Aspire 13.5 features, day 5
Aspire now supports interactive terminal sessions! 🖥️
The WithTerminal() extension method in the AppHost attaches an interactive pseudo-terminal (PTY) to any Aspire resource, letting you interact with it directly from the dashboard 🤯
Announcing this month's #NottsIoT where we welcome along @JonMikelInza to talk to us about IoT Device Simulation Tools for Development!
Join us on Thursday March 12th from 18:30 UK Time!
🔗meetup.com/nottingham-iot-me…
⏰Thursday March 12th @ 18:30
Really nice features coming to aid in development of apps that use AI models. All built on top of open telemetry!
#opentelemetry#ai#aspire@aspiredotdev
Aspire 13.1 new dashboard features, day 1:
Aspire's Gen AI Visualizer adds a UI for tool definitions. You can now view detailed information about tools included in an AI request.
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Aspire 13.1 new dashboard features, day 3:
Resource health checks now show when they last ran ❤️🩹
This change removes uncertainty when viewing the dashboard:
Yes, your resource is still broken, and no, Aspire hasn't stopped checking it 🙃
ALT Screenshot of the dashboard showing the last time a health check ran.
Visual Studio can now automatically select which model is best for the task. Use it for faster responses, lower chance of rate limiting, and 10% off premium requests for paid users.
Read more here: devblogs.microsoft.com/visua…
.NET 10 is GA! 🎉 Faster runtimes, simpler starts, and smarter APIs.
- Big perf wins across the runtime + NativeAOT
- dotnet run app.cs for quick scripts + prototypes
- ASP.NET Core + EF Core updates for cloud & data (vector/JSON)
Dive in: aka.ms/AAylqp9#dotnet
.NET 10 ships in a few hours. I’m very excited about the release. 10 years ago a few of us got pulled into a room to spike the first version of a new cross platform, open source .NET. We’re 10 years in and extremely proud of how far the product has come.
#dotnet
AI agents, simplified.
Meet Microsoft Agent Framework:
✔ Minimal setup
✔ Multi-agent orchestration
✔ Built-in hosting & monitoring
Start small, scale confidently, and keep it all in your favorite .NET ecosystem. Start building → msft.it/6016svaSo#dotnet 🤖
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.NET continues to anchor backend development in 2025.
C# Corner’s latest blog breaks down why:
⚡ Performance
🔒 Reliability
🌍 Cross-platform
A steady framework in a shifting landscape.
📖 msft.it/6016sl2Cn#DotNet#BackendDev
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