When planning a .NET migration, start by identifying your current framework version and the target runtime—typically .NET 8 or later. Projects built on .NET Framework require porting to .NET Core or .NET 5+ using the .NET Upgrade Assistant, which automates conversion of csproj formats, NuGet dependencies, and API replacements. Shared libraries should target .NET Standard if you need compatibility across legacy and modern runtimes, but new development should prefer multi-targeting directly to .NET 6+ or .NET 8. For ASP.NET projects, migrate from System.Web-based APIs to ASP.NET Core middleware, dependency injection, and configuration patterns under Microsoft.Extensions. Data access layers depending on ADO.NET or Entity Framework 6 can be upgraded to Entity Framework Core, which introduces provider-based configuration and improved performance on Linux and containers.
If the application integrates with Azure services, align your migration with managed identity, Azure Active Directory authentication, and modern SDKs under the Azure.* namespaces, as older libraries like Microsoft.
Tasadduq BurneyPosted Dec 10, 2025, 10:57 AM
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When planning a .NET migration, start by identifying your current framework version and the target runtime—typically .NET 8 or later. Projects built on .NET Framework require porting to .NET Core or .NET 5+ using the .NET Upgrade Assistant, which automates conversion of csproj formats, NuGet dependencies, and API replacements. Shared libraries should target .NET Standard if you need compatibility across legacy and modern runtimes, but new development should prefer multi-targeting directly to .NET 6+ or .NET 8. For ASP.NET projects, migrate from System.Web-based APIs to ASP.NET Core middleware, dependency injection, and configuration patterns under Microsoft.Extensions. Data access layers depending on ADO.NET or Entity Framework 6 can be upgraded to Entity Framework Core, which introduces provider-based configuration and improved performance on Linux and containers.
If the application integrates with Azure services, align your migration with managed identity, Azure Active Directory authentication, and modern SDKs under the Azure.* namespaces, as older libraries like Microsoft.
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Taz