Updates from the .NET Libraries Team

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Covers concrete .NET 7 deliverables: reimplemented System.Console.ReadKey for reliable Unix terminals, new System.IO ReadAtLeast/ReadExactly methods, tar/tar.gz extraction, HTTP/3 opt‑in + QUIC preview, 17 merged community PRs to System.Xml, System.Text.Json contract customization and secure polymorphism with allow‑lists, a non‑backtracking regex engine for linear worst‑case time and a regex source generator, reflection property order fixes, widespread performance gains over .NET 6/5, 18‑month support for .NET 7 and active planning for .NET 8.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:49NET branding and versioning
3. 6:03System Console and IO improvements
4. 9:33Directory renaming and tar files
5. 14:04HTTP/3 and QUIC support
6. 15:51Community contributions to System.Xml
7. 16:55System.Text.Json contract customization
8. 29:39Polymorphic serialization in System.Text.Json
9. 35:18System.Reflection order and attributes
10. 36:43Regex engine improvements
11. 40:19Regex source generators demo
12. 42:49Performance enhancements in .NET 7
13. 43:10NET 8 plans and community

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