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Visually Debugging EF Queries with Visual Studio EF Core Visualizer Extension
With Entity Framework Core query plan debugger visualizer, you can view the query plan of your queries directly inside Visual Studio. Currently, the visualizer supports SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
Intro to Apache Kafka
In this podcast episode, the Coding Blocks team finally delves into the world of Apache Kafka.
Introducing links to source code for .NET API Docs
The .NET API reference docs now include links to the corresponding source code, making it easier for developers to review code alongside the documentation.
.NET at Microsoft Build 2024
Microsoft Build 2024 conference - official YouTube playlist covering all things .NET, C#, Visual Studio
Download .NET 9 Preview 4
.NET 9 Preview 4 release is available now. For details:https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/9.0
Microsoft Build 2024 (May 21-23, 2024)
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.NET Aspire: for building cloud-native distributed applications is now GA (05/22/2024).
.NET Aspire is a new stack that brings together tools, templates, and NuGet packages that help you build observable, distributed, production-ready applications in .NET more easily
.NET Conf 2023 Virtual Event - November 14 - 16 - Celebrate the .NET 8 release!
The largest .NET event hosted online Nov 14-16 2023 celebrating .NET 8 release
.NET 8 Release Candidate 2
.NET 8 RC2 is now available. This is last release candidate. This release includes new NuGet package READMEs for .NET packages, simple CLI-based project evaluation for MSBuild, publishing containers to tar.gz archives, and Tensor Primitives for .NET.
Microsoft retiring Visual studio for Mac
Microsoft has announced the retirement of Visual Studio for Mac in 2024. They will continue to support existing users but won't release new versions.