The .NET Upgrade Assistant extension for Visual Studio streamlines the migration of .NET Framework and .NET Core projects to the latest .NET 6 (LTS) or .NET 7 releases, offering a right‑click upgrade path while highlighting its current limitations and supported project types.
Microsoft's Visual Studio 2022 for Mac v17.0 GA introduces a fully native macOS UI, runs on .NET 6, offers Apple Silicon optimization, and delivers up to 50% performance gains while adding early support for .NET 7 and .NET MAUI cross‑platform development.
This article walks through migrating a two‑decade‑old C#/.NET university operating‑system project to .NET 6 using the .NET Upgrade Assistant, showing command‑line interactions, code adjustments, package updates, and how the final single‑file executable runs cross‑platform on Windows, Linux and Docker.
This article reviews the 20‑year history of Visual Studio .NET and the .NET platform, highlighting key milestones, the shift to open‑source, the features of .NET 6, and the upcoming .NET 7 preview, while inviting developers to share their own .NET stories.
