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The tech landscape on January 4, 2025 features community-driven insights from YouTube, issues with Home Assistant's functionality, and .NET upgrade challenges.
Microsoft Introduces Vector Data Abstractions Library for .NET
The Microsoft.Extensions.VectorData.Abstractions library enhances .NET integration with AI, facilitating LLM embedding management and semantic searching.
Microsoft Releases Preview of AI Integration Libraries for .NET
Microsoft has introduced libraries to facilitate seamless integration of AI services within the .NET ecosystem.
Edgio bankruptcy results in endpoint change for Microsoft
Microsoft has announced changes to .NET installers that could impact production systems, urging developers to update their project references accordingly.
.NET vector data abstractions library now available in preview
Microsoft's new library aids .NET developers in integrating vector stores efficiently.
What is .NET? Microsoft's answer to Java is now free and open source
.NET enables cross-platform application development, evolving from a Windows-only environment to a robust ecosystem for web, mobile, and cloud apps.
Reliable Web App Pattern: Now Optimizes Azure Migration with Enhanced Infrastructure and Security
The updated Reliable Web App Pattern for .NET by Microsoft emphasizes infrastructure as code practices, enhanced network security, and simplifying Azure migration for .NET web apps.
Microsoft Introduces Vector Data Abstractions Library for .NET
The Microsoft.Extensions.VectorData.Abstractions library enhances .NET integration with AI, facilitating LLM embedding management and semantic searching.
Microsoft Releases Preview of AI Integration Libraries for .NET
Microsoft has introduced libraries to facilitate seamless integration of AI services within the .NET ecosystem.
Edgio bankruptcy results in endpoint change for Microsoft
Microsoft has announced changes to .NET installers that could impact production systems, urging developers to update their project references accordingly.
.NET vector data abstractions library now available in preview
Microsoft's new library aids .NET developers in integrating vector stores efficiently.
What is .NET? Microsoft's answer to Java is now free and open source
.NET enables cross-platform application development, evolving from a Windows-only environment to a robust ecosystem for web, mobile, and cloud apps.
Reliable Web App Pattern: Now Optimizes Azure Migration with Enhanced Infrastructure and Security
The updated Reliable Web App Pattern for .NET by Microsoft emphasizes infrastructure as code practices, enhanced network security, and simplifying Azure migration for .NET web apps.
Central Package Management Now Available in .NET Upgrade Assistant
The .NET Upgrade Assistant introduces Central Package Management (CPM), enhancing dependency management for .NET developers and streamlining the upgrade process.
Comparing Scala to F#
F# is more functional-first compared to Scala, which blends functional and object-oriented programming concepts.
WebAssembly and Containers: Orchestrating Distributed Architectures with .NET Aspire
.NET Aspire simplifies the development of distributed applications by offering local orchestration capabilities using C#.
.NET Community Toolkit 8.3 Released with .NET 8 and NativeAOT Support
The .NET Community Toolkit 8.3 enhances developer experience with full .NET 8 and NativeAOT support.
gRPC, .NET 8.0 and Kestrel in Easy Samples
gRPC is a high-performance technology for server-client communication, supporting smaller messages, server-side streaming, and multi-platform usage with various languages.
Kestrel server in ASP.NET 8.0 is recommended for .NET gRPC services due to its multiplatform nature and capability to handle requests/responses efficiently.
Open Source Elastic's OpenTelemetry SDK for .NET
Elastic released an alpha version of the Elastic OpenTelemetry SDK for .NET, enabling easy tracing, metrics, and logging configuration in applications.
Filtering endpoints can be enabled using Hot Chocolate package
Using real-time data in Angular with SignalR - LogRocket Blog
Web development has evolved from static data to real-time notifications.
.NET and Angular are stable frameworks for implementing real-time messaging with SignalR.
Cake Build Tool Updated to .NET 8 in v4.0.0
Cake 4.0.0 was released with support for .NET 8 and added features for unzip operations and file timestamp manipulations.
Cake is an open-source build automation system for .NET that runs on top of the Roslyn compiler and is similar to the Gulp runner in the JavaScript ecosystem.
MSTest 3.4 Release: Improved Analyzers, WinUI, Playwright and Aspire Support Added
MSTest version 3.4 brings improvements, bug fixes, and new features, including support for WinUI applications and improved Analyzers, Sdk, and Runner components.
How to use Refit to consume APIs in ASP.NET Core
Refit simplifies consuming REST APIs by defining endpoints as C# interfaces, eliminating manual HTTP requests and responses.