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Author: RichardSmedley

modules/hello-world/pages/overview.adoc

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 The Couchbase .NET client allows applications to connect to Couchbase Server using any Common Language Runtime (CLR) language, including C#, F#, and VB.NET.
 The SDK is written in C#, and some of its idiomatic patterns reflect that choice.
 
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modules/hello-world/pages/start-using-sdk.adoc

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 It offers an asynchronous API based on the link:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/asynchronous-programming-patterns/task-based-asynchronous-pattern-tap[_Task-based Asynchronous Pattern (TAP)_].
 
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 The Couchbase .NET client allows applications to connect to Couchbase Server using any Common Language Runtime (CLR) language, including C#, F#, and VB.NET.
 The SDK is written in C#, and some of its idiomatic patterns reflect that choice.

modules/project-docs/pages/compatibility.adoc

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 The Couchbase .NET SDK is compatible with https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/net-standard[.NET Standard] 2.0 and .NET Standard 2.1, via the currently supported Microsoft .NET SDKs.
 

modules/project-docs/pages/sdk-release-notes.adoc

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 These pages cover the 3._x_ versions of the Couchbase .NET SDK.
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 All patch releases for each dot minor release should be API compatible, and safe to upgrade;
 any changes to expected behavior are noted in the release notes that follow.
 
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-=== Version 3.9.0 RC1 (xxxxx December 2025)
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 === Version 3.9.0 (??? February 2026)