Preview 7 highlights include new C# features, runtime-native async improvements, and major progress in CoreCLR on WebAssembly.

This should be the final preview release of .NET 11 before we get release candidates and a final release in November.

Microsoft has released a stable, customizable Agent Framework Harness for building autonomous agents with .NET and Python. The harness combines an automatic tool-calling loop with planning, persistent ...

Microsoft's Agent Framework now ships a supported runtime. Build 2026 brought the Agent Harness, the GitHub Copilot and Claude Agent SDK connectors, and the orchestration patterns to stable release; ...

Now that Microsoft settled the AI framework debate, the focus shifts to what actually matters: context, recovery logic and deciding if you even need an agent. Over the past year, I had the same ...

Microsoft releases .NET 11 Preview 7 with MSBuild server, NativeAOT changes, new C# features, and improvements across ASP.NET Core.

When you install or run certain applications on Windows, you may see a prompt asking you to install the Windows Desktop Runtime. What is Windows Desktop Runtime? Why is it needed? Is it safe? Let’s ...

I’ve liked the Framework Laptop 13 since the first time I used it, partly because I just think the idea of a repairable and upgradeable laptop is cool and partly because it’s not Yet Another ...

C# expert Mark Michaelis explores what .NET developers still need to learn for themselves as AI takes on more coding work, highlighting DevOps, testing, technical debt and the engineering discipline ...

TL;DR: If you're looking for a powerful productivity suite without recurring subscription fees, Microsoft Office 2021 is available for just $32 for a limited time, an incredible deal. This offer ...

We get all sorts of emails daily – some of them could even be support emails claiming to be sent from reputed organizations like Microsoft. On almost all occasions, these emails turn out to be nothing ...

Framework’s Laptop 13 Pro DIY Edition is a pleasure to assemble and use, meeting all my requirements for a solid productivity laptop. But market forces are blowing hard against it. You have to really ...