.NET Conf 2026 agenda live: C# union types, WinUI + AI agents among 34 sessions
unixterminal · x · 2026-10-28
The .NET Conf 2026 agenda is live, running November 10–13 to celebrate the .NET 11 launch with 34 sessions.
Highlights:
- Cunion types: Mads Torgersen and Dustin Campbell will preview unions for modeling closed sets of data shapes, plus closed classes and extension indexers.
- WinUI and AI agents: A session on combining WinAppCLI with AI coding agents to automate repetitive tasks and streamline Windows app development, alongside new dotnet templates and Native AOT capabilities.
- CsWinRT 3.0: A major redesign of WinRT projection support for .NET based on developer feedback.
- Pure CWindows apps: Microsoft.UI.Reactor, an experimental framework bringing the MVU pattern to WinUI 3 with a single Cfile and 60+ Roslyn analyzers.
Day 2 features 3 Windows-focused sessions this year.
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