DotNetCurry (DNC) .NET Magazine FAQ

What is the DotNetCurry(DNC) magazine?

DotNetCurry Magazine better known as the DNC Magazine is a Free Digital Magazine for .NET and JavaScript Developers and Architects. 

This magazine is created and published by Microsoft MVP's and industry veterans.

The DNC magazine is e-published once every 2 months; scheduled in July, September, November, January... and so on. The 1st edition of the magazine was published in July 2012. So far, as of May 2017, we have released 29 editions of this magazine.

The current edition, which is also our 5th Anniversary Edition can be downloaded at www.dotnetcurry.com/magazine

What Technologies do you cover in the DNC Magazine?

We cover almost every .NET Web, Windows, Mobile and Cloud Technology we can. Here’s a small list:

• ASP.NET/IIS
• ASP.NET MVC
• .NET Core
• ASP.NET Core
• C#
• Microsoft Azure
• Visual Studio
• SignalR
• ASP.NET Web API
• SharePoint
• WPF
• TFS, VSTS
• .NET Framework
• Xamarin
• Windows Apps, Bot Framework etc.

For our Developers working on client-end technologies, we cover

• AngularJS, Angular 4
• TypeScript
• Vue.js
• jQuery
• Knockout.js
• Node.js
• Backbone.js
• JavaScript etc.

Apart from covering these technologies, we have exclusive articles on Software Gardening, Software Patterns and Practices, and Agile Techniques too. We also occasionally do interviews with popular .NET experts. Some of the experts we have interviewed in the past include Eric Lippert, Jon Galloway,  John Papa, Jon Skeet, Pete Brown, Scott Hunter etc.

One prominent feature of our magazine is we cover the latest .NET technologies as and when they are released.

How do I Subscribe to the Magazine. Is subscription really free?

Subscription is as easy as it gets and it’s absolutely free. You can subscribe using your Email address (no credit card or additional details required).

Here are the steps:

1. Go to www.dotnetcurry.com/magazine
2. Enter your Email Address in the textbox on the right hand side. Click ‘Subscriber Here’.
3. We will send a confirmation link to your email address. Click the link to confirm your subscription.
4. In a short while, you will receive an email with links to all the magazines, current and previous editions, to download. Every month, we will also be sending you a newsletter about our .NET/JavaScript Tutorials and Magazine links.

Rest assured, we have never, and will never spam you. Infact our existing subscribers know that we have never send them promotional emails. We are all techies. We will send only .NET and JavaScript related content. We promise.

I am subscribed, but I do not get any Emails. Why?

We usually send Emails once every month. So make sure you have added to your safe sender list.

Also make sure our emails are not being delivered to your spam/junk folder . Mark it as not junk to ensure proper delivery.

Gmail/Hotmail/Outlook Subscribers?

Gmail subscribers, if mails from DotNetCurry land in your Promotions Tab, please move DotNetCurry emails from your Promotions tab, to the Primary tab, so that you never miss a new magazine edition when it gets released.

Hotmail/Outlook subscribers, if mails from DotNetCurry land in your "Others" Tab, please move all DotNetCurry emails from your Others tab, to the Focused tab.

Can I download the magazine from the website directly, without subscribing?

Yes you can download the magazines directly from the website, however only the last six editions.

It is a good idea to Subscribe via eMail to receive download links to all the previous, current and forthcoming editions of the magazine. We all get busy and receiving a notification from your magazine is always helpful in getting access to the latest in .NET and JavaScript worlds.

Any time you want to access the previous editions, just search your inbox for DotNetCurry.com, open our emails and access the links to all our magazines.

And remember, you can unsubscribe anytime you want to by clicking on the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.

Any plans of a hard copy or a Tablet/Epub version?

Not yet, but we do admit we are getting an overwhelming response for a hard copy.

Currently the entire DotNetCurry team which includes our outstanding authors, are spending a lot of their personal time to make sure the quality is top class, and the content is useful and free.

If we plan to do a hard copy or spend time to make it compatible with a kindle/ipad etc, we cannot do it for free.

All of this requires a different approach, a team and most of all, a distribution network. We are eager to do a hard copy in the future, and if we succeed, we just want to let you know that the electronic version will always be free.

An Epub version is on the charts. It should happen sometime early next year if we get enough sponsors.

We will keep you posted via our Twitter or FaceBook account.

I am a reader. How do I participate in the magazine?

We are glad you want to be a part of this magazine. You can participate in the following ways:

1. If you are an experienced .NET Developer and have a passion for sharing your knowledge, contact me at suprotimagarwal[attherate]dotnetcurry.com with your ideas and we will take it from there.

2. As a reader, you can suggest topics that you would like us to cover. You can either email us or use the comments section to suggest topics

3. You can join our technical review panel to review the articles before they go into the magazine

4. Continue being a reader and leave us feedback as and when you want to. Also help us reach out to other developers via our via our Twitter or FaceBook pages. After all, what's the fun in keeping the good free stuff only to yourself!!

Thank you and Drop us a Line!

So friends, thank you for being a reader and for supporting us in this initiative.

We have received so many wonderful comments, and have a craving for so many more. It feels gooo..ood when someone appreciates your efforts, doesn’t it?

So keep the feedback coming. You can also let us know which articles do you like the most or who are your favorite authors.

We, including our fantastic authors appreciate your feedback.

Happy Learning!

This article has been editorially reviewed by Suprotim Agarwal.

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Suprotim Agarwal, MCSD, MCAD, MCDBA, MCSE, is the founder of DotNetCurry, DNC Magazine for Developers, SQLServerCurry and DevCurry. He has also authored a couple of books 51 Recipes using jQuery with ASP.NET Controls and The Absolutely Awesome jQuery CookBook.

Suprotim has received the prestigious Microsoft MVP award for Sixteen consecutive years. In a professional capacity, he is the CEO of A2Z Knowledge Visuals Pvt Ltd, a digital group that offers Digital Marketing and Branding services to businesses, both in a start-up and enterprise environment.

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