Crista Perlton on October 23rd, 2025.
November is here, which means .NET 10, the latest installment of Microsoft’s .NET, is as well. As usual, it brings a bunch of changes and updates to improve both development and performance. Microsoft talks about the changes in the official release notes, but following my .NET 6, .NET 8, and .NET 9 rundowns, I’m back to give...
Crista Perlton on October 16th, 2025.
The differences between .NET STS (Standard Term Support) and .NET LTS (Long Term Support) aren’t always easy to grasp. It’s why we’ve already covered much of the confusion, breaking down .NET LTS. But Microsoft’s recent changes to STS support may raise new questions about the current .NET release cadence and which...
Crista Perlton on October 10th, 2025.
This article is part of a series on Migrating from Sonatype to ProGet, also available as a chapter in our free downloadable eBook. Replication is a useful feature for teams working across multiple sites, even globally. It ensures your components are accessible wherever needed and supports disaster recovery. Proper implementation keeps...
Crista Perlton on October 3rd, 2025.
This article is part of a series on Migrating from Sonatype to ProGet, also available as a chapter in our free downloadable eBook. Retention is a key part of managing your development environment, as it helps you automatically handle component storage. By regularly cleaning up and archiving outdated or unused artifacts, repositories stay...
Crista Perlton on September 26th, 2025.
This article is part of a series on Migrating from Sonatype to ProGet, also available as a chapter in our free downloadable eBook. Data safety is a big deal in any development environment. By securely storing your artifacts and data, you can protect your projects from risks like hardware failures, system errors, and the unexpected data...
Crista Perlton on September 24th, 2025.
This article is part of a series on Migrating from Sonatype to ProGet, also available as a chapter in our free downloadable eBook. SBOMs (Software Bill of Materials) are increasingly becoming a requirement for organizations across industries. Policies such as the U.S. Executive Order 14028 and frameworks like NIST’s Secure Software...
Crista Perlton on September 19th, 2025.
This article is part of a series on Migrating from Sonatype to ProGet, also available as a chapter in our free downloadable eBook. Sonatype’s Nexus Firewall takes an antivirus-style approach to open-source risk, quarantining packages that look unsafe. But this model simply doesn’t work for vulnerabilities or...
Crista Perlton on September 17th, 2025.
This article is part of a series on Migrating from Sonatype to ProGet, also available as a chapter in our free, downloadable eBook. Teams use Sonatype Lifecycle’s Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to find vulnerabilities, risky licenses, and high-risk packages in their applications. The downside is that Lifecycle runs as a completely...
Crista Perlton on September 16th, 2025.
The GitLab Package Registry is one of the more popular alternatives to GitHub Packages for sharing internal libraries. Like GitHub Packages, it’s built right into the platform, feels familiar, and works smoothly with GitLab CI/CD. For teams already using GitLab, it’s an easy pick. On the surface, it all seems pretty seamless: each...
Crista Perlton on September 12th, 2025.
This article is part of a series on Migrating from Sonatype to ProGet, also available as a chapter in our free downloadable eBook. Migrating to a new platform means redefining how users, roles, and permissions are managed. API keys are a key part of that process, providing secure access for users and automation to interact with...
