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ASP.NET Core in .NET 11 Preview 1 Brings New Blazor Components, Improved Navigation, and WebAssembly

Almir Vuk — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Microsoft has released ASP.NET Core in .NET 11 Preview 1, introducing new Blazor components like EnvironmentBoundary, Label, and DisplayName, along with relative URI navigation, QuickGrid row click events, IHostedService support in WebAssembly, environment variable configuration, OpenAPI binary file response schemas, and automatic dev certificate trust in WSL.

By Almir Vuk

.NET 11 Preview 1 Arrives with Runtime Async, Zstandard Support, and C# 15 Features

Almir Vuk — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT

NET 11 Preview 1 is released, featuring Runtime Async as the headline change, moving async method handling from the compiler into the runtime itself. The preview also brings CoreCLR WebAssembly work, native Zstandard compression, C# 15 collection expression arguments, and MAUI improvements. Community reaction has been mixed, with praise for async changes but debate over language complexity.

By Almir Vuk