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.NET Aspire 9.3 is here and enhanced with GitHub Copilot!
May 19, 2025
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.NET Aspire 9.3 is here and enhanced with GitHub Copilot!

Jeffrey T. Fritz
Jeffrey T. Fritz

.NET Aspire 9.3 is the biggest release of .NET Aspire yet, with the introduction of GitHub Copilot directly into the .NET Aspire Dashboard, updates for integrat...

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MCP C# SDK Gets Major Update: Support for Protocol Version 2025-06-18
Jul 22, 2025
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MCP C# SDK Gets Major Update: Support for Protocol Version 2025-06-18

Mike Kistler
Mike Kistler

The MCP C# SDK has been updated to support the latest Model Context Protocol specification (2025-06-18), bringing structured tool output, elicitation support, enhanced security, and more to .NET developers building AI applications.

Ask Mode vs Agent Mode – Choosing the Right Copilot Experience for .NET
Jul 21, 2025
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Ask Mode vs Agent Mode – Choosing the Right Copilot Experience for .NET

Wendy Breiding (SHE/HER)
Wendy Breiding (SHE/HER)

GitHub Copilot Chat offers two powerful modes, Ask Mode and Agent Mode, that can dramatically accelerate your development. Learn when to use each mode to get the most out of this tool.

Building Your First MCP Server with .NET and Publishing to NuGet
Jul 15, 2025
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Building Your First MCP Server with .NET and Publishing to NuGet

Jon Douglas Joel Verhagen Jon Galloway
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Joel,
Jon

Learn how to create a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server using .NET 10 and publish it to NuGet — making AI capabilities discoverable and reusable across the ecosystem.

.NET 10 Preview 6 is now available!
Jul 15, 2025
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.NET 10 Preview 6 is now available!

.NET Team
.NET Team

Find out about the new features in .NET 10 Preview 6 across the .NET runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET MAUI, and more!

Customize AI responses from GitHub Copilot
Jul 10, 2025
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Customize AI responses from GitHub Copilot

Matt Soucoup
Matt Soucoup

Learn how custom instructions can tailor GitHub Copilot's AI responses to your team's exact needs.

How the .NET MAUI Team uses GitHub Copilot for Productivity
Jul 9, 2025
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How the .NET MAUI Team uses GitHub Copilot for Productivity

Jonathan Peppers
Jonathan Peppers

How the .NET MAUI Team uses GitHub Copilot for Productivity

.NET and .NET Framework July 2025 servicing releases updates
Jul 8, 2025
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.NET and .NET Framework July 2025 servicing releases updates

Tara Overfield Victor Israel-Bolarinwa
Tara,
Victor

A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for July 2025.

Local AI + .NET = AltText Magic in One C# Script
Jul 2, 2025
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Local AI + .NET = AltText Magic in One C# Script

Bruno Capuano
Bruno Capuano

Learn how to generate image AltText using .NET 10 and local AI models — all in a single C# file with dotnet run app.cs. A fun and accessible example of what AI can do beyond chat.

Simpler XAML in .NET MAUI 10
Jun 26, 2025
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Simpler XAML in .NET MAUI 10

David Ortinau
David Ortinau

Make your .NET MAUI XAML more consistent and easier to read with global and implicit XML namespaces.