.NET Driver Version 2.14.0-beta1 Release Notes

.NET Driver Version 2.14.0-beta1 Release Notes

This is a beta release for the 2.14.0 version of the driver.

The main new features in 2.14.0-beta1 include:

• A beta version of the new LINQ provider (known as LINQ3, see: [LINQ3]({{< relref "reference\driver\crud\linq3.md" >}}))
• The current LINQ provider (known as LINQ2) continues to be available and is still the default LINQ provider for now
• Support for Zstandard and Snappy on Linux and MacOS
• Added connection storm avoidance features
• Use "hello" command for monitoring if supported
• Removed support for .NET Framework 4.5.2; minimum is now 4.7.2
• Removed support for .NET Standard 1.5; minimum is now 2.0
• Minimum server version is now MongoDB 3.6+

An online version of these release notes is available at:

https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-csharp-driver/blob/master/Release%20Notes/Release%20Notes%20v2.14.0-beta1.md

The full list of JIRA issues that are currently scheduled to be resolved in this release is available at:

https://jira.mongodb.org/issues/?jql=project%20%3D%20CSHARP%20AND%20fixVersion%20%3D%202.14.0%20ORDER%20BY%20key%20ASC

The list may change as we approach the release date.

Documentation on the .NET driver can be found at:

http://mongodb.github.io/mongo-csharp-driver/