We’re excited to share what’s new in .NET 8 Preview 2. This release is a quick follow-up to the larger Preview 1 release. You’ll continue to see many more features show up with these monthly releases. .NET 6 and 7 users will want to follow this release closely. We’ve focused on making it a straightforward upgrade path.
You can download .NET 8 Preview 2 for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Check out what’s new in ASP.NET Core and EF Core in the Preview 2 release. Stay current with what’s new and coming in What’s New in .NET 8. It will be kept updated throughout the release.
.NET 8 has been tested with 17.6 Preview 2. We recommend that you use the preview channel builds if you want to try .NET 8 with the Visual Studio family of products. Visual Studio for Mac support for .NET 8 isn’t yet available.
Let’s take a look at some new features.
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Read more: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotne...t-8-preview-2/