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2026 (10)

March (3)

dotnet: Ten Months with Copilot Coding Agent in dotnet/runtime

.NET

2026-03-23

The .NET team reports on ten months of using GitHub Copilot Coding Agent in dotnet/runtime and summarizes lessons from cloud-AI-assisted development. The post is a data-driven retrospective rather than a feature release.

dotnet: Extend your coding agent with .NET Skills

.NET

2026-03-09

Microsoft introduced the dotnet/skills repository, describing a set of .NET “agent skills” intended to extend coding agents and improve agent-driven development workflows.

dotnet: Release v1.0 of the official MCP C# SDK

.NET

2026-03-05

MCP C# SDK v1.0 focuses on improved authorization handling, expanded metadata support, and added patterns for tool calling and long-running operations.

February (4)

dotnet: Vector Data in .NET – Building Blocks for AI Part 2

.NET

2026-02-26

Microsoft describes Microsoft.Extensions.VectorData as a .NET library that standardizes access to vector databases for semantic search scenarios.

ai: Microsoft Agent Framework Reaches Release Candidate

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-02-20

Microsoft Agent Framework has reached Release Candidate for both .NET and Python. Microsoft states the v1.0 API surface is stable and intended v1.0 features are complete on the path to General Availability.

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 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 (3)

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: 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 (2)

December (2)

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.

dotnet: Implementing Cross-Platform In-App Billing in .NET MAUI Applications

.NET

2025-12-09

Microsoft's .NET Blog introduces a new cross-platform billing sample that demonstrates how to implement in-app purchases in .NET MAUI apps for Android, iOS, Mac Catalyst, and Windows.