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2. The Microsoft.AspNetCore.All metapackage is huge, and that's awesome, thanks to the .NET Core runtime store

   The ASP.NET Core 2.0 preview 1 metapackage, Microsoft.AspNetCore.All, includes every package released as part of ASP.NET Core. This post looks at why.…

   May 30, 2017 in ASP.NET Core .NET Core 2.0 Preview 1 NuGet
3. Using Razor Pages to simplify basic actions in ASP.NET Core 2.0 preview 1

   One of the new features added to ASP.NET Core in version 2.0 preview 1 is Razor Pages This post dips a toe into how and when you might want to use them.…

   May 23, 2017 in ASP.NET Core .NET Core 2.0 Preview 1
4. Exploring Program.cs, Startup.cs and CreateDefaultBuilder in ASP.NET Core 2 preview 1

   In this post, I'll take a look at how Program.cs and Startup.cs have changed in ASP.NET Core 2.0 preview 1 and introduce the new CreateDefaultBuilder method…

   May 16, 2017 in ASP.NET Core .NET Core 2.0 Preview 1 Configuration Getting Started
5. The .NET Core 2.0 Preview 1, version numbers and global.json

   This post looks at installing .NET Core 2.0.0 Preview 1, compares the NET Core runtime version to the .NET SDK runtime, and how to use global.json to pin an…

   May 13, 2017 in ASP.NET Core .NET CLI .NET Core 2.0 Preview 1 Installation