dotnet · meaghanlewis · Nov 19, 2025 · Oct 20, 2025 · Oct 20, 2025 · Oct 20, 2025
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Introduction to Docker
 description: This article provides an introduction and overview to Docker containers in the context of a .NET application.
-ms.date: 09/25/2023
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.custom: "mvc"
 ---
 

diff --git a/docs/core/extensions/caching.md b/docs/core/extensions/caching.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Caching in .NET
 description: Discover effective ways to implement in-memory and distributed caching in .NET. Boost app performance and scalability with .NET caching.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 04/11/2024
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ---
 
 # Caching in .NET

diff --git a/docs/core/extensions/channels.md b/docs/core/extensions/channels.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Channels
 description: Learn the official synchronization data structures in System.Threading.Channels for producers and consumers with .NET.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 06/26/2023
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ---
 
 # System.Threading.Channels library

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Console log formatting
 description: Learn how to use and implement custom console log formatting in your .NET apps. Register and create new log formatters for better application logging.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 04/11/2024
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ---
 
 # Console log formatting

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 title: Create resource files
 description: Make resource files for .NET apps. Build text files with string resources, XML or binary files programmatically, or XML files with string, image, or object data.
-ms.date: 03/13/2023
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 dev_langs:
   - "csharp"
   - "vb"

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Implement a custom configuration provider
 description: Learn how to implement a custom configuration provider in .NET apps. Explore a database configuration provider that uses Entity Framework Core.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 02/20/2024
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.topic: how-to
 ---
 

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Implement a custom logging provider
 description: Discover how to implement a custom logging provider with colorized logs, writing custom C# ILogger and ILoggerProvider implementations.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 03/13/2023
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.topic: how-to
 ---
 

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: High-performance logging
 author: IEvangelist
 description: Learn how to use LoggerMessage to create cacheable delegates that require fewer object allocations for high-performance logging scenarios.
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 04/11/2024
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ---
 
 # High-performance logging in .NET

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Localization
 description: Learn the concepts of localization while learning how to use the IStringLocalizer and IStringLocalizerFactory implementations in your .NET workloads.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 02/02/2024
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 helpviewer_keywords:
   - "culture, localization"
   - "application development [.NET], localization"

diff --git a/docs/core/extensions/logger-message-generator.md b/docs/core/extensions/logger-message-generator.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Compile-time logging source generation
 description: Learn how to use the LoggerMessageAttribute and compile-time source generation for logging in .NET.
-ms.date: 06/21/2024
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ---
 
 # Compile-time logging source generation

diff --git a/docs/core/extensions/logging-providers.md b/docs/core/extensions/logging-providers.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Logging providers
 description: Learn how the logging provider API is used in .NET applications.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 06/23/2023
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ---
 
 # Logging providers in .NET

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Create a Queue Service
 description: Learn how to create a queue service subclass of BackgroundService in .NET.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 12/13/2023
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.topic: tutorial
 ---
 

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Service discovery in .NET
 description: Learn how to use the Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery library to simplify the integration of service discovery patterns in .NET applications.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 04/10/2024
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.topic: overview
 ---
 
@@ -18,20 +18,13 @@ To get started with service discovery in .NET, install the [Microsoft.Extensions
 ### [.NET CLI](#tab/dotnet-cli)
 
 ```dotnetcli
-dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery --prerelease
-```
-
-Or, if you're using .NET 10+ SDK:
-
-```dotnetcli
-dotnet package add Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery --prerelease
+dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery
 ```
 
 ### [PackageReference](#tab/package-reference)
 
 ```xml
-<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery"
-                  Version="[SelectVersion]" />
+<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery" />
 ```
 
 ---

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Implement the IHostedService interface
 description: Learn how to implement a custom IHostedService interface in C#, much like the inbuilt .NET BackgroundService.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 12/13/2023
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.topic: tutorial
 ---
 

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Create a Windows Service installer
 description: Learn how to create a Windows Service installer project.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 12/13/2023
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.topic: tutorial
 ---
 

diff --git a/docs/core/extensions/windows-service.md b/docs/core/extensions/windows-service.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Create Windows Service using BackgroundService
 description: Learn how to create a Windows Service using the BackgroundService in .NET.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 03/25/2024
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.topic: tutorial
 ---
 

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Working with .resx Files Programmatically"
 description: Create or retrieve data from XML resource (.resx) files programmatically using types and members in the System.Resources namespace of the .NET Class Library.
-ms.date: 03/13/2023
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 dev_langs:
   - "csharp"
   - "vb"

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Build resilient HTTP apps: Key development patterns"
 description: Learn how to build resilient HTTP apps using the Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Resilience NuGet package.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 07/01/2024
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ---
 
 # Build resilient HTTP apps: Key development patterns
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ To use resilience-patterns in HTTP apps, install the [Microsoft.Extensions.Http.
 ### [.NET CLI](#tab/dotnet-cli)
 
 ```dotnetcli
-dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Resilience --version 8.0.0
+dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Resilience
 ```
 
 ### [PackageReference](#tab/package-reference)
 
 ```xml
-<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Resilience" Version="8.0.0" />
+<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Resilience" />
 ```
 
 ---

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Introduction to resilient app development
 description: Learn about resiliency as it relates to .NET and how to build a resilience pipeline.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 11/29/2023
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ---
 
 # Introduction to resilient app development
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ To get started with resilience in .NET, install the [Microsoft.Extensions.Resili
 ### [.NET CLI](#tab/dotnet-cli)
 
 ```dotnetcli
-dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Resilience --version 8.0.0
+dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Resilience
 ```
 
 ### [PackageReference](#tab/package-reference)
 
 ```xml
-<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Resilience" Version="8.0.0" />
+<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Resilience" />
 ```
 
 ---

diff --git a/docs/core/testing/index.md b/docs/core/testing/index.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Testing in .NET
 description: This article gives a brief overview of testing concepts, terminology, and tools for testing in .NET.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 12/15/2023
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.custom: devdivchpfy22
 ---
 

diff --git a/docs/core/testing/unit-testing-code-coverage.md b/docs/core/testing/unit-testing-code-coverage.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Use code coverage for unit testing
 description: Learn how to use the code coverage capabilities for .NET unit tests.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 11/11/2021
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ---
 
 # Use code coverage for unit testing

diff --git a/docs/core/testing/unit-testing-csharp-with-nunit.md b/docs/core/testing/unit-testing-csharp-with-nunit.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Unit testing C# with NUnit and .NET Core
 description: Learn unit test concepts in C# and .NET Core through an interactive experience building a sample solution step-by-step using dotnet test and NUnit.
 author: rprouse
-ms.date: 03/27/2024
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.custom: devdivchpfy22
 ---
 # Unit testing C# with NUnit and .NET Core

diff --git a/docs/fundamentals/networking/sockets/socket-services.md b/docs/fundamentals/networking/sockets/socket-services.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Use Sockets to send and receive data over TCP
 description: Learn how the Socket class exposes socket network communication functionality in .NET.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 11/30/2022
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 helpviewer_keywords:
   - "application protocols, sockets"
   - "sending data, sockets"

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Use TcpClient and TcpListener
 description: Learn how to use the TcpClient class to create a socket to request and receive data using TCP in .NET.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 04/17/2024
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 helpviewer_keywords: 
   - "protocols, TCP"
   - "network resources, TCP"

diff --git a/docs/standard/assembly/index.md b/docs/standard/assembly/index.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Assemblies in .NET"
 description: Assemblies are fundamental units of deployment, version control, reuse, activation scoping, and security permissions for .NET-based applications.
-ms.date: 07/27/2022
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.custom: devdivchpfy22
 ms.assetid: 149f5ca5-5b34-4746-9542-1ae43b2d0256
 helpviewer_keywords:

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "How to: Sign an assembly with a strong name"
 description: This article shows you how to sign a .NET assembly with a strong name by using the Signing tab, the Assembly Linker, assembly attributes, or compiler options.
-ms.date: 08/29/2022
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 helpviewer_keywords:
   - "strong-named assemblies, signing with strong names"
   - "signing assemblies"

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Strong-named assemblies"
 description: Learn about strong-names for .NET assemblies, which creates a unique identity for an assembly and can prevent assembly conflicts.
-ms.date: "08/20/2019"
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 helpviewer_keywords:
   - "strong-named assemblies, about strong-named assemblies"
   - "assemblies [.NET Framework], strong-named"

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: ".NET regular expression source generators"
 description: Learn how to use regular expression source generators to optimize the performance of matching algorithms in .NET.
 ms.topic: concept-article
-ms.date: 05/29/2024
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
 ---

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Collections and Data Structures"
 description: Learn how to use collections and data structures in .NET. Use generic and non-generic collections in thread-safe operations.
-ms.date: 08/10/2022
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.custom: devdivchpfy22
 helpviewer_keywords: 
   - "grouping data in collections"

diff --git a/docs/standard/collections/thread-safe/index.md b/docs/standard/collections/thread-safe/index.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Thread-Safe collections
 description: Get started with thread-safe collections using the System.Collections.Concurrent namespace in .NET, which includes thread-safe and scalable collection classes.
-ms.date: 01/23/2023
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.custom: devdivchpfy22
 helpviewer_keywords:
   - "thread-safe collections, overview"

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "How to: Raise and Consume Events"
 description: Raise & consume events in .NET. See examples that use the EventHandler delegate, the EventHandler<TEventArgs> delegate, & a custom delegate.
-ms.date: "07/29/2022"
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.custom: devdivchpfy22
 dev_langs:
   - "csharp"

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Observer design pattern
 description: Learn about the observer design pattern in .NET. This pattern lets a subscriber register with and receive notifications from a provider.
-ms.date: 05/23/2023
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 dev_langs:
   - "csharp"
   - "vb"

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Implement a DisposeAsync method
 description: Learn how to implement DisposeAsync and DisposeAsyncCore methods to perform asynchronous resource cleanup.
 author: IEvangelist
 ms.author: dapine
-ms.date: 05/12/2023
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 dev_langs:
   - "csharp"
 helpviewer_keywords:

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Chaining tasks using continuation tasks"
 description: Learn to chain task by using continuation tasks in .NET. A continuation task is an asynchronous task that's invoked by another task.
-ms.date: 11/28/2022
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.custom: devdivchpfy22
 dev_langs:
   - "csharp"

diff --git a/docs/standard/parallel-programming/dataflow-task-parallel-library.md b/docs/standard/parallel-programming/dataflow-task-parallel-library.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Dataflow (Task Parallel Library)"
 description: Learn how to use dataflow components in the Task Parallel Library (TPL) to improve the robustness of concurrency-enabled applications.
-ms.date: "03/30/2017"
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 dev_langs: 
   - "csharp"
   - "vb"

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Parallel Programming in .NET: A guide to the documentation"
 description: A list of articles about parallel programming in .NET.
-ms.date: 03/03/2022
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 helpviewer_keywords:
   - "parallel programming"
 ---

diff --git a/docs/standard/parallel-programming/task-based-asynchronous-programming.md b/docs/standard/parallel-programming/task-based-asynchronous-programming.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Task-based asynchronous programming - .NET"
 description: In this article, learn about task-based asynchronous programming through the Task Parallel Library (TPL) in .NET.
-ms.date: 06/03/2024
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.custom: devdivchpfy22
 dev_langs:
   - "csharp"

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Task Cancellation"
 description: Understand task cancellation, which is supported in the Task and Task<TResult> classes through the use of cancellation tokens in .NET.
-ms.date: "08/10/2022"
+ms.date: 10/20/2025
 ms.custom: devdivchpfy22
 dev_langs: 
   - "csharp"