In addition to the aforementioned merging of the SQL Server .NET Framework and .NET Core code bases, the engineering roadmap calls for open source assembly and a move to GitHub.

EF Core 7 introduced the JSON Columns support for SQL Server and in this version, that feature is extended to support SQLite databases as well. EF8 previews can currently be used in .NET 6 LTS and ...

Learn how to take advantage of it in ASP.NET Core. Topics ... Dapper—the open-source and lightweight “micro ORM” I’ve written about often— supports many databases including SQL Server ...

Microsoft this month pushed out 133 patches for a broad swatch of software and apps and plugged a zero-day flaw in SQL Server ...

This option is available for NET Core 3.1, .NET 5.0, and .NET 6.0 and will be rolled out through the Automatic updates channel and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), and Microsoft Update Catalog.