Announcing .NET 5.0 – free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform

guest · Nov 10, 2020

Announcing .NET 5.0
November 10, 2020
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-5-0/

We’re excited to release .NET 5.0 today and for you to start using it. It’s a major release — including C# 9 and F# 5 — with a broad set of new features and compelling improvements. It’s already in active use by teams at Microsoft and other companies, in production and for performance testing.

From what we’ve seen and heard so far, .NET 5.0 delivers significant value without much effort to upgrade. It’s a great choice for your next app, and a straightforward upgrade from earlier .NET Core versions. We hope you enjoy using it, on your desktop, laptop, and cloud instances.
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You can download .NET 5.0, for Windows, macOS, and Linux, for x86, x64, Arm32, Arm64.
• Installers and binaries
• Container images
• Linux packages
• Release notes
• Known issues
• GitHub issue tracker
• .NET 5.0 Contributors
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guest · Nov 10, 2020

Microsoft releases .NET 5.0 with improved ARM64 performance and a lot more
November 10, 2020
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-releases-net-50-with-improved-arm64-performance-and-a-lot-more

Microsoft has announced that the latest release of .NET is now generally available, with the version number being 5.0. This release is a major update for the platform, and Microsoft has already been using it internally for many purposes, including running the .NET website on .NET 5.0 since the first preview was released, with Bing also using the new platform.
Surprisingly, the schedule for this release was set back in May of last year, and Microsoft actually managed to meet it.

This release is the first of two that place a big focus on the unification of .NET. With this version. Microsoft wants .NET Framework developers to migrate their code and apps to .NET 5.0, and some of the groundwork has been laid for Xamarin developers to transition to the new unified platform when .NET 6.0 releases next year.
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The goal is for all .NET components to be unified under one product, where users can then pick and choose which parts of .NET they want to use, instead of downloading and installing everything separately.
Aside from that, .NET 5.0 brings a ton of improvements to the table, and Microsoft has highlighted some of the more notable changes, including some performance improvements, which Microsoft previously explored here.
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xxJackxx · Nov 10, 2020

I know I should probably be answering this question instead of asking it, but does anyone have a compelling reason to install this yet? I can't think of one so far but I'm sure that will change. Has anyone installed it and had any negative issues?

Rasheed187 · Nov 15, 2020

xxJackxx said: ↑

I know I should probably be answering this question instead of asking it, but does anyone have a compelling reason to install this yet? I can't think of one so far but I'm sure that will change. Has anyone installed it and had any negative issues?
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I only install stuf like .NET and Java when certain apps require me to do so, otherwise I don't see the point.

reasonablePrivacy · Nov 15, 2020

xxJackxx said: ↑

I know I should probably be answering this question instead of asking it, but does anyone have a compelling reason to install this yet? I can't think of one so far but I'm sure that will change. Has anyone installed it and had any negative issues?
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If you are a C#/.net developer/software engineer and want to learn new version then it is really good reason to install it. The same argument goes for person responsible for CI/CD pipeline to see how it fits in in pipeline.

guest · Nov 8, 2021

Developers: Microsoft would like to remind you that .Net 5 has reached End of Life
November 8, 2021
https://mspoweruser.com/developers-...emind-you-that-net-5-has-reached-end-of-life/

That happened fast. Microsoft only released .Net 5 a year ago, and already the runtime is being phased out.
Microsoft is launching .NET 6 at the .Net Conference 2021, and its release signifies the End of Life of .Net 5.

Microsoft is giving developers 6 months to make the transition before End of Support for .Net 5 in May 2022.
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Read more about the .Net support cycle at Microsoft here.
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