Tech Radar
A curated technology digest focused on .NET, SQL Server, AI-assisted development, cybersecurity, and industrial systems. Short summaries with source attribution — not full article copies.
2026-05-20 — Microsoft .NET Blog
.NET 10 Preview 1 Released with Major Performance Improvements
Microsoft released .NET 10 Preview 1 with significant runtime and JIT improvements, new C# language features, and enhanced ASP.NET Core performance metrics.
2026-05-18 — Microsoft SQL Server Blog
SQL Server 2025 Cumulative Update Brings Query Store Improvements for Always On
The latest cumulative update for SQL Server 2025 improves Query Store behavior in Always On Availability Groups, reducing overhead on readable secondaries.
2026-05-15 — Microsoft DevBlogs
C# 14 Language Features Land in Preview: Union Types and Enhanced Pattern Matching
C# 14 preview introduces discriminated union types and extends pattern matching with exhaustiveness checking, bringing more functional programming patterns to C#.
2026-05-12 — OPC Foundation
OPC UA Version 1.05 Released with Improved Security Model and PubSub Enhancements
The OPC Foundation released version 1.05 of the OPC UA specification with a revised security model, better support for edge-to-cloud communication, and PubSub improvements for MQTT and UDP transport.
2026-05-08 — Microsoft Security Baselines
Windows Server 2025 LTSC Hardening Baseline Updated by Microsoft
Microsoft updated the security baseline for Windows Server 2025 LTSC with new IIS hardening recommendations, TLS 1.3 enforcement, and stricter SMB signing policies.
2026-05-01 — Stack Overflow Blog
AI-Assisted Code Review Moving from Experiment to Standard Practice in Enterprise Teams
A recent industry survey shows that 64% of enterprise development teams now use AI tools for at least part of their code review process, up from 28% in 2024.