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Roundup #49: .NET Core 3 Preview 7, MasterMemory, Alternatives to Microsoft.FeatureManagement, Monolith Decomposition Patterns

Here are the things that caught my eye recently in .NET.  I’d love to hear what you found most interesting this week.  Let me know in the comments or on Twitter. .NET Core 3.0 Preview 7 Today, we are announcing .NET Core 3.0 Preview 7. We’ve transitioned from creating new features to polishing the release. Expect a singular focus on quality for the remaining preview releases. Link: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-core-3-0-preview-7/ MasterMemory — Embedded Typed Readonly In-Memory Document Database for .NET Core and Unity As a new open-source library, we present to you a read-only in-memory database that focuses on management use of master… Read More »Roundup #49: .NET Core 3 Preview 7, MasterMemory, Alternatives to Microsoft.FeatureManagement, Monolith Decomposition Patterns

4+1 Architectural View Model

It’s incredibly difficult to describe a complex system, regardless if you are developing a monolith or (micro) services. Use cases, code organization/navigation, interactions between services, and deployment/infrastructure are just some of the aspects that comprise the architecture of an entire system. Depending on your role as a stakeholder, your view of the system can be very different than another stakeholder. This blog post is in a series. To catch up check out these other posts: Context is King: Finding Service Boundaries Language Autonomous Services Focus on Service Capabilities, not Entities Context Matters There are many different stakeholders related to a… Read More »4+1 Architectural View Model

Roundup #48: .NET Reunified, Performance in .NET Core 3, XAML Hot Reload, Blazor

Here are the things that caught my eye recently in .NET.  I’d love to hear what you found most interesting this week.  Let me know in the comments or on Twitter. .NET Reunified: Microsoft’s Plans for .NET 5 When Microsoft announced .NET 5 at Microsoft Build 2019 in May, it marked an important step forward for developers working across desktop, Web, mobile, cloud and device platforms. In fact, .NET 5 is that rare platform update that unifies divergent frameworks, reduces code complexity and significantly advances cross-platform reach. Link: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/mt833477.aspx What’s new for performance in .NET Core and ASP.NET Core 3.0… Read More »Roundup #48: .NET Reunified, Performance in .NET Core 3, XAML Hot Reload, Blazor