.NET Standard / .NET Core

.NET Core

CoreRT

• https://github.com/dotnet/corert

• https://medium.com/@MStrehovsky/fight-the-global-warming-compile-your-c-apps-ahead-of-time-9997e953645b

• Fun:

  • https://medium.com/@MStrehovsky/building-a-self-contained-game-in-c-under-8-kilobytes-74c3cf60ea04
  • https://twitter.com/MStrehovsky/status/1215331352352034818

.NET Core 3

• Single-file executables in .NET Core 3: https://blog.magnusmontin.net/2019/09/22/single-file-exes-in-net-core/
• VS2019 Support: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/dot-net-core-support-in-visual-studio-2019-version-16-3/
• Winforms Designer for .NET Core 3:
  • Hack: https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/5163923/Use-Windows-Forms-Designer-on-NET-Core-3-0-Preview
  • Extension (Preview): https://aka.ms/winforms-designer
• Porting desktop apps to .NET Core: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/porting-desktop-apps-to-net-core/
• System.IO.Pipelines:
  • https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2018/07/09/system-io-pipelines-high-performance-io-in-net/
  • https://itnext.io/use-system-io-pipelines-and-system-threading-channels-apis-to-boost-performance-832d7ab7c719
• .NET Core and systemd
• Building Microservices On .NET Core – Part 6 Real time server client communication with SignalR and RabbitMQ
• How do I find which directory my .NET Core console application was started in or is running from?
• Example of a simple .NET Core Console App
  • And the accompanying article: http://wildermuth.com/2020/08/02/NET-Core-Console-Apps---A-Better-Way

Single file deployments

• https://www.hanselman.com/blog/MakingATinyNETCore30EntirelySelfcontainedSingleExecutable.aspx

Multi-targeting

• https://www.cafe-encounter.net/p2312/multi-targetting-net-framework-and-net-core-in-a-single-project

.NET Core Native

• Calling C# natively from Rust: https://medium.com/@chyyran/calling-c-natively-from-rust-1f92c506289d

Shared .NET Core framework

• SxS installs: https://www.hanselman.com/blog/SideBySideUserScopedNETCoreInstallationsOnLinuxWithDotnetinstallsh.aspx

• .NET Core 'primitives' series:

  • https://natemcmaster.com/blog/2017/12/21/netcore-primitives/
  • https://natemcmaster.com/blog/2018/08/29/netcore-primitives-2/

• Deep-dive into .NET Core primitives:

  • deps.json, runtimeconfig.json, and dll's: https://natemcmaster.com/blog/2017/12/21/netcore-primitives/
  • the shared framework: https://natemcmaster.com/blog/2018/08/29/netcore-primitives-2/
  • runtimeconfig.json in depth: https://natemcmaster.com/blog/2019/01/09/netcore-primitives-3/

Hosting Console Background Services

• https://jmezach.github.io/2017/10/29/having-fun-with-the-.net-core-generic-host/

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/microservices-architecture/multi-container-microservice-net-applications/background-tasks-with-ihostedservice

• https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/cesardelatorre/2017/11/18/implementing-background-tasks-in-microservices-with-ihostedservice-and-the-backgroundservice-class-net-core-2-x/

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/host/hosted-services?view=aspnetcore-2.1

• https://thinkrethink.net/2018/08/02/hostbuilder-ihost-ihostedserice-console-application/

• https://thinkrethink.net/2018/02/21/asp-net-core-background-processing/

• https://garywoodfine.com/ihost-net-core-console-applications/

• Scheduled: https://thinkrethink.net/2018/05/31/run-scheduled-background-tasks-in-asp-net-core/

• Scoped: https://thinkrethink.net/2018/07/12/injecting-a-scoped-service-into-ihostedservice/

• Windows Service:

  • https://www.stevejgordon.co.uk/running-net-core-generic-host-applications-as-a-windows-service
  • Ctrl+C / SIGTERM: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.extensions.hosting.hostinghostbuilderextensions.useconsolelifetime?view=aspnetcore-2.1

• Linux Service (init.d, systemd):

  • https://logankpaschke.com/linux/systemd/dotnet/systemd-dotnet-1/
  • https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2017/06/07/writing-a-linux-daemon-in-c/
  • http://pmcgrath.net/running-a-simple-dotnet-core-linux-daemon

• Support of systemd in .NET Core 3.0:

  • https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/net-core-and-systemd/
  • https://github.com/aspnet/Extensions/blob/master/src/Hosting/Systemd/src/SystemdHelpers.cs

Architecture

• http://piotrgankiewicz.com/2018/07/05/net-core-microservices-dshop/
• http://piotrgankiewicz.com/2018/07/09/net-core-microservices-theory-dshop-solution-structure/
• http://piotrgankiewicz.com/2017/03/13/net-core-continuous-deployment-part-i-travis-ci-integration/

Build/Deployment

• Self-contained: https://www.danielcrabtree.com/blog/496/net-core-self-contained-and-framework-dependent-deployments-explained
• Multi-targetting: https://nicksnettravels.builttoroam.com/post/2018/08/08/Speed-up-development-with-Multi-Targeted-Visual-Studio-Projects.aspx
• https://github.com/mholo65/depends

Reference Assemblies

• https://oren.codes/2018/07/03/create-and-pack-reference-assemblies/
• https://oren.codes/2018/07/09/create-and-pack-reference-assemblies-made-easy/
• https://github.com/onovotny/MSBuildSdkExtras

Logging

LoggerMessage

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/logging/loggermessage?view=aspnetcore-2.1
• https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/fkaduk/2018/08/05/benchmarks-of-the-logging-with-loggermessage/

.NET Standard / .NET Core migrations

• https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/blogs/first-experience-migrating-net-app-core/
• http://www.lhotka.net/weblog/MigratingFromNETToNETStandard.aspx