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2026 (5)

February (2)

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 (7)

December (3)

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.

dotnet: .NET 10 Networking Improvements

.NET

2025-12-08

The article announces networking improvements in .NET 10, highlighting updates across HTTP, WebSockets, security, and related areas to enhance performance, reliability, and the developer experience.

November (2)

dotnet: Announcing .NET 10

.NET

2025-11-11

Microsoft announced .NET 10, describing it as the most productive, modern, secure, intelligent, and performant release to date, with platform-wide updates and new features across areas like ASP.NET Core, C# 14, .NET MAUI, and Aspire.

dotnet: How Copilot Studio uses .NET and WebAssembly for performance and innovation

.NET

2025-11-05

Microsoft explains how Copilot Studio uses .NET to run AI agents consistently across platforms and to bring performant, innovative agent execution to the web via WebAssembly.

October (2)

dotnet: Introducing Custom Agents for .NET Developers: C# Expert & WinForms Expert

.NET

2025-10-28

Microsoft announced two experimental custom agents for .NET developers — C# Expert and WinForms Expert — designed to help produce better code when used with GitHub Copilot. The agents are tailored to C# and WinForms development and were introduced on the .NET Blog.

dotnet: Upgrading to Microsoft Agent Framework in Your .NET AI Chat App

.NET

2025-10-23

This DevBlogs post provides a step-by-step guide to upgrading a .NET AI chat app to the Microsoft Agent Framework to improve architecture, enable better tool integration, and add intelligent reasoning features.