Announcing .NET 8 RC1

.NET 8 RC1 is now available. This is our first of two release candidates. This release includes a new AOT mode for both Android and WASM, System.Text.Json improvements, and Azure Managed Identity support for containers. Now is great time to pick up and test .NET 8 if you haven’t yet.

The dates for .NET Conf 2023 have been announced! Join us November 14-16, 2023 to celebrate the .NET 8 release!

Download .NET 8 RC1 for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

• Installers and binaries
• Container images
• Release notes
• Breaking changes
• Known issues
• GitHub issue tracker

There are several exciting posts you should check out as well:

• ASP.NET Core Updates in .NET 8 RC1
• .NET MAUI Updates in .NET 8 RC1
• Visual Studio 2022 17.8 Preview 2
• Entity Framework Updates in .NET 8 RC1
• What’s New in .NET 8 describes all the new features in .NET 8. For a broader view of the platform, read Why .NET?.

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Announcing .NET 8 Release Candidate 1 - .NET Blog

.NET 8 RC1 is now available with improvements to System.Text.Json, a new AOT mode for Android and WASM, Azure Managed Identity support for containers, and more!

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