# .NET Weekly #57

## Cloud & Web

1. [Using Akka.NET Actor Systems in Xamarin Apps](https://gregshackles.com/using-akka-net-in-xamarin-apps/)
2. [Announcing SignalR for ASP.NET Core Alpha 2](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/webdev/2017/10/09/announcing-signalr-for-asp-net-core-alpha-2/)
3. [Announcing UWP Support for .NET Standard 2.0](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2017/10/10/announcing-uwp-support-for-net-standard-2-0/)
4. [Debugging JWT validation problems between an OWIN app and IdentityServer4](https://andrewlock.net/debugging-jwt-validation-problems-between-an-owin-app-and-identityserver4-2/)
5. [Durable Functions and Bindings Extensibility Preview Announcement](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/appserviceteam/2017/10/10/durable-functions-and-bindings-extensibility-preview-announcement/)

## Tooling & Libraries

1. [Dotmim.Sync](https://github.com/Mimetis/Dotmim.Sync)
2. [Announcing the general availability .NET Core runtime on Google Cloud Platform](https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2017/10/4-ways-you-can-deploy-an-ASP.NET-Core-app-to-GCP.html)
3. [Another MSBuild fix that drops build time for projects with project references by 30% - 60%](https://github.com/Microsoft/msbuild/pull/2595)
4. [GitHub Introduces Dependency Graph and Security Alerts](https://www.infoq.com/news/2017/10/github-dependency-graph-security)
5. [JetBrains Rider 2017.2 is released](https://blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2017/10/12/jetbrains-rider-2017-2-released/)
6. [SAML2p Identity Provider Support for IdentityServer4](https://leastprivilege.com/2017/10/13/saml2p-identity-provider-support-for-identityserver4/)
7. [Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.4 Released](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/2017/10/10/visual-studio-2017-version-15-4-released/)

## Architecture & Databases

1. [Vaughn Vernon Uses Reactive DDD to Model Uncertainty in Microservices](https://www.infoq.com/news/2017/10/vernon-ddd-uncertainty)
2. [Event-Driven Architecture](https://herbertograca.com/2017/10/05/event-driven-architecture/)
3. [Intel Optane SSDs and Aerospike Database - a New Level of Fast in Operational Stores for Hybrid Transactional Analytical Processing](https://www.aerospike.com/blog/intel-optanetm-ssds-aerospike-database-new-level-fast-operational-stores-hybrid-transactionalanalytical-processing/)
4. [Composite UIs for Microservices - Data Composition](https://jimmybogard.com/composite-uis-for-microservices-data-composition/)
5. [Choosing Between Containers and Virtual Machines](https://www.wintellect.com/choosing-containers-virtual-machines/)
6. [3 ways to avoid an anemic domain model in EF Core](https://www.devtrends.co.uk/blog/3-ways-to-avoid-an-anemic-domain-model-in-ef-core)

## Programming Languages

1. [Strings, lists, and sequences as a monoid](http://blog.ploeh.dk/2017/10/10/strings-lists-and-sequences-as-a-monoid/)
2. [Streams vs. Decorators](http://www.yegor256.com/2017/10/10/streams-vs-decorators.html)
3. [Analysing C# code on GitHub with BigQuery](http://mattwarren.org/2017/10/12/Analysing-C-code-on-GitHub-with-BigQuery/)
4. [Announcing TypeScript 2.6 RC](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/typescript/2017/10/12/announcing-typescript-2-6-rc/)
5. [Avoiding the NullReferenceException](https://codeopinion.com/avoiding-nullreferenceexception/)

## Runtime

1. [Help build support for WebAssembly](https://github.com/dotnet/corert/issues/4659)
2. [WebAssembly Design](https://github.com/dotnet/corert/blob/master/Documentation/design-docs/WebAssembly-design.md)
3. [Add deprecation information for GetTypeInfo() and TypeInfo](https://github.com/dotnet/platform-compat/pull/46/files)
4. [.NET Framework October 2017 Security and Quality Rollup](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2017/10/10/net-framework-october-2017-security-and-quality-rollup/)
5. [Diagnosing a Linux-only unit test failure](https://codeblog.jonskeet.uk/2017/10/08/diagnosing-a-linux-only-unit-test-failure/)

## Other

1. [Why Erlang is the only true computer language](https://hackernoon.com/why-is-erlang-the-only-true-computer-language-4c7d1f195a02)
2. [Announcing Rust 1.21](https://blog.rust-lang.org/2017/10/12/Rust-1.21.html)
3. [8 Things Every New Programmer Should Know](https://exceptionnotfound.net/eight-things-every-new-programmer-should-know/)
4. [Opening a Web Browser with an HTTP Url from Visual Studio Code](https://weblog.west-wind.com/posts/2017/Oct/13/Opening-a-Web-Browser-with-an-HTTP-Url-from-Visual-Studio-Code)