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Entity Framework Core (EF Core) supports a number of ways to load related data. There’s eager loading, lazy loading, and explicit loading. Each of these approaches have their own advantages and drawbacks. In this post, let’s have a quick look at each of these ways to load data for navigational prope…

Did you know? The original usage of the term “computer” referred to people (mostly women), not machines. It’s possible that one day the word “programmer” could morph into meaning “AI”, and no longer refers to a person. .NET news Visual Studio for Mac Retirement Announcement 🚮…

The next Early Access Program (EAP) for ReSharper version 2023.3 is right around the corner, so it’s high time to let you know what we’ll be working on in the coming months. This roadmap is just a preliminary plan and may be adjusted depending on our priorities and resources as well as changes in…

As we gear up for the beginning of the Early Access Program (EAP) for Rider 2023.3, we wanted to take a moment to share our plans for this upcoming release.  These plans are subject to change, and some features and improvements may need to be pushed to a future version.  Additionally…

Update: Our 65% off Rider deal has ended, but the savings continue 🚀. Startups enjoy a 50% discount, switch from competing tools for 25% off, and open-source contributors and students get FREE licenses. Discover all Rider offers.  Microsoft has just announced their plans to retire Vi…

Hello everyone, The ReSharper and Rider 2023.2.1 bug-fix updates have just been released! Let’s go over the most important fixes in those builds. Rider Here are the fixes included in this update:  For the full list of issues reso…

The Steam Deck is a handheld gaming computer developed by Steam and Half-Life creators Valve. It allows you to take your favorite PC games wherever you go, whether on your couch or long trips. It's remarkable to see the evolution of handheld gaming, from Nintendo's single-color LCDs to handheld HD g…

Docker has become an integral part of a developer's workflow, and docker-compose helps you build complex distributed solutions from your development to the production environment. In recent releases of JetBrains Rider, we added Fast-Mode Docker Support. In short, your development feedback loop just …

Curated .NET and C# news for August 2023.