Microsoft just dropped .NET 11 Preview 1, kicking off the road to a November 2026 release. There are some legit upgrades in here: CoreCLR for WebAssembly, native Zstandard support, better async debugging, and a few CLI improvements.
But early developer reactions are…mixed.
A lot of the debate is around new C# syntax, especially collection expression arguments. Some devs think it’s overcomplicating things. Others are fine with it. Add in the ongoing push toward “agentic AI” and the yearly release cadence, and you can feel a bit of framework fatigue creeping into the conversation.
That said, performance and runtime improvements are getting real interest, especially around async debugging and WASM.
Full article here: Devs Souring on .NET 11? - Visual Studio Magazine
Where are you on .NET 11 so far?