As the dotConnect team, we are proud to be a sponsor of the .NET Conf 2025. This landmark event highlighted the key advancements of the .NET ecosystem, from major releases to AI-powered tools and inspiring community-driven projects. Let’s explore the most impactful announcements, such as the transformative capabilities of .NET 10 and C# 14, AI-enabled modernization with GitHub Copilot, Aspire’s evolution into a polyglot orchestration platform, and the launch of Visual Studio 2026 with advanced AI integration. Whether you are a seasoned developer or new to .NET, this recap will shed some light on the advancements of the developer community.
Ready to explore the highlights and breakthrough announcements from .NET Conf 2025? This video will guide you through the most impactful sessions and innovations, curated with precise timestamps so you can watch exactly what interests you most.
Empowering the future: Celebrating 25 years of .NET
Timestamp: 10:56
Introduction to the .NET Conf 2025 with reflections on the platform’s evolution, its vibrant global community, and setting an ambitious vision for the decade ahead.
Aspire 13: The polyglot orchestration revolution
Timestamp: 21:03
Aspire expands beyond .NET with full support for Python and JavaScript, enabling modern, modular, polyglot applications through a unified tooling and hosting experience.
AI-powered modernization: GitHub Copilot transforms legacy apps
Timestamp: 35:40
Copilot accelerates upgrading legacy .NET apps to modern .NET 10 and Azure, with AI-assisted code migration, automated test generation, and continuous modernization workflows.
Microsoft Agent Framework: Building autonomous AI workflows
Timestamp: 48:32
Public preview of the new .NET AI Agent Framework, allowing developers to build intelligent, multi-agent workflows that integrate with real-world systems and LLMs.
Visual Studio 2026: The AI-enhanced developer environment
Timestamp: 1:10:45
Visual Studio’s flagship 2026 release leverages GitHub Copilot deeply, offering AI-enhanced coding, debugging, testing, and profiling within a modern, high-performance IDE.
ASP.NET Core 10: Next-gen web via security, validation, and performance
Timestamp: 1:40:20
ASP.NET Core 10 introduces passkey authentication, improved API validation, OpenAPI 3.1, JSON streaming, and enhanced observability, paving the way for secure, scalable cloud apps.
C# 14: More expressive and powerful language features
Timestamp: 2:10:11
C# 14 delivers substantial boosts to developer productivity with extension members, null-conditional assignment, field-backed properties, lambda improvements, and advanced operator support.
The performance edge: .NET 10 benchmark breakthroughs
Timestamp: 2:39:19
.NET 10 offers vision-defining runtime and library optimizations yielding dramatic speed-ups, memory savings, and efficiency improvements across diverse workloads.
Blazor innovation: Resilient, state-aware web apps made easy
Timestamp: 3:15:42
Blazor’s updated features facilitate state persistence, comprehensive validation, integrated testing support, and enhanced developer diagnostics for robust web UIs.
Aspire 13 advanced pipelines and cloud deployment flexibility
Timestamp: 3:43:50
Aspire supports modern CI/CD and cloud workflows with Dev Tunnels, multi-environment deployment, and step-based extensibility for orchestrating complex app ecosystems.
Debugging revolutionized: AI-assisted diagnostics and profiling
Timestamp: 4:12:45
Visual Studio’s new diagnostic tools empower developers with inline variable values, AI-guided exception analysis, one-click test repair, and proactive performance profiling.
End-to-end AI support in Visual Studio
Timestamp: 4:39:29
Explore the extended AI capabilities embedded in VS 2026, enabling enhanced developer productivity through intelligent code completion, review, and optimization suggestions.
MAUI 2025: High-performance cross-platform UI development
Timestamp: 7:10:00
Demonstrations showcase MAUI’s massive performance gains, improving startup times and memory usage for the true native cross-platform app development on mobile and desktop.
Revitalizing Windows Desktop: WinForms and WPF on .NET 10
Timestamp: 7:41:00
Updates to WinForms and WPF bring modern design, accessibility, native AOT, and AI-powered tooling for legacy desktop apps to thrive on today’s platforms.
Next-generation diagnostics: Real-time, AI-driven insight
Timestamp: 8:10:40
Advanced telemetry, error diagnostics, and profiling solutions integrate with AI to provide developers with actionable intelligence for maintaining app health.
Closing notes: Community impact and future roadmap
Timestamp: 9:08:35
Reflection on community achievements, engagement highlights, and a glimpse into the evolving .NET ecosystem’s promising future.
Wrapping up
.NET Conf 2025 showcased transformative advances in the .NET ecosystem, from the groundbreaking release of .NET 10 and C# 14 to AI-driven developer tools and enhanced cross-platform capabilities. As part of the Devart family, the dotConnect team is proud to be an active member of the .NET community and a sponsor of the .NET Foundation. We’re excited to embrace the latest .NET innovations, and we are committed to keeping our products up to date with new versions and features, continuing to deliver cutting-edge solutions that help developers build faster, smarter, and more secure applications.
