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Announcing a Public Preview .NET package that adds policy enforcement, startup tool scanning, fallback governance, and response sanitization to MCP servers with a single builder extension.

May 21, 2026

Announcing Agent Governance Toolkit MCP Extensions for .NET

Jack Batzner

The `unsafe` keyword is being redesigned to mark caller-facing contracts rather than just syntax. Safety obligations between callers and callees become visible and reviewable. The model is motivated by the rise of AI-assisted code generation and arrives as a preview in .NET 11.

May 21, 2026

Improving C# Memory Safety

Richard Lander

Package pruning in .NET 10 removes platform-provided packages from your dependency graph. With transitive auditing enabled by default, projects with these defaults have 70% fewer transitive vulnerability reports compared to projects using the previous defaults.

May 18, 2026

NuGet Package Pruning: Cleaner Dependencies and Actionable Vulnerability Reports

Nikolche Kolev

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.NET Data Community Standup: 8 Real-World Query Anti‑Patterns (and How to Fix Them)

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.NET AI Community Standup: .NET + AI at Build 2026: What’s Coming Next?

Join us for the next .NET + AI Community StandUp as we sit down with .NET and AI experts to preview what we expect to see at Microsoft Build 2026. From AI agents and copilots to the latest updates in .NET, cloud-native development, and developer tooling, we’ll discuss the announcements, trends, and demos that could shape the next year of AI-powered development.

On .NET Live: How Coding Standards Supercharge .NET Quality & Performance

Discuss coding standards from the 20th anniversary edition of my book. How to structure your projects for long-term maintainability. How to apply coding standards that actually improve productivity. Common pitfalls that quietly destroy code quality. How to write clearer, safer, and more performant code. How modern .NET features can simplify your architecture and reduce bugs.

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