.NET 11 Preview 5: Brings File-Based App Improvements, New C# Features, and a Blazor Validation Wave (opens in new tab)

Microsoft has released the fifth preview of .NET 11, with updates across the SDK, C#, ASP.NET Core, .NET MAUI, and EF Core. Highlights include file-based app improvements, new C# closed classes and unions, a Blazor validation wave, a large MAUI reliability rollup, and SQL Server 2022 as the default EF Core compatibility level.