Improvements to the Linker article (#35856)

Author: guardrex

aspnetcore/blazor/host-and-deploy/configure-linker.md

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ description: Learn how to control the Intermediate Language (IL) Linker when bui
 monikerRange: '= aspnetcore-3.1'
 ms.author: wpickett
 ms.custom: mvc
-ms.date: 11/12/2024
+ms.date: 07/29/2025
 uid: blazor/host-and-deploy/configure-linker
 ---
 # Configure the Linker for ASP.NET Core Blazor
 
-This article explains how to control the Intermediate Language (IL) Linker when building a Blazor app.
+This article explains how to control the Intermediate Language (IL) Linker for client-side scenarios when building a Blazor app.
 
 Blazor WebAssembly performs [Intermediate Language (IL)](/dotnet/standard/glossary#il) linking during a build to trim unnecessary IL from the app's output assemblies. The linker is disabled when building in Debug configuration. Apps must build in Release configuration to enable the linker. We recommend building in Release when deploying your Blazor WebAssembly apps. 
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Linking for Blazor apps can be configured using these MSBuild features:
 
 ## Control linking with an MSBuild property
 
-Linking is enabled when an app is built in `Release` configuration. To change this, configure the `BlazorWebAssemblyEnableLinking` MSBuild property in the project file:
+By default, linking is enabled when an app is built in `Release` configuration. To disable linking, configure the `BlazorWebAssemblyEnableLinking` MSBuild property in the project file:
 
 ```xml
 <PropertyGroup>
@@ -119,4 +119,6 @@ For more information, see [I18N: Pnetlib Internationalization Framework Library
 
 ## Additional resources
 
-<xref:blazor/performance/app-download-size#intermediate-language-il-linking>
+* <xref:blazor/performance/app-download-size#intermediate-language-il-linking>
+* [IL trimmer concepts and related tools (`dotnet/runtime` GitHub repository)](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/tree/main/docs/tools/illink)
+* [Trim self-contained deployments and executables (server-side Blazor apps only](/dotnet/core/deploying/trimming/trim-self-contained)