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Microsoft Developer (Build) · Aug 27, 2026 · Product Launches

C# 15 will introduce union types, shipping in November 2026

“It's like it's either a cow, a sheep, or a pig, and then uh use that type uh in a strongly typed fashion.”

C# 15 will add union types, allowing strongly typed handling of a closed set of unrelated types with switch support. The feature is already in preview via Visual Studio and VS Code, with general availability planned for November. This is a language evolution announcement with no meaningful AI industry signal.

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