.NET 8 has been released, so it′s time to start porting your projects to the new version. In this article, we′ll look at new features and enhancements: C# 12, performance, Native AOT, GC, new types...

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Explore the new features and enhancements in .NET 8, including C# 12, performance improvements, Native AOT, new types for improving performance, and NuGet audit for package security.

What's new in .NET 8?

Ah my favourite thing is the <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/whats-new/dotnet-8#time-abstraction" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Time Abstraction</a> with the new Time Provider.
It superseeds a library I built to make DateTime easier to test in .NET and I’m happy for it to become redundant!!!

In the article, they forget about major change in .net ecosystem. .NET Aspire
<a href="https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-dotnet-aspire-simplifying-cloud-native-development-with-dotnet-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-dotnet-aspire-simplifying-cloud-native-development-with-dotnet-8/</a>