dotnet-native-aot

To publish a .NET application as a Native AOT executable, you configure MSBuild by setting the PublishAot property in your .csproj file. This enables self-contained, ahead-of-time compiled executables that significantly reduce startup time and memory footprint.

Yes, Native AOT compilation supports ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs. You can publish high-performance ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs as Native AOT executables that start instantly with minimal resource consumption, specifically targeting .NET 8 and .NET 10 improvements.

To handle reflection issues during Native AOT publishing, use ILLink descriptors or the DynamicDependency attribute for type preservation. Diagnostic analyzers for AOT and trimming help identify reflection patterns that require explicit preservation.

Native AOT compilation limitations include reflection requiring explicit ILLink descriptors or DynamicDependency attributes, and P/Invoke considerations needing LibraryImport. Dynamic code generation patterns require careful preservation to avoid trimming-related failures during AOT publishing.

Yes, you can optimize binary size when publishing .NET Native AOT applications by applying various size optimization flags. These MSBuild configurations help reduce the final executable size of self-contained, ahead-of-time compiled binaries.

Native AOT compilation is a process that publishes .NET applications as self-contained, ahead-of-time compiled executables. You need it when you want to significantly reduce startup time and memory footprint for console applications or ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs.