InfoQ: dotnet news articles for March - 2025, by me.

Hi there 👋

As you know or don't know. I write for InfoQ, and I write a couple of news coverage articles per month.

I am part of the .NET Content editors' team and each month; we write and cover new and exciting stuff in the #dotnet development world.

Last month, in March 2025, I wrote a couple of news articles. Maybe if you missed those topics or want to read more about the news from the .NET world, the URLs and short descriptions of the news items can be found in the list below:

.NET Team Announces Release of HybridCache Library for .NET 9

Last week, the .NET Team announced the release of HybridCache, a new .NET 9 library, now available through the Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Hybrid package. According to the source, the library is designed to enhance data storage and retrieval performance by combining both in-memory and distributed caches, such as Redis.

Microsoft Launches New AI Chat Web App Template for .NET Development

Last week, Microsoft announced a new AI Chat Web App template, available in preview, designed to simplify AI development with .NET. This template is part of Microsoft's ongoing efforts to make AI more accessible, offering scaffolding and guidance in Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, and the .NET CLI.

.NET 10 Preview 1: Updates in Runtime, SDK, Frameworks and More

At the end of February, .NET 10 Preview 1 was released, bringing several major updates and improvements across the platform. This first preview introduces enhancements to the .NET Runtime, SDK, libraries, C#, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET MAUI, and more.

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This is a slightly different type of blog post from me. I hope you will find it useful, and I hope you will be updated with the latest .NET news (in case you missed it throughout the month).

As always, I wish you all the best and wish you lots of luck with coding!
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