.
• Debugger links to browser when previously not set.
• Problems with template argument deduction for class templates.
• C++ constexpr string_view == fails to compile.
• A regression in Type Providers which use native resources (e.g., FSharp.Data.TypeProviders) has been fixed.
• You can now add files to F# ASP.NET Core projects from the UI.
• Listening to Microsoft-Extensions-Logging causes VS diagnostic events window to disconnect with an error message has been fixed in Service Fabric Tools. 

• TLS 1.0: The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel.
• Task List with filter set to Entire Solution doesnt display tasks/todos when the file is closed.
• Fatal error C1001: An internal error has occurred in the compiler.
• VS 2019 Preview 1 - EF6 edmx file cannot be saved.
• vcruntime140.dll should be made available on Microsoft Symbol Server.
• Static Analyser, Custom Rule Set (C++) does not execute included default sets.
• VS2019 Preview: Azure Function publishing does not work.
• References window does not remember its position.
• Missing formatting option for pointers and references.
• Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Client, Version=15.0.0.0 assembly not found when create a new web project. 

Elemental.JsonResource

Json Resource file support in C# projects.

This provides an alternative to using resx files to defined resources in C# projects. The benefits over resx are:

• human readable file format (try writing resx xml from scratch without documentation)
• generated C# code doesn't get included in project/source control
• Doesn't require modifying the .csproj (adding a single resx file will add ~12 lines to your csproj file)
• Doesn't require Visual Studio to function. (resx files don't work in VS Code for example) 

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