My org is just starting the transition from #DotNetFramework to #DotNetCore. Most apps to stay in Framework for a while. System-wide config is stored in machine.config w/encrypted appsettings & connectionstrings sections. I’ve created a .NET 4.8 console app that takes the path to a .NET Core exe or DLL & a list of settings & conn strings. It then launches the Core app w/settings/strings passed along as parameters.
Not sure if this is clever or very stupid. What say you? #dotnet #c# #C♯ #CSharp

Are you a software developer still writing code for the original .NET Framework? Which version(s) are you using?

A recurring question that pops up at work is about the status of .NET Framework:

Has Microsoft discontinued it, or not?

The details are spread across multiple pages on the Microsoft website, so I have written a thorough summary, with links back to the relevant documentation.

https://dheinemann.com/posts/2023-03-24-is-dotnet-framework-discontinued

tl;dr: .NET Framework 4.8 is the final major release, but it will continue to be supported with security updates and bugfixes for the foreseeable future.

Hi #CSharp and #DotNet gurus, what books do you recommend to thoroughly learn .NET Async?

I have a reasonable idea what I'm doing, but there are knowledge gaps around best practices, common gotchas, etc. I want to make sure my async apps are reliable.

Books written for .NET Core, covering #AspNetCore and console/service apps are ideal. Older #DotNetFramework books are fine if the material is still relevant.

Thanks in advance!

This is one of my most popular #dotnet articles. It's still relevant .NET 7. It's about upgrading from #dotnetframework

https://www.christianfindlay.com/blog/upgrade-to-net-6

#TIL that #Microsoft #Powershell makes it really easy to pull information out of their #SQLServer #RDBMS. Using the same #DotNetFramework as people programming in C# and the likes, but in a memory-friendly script interpreter that is installed more easily than #VisualStudio.

Writing data from an image field to a file takes a bit of research. Use the #SetContent #cmdlet: it handles easiest and automatically converts hex to bytes.