by DeeDee Walsh, on Oct 14, 2026, 3:02:02 PM
Why putting modern lipstick on a 20-year-old desktop layout is harder than it looks, how Roslyn is policing AI-generated code, and the new NuGet flag every team should turn on …
Read Storyby DeeDee Walsh, on Sep 26, 2026, 7:25:42 PM
Microsoft's first .NET 11 release candidate is supported for production use as the platform moves toward its Nov. 10 launch. Most RC1 coverage is about C# 15, which RC1 makes …
Read Storyby DeeDee Walsh, on Sep 9, 2026, 5:54:27 PM
The real headline of .NET 11 is that the runtime, language, and SDK teams have quietly shipped some of the most pragmatic, blue-collar plumbing fixes in years. Updated Sept 14, …
Read Storyby DeeDee Walsh, on Jul 28, 2026, 7:12:37 PM
You’re modernizing. Step one: choose a target platform and prepare to defend it until 2036. When a CTO axes a 400,000-line VB6 monster or a Clinton-era PowerBuilder setup, no one …
Read Storyby DeeDee Walsh, on Jun 20, 2026, 12:15:00 AM
.NET 11 Preview 5 turns end-of-life and known-CVE status into a build warning. That's an important shift that draws a line between the codebases that participate in modern lifecycle hygiene …
Read Storyby DeeDee Walsh, on May 17, 2026, 1:00:00 AM
.Preview 4 is where the rubber meets the road for .NET 11. We’ve officially moved past the experimental phase and into the things getting real territory. The underlying machinery of …
Read Storyby DeeDee Walsh, on Apr 27, 2026, 5:10:04 PM
What to Upgrade, When, and Why If you think you're current on .NET, I have bad news for you - or maybe it's good news if you love change. Microsoft …
Read Storyby DeeDee Walsh, on Apr 18, 2026, 2:25:06 PM
Originally published April 18, 2026. Updated August 8, 2026 for .NET 11 Preview 6 — corrected syntax, added serialization and performance detail, and revised the availability guidance. Why This Matters …
Read Storyby DeeDee Walsh, on Apr 18, 2026, 2:20:08 PM
Microsoft released .NET 11 Preview 3 this week, and while most coverage will focus on the developer-experience improvements, there are four changes worth flagging specifically for teams running or planning …
Read Storyby DeeDee Walsh, on Mar 16, 2026, 6:25:09 PM
Microsoft shipped .NET 11 Preview 2 on March 10, 2026, exactly one month after Preview 1. While Preview 1 gave us the architectural bones like Zstandard compression and CoreCLR on …
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