Microsoft releases .NET 10 RC 1 with go-live license

👉 Can you really run Visual Studio 2026 on a PC with only 8GB RAM? Microsoft officially recommends 64GB RAM for an “ideal” experience, but not everyone has that kind of hardware. So, I tested it myself. In this video, I share: 🔹 Why the 64GB recommendation exists 🔹 My exact 8GB test setup and results 🔹 How to choose workloads & components wisely 🔹 Windows + SSD tips to keep things responsive 🔹 A live demo: installing, building & debugging in VS2026 Spoiler: It actually works better than you might expect (with the right setup). 📺 Watch here: https://lnkd.in/gZYdDfw9 Curious to hear from you all: 💡 What’s the lowest-spec machine you’ve used for real-world development? #VisualStudio #VS2026 #DeveloperTools #Productivity #LowEndPC DotNet Openings .NET Foundation CSharp Dev .NET Microsoft Visual Studio Visual Studio Code Asp.net with c# .NET Core Tutorials Google Developer Groups (GDG) Backend Developer

Visual Studio just got a helpful upgrade for .NET developers. 👩💻 The GitHub Copilot Diagnostics toolset now offers smarter debugging support—like breakpoint suggestions, LINQ query assistance, and exception summaries. It’s designed to help you troubleshoot faster and more confidently. Check out the full breakdown here: 👉 Read the blog: https://msft.it/6188skql0 #GitHubCopilot #dotnet #VisualStudio #DevTools

WPF developers: how many sprints have you lost to “quick” DIY controls? From PropertyGrid and BusyIndicator to culture-aware NumericUpDown and masked inputs, the hidden costs stack up—accessibility, localization, edge cases, and caret bugs. We broke down 10 controls you shouldn’t rebuild (plus the cost model that proves it) View Article: https://zurl.co/gKXPl Ship features, not plumbing. Start faster with Xceed WPF Toolkit Plus. #WPF #DotNet #CSharp #WPFDevelopers #XAML #DevTools #UIComponents

🚀 .NET 10 RC1 is here! The first Release Candidate of .NET 10 (the next LTS version) has just dropped — and it’s production-ready with a go-live license. 🎉 ✅ Runs on the new Visual Studio 2026 Insiders ✅ Supported in VS Code with the C# Dev Kit ✅ Packed with major performance improvements The .NET team has shared all the details in their latest performance blog post — a must-read if you want to see how .NET 10 levels up speed and efficiency. 👉 Check it out here:https://lnkd.in/gqmf9x93 #dotnet #performance #visualstudio

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? Think of .𝗡𝗘𝗧 like a 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗯𝗼𝘅 in your workshop. • Inside it, you have 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 (C#, VB, F#) • You have 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 (ASP.NET, WinForms, WPF) • And you have a 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗿 (CLR – Common Language Runtime) who makes sure everything works smoothly. .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 = A platform by Microsoft to build apps. • Web apps • Desktop apps • Windows services 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀: • 𝗖𝗟𝗥 → Runs your code safely, like a supervisor • 𝗕𝗖𝗟 (𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆) → Ready-made utilities (Collections, File I/O, Networking) 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁? • Multiple languages supported • Secure & reliable • Huge ecosystem In short: .NET is the 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 where developers pick tools, use blueprints, and build apps efficiently. #DotNet #CSharp #SoftwareDevelopment #LearnTech

Made EASY - WPF Dependency Injection with IServiceCollection Dependency injection is a core part of any modern C# application -- and WPF apps are no different! In this video, I'll walk you through how we can transform a simple WPF application to take advantage of dependency injection using IServiceCollection. And you know that fun MVVM pattern that gets used heavily with WPF? Rest assured! We can inject our View Models into our Views with IServiceCollection and clean things up nicely! Watch here: https://lnkd.in/gRPZY9rJ

📜 History of .NET Framework 📌 Who Introduced .NET Framework? Company: Microsoft Announced: June 2000 (at the Professional Developers Conference – PDC) First Released: February 2002, along with Visual Studio .NET and .NET Framework 1.0 ✅ The .NET Framework was introduced by Microsoft in 2000 to unify application development. It officially launched in 2002, bringing in C#, CLR, ASP.NET, and Windows Forms, marking a new era in Windows-based software development. #dotnet #dotnetframework

Big news for developers: Microsoft just rolled out Visual Studio Code 1.104 (August 2025 update). The latest release introduces AI model selection and contributions, enhanced security, productivity upgrades, and more. https://lnkd.in/e9Zcz4_3 #VSCodeUpdate #AIModels #DevProductivity

In 1997, Microsoft introduced Visual Studio. One IDE where developers could stay in flow while building apps for Windows, the web, and the enterprise. Every era since has reshaped it: new languages, new frameworks, new workloads. Always evolving. Always keeping developers productive.   Today comes Microsoft Visual Studio 2026! AI is fused into the compiler and runtime. Code is generated, tested, and debugged at scale, with governance and observability built in. Intune for policy. Sentinel for trust.   From .NET 10 and C# 14 to modern C++, containers, and gaming engines. Visual Studio 2026. The IDE you trust, rewired for the AI era. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ge8_tZKd

🚀 Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is now available. 🚀 A faster, more modern IDE, with AI meaningfully integrated in ways that feel natural — there to make developers more efficient! Every detail is in helping developers focus on their craft, with less friction and more flow. It’s a milestone on the journey ahead. What’s here today is strong — and it sets the stage for what’s next ✨ Over the past six years, I’ve focused on designing how developers build software in Visual Studio — rethinking the fundamentals, modernizing the experience, and shaping the IDE for an AI-first world. Incredible moment. Awesome team work. 🙌 #VisualStudio2026