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    The Core of .NET

    Modern .NET 10 is the open-source and cross-platform foundation for building nearly any kind of app. With .NET 10 recently released, you need to understand the major changes in the platform, not to mention the cool features being added to C#. These are the foundation-level topics you need to know for success in the Microsoft development world, and we’ve got sessions and hands-on options for you to explore! Whether it’s getting the most out of your editor or IDE, mastering the debugger, profiling for performance, or using the latest frameworks for building next-generation distributed solutions with .NET Aspire, this track has the content you need to embrace. And being at Microsoft HQ means you’ll hear directly from the Visual Studio team—including an “Ask the Visual Studio Team Anything” panel—giving you unmatched access to the people building the tools you use every day.

    Topics in this track include:

    • Building Packages and Tools Using the Compiler API
    • Everything You Need to Know About the Latest in C#
    • Fast Focus: Caching Options in .NET
    • Get the Most Out of VS – Tips/Tricks
    • Hands-On Lab: Get Started with .NET Aspire & ASP.NET Core for Distributed Application Building
    • Improving Performance in .NET Applications
    • Master the Debugger in Visual Studio
    • Panel: Ask the Visual Studio Team Anything
    • Performance Tuning Your Apps Using the VS Profiler
    • Running Background Tasks in .NET Core – In App, the Cloud, and Beyond
    • The Forgotten Features of Visual Studio You NEED In Your Life!
    • Unit Testing on Steroids Using VS
  • HOL01 Hands-On Lab: Get Started with Aspire for Distributed Application Building Monday July 27 8:30am - 12:30pm
    • Jeffrey T. Fritz, Program Manager, Microsoft

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  • HOL01 Continued: Hands-On Lab: Get Started with .NET Aspire & ASP.NET Core for Distributed Application Building Monday July 27 2:00pm - 5:30pm
    • Jeffrey T. Fritz, Program Manager, Microsoft

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  • T02 Master Debugging and Performance Optimization in Visual Studio Tuesday July 28 8:00am - 9:15am
    • Harshada Hole, Sr. Product Manager, Microsoft

      Sireesha Pisipati , Principal Software Engineering Leader , Microsoft

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  • T11 Get the Most Out of VS - Tips/Tricks Tuesday July 28 1:30pm - 2:45pm
    • Marco Peyrot Carrion, Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft

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  • T16 Unit Testing on Steroids Using VS Tuesday July 28 3:00pm - 4:15pm
    • McKenna Barlow, Product Manager, Microsoft

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  • T17 The Enterprise Developer in 2026: An Interactive Session with the Visual Studio PM Team Tuesday July 28 3:00pm - 4:15pm
    • Taysser Gherfal, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft

      Dalia Abo Sheasha, Product Manager, Visual Studio team, Microsoft

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  • W06 Everything You Need to Know About the Latest in C# Wednesday July 29 9:30am - 10:45am
    • Mads Torgersen, C# Lead Designer, .NET Team, Microsoft

      Dustin Campbell, Principal Software Engineer, .NET Developer Experience Team, Microsoft

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  • W12 Fast Focus: Dream a Little Dream: Dev with the CLI Wednesday July 29 11:15am - 11:35am
    • Kayla Cinnamon, Senior AI Developer Tools Advocate, Microsoft

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  • W13 Fast Focus: Caching Options in .NET Wednesday July 29 11:15am - 11:35am
    • Jason Bock MVP (C#), Staff Software Engineer, Rocket Mortgage

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  • H05 The Forgotten Features of Visual Studio You NEED In Your Life! Thursday July 30 8:00am - 9:15am
    • Mads Kristensen , Principal Product Manager, Visual Studio, Microsoft

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  • H06 Improving Performance in .NET Applications Thursday July 30 9:30am - 10:45am
    • Jason Bock MVP (C#), Staff Software Engineer, Rocket Mortgage

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  • H10 Running Background Tasks in .NET Core - In App, The Cloud, and Beyond Thursday July 30 9:30am - 10:45am
    • Spencer Schneidenbach Microsoft MVP, AI Architect and CTO, Aviron Labs

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  • H12 The Future of Visual Studio: Interactive Expert Panel Thursday July 30 1:45pm - 3:00pm
    • Mads Kristensen , Principal Product Manager, Visual Studio, Microsoft

      Andy Sterland, Principal PM Manager, Microsoft

      Anson Horton, Partner Architect for Visual Studio, Microsoft

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  • H20 Building Packages and Tools Using the Compiler API Thursday July 30 3:15pm - 4:30pm
    • Jason Bock MVP (C#), Staff Software Engineer, Rocket Mortgage

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