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MACIOS DOCS OVERHAUL SPANS 31 TYPES, ASPNETCORE VALIDATION MOVES TO SOURCE GENERATION

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rolfbjarne Tamilarasan Paranthaman RikkiGibson Jason Malinowski Youssef1313 khellang kubaflo
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Rolf Bjarne shipped 31 types with proper XML documentation across macios while aspnetcore refactors validation classes out of the public API entirely.

The macios team completed a two-part documentation push covering NSValue, ARFaceGeometry, CAMediaTimingFunction, and 28 other framework types, replacing placeholder 'To be added' remarks with meaningful descriptions and removing empty nodes [1][2]. Over in aspnetcore, validation infrastructure is moving out of Microsoft.Extensions.Validation as source-generated file classes in user assemblies, eliminating abstract base classes from the public surface and simplifying the implementation [3]. The same team also fixed OpenAPI parameter matching to respect IModelNameProvider attributes, ensuring CancellationToken and FromServices parameters no longer pollute request body documentation [4]. Roslyn fixed a null reference crash when opening XAML documents that lack view adapters and optimized CI by switching desktop test jobs from Release_32 to Release_64 on PRs [5][6]. Maui added 10.0.90 and 11.0.0-preview.6 to bug report templates and improved release-readiness guidance for backports and version transitions [7].

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  1. [1] [docs] Improve XML docs for NSCollectionViewLayout, NSPasteboard, NSSharingService, ARPointCloud, CAMediaTimingFunction, CFType, CGPattern, AVAssetDownloadTask, AVOutputSettingsAssistant, CFMachPortCo ↗ dotnet/macios
  2. [2] [docs] Improve XML docs for 19 types (NSValue, MessageComposeResult, ABRecord, etc.) ↗ dotnet/macios
  3. [3] Move the abstract `Validatable*Info` from Microsoft.Extensions.Validation to be source-generated ↗ dotnet/aspnetcore
  4. [4] Respect IModelNameProvider when matching OpenAPI parameters ↗ dotnet/aspnetcore
  5. [5] Avoid nullref when opening XAML documents with no view adapter (#84595) ↗ dotnet/roslyn
  6. [6] CI desktop test jobs: run Release_64 instead of Release_32 on PRs. Delete Debug_32 job. (#84598) ↗ dotnet/roslyn
  7. [7] Add new versions to the bug report template (#36740) ↗ dotnet/maui

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What shipped in .NET on July 24, 2026?
Rolf Bjarne shipped 31 types with proper XML documentation across macios while aspnetcore refactors validation classes out of the public API entirely. In total, 13 commits and 12 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to .NET on July 24, 2026?
8 developers shipped this update, including rolfbjarne, kubaflo, Tamilarasan Paranthaman, RikkiGibson, Jason Malinowski, Korolev Dmitry, Youssef1313, and khellang.
What were the notable .NET updates?
[docs] Improve XML docs for NSCollectionViewLayout, NSPasteboard, NSSharingService, ARPointCloud, CAMediaTimingFunction, CFType, CGPattern, AVAssetDownloadTask, AVOutputSettingsAssistant, CFMachPortCo, [docs] Improve XML docs for 19 types (NSValue, MessageComposeResult, ABRecord, etc.), and Move the abstract `Validatable*Info` from Microsoft.Extensions.Validation to be source-generated.
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