Featured

• 

  Entity Framework Core 6: What Developers Want

  Microsoft outlined its plan for Entity Framework Core 6, which in November will take its place as the data access component of the landmark .NET 6, a long-term support (LTS) release that will mark Microsoft's transition from the Windows-only .NET Framework to an open source, cross-platform umbrella offering of all things .NET.
• 

  .NET Core Ranks High Among Frameworks in New Dev Survey

  .NET Core placed high in a web-dominated ranking of development frameworks published by CodinGame, which provides a tech hiring platform.
• 

  Here's a One-Stop Shop for .NET 5 Improvements

  Culled from reams of Microsoft documentation, here's a high-level summary of what's new for performance, networking, diagnostics and more, along with links to the nitty-gritty details for those wanting to dig in more.
• 

  Azure SQL Database Ranked Among Top 3 Databases of 2020

  Microsoft touted the inclusion of Azure SQL Database among the top three databases of 2020 in a popularity ranking by DB-Engines, which collects and manages information about database management systems, updating its lists monthly.