Weekly .NET Roundup: .NET 10 LTS, AI Agents, and Dev Learning
This Coding section features updates for .NET, highlighting advances in .NET 10, opportunities for skill-building, and new resources in AI integration and developer education.
.NET 10 Technical Developments and AI Integration
The latest roundup on the official .NET blog recaps the .NET 10 LTS release and key additions to the runtime, SDK, and C#. Recent features include faster garbage collection, new benchmarking tools, and improved solution management with updated SLNX and CLI capabilities. .NET 10 also supports AI agent development with the Microsoft Agent Framework, upgrades to the MCP server, and instant access to AI via NuGet packages, helping teams use generative AI across both existing and new solutions. This post continues threads from the past week’s MCP coverage and agent automation, now available through official templates and NuGet for easier use. The Agent Framework and server reduce barriers for customizing enterprise AI agents. Copilot integration, now through enhanced LTS toolchains, connects .NET’s automation approach with that of Visual Studio Code. Articles compare Copilot’s new Ask and Agent Modes, outlining how they fit into .NET development. Additionally, .NET Aspire 9.3 brings more support for cloud architectures and improved onboarding. The post links to deep dives, community highlights from .NET Conf 2025, security news, and official lifecycle policies, helping developers stay current with migrations and updates.
.NET Developer Education and Video Resources
Jon Galloway’s annual roundup curates the year’s top videos and live streams for .NET developers. The featured content spans demos of .NET 10 and Visual Studio 2026, Clean Architecture, performance tuning, modular monolith patterns, advanced C# 14 topics, and Blazor with AI integration (including Python and MCP demos). Tutorials cover a range of workflows, including Hands-on with Blazor AI templates, and track .NET’s continued intersections with modern AI. This complements ongoing themes of open source development, skill advancement, and innovation through community events. Demo sessions, podcasts, and experimental MCP showcases follow up on discussions from the latest podcasts and technical experimentation. Community Standup events and “Deep .NET” livestreams highlight interactive and transparent development processes. Additional topics include deploying AI locally, using Akka.NET for high-throughput data, and optimizing SQL. All content is freely available on YouTube and Microsoft Learn to help developers build current skills and adopt new .NET concepts.