August 2018
Volume 33 Number 8
![]() [ASP.NET Core]What's New in ASP.NET Core 2.1From Razor UI and identity improvements, to updates to Webhooks and Web APIs, the latest version of ASP.NET Core advances the state of the art in Microsoft's Web application framework. |
![]() [Data Points]Deep Dive into EF Core HasData SeedingThe ability to seed data when running migrations disappeared in in the transition from EF6 to EF Core. Now EF Core 2.1 brings a new mechanism that’s a nice improvement over the workflow that existed in earlier versions of Entity Framework. |
![]() [Blockchain]Blockchain Fundamentals: Diving into Transaction Hash ChainsJonathan Waldman extends his exploration of blockchain technology, focusing on transaction hash chains, the role of the transaction pool, and how a longest blockchain always prevails. |
![]() [Artificially Intelligent]Exploring the Custom Vision ServiceFrank La Vigne shows how to create, train and refine complex visual models that can detect specific visual characteristics, using the Custom Vision Service. |
![]() [HoloLens]Mixed Reality and Fluent DesignMixed reality (MR) applications were front and center at the Build 2018 conference. Tim Kulp expands on those use cases, implementing the components to build MR UI based on Fluent Design principles using the Mixed Reality Toolkit and HoloLens. |
![]() [Cutting Edge]Social-Style Notifications with ASP.NET Core SignalRWant to enrich your Web application with social network-style notifications? Dino Esposito shows you how to make it happen with ASP.NET Core SignalR. |
![]() [Test Run]Introduction to Q-Learning Using C#Reinforcement learning (RL) tackles problems lacking explicit training data with known, correct output values. James McCaffrey explains how Q-learning can be used to solve some types of RL problems. |
![]() [Don't Get Me Started]Sing in Me, MuseDavid Platt asks, what ancient Greek muse might inspire software developers? Finding none, he posits a muse of his own: Monomidene. |
![]() [Editor's Note]Cover of the Rolling StoneMSDN Magazine offers talented developers a platform to share their hard-won insights with the community. Do you have an innovative solution or approach that can help developers in their jobs? We'd love to hear about it. |