Generally Available: .NET 9

As of November 12, 2024, NET 9 is now generally available for download. Azure PaaS services, including Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure Container Apps, and more, now fully support .NET 9. Customers can now leverage the enhanced capabilities of .NET 9, such as significant performance improvements, adaptive garbage collection, and support for ARM64 optimizations, to build and deploy cloud-native and AI-powered applications more efficiently. They can also take advantage of seamless integration with Azure services to scale and manage their .NET 9 applications with improved observability and reduced cloud costs. [Learn more](http://aka.ms/Ignite24/blog/AnnouncingDotnet9).