Radek Zikmund and Daniel Roth discuss new Zstandard compression support in .NET 11, highlighting APIs, integration with ASP.NET Core, and performance improvements for developers.

ASP.NET Community Standup: Zstandard Compression Comes to .NET 11

In this ASP.NET Community Standup, Radek Zikmund, a Software Engineer on the .NET libraries team, walks through the addition of Zstandard (zstd) compression in .NET 11. Daniel Roth joins the session as they showcase how Zstandard is being integrated across the .NET platform.

Key Topics Covered

• What is Zstandard?

  • Modern, high-performance compression algorithm
  • Faster than gzip and brotli with similar compression ratios

• .NET 11 Zstandard Integration

  • First-class support in System.IO.Compression
  • Out-of-the-box HTTP compression with ASP.NET Core
  • New APIs and extensibility points for developers

• Performance Benchmarks

  • Zstandard shows competitive compression speeds and ratios compared to existing solutions
  • Live demo of compression/decompression scenarios

• API Walkthrough

  • Examples of using new compression APIs in .NET 11
  • How to enable Zstandard in ASP.NET Core apps

Resources

• Video Links and Further Reading

The discussion demonstrates actionable guidance for integrating Zstandard compression into modern .NET apps, improving application performance for both developers and end-users.