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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 October 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:

New NuGet.org Sponsorship Feature Enables Developers to Support Package Authors

Microsoft has announced a new Sponsorship feature on NuGet.org, designed to help package maintainers receive direct financial support from the community. As stated in the official announcement, the goal is to "make it easier than ever for consumers to recognize and support the authors behind their favorite packages," while strengthening the overall .NET ecosystem.

.NET 10 Release Candidate 2: Finalizes SDK, MAUI Stabilization, and MSBuild Enhancements ahead of GA

Microsoft has released .NET 10 Release Candidate 2, the final pre-release build before general availability. As reported by the .NET team, RC 2 ships with a go-live support license, enabling production deployment while allowing developers to validate the platform ahead of its official release. The build is supported in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders and Visual Studio Code with the C# Dev Kit.

Microsoft Announces Open-Source Agent Framework to Simplify AI Agent Development

Microsoft has announced the preview release of Microsoft Agent Framework, an open-source software development kit designed to simplify the creation and deployment of artificial intelligence agents for developers across all skill levels, as reported in official blog posts from the company's development teams.

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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!
Best regards! 👋