Exciting New Features in .NET 6!

New releases of software are exciting. They bring new features, improvements, and fixes to existing issues. Each new version brings something new to the table. .NET 6 is no different. It’s packed with new features and capabilities that will help you build better apps faster. In this blog post, we take a look at some of the exciting new features coming in the next version of .NET – from cross-platform functionality to improved performance, enhanced support for containers and a brand-new development experience. Let’s jump right in!

Cross-platform development with .NET Core

One of the most exciting new features in .NET 6 is cross-platform development with .NET Core. One of the goals of .NET Core is to run on Windows, OS X, and Linux – and to be consistent across all three operating systems. This objective is achieved by running .NET Core as a set of containers. What this means is that there are certain pieces of the operating system that are not included in the .NET Core binary, but are instead loaded at runtime as needed. This approach makes .NET Core more lightweight and portable, and enables .NET Core to run on other operating systems. In fact, as of .NET 6, .NET Core can now be used to build and run ASP.NET applications for Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 and Linux!

Enhanced support for containers

Another exciting new feature in .NET 6 is the enhanced support for containers. Containers like the ASP.NET Core Container host apps and provide the resources they need to run, like the dependencies and their configuration. .NET 6 introduces the new .NET Core host, which adds support for running ASP.NET Core apps with the new cross-platform ASP.NET Core Container. This provides a consistent and unified experience across Windows, OS X and Linux. Plus, with the unified Container, you can now build and run apps on Windows, OS X and Linux with just a few clicks – no matter which of the three platforms you prefer to work with!

Better performance

The next exciting new feature in .NET 6 is better performance. One of the challenges with ASP.NET applications is the amount of time it takes to start up. In fact, the average ASP.NET application takes over 30 seconds to start up, which means users have to wait for a long time before getting to their app’s important content. .NET 6 is focused on improving app startup performance. This includes requiring fewer dependencies such as runtime libraries, additional code and configuration and making sure the dependencies that are required can be preloaded. With these changes, the next version of .NET is expected to improve app start-up performance by up to two times. This will make apps significantly faster than before, letting users get to their content more quickly.

Enhanced debugging and diagnostics capabilities

Another exciting new feature in .NET 6 is enhanced debugging and diagnostics capabilities. Keeping track of the health and status of an application is critical. It allows you to understand the overall state of the application and helps you detect problems early on. Fortunately, .NET 6 makes it easier to track the health and status of your app. For example, developers can now track exceptions across threads, view health and status of their app with new status APIs, and use new logging capabilities to help track down problems. These improvements will not only help you identify issues in your app, but also make it faster than ever to resolve them. Plus, the new log viewer experience in Visual Studio (VS) Code makes it faster than ever to find and fix issues in your code.

Unified Framework Tooling Experience (UFTEX)

Another exciting new feature in .NET 6 is the Unified Framework Tooling Experience (UFTEX). .NET 6 introduces a new way to author and deploy apps by unifying the experience across different types of apps, such as web apps and console apps. This approach helps reduce complexity and makes it easier to build apps with a consistent experience across different types of applications. In addition, UFTEX makes it easier to package and publish apps, which means you can spend less time on setup and more time on building apps. When it comes to app publishing, UFTEX includes a new tool called .NET Production Assistant, which makes it easy to publish apps to a variety of endpoints, including Azure App Services, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and other endpoints.

Conclusion

The next release of .NET is packed with exciting new features, from cross-platform functionality to improved performance, enhanced support for containers and a brand-new development experience. .NET 6 is expected to be released later this year, so keep an eye out for it!

Download .Net 6 from : https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/6.0

More Info : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/whats-new/dotnet-6