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2026-07-10 dotnet dotnet-cli msbuild

What is the difference between dotnet build and dotnet publish?

dotnet build compiles your project for the inner development loop and defaults to Debug. dotnet publish runs the MSBuild Publish target, defaults to Release on net8.0 and later, and packages a deployable folder with web assets, self-contained runtimes, single-file, trimming, and AOT handled. Here is exactly what each one produces and when to reach for it.

2026-07-02 dotnet msbuild mcp

Run the Binlog MCP Server in CI to Auto-Triage Build Failures

On 2026-06-30 Microsoft showed the Binlog MCP Server running unattended in a GitHub Agentic Workflow, so an agent reads the .binlog and comments a root cause the moment a CI build breaks.

2026-06-20 dotnet msbuild mcp

The Binlog MCP Server Lets an AI Read Your MSBuild Logs

Microsoft shipped Microsoft.AITools.BinlogMcp on 2026-06-17, an MCP server that exposes 15 tools so Claude or Copilot can diagnose build failures and slow targets straight from a .binlog file.

2026-05-24 dotnet nuget msbuild

Independently Releasing Multiple NuGet Packages with MinVer + Trusted Publishing

One repo, three NuGet packages, independent versions. Per-package MinVer tag prefixes, a tag-driven GitHub Actions release that publishes via OIDC trusted publishing (no API key), pinning a cross-package dependency to a real version, and the default-branch gotcha that silently swallows your first tag.

2026-05-12 errors csharp dotnet

Fix: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly in a published app

Runs fine with dotnet run, throws after dotnet publish. The DLL is usually missing from the publish folder, not the runtime. Check deps.json, ProjectReference Private, and trimming.

2026-05-11 errors csharp dotnet

Fix: MSB3027 Could not copy X to Y. Exceeded retry count of 10. Failed

MSB3027 means MSBuild retried a file copy 10 times and a process still held the destination. Kill the locking process, exclude bin/obj from antivirus, or raise CopyRetryCount.

2026-05-11 errors csharp dotnet

Fix: The type or namespace name 'X' could not be found (after adding a project reference)

CS0246 right after a fresh ProjectReference is almost always a TargetFramework mismatch, a stale obj folder, or a missing using directive. Five fixes in order of likelihood.

2026-05-03 blazor blazor-webassembly tailwind-css

How to use Tailwind CSS with Blazor WebAssembly in .NET 11

A complete .NET 11 setup for Tailwind CSS v4 in a Blazor WebAssembly app: standalone CLI (no Node), MSBuild target, @source directives for Razor and CSS isolation files, and a publish pipeline that survives Native AOT.

2026-04-18 dotnet dotnet-11 dotnet-cli

.NET 11 Preview 3: dotnet run -e sets environment variables without launch profiles

dotnet run -e in .NET 11 Preview 3 passes environment variables straight from the CLI and surfaces them as MSBuild RuntimeEnvironmentVariable items.

2026-04-18 dotnet-11 sdk dotnet-cli

dotnet sln finally edits solution filters from the CLI in .NET 11 Preview 3

.NET 11 Preview 3 teaches dotnet sln to create, add, remove, and list projects in .slnf solution filters, so large mono-repos can load a subset without opening Visual Studio.