.NET Aspire Blog Posts

6 questions to unbox .NET Aspire

a concise, practical overview of Microsoft’s .NET Aspire—a cloud-native development stack designed to simplify building scalable, distributed applications. Through six key questions, she demystifies Aspire’s purpose, features, and use cases, especially for developers familiar with the .NET ecosystem.

Jeff Fritz on .NET Aspire and CoPilot Agents

Jeff Fritz (Microsoft) joins me to talk about .NET Aspire, CoPilot Agents and Vibe programming. This is a show not to miss; his enthusiasm is catching and his knowledge is astonishing.

.NET Aspire 9.4 boasts CLI core commands, AI integrations

Described as a major release, .NET Aspire 9.4 features a set of CLI core commands for building cloud-ready, distributed apps and AI hosting integrations.

Aspire Roadmap 2025: Code-first DevOps, polyglot, and AI

A look at the recently published Aspire roadmap for 2025, focusing on its code-first DevOps evolution, polyglot aspirations, and AI orchestration, and more.

.NET Aspire 9.4: CLI Goes GA, Dashboard Gets Interactive -- Visual Studio Magazine

The update aims to streamline development with a native AOT-compiled CLI for application scaffolding, running, and configuration.

Reviewing Aspire.JS: Current state of Aspire for JavaScript

A review of Aspire for JavaScript, an orchestration framework for polyglot applications, including current state, personal experiences, and future aspirations.

Aspire: A Modern DevOps Toolchain

When we first launched Aspire, we knew we were trying to change how developers build distributed applications. But over time, something interesting happened: Aspire started showing up everywhere.

ASPIRE – The Secret Weapon for .NET Cloud-Native Developers

Building distributed applications doesn't have to be a nightmare. Here&'s how .NET Aspire transforms your development experience. What is .NET Aspire?

Aspire Roadmap (2025 → 2026)

We’ve had so much fun building, learning, and Aspirifying with you over the last year. As many of you have noticed, there are lots of exciting things in the works, and we figured it was time to write the broader vision out in one place.

Taking .NET Aspire for a spin

The latest release of Microsoft’s cloud-native development tool simplifies necessary platform work so you can quickly stand up a development environment. It’s well worth trying out.