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Release | Month | Theme |
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1.4 | June | Package Visualizer, Update all packages, Solution level package manager, #231 Auth’ed Proxy Support |
1.5 | July | Bug Fixes |
1.6 | Aug | Improve Support for CI Scenarios |
Intro
NuGet is a free, open source developer focused package managementsystem for the .NET platform intent on simplifying the process ofincorporating third party libraries into a .NET application duringdevelopment. NuGet is a member of the ASP.NET Gallery inthe Outercurve Foundation (see the press release).
There are a large number of useful 3rd party open source libraries outthere for the .NET platform, but for those not familiar with the OSSecosystem, it can be a pain to pull these libraries into a project.
Let’s take ELMAH as an example. It’s a fine error logging utility whichhas no dependencies on other libraries, but is still a challenge tointegrate into a project. These are the steps it takes:
And this is for a library that has no dependencies. Imagine doing thisfor NHibernate.Linq which has multiple dependencies each needing similarsteps. We can do much better!
NuGet automates all these common and tedious tasks for a package as wellas its dependencies. It removes nearly all of the challenges ofincorporating a third party open source library into a project’s sourcetree. Of course, using that library properlyis still up to the developer.
Here's a small sampling of what NuGet can do:
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