Microsoft MVP, book author, developer, trainer, consultant - loving .NET and Microsoft Azurehttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mwq5dpn6hk2mThanks to everyone who joined my sessions at BASTA! Mainz 2026! 🚀with C# 15, Aspire, and source generators! I hope you enjoyed the talks and found some useful ideas to take back to your projects. Slides and code samples are available here: https://github.com/CNILearn/bastamainz2026/ #bastacon #Aspire #CSharp30 Sep 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwq5dpn6hk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mqocjyz2tc2p.NET MAUI moves from Mono to the CoreCLR with .NET 11 https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/coreclr-progress-and-mono-timeline-dotnet-maui/15 Jul 2026 08:29 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqocjyz2tc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mo5wm3vbi22mIf you are in Vienna, join me for Build //localhost:Vienna globalai.community/e/aiju7jp2 I'll talk about GitHub Copilot! https://globalai.community/e/aiju7jp213 Jun 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5wm3vbi22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mo5vwrutnc2mI had great days in Slovenia at the Thrive conference. All slides and samples about Aspire, Copilot, and C# /.NET updates are available at https://github.com/CNILearn/thrive202613 Jun 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5vwrutnc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mncnxfm4e22d🚀 Excitement rising! #MSBuild kicks off in just a few hours. Can’t wait to dive into all the new announcements! build.microsoft.com #MSBuild #MVPBuzz02 Jun 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncnxfm4e22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mmsubfrukk2eCreated an issue with GitHub Copilot App - just entered two lines, everything else was done from GitHub Copilot: https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/issues/1752627 May 2026 06:16 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmsubfrukk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mlbz5oc44k2lAspire 13.3 is released! Just ready for my Kubernetes workshop next week :-) Hosting with Kubernetes, AKS, the aspire CLI as a NativeAOT dotnet tool standalone dashboard, and many more new features: https://aspire.dev/whats-new/aspire-13-3/07 May 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbz5oc44k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mkmqvryvns2iAn update on GitHub's availability shows the enormous growth with new repos, commits, and pull requests: https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/an-update-on-github-availability/29 Apr 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmqvryvns2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mkmkgqzo322iAPI versioning with Asp.Versioning: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api-versioning-in-dotnet-10-applications/29 Apr 2026 07:14 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmkgqzo322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mjvqvqcumk2pMy coding journey has been marked by continuous change, and with the advent of AI, that change is accelerating rapidly. This is my story: https://csharp.christiannagel.com/2026/04/18/dev-journey/ What paths have you taken on your coding journey?20 Apr 2026 05:39 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvqvqcumk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mhxrocey3c2dJoin me at the Thrive conference in Slovenia, with sessions about C# updates, Copilot, and Aspire! Don't miss the opportunity for an additional 1-day Aspire workshop! With such a great conference location, extend your stay for some relaxation days. https://csharp.christiannagel.com/2026/03/17/thrive2026/26 Mar 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxrocey3c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mhqjdyr22s2gAspire 13.2 is released! Great updates with the Aspire CLI, TypeScript AppHost, dashboard improvements, new and improved integrations... https://devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/aspire-13-2-announcement/23 Mar 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqjdyr22s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mhqgvif45c2gAspire Conf just started! https://devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/join-us-march-23-for-aspire-conf/ Looking forward to meet the Aspire team this week at the MVP Summit!23 Mar 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqgvif45c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mgosdg64322sIn addition to the code samples I've done for my #bastacon C# source generators session, I've created a dotnet new template to easily create source generators: https://www.nuget.org/packages/CNinnovation.Templates.SourceGenerator10 Mar 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgosdg64322shttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mgmbeeafrc26I hope you enjoyed my C# 14 / C# 15 session at BASTA! in Frankfurt, Germany! #bastacon Slides and samples showing extension members, file-based apps, collection expression arguments and more, are available at https://github.com/CNILearn/bastaspring2026 #csharp09 Mar 2026 06:51 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmbeeafrc26https://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3mgk4u74ucs2pFor some years I've been demonstrating creating hard links with PInvoke/LibraryImport on Windows and Linux, now it's part of .NET 11: https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/11.0/preview/preview1/libraries.md#hard-link-creation-apis What should I use next what's not included with .NET? #dotnet08 Mar 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgk4u74ucs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3magft2naqs23On my way back home - after an intensive week with Aspire, Prometheus, Grafana, .NET and C# updates, and a lot more. Plane arrived late from Vienna, but I'm happy it's here.20 Dec 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3magft2naqs23https://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3m63kcvoe6c2sGreat information how Windows 365 (a microservice architecture built with ASP.NET Core, Azure Functions and multiple repos) is using Aspire to shorten local setup, test, and debug cycles from hours (or days) to minutes: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/aspire-windows-365/20 Nov 2025 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63kcvoe6c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3m63jfdstms2sAspire documentation migration from Microsoft Learn to aspire.dev GitHub Copilot Planning mode reduced 3 months of work to a few days: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/migrating-from-microsoft-learn-to-aspire-dev/20 Nov 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63jfdstms2shttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3m63iukiju22sMap[OpenApi] vs Use[] methods by @captainsafia.com https://blog.safia.rocks/2025/11/20/api-anatomy-mapopenapi/20 Nov 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63iukiju22shttps://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3m62mfhr4k223Loving the new "Directory Files Node" feature in Visual Studio 2026. No longer I need to add solution folders for my configuration files with Grafana, Loki... The folders are just visible with the Solution Explorer! #visualstudio20 Nov 2025 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62mfhr4k223https://bsky.app/profile/christiannagel.com/post/3m37qyk3yz22x.NET 10 RC 2 is here! With updates for .NET MAUI, EF Core, Blazor, WPF, Windows Forms, and more! https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-10-rc-2/15 Oct 2025 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:w5ugaioqvfdc4xbyxpc76d3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3m37qyk3yz22x