"ADO.NET? Oh, that's old technology, right?" I often hear this from people who have just started learning .NET. Many people assume that because Entity Framework Core exists, ADO.NET is no longer used.

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Two zero-day flaws in the form of a denial of service (DoS) issue in .NET and an elevation of privilege (EoP) issue in SQL Server top the agenda for security teams in Microsoft’s latest monthly Patch ...

Linking your Steam and Battle.net accounts can put a stop to a lot of future hassle. The process is fairly simple. Here's how. With Diablo, Overwatch, and Call of Duty all sharing Steam and Battle.net ...

.NET began as a Windows-focused framework before being completely reworked into a modern, cross-platform ecosystem. Today, it powers web apps, mobile apps, games, enterprise systems, and more. Its ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae’s reference to a Taiwan contingency during the House of Representatives Budget Committee season on November 7 has sparked controversy. In 2014, the Abe Cabinet ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) is a technique used to map code to database tables. It creates a “link” between ...

Microsoft has revealed some details about what's next for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Customers should expect multiple SSMS releases soon. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the tool of ...

While Dapper provides excellent support for performing CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations efficiently, it does not have built-in support for bulk operations (i.e., bulk insert, bulk update ...

.NET Aspire is a cloud-native application stack designed to simplify the development of distributed systems in .NET. Introduced at Microsoft's 2024 Build developer conference, it provides a set of ...