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February (4)

dotnet: GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET Brings AI-powered Unit Tests to Visual Studio 2026

.NET

2026-02-11

GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET is generally available in Visual Studio 18.3, adding an AI-assisted workflow to generate and iterate on unit tests directly in the IDE.

dotnet: .NET 11 Preview 1 is now available!

.NET

2026-02-10

.NET 11 Preview 1 is available as the first preview release of .NET 11.

dotnet: .NET and .NET Framework February 2026 servicing releases updates

.NET

2026-02-10

Recap post for February 2026 servicing updates across .NET and .NET Framework.

dotnet: .NET Framework 3.5 Moves to Standalone Deployment in new versions of Windows

.NET

2026-02-05

.NET Framework 3.5 servicing on newer Windows versions changes to a standalone deployment model rather than being serviced as part of the OS image.

January (7)

dotnet: .NET AI Essentials – The Core Building Blocks Explained

.NET

2026-01-28

The article introduces Microsoft.Extensions.AI, a unified, provider-agnostic API for building intelligent .NET applications that work with any LLM provider. It highlights a single interface that simplifies integration and includes built-in middleware, telemetry, structured outputs, and other capabilities to streamline AI development in .NET.

dotnet: Join Microsoft at NDC London 2026 – Let’s Build the Future of .NET Together

.NET

2026-01-26

Microsoft invites developers to meet the .NET team at NDC London 2026 to explore .NET 10, Azure, and AI-powered development through sessions and 1:1 meetups.

dotnet: .NET and .NET Framework January 2026 servicing releases updates

.NET

2026-01-13

A short recap announcing the January 2026 servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework. The post directs readers to the full .NET Blog entry for details and encourages developers and administrators to review release notes and apply the available servicing updates.

dotnet: How to Build Android Widgets with .NET MAUI

.NET

2026-01-12

This blog post describes how to create interactive Android home-screen widgets using .NET MAUI by leveraging RemoteViews for the UI, Android intents to handle interaction, and shared data to keep the widget and app synchronized.

dotnet: How We Synchronize .NET’s Virtual Monorepo

.NET

2026-01-12

A technical deep dive describing how the .NET team keeps product repositories synchronized with a Virtual Monolithic Repository. It explains the custom two-way synchronization algorithm and the engineering challenges encountered while maintaining consistency across many repositories.

dotnet: Secure and Intelligent: Queryable Encryption and Vector Search in MongoDB EF Core Provider

.NET

2026-01-07

The MongoDB EF Core provider adds support for Queryable Encryption and Vector Search, letting .NET developers encrypt sensitive data while still running queries against it and build AI-powered semantic search applications directly using EF Core.

dotnet: Generative AI with Large Language Models in C# in 2026

.NET

2026-01-05

Practical introduction for .NET developers to using generative AI and large language models from C# in 2026, covering modern tooling, SDKs, patterns, and best practices to build safe, efficient, and maintainable AI-enabled applications on the .NET platform.

2025 (1)

December (1)

dotnet: Top .NET Videos & Live Streams of 2025

.NET

2025-12-31

A brief roundup on the .NET Blog highlighting the standout .NET videos, events, and live streams from 2025.