Next generation API for .NET
.NEXT (dotNext) is a set of powerful libraries aimed to improve development productivity and extend .NET API with unique features. Some of these features are planned in future releases of .NET platform but already implemented in the library:
Quick overview of additional features:
ManualResetEvent
, ReaderWriterLockSlim
and other synchronization primitives now have their asynchronous versions
All these things are implemented in 100% managed code on top of existing .NET API.
Release Date: 04-20-2024
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Changelog for previous versions located here.
The libraries are versioned according with Semantic Versioning 2.0.
Version | .NET compatibility | Support Level |
---|---|---|
0.x | .NET Standard 2.0 | :x: |
1.x | .NET Standard 2.0 | :x: |
2.x | .NET Standard 2.1 | :x: |
3.x | .NET Standard 2.1, .NET 5 | :x: |
4.x | .NET 6 | :white_check_mark: |
5.x | .NET 8 | :heavy_check_mark: |
:x: - unsupported, :white_check_mark: - bug and security fixes only, :heavy_check_mark: - active development
Philosophy of development process:
.NEXT is used by several companies in their projects:
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