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Did you know? C# has a goto statement. It's true. But before you run out there to try this in your code, this is a great time to paraphrase the words of the honorable scientist Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park: "Your developers were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should". Definitely stop and think if you "should" before using goto. .NET news

Did you know? There are over 30 languages that target the .NET CLI. The .NET CLI is an open specification of the runtime environment of the .NET framework. Perhaps you're getting bored with the same old .NET language. Why not try something like Cobra or X#? .NET news Introducing the .NET Upgrade Assistant Preview Announcing Entity Framework Core 6.0 Preview 2 Announcing .NET 6 Preview 2 Public p

Did you know? Windows used to be called Interface Manager. Interface Manager was supposed to be the name of the product, but was changed to Windows to solidify Microsoft's branding. In 1983 at Comdex, Windows was announced to the world. Naming is hard! .NET news There's not a lot of .NET news happening at the moment. But there have been a few previews released in the previous month, and an upda

Happy February! Do you know this computing trivia fact? Why is the C language is named C? Because it comes after B. It almost seems too simple. But we're not kidding! .NET news Happy 10th Birthday, NuGet! The Plan for Entity Framework Core 6.0 Diagnostics improvements in .NET 5 Azure Active Directory’s gateway is on .NET Core 3.1 Windows Terminal Preview 1.6 Release Featured Content How to be

Happy new year! It's now 2021 and if you're reading this, you survived the crazy year that has been 2020! For this year, we'll start the .NET Annotated newsletter with fun tidbits of computing information. If you have fun computing or computer language trivia, facts, or tips, send them to us! We'll do our best to fit them in here. Did you know? The acronym BASIC means "Beginners All-Purpose S

Here we are, at the end of 2020. Many around the world are entering their peak of the holiday season, so happy holidays to you! We at JetBrains hope you stay safe, healthy, and happy through 2021 and beyond. This month in computing history reveals the first PhD granted in the field of Computer Science, in 1965. Richard L. Wexelblat earned the title at the University of Pennsylvania, the home of th

In 1995, Microsoft shipped Internet Explorer 2.0. Do you remember browsing the internet in 1995? According to Internet Live Stats, there were about 23,500 sites. That's all there was, and Geocities was one of them. By today's standards, most of those 23,500 sites were aesthetically awful. Later, in 2004, Firefox entered the scene to compete with IE. Web developers everywhere are familiar with its

A little bit of October's computing history: In 2001, Microsoft released Windows XP! Thank goodness for the chance to get away from Windows 98 & ME. Meanwhile, Apple was busy working on consumer products and had released the iPod. .NET news .NET Foundation All Hands - The .NET Foundation is holding its first ever public All Hands meeting. Guess who's hosting it? That's right, yours truly! Jo

This month in computing history: The first instance of a computer bug was found in September 1947. It's called a bug because when this happened, it was a moth that wandered into the machine and caused the glitch. This is possibly now the world's most famous insect. Check out the log report in the link with the moth taped to the paper. It was called a log report because they didn't have bug reports

Summer is here, but at present in 2020 many people can't go anywhere, so a "staycation" will have to do. No problem though, just sit back, relax, and browse the content from our .NET Annotated newsletter. There have been some key historical events that have happened in August. In 1995, Microsoft shipped Windows 95! Windows 95 was the "moment you've all been waiting for". I reme

July brought some special events to computing history. IBM announced the Model 650 Computer in 1953. In 1968 Intel was officially founded - and since, IBM has been using Intel chips in their personal computers. Computing history would be much different, and probably a lot less useful without chips from Intel or influence from IBM. Fun fact: Gordon Moore, one of the founders of Intel is responsible

This month in computing history: In 1977, Apple shipped the Apple II. In 1995 Spyglass went public! Ahhh, the good old days. If you've been around for far too many decades in this field (like me), raise your hand if you remember Spyglass Mosaic! It's not a thing anymore but it Mosaic was a key player in the evolution of browsers on the world wide web. (more…)

Spring has sprung! So has the era of virtual conferences! Now that everyone is locked down and online, there's many to choose from. Check out some of the online options you have for virtual training and information in this month's .NET Annotated newsletter! In the meantime, this month in computing history has brought us: The introduction of the 2-button mouse (a very ugly one by today's standar

On April 6th, 1992, Microsoft released Windows 3.1 to the world! Meanwhile, in 2020, the world is struggling and trying to deal with a global pandemic. I hope everyone is able to stay at home, safe and healthy. Please take care of yourselves. Hopefully this newsletter helps alleviate some stress by providing fun & exciting tech info. (more…)

What happened in March in computing history? March 1986: Microsoft went public. Bill Gates was only 30 years old and the deal was for $350 million. This really got the ball rolling, setting the path for Microsoft's domination of the market in years to come. Just 4 years later in 1990, the Internet extended beyond the US to Europe! (more…)

In February 1991, Sun Microsystems brought Java technology to the world! In 1996, Deep Blue was the first computer program to beat Gary Kasparov, a grandmaster in chess. What will February 2020 bring to the world? (more…)

And here we are, turning over a new year. Happy new year, everyone! Apple has made a lot of news in January over the years. The company itself incorporated in January 1977. Later, Apple introduced the Lisa computer in 1983 for a whopping 10,000 US dollars! In 1984 the Mac was announced and released. (more…)

Did you know? In December, 1968 The CDC 7600 supercomputer was announced. This computer was enormous compared to today's machines at 188 cm (74 in) tall and 302 cm (119 in) wide! But it paved the way for modern devices as much of its architecture is still in use today. (more…)

Here comes November! Residents of the world, we are all sailing fast toward the end of the year! In November 1983, Microsoft released Microsoft Word, then called Multi-Tool Word and made free trials available through PC World magazine. .NET news Microsoft announced .NET Core 3.1 Preview 1. ASP.NET Core and EF Core also released updates. (more…)

October. Around the globe, seasons ease into autumn and spring, awaiting the changing leaves or the return of nature. Stores in the USA and Germany are selling Christmas goods already - that’s just crazy! Nonetheless, October means there’s no better time to catch up on some technical reading, preferrably with a hot pumpkin-spice drink. October is a great month! .NET news The previous mont