Microsoft has just released .NET10 Preview1 for developers to start testing and providing feedback. The new version contains a lot of new features. Notably, ZipArchive offers performance and memory improvements that benefit applications that work with compressed files.

There are also improvements to C# and updates to F#, as well as quality improvements to .NETMAUI. You can download the latest version from here:

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/10.0

To get started with .NET10, install the .NET10SDK.If you are using Visual Studio on Windows, it is recommended that you install the latest Visual Studio 2022 preview version. You can also use Visual Studio Code and C# DevKit extensions in .NET10.

At the same time as the release of this version, Microsoft also released an "unboxing" video introducing the new features in this version.

If you decide to try out .NET10 Preview1, you can provide your feedback in the corresponding GitHub discussion so that improvements can be made for upcoming releases.