an exciting release incorporated with plenty of library updates, a new WASM mode, more source generators, constant performance improvements, and NativeAOT support on iOS. We hope you enjoy these new features and improvements. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue our journey of making .NET better, together! 

.NET 8 Preview 5 Combines Upcoming Blazor Changes in Handy New Project Template  

In .NET 8 we plan to add a new project template, Blazor Web Application, that covers all combinations of server-hosted projects (traditional Blazor Server apps, Blazor WebAssembly hosted, and the new unified architecture that allows use of Server, WebAssembly, and SSR in a single project). It will work by multitargeting over net8.0 and net8.0-browser. 

Web API Full Course (.NET 8)
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One Blazor Template to Rule Them All in .NET 8

In .NET 8 there is a new project in town that unifies the developing experience between Blazor Server and Blazor Web Assembly application models. In this video we will go over the new template and how we can get started using it! 

Exploring new Blazor features in .NET 8.0 

Here’s a summary of what’s new in this preview release:

• Improved ASP.NET Core debugging experience
• Servers & middleware
  • IHttpSysRequestTimingFeature
  • SNI hostname in ITlsHandshakeFeature
  • IExceptionHandler
• Blazor
  • New Blazor Web App project template
  • Blazor router integration with endpoint routing
  • Enable interactivity for individual components with Blazor Server
  • Improved packaging of Webcil files
  • Blazor Content Security Policy (CSP) compatibility
• API authoring
  • Support for generic attributes
• SignalR
  • SignalR seamless reconnect
• Native AOT
  • Support for AsParameters and automatic metadata generation in compile-timed generated minimal APIs
• Authentication and authorization
  • Authentication updates in ASP.NET Core SPA templates
  • New analyzer for recommended AuthorizationBuilder usage
   

We’re excited to share all the new features and improvements in .NET 8 Preview 5! This release is a follow-up to the Preview 4 release. You’ll continue to see many more features show up with these monthly releases. .NET 6 and 7 users will want to follow this release closely since we have focused on making it a straightforward upgrade path. 

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Blazor Highlights from the Early .NET 8 Preview Releases