.NET Monthly Roundup – May 2023 – Build, C# 12, .NET 8 Preview 4, and more!

📆Welcome to our May .NET Monthly Roundup with Jon Galloway! In just 3 minutes, Jon breaks down the latest news from the month of May 2023 that .NET developers need to know.

🔗All links: https://aka.ms/dnmr-2305

📢Microsoft Build
➡️Microsoft Build – https://build.microsoft.com
➡️Join the .NET Team at Microsoft Build 2023! – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/microsoft-build-2023-and-dotnet/
➡️.NET at Microsoft Build 2023 – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdo4fOcmZ0oV0mbay2wxFS_ZVRg6cxjdM

📺Top Build Videos
➡️Deep dive into .NET performance and native AOT – https://build.microsoft.com/en-US/sessions/28588f70-fb54-447a-b778-7ef02c8ffdf8?source=sessions
➡️Cloud-native development with .NET 8 – https://build.microsoft.com/en-US/sessions/92aa8923-2720-49a4-81a3-d117f08488fe?source=sessions
➡️What’s new in C# 12 and beyond – https://build.microsoft.com/en-US/sessions/7bdbc522-10ed-4114-a0f1-afd45acbf7ee?source=sessions
➡️What’s new in .NET 8 for Web, frontends, backends, and futures? – https://build.microsoft.com/en-US/sessions/da223f08-abb2-4f38-87de-0856ffa22317?source=sessions
➡️Kickstart your .NET modernization journey with the RWA pattern – https://build.microsoft.com/en-US/sessions/c4fe357e-2bb2-4201-a956-ca35c3497e06?source=sessions
➡️The Download: All the News from Microsoft Build, Make Your Own VPN, Beepberry and more – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5XgIWp92R4
➡️Dev Home for Windows Developers – https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dev-home/

🆒Top blog posts
➡️Get started with ChatGPT in .NET – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/get-started-chatgpt-azure-dotnet/
➡️Announcing a new version of the .NET Upgrade Assistant with support for .NET MAUI and Azure Functions! – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/upgrade-assistant-general-availability/
➡️Web API development in Visual Studio 2022 – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/web-api-development-in-visual-studio-2022/

⭐.NET 8 Preview 4
➡️Announcing .NET 8 Preview 4 – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-8-preview-4/
➡️ASP.NET Core updates in .NET 8 Preview 4 – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/asp-net-core-updates-in-dotnet-8-preview-4/
➡️EF Core 8 Preview 4: Primitive collections and improved Contains – https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-ef8-preview-4/

❤️Community Links and Events
➡️Supercharging Blazor Development with BlazmExtension – A New Visual Studio Extension – https://engstromjimmy.com/post/2023-05-15-BlazmExtension
➡️FSharpConf 2023 – http://fsharpconf.com/

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:18 Microsoft Build
01:25 Top blog posts
02:00 .NET 8 Preview 4
02:25 Community resources and events

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