.NET

.NET is an open source developer platform, created by Microsoft, for building many different types of applications.

Overview

.NET is a free, cross-platform, open source developer platform for building many different types of applications. With .NET, you can use multiple languages, editors, and libraries to build for web, mobile, desktop, games, IoT, and more.

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News

Date News
4/21/2025
April is a senior developer advocate and DevOps practice lead for GitHub, specializing in application transformation and DevOps ways of working. Her focus is working on Microsoft Azure to take...
4/17/2025
My colleague, Anthony Chu, from Azure Container Apps, recently published an excellent blog post outlining how to get started with MCP servers in Azure Container Apps. I highly recommend reading...
4/15/2025
From reinventing hybrid integration to unlocking AI-powered productivity and simplifying API management across ecosystems, the first quarter of 2025 was all about making integration smarter,...
4/15/2025
Great news for .NET developers who would like to become familiar with containers and Azure Container Apps (ACA)! We just released a new Getting Started guide for .NET developers on Azure...
4/14/2025
https://aka.ms/agentshack 2025 is the year of AI agents! But what exactly is an agent, and how can you build one? Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting out, this FREE three-week...
4/14/2025
Jerry Nixon is a Principal Program Manager on the SQL Server team focused on the Data API builder. He’s also a fanatic for #CSharp, #StarTrek, and Etymology. He also serves as a professor at...
4/9/2025
Today we’re thrilled to announce support for Hybrid search with Semantic Kernel Vector Stores for .NET. What is Hybrid Search? Hybrid search performs two parallel searches on a vector database. ...
4/9/2025
TOC Why we use it Architecture How to use it References   Why we use it This tutorial will introduce how to integrate Microsoft Entra with Azure SQL Server to avoid using fixed usernames and...
4/8/2025
WebJobs Intro WebJobs is a feature of Azure App Service that enables you to run a program or script in the same instance as a web app. All app service plans support WebJobs. There's no extra...
4/7/2025
Automated Deployments There is currently not much quality information on how to deploy workflows to Logic Apps Standard. Logic Apps Standard is built on the Azure Functions runtime and unlike...
4/7/2025
In this issue: Ace Aviator of the Month News from our product group Community Playbook News from our community Ace Aviator of the Month April’s Ace Aviator: Massimo Crippa What's your role and...
4/7/2025
A few weeks ago, we announced the Public Preview Refresh release of Logic Apps hybrid deployment model that allows customers to run Logic Apps workloads on a customer managed infrastructure. This...
4/7/2025
Stephen Toub is a Partner Software Engineer at Microsoft. Stephen has been at Microsoft for almost 24 years and has done it all. If it has to do with .NET, he’s been in it. And today, he looks...
4/4/2025
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a way for apps to provide capabilities and context to a large language model. A key feature of MCP is the ability to define tools that AI agents can leverage to...
4/4/2025
Azure AI Foundry allows you to create enterprise-level intelligent apps and agents using Azure AI Agent Services, Azure AI Foundry Portal and the Azure AI Foundry SDK. Now Microsoft has released...
4/4/2025
The time is finally here, Semantic Kernel’s Agent framework is now Generally Available! Available today as part of Semantic Kernel 1.45 (.NET) and 1.27 (Python), the Semantic Kernel Agent...
4/3/2025
We’re excited to announce the topics and speakers for .NET Conf: Focus on Modernization, our latest virtual event on April 22-23, 2025! This event features live sessions from .NET and cloud...
4/1/2025
For April, we’re highlighting some of the great content being created by and featuring Microsoft MVPs, experts, and developer influencers. Dive deeper into GitHub Copilot, find hidden features in...
3/31/2025
Bruno Capuano is a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft where he empowers teams to build AI solutions with Azure using programming languages like C#, Python, and C++. His approach is to solve...
3/27/2025
Running Azure Functions on retired language versions can lead to security risks, performance issues, and potential service disruptions. While Azure Functions Team notifies users about upcoming...