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Microsoft cuts BinaryFormatter from .NET 9

Citing security concerns, the company removed all in-box dependencies on BinaryFormatter and replaced the implementation in the planned .NET 9 application platform.

Aug 28, 2024 2 mins

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Microsoft announces Pinecone .NET SDK

Pinecone is a managed, cloud-native vector database offering long-term memory for high-performance AI applications.

Aug 28, 2024 2 mins

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Microsoft donates Mono cross-platform .NET to WineHQ

Last major release of Mono, which blazed the trail to .NET on macOS and Linux, was more than five years ago.

Aug 27, 2024 2 mins

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How to avoid exceptions in C#

Take advantage of the Result pattern, the Try-Parse pattern, and other techniques to make error handling more explicit and to avoid writing exception handling code in your .NET applications.

Aug 22, 2024 7 mins

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Microsoft dubs pairing of AI and .NET ‘heavenly’

Microsoft opened its AI-focused .NET conference emphasizing developer tools integrating AI with .NET, including GitHub Copilot.

Aug 21, 2024 2 mins

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Microsoft .NET 9 previews C#, runtime, SDK improvements

Microsoft .NET 9 Preview 7 also brings new features and enhancements to the ASP.NET Core web framework and .NET MAUI UI framework.

Aug 19, 2024 3 mins

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How to use FluentValidation in ASP.NET Core

Take advantage of the FluentValidation open-source library to validate data in your ASP.NET Core application and keep your code clean, organized, and maintainable.

Aug 8, 2024 7 mins

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The best new features in C# 13

C# 13 introduces several new features that make it easier to build modern applications including enhanced params collections and a new Lock API that improves thread synchronization.

Aug 1, 2024 10 mins

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