One of my colleague asked me how to read version number from Project.json file. He needed the version number for error logging. So I gave him the solution and thought of sharing with you. So in this quick post, find sample code to read Project.json file in ASP.NET Core 1.0. Read More
Category: ASP.NET Core
Difference between “dnx run” and “dotnet run”
Earlier I posted about dotnet cli, which is a new command line tool which is going to replace DNX commands and it will be part of ASP.NET 5 RC 2 release. Since ASP.NET 5 is now ASP.NET Core 1.0, so not quite sure what would be the release name now but irrespective the name, it is expected to release this month only. I was playing with dotnet commands and noticed that dotnet run command is different from dnx run command. So in this post, you will see the difference between “dnx run” and “dotnet run”. Read More
What’s new in ASP.NET 5 RC 2 or ASP.NET Core 1.0 RC
ASP.NET 5 RC 2 or ASP.NET Core 1.0 RC as ASP.NET 5 is now ASP.NET Core 1.0 should be out mid Feb 2016. Since we are still not sure about the new release name, so for this post let’s continue to use ASP.NET 5 RC 2. Earlier I posted about what’s coming in ASP.NET 5 RC 2, in which I mentioned about a new dotnet cli tool to replace DNX commands. In this post, let’s take a looks at what’s new in ASP.NET 5 RC 2 release as shown by ASP.NET team in NDC conference earlier this year. This is not a complete list and I believe this list will grow when ASP.NET 5 RC 2 comes. Read More
How to use select tag helper in ASP.NET MVC 6
Tag Helpers were introduced in ASP.NET MVC 6, and one the tag helper is Select tag helper. Select tag helper is used to generate dropdown list and it’s an alternative for Html.DropDownList. In this post, we will see how to use select tag helper and how to bind select tag helper to model data or enum values. Also read How to use image tag helper in ASP.NET Core MVC 1.0
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ASP.NET 5 is now ASP.NET Core 1.0
Last week Microsoft announced that ASP.NET 5.0 has been renamed to ASP.NET Core 1.0. And it’s a welcome change and quite needed to address the confusion. As ASP.NET 5 is completely a new platform to build cross platform applications and it was written from scrath. The latest version of ASP.NET is 4.6 and It is possible to run ASP.NET 5 on top of the full .NET 4.6 Framework/platform or to run ASP.NET 5 on .NET Core.
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What’s coming in ASP.NET 5 RC 2
ASP.NET 5 RC 2 is scheduled for release in Feb 2016, after ASP.NET RC 1 released in Nov 2015. And this will be the last release before the final release. Go ahead and read Quick summary of what’s changed in ASP.NET 5 before you go further. In this quick post, let’s find out what’s coming in ASP.NET 5 RC 2 release.
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Quick summary of what’s changed in ASP.NET Core
It’s been quite a while since ASP.NET Core is released. And ASP.NET Core is completely different from its previous version. In fact, it completely re-written to make it fast, better, modular, cross-platform support. So here is quick and short summary of what’s changed in ASP.NET Core compared to all its previous versions.