Let's see what is new in version 2.0 by going through the following sections.
ASP.NET Core 2.1
ASP.NET Core 2.1 was released on the web on May 30 2018. It doesn't contain a large number of breaking changes or fantastic new features, but I would highlight the following ones.
SignalR
SignalR, the real-time communication library for ASP.NET Core, finally made it out of prerelease. It has lots of goodies that didn't exist in pre-Core versions, and we will cover it in its own chapter.
Razor class libraries
It is now possible to package Razor UI files (.cshtml) as NuGet packages. This opens the door to lots of interesting possibilities. There will be more on this in the chapter about component reuse.
Razor pages improvements
Razor pages, introduced in ASP.NET Core 2.0, now also support areas and have a couple of additional features. We will go through them in the chapter...
