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- Announcing .NET Modernization for Beginners
by Pablo Lopes on July 16, 2026 at 5:07 pmA free, open-source, hands-on course that walks you through modernizing a real legacy ASP.NET application all the way to .NET 10 using the GitHub Copilot modernization agent, step by step. The post Announcing .NET Modernization for Beginners appeared first on .NET Blog.
- .NET and .NET Framework July 2026 servicing releases updatesby Rahul Bhandari (MSFT), Tara Overfield on July 14, 2026 at 6:55 pm
A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for July 2026. The post .NET and .NET Framework July 2026 servicing releases updates appeared first on .NET Blog.
- CoreCLR Progress and the Mono Timeline for .NET MAUIby David Ortinau on July 14, 2026 at 6:30 pm
CoreCLR is now the only runtime for .NET MAUI mobile apps in .NET 11 Preview 6. Here is where we are, and why we need you to test today. The post CoreCLR Progress and the Mono Timeline for .NET MAUI appeared first on .NET Blog.
- .NET 11 Preview 6 is now available!by .NET Team on July 14, 2026 at 5:45 pm
Find out about the new features in .NET 11 Preview 6 across runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, .NET MAUI, C#, Entity Framework Core, F#, and container images. The post .NET 11 Preview 6 is now available! appeared first on .NET Blog.
- Modernize .NET applications in the GitHub Copilot appby Mika Dumont on July 9, 2026 at 5:05 pm
Modernize .NET applications in the GitHub Copilot app. Follow your upgrade from assessment through execution in an interactive upgrade canvas. The post Modernize .NET applications in the GitHub Copilot app appeared first on .NET Blog.
- MCP Beyond the Chat Window: Build Diagnostics in CI
by Jan Krivanek, Yuliia Kovalova on June 30, 2026 at 5:00 pmA practical tour of the Model Context Protocol tools for .NET build diagnostics – the full Binlog MCP toolset, how those tools run inside a GitHub Actions workflow, and what the evaluation data says about the efficiency gains. The post MCP Beyond the Chat Window: Build Diagnostics in CI appeared first on .NET Blog.
- .NET 8 and .NET 9 will reach End of Support on November 10, 2026
by Rahul Bhandari (MSFT) on June 29, 2026 at 9:33 pm.NET 8 and .NET 9 will both reach end of support on November 10, 2026. Learn what this means and how to upgrade to .NET 10 (LTS). The post .NET 8 and .NET 9 will reach End of Support on November 10, 2026 appeared first on .NET Blog.
- SkiaSharp 4.0 is here: announcing the first stable release
by Matthew Leibowitz on June 29, 2026 at 9:00 pmSkiaSharp 4.148.0 is the first stable release of SkiaSharp v4. Learn what is new, why you should be excited, and join the SkiaSharp live event on June 30. The post SkiaSharp 4.0 is here: announcing the first stable release appeared first on .NET Blog.
- Packaging and Package Identity for .NET apps with WinApp CLI on Windows
by Zachary Teutsch on June 29, 2026 at 5:00 pmUse the WinApp CLI to add identity to and package .NET desktop applications, enabling deeper integration to Windows and easier distribution. The post Packaging and Package Identity for .NET apps with WinApp CLI on Windows appeared first on .NET Blog.
- AI-Powered MSBuild Investigation with the Microsoft Binlog MCP Server
by Yuliia Kovalova, Jan Krivanek on June 17, 2026 at 5:00 pmDiagnose MSBuild build failures and performance issues with AI using the new Microsoft Binlog MCP Server – 15 specialized tools that let your AI assistant investigate binary logs. The post AI-Powered MSBuild Investigation with the Microsoft Binlog MCP Server appeared first on .NET Blog.
