dotnet: GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET Brings AI-powered Unit Tests to Visual Studio 2026 2026-02-11
· dotnet
· timeframe: 2026-02
· tags: visual-studio, dotnet, github-copilot, testing, unit-tests, release
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! 2026-02-10
· dotnet
· timeframe: 2026-02
· tags: .NET 11, preview, runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET MAUI
.NET 11 Preview 1 is available as the first preview release of .NET 11.
dotnet: .NET and .NET Framework February 2026 servicing releases updates 2026-02-10
· dotnet
· timeframe: 2026-02
· tags: .NET, .NET Framework, servicing, release notes, February 2026
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 2026-02-05
· dotnet
· timeframe: 2026-02
· tags: dotnet, dotnet-framework, 3.5, windows, deployment, servicing
.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.