.NET 6 is launched and it is a LTS launch which suggests it will be absolutely and actively supported for the following 3 years. Should you’ve been paused ready for the suitable time to improve to .NET 6, it is a good time to make the transfer!
Proper now, Hanselman.com and Hanselminutes.com (my podcast) are working on some model of .NET 5. You may se by visiting them and scrolling to the very backside within the footer as I’ve added a git commit hash and Azure DevOps Construct Quantity and Construct ID to an ASP.NET web site and I am utilizing RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription to output the plain textual content model of .NET I am utilizing. This weblog is on .NET Core 3.0 which is an LTS launch however I will be working with Mark Downie this week to maneuver it to .NET 6 LTS as he is already acquired his occasion of dasBlog working on 6!
OK, let’s have a look at what’s concerned. Let’s begin with my podcast website. I’ve acquired the code on GitHub and working regionally with “dotnet run” on the command line in each Linux and Home windows. I can run the “dotnet improve assistant” which is nice, however I additionally wish to drive stick shift generally for smaller initiatives.
I will replace my TargetFramework in my csproj challenge file from net5.0 to net6.0 and replace the key PackageReferences from 5.0.0 to six.0.0. It compiles.
Optionally, I will additionally run “dotnet outdated” which is certainly one of my favourite instruments. You may wish to be sure to have a stable check suite and never simply do that with out testing.
I see that a few of these are main adjustments so I can do a diff of those packages with various instruments, however my favourite is FuGet.org (Thanks Frank!) so I can do a diff between the alpha model of Selenium I am utilizing and the launched see that the RemoteLogs kind is now referred to as Logs.
I will even replace my Dockerfile and alter variations like this
FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:6.0 as construct
and
FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:6.0 AS runtime
I will verify that these photographs construct and check. I additionally run my checks optionally inside a container in order that’s good.
A few of my websites use Azure DevOps and others use GitHub Actions. Each use YAML (yay) to handle their config, so I will replace my UseDotNet job in Azure DevOps YAML to model: “6.0.x”
I will commit and begin constructing within the cloud!
Adjustments to be dedicated:
(use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
modified: Dockerfile
modified: azure-pipelines.yml
modified: hanselminutes.core.checks/SeleniumTests.cs
modified: hanselminutes.core.checks/hanselminutes.core.checks.csproj
modified: hanselminutes.core/Startup.cs
modified: hanselminutes.core/hanselminutes-core.csproj$ git commit -m "improve to .web 6"
I will even verify that my Azure App Service is about to .NET 6, however that is solely wanted if I am NOT working in a Docker Container or if I am NOT utilizing a self-contained executable.
Now I repeat this for my podcast and essential website and I am now on .NET 6! The weblog (a bigger improve) is subsequent.
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About Scott
Scott Hanselman is a former professor, former Chief Architect in finance, now speaker, advisor, father, diabetic, and Microsoft worker. He’s a failed stand-up comedian, a cornrower, and a guide writer.
