The .NET News Daily Issue #181

Your Daily Dose of .NET Insights, Tools, and Trends

Welcome to the midweek marvel, where Wednesday's charm meets the cracking code of .NET brilliance. Today's journey through our curated trove feels like stepping into a digital pet shop—each article is a rare, exotic creature offering fresh insights and challenges for seasoned developers like you. Stay ahead of the curve and unleash your coding prowess with insights that might just redefine your development journey. So why stand still when you can scroll forward into the realm of endless possibilities?

Today's Articles

GitHub Copilot Highlights in Visual Studio 17.14 Preview 3 (Available Now)

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/github-copilot-highlights-in-visual-studio-17-14-preview-3-available-now/

Visual Studio 17.14 Preview 3 is now available! The GitHub Copilot experience in Visual Studio is continuously updated to provide the latest advancements in AI-assisted development. The following feat...

C# Strings + Random = A Job Title Generator You Didn’t Know You Needed

https://medium.com/@fulton_shaun/c-strings-random-a-job-title-generator-you-didnt-know-you-needed-b040ecdd9d00

A beginner-friendly C# console project that’s all logic, no stress.

.NET 9 Apps Are Faster Than Ever

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/net-9-apps-are-faster-than-ever/

Explore .NET 9’s impressive performance improvements! From faster JSON serialization, optimized JIT compiler, reduced memory usage, to enhanced HTTP/3 handling

Mastering the New Era of C#: Exploring Advanced Features in C# 14

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/mastering-the-new-era-of-c-sharp-exploring-advanced-features-in-c-sharp-14/

C# 14 represents a polished and sophisticated leap forward in the language’s maturity. C# 14 refines the language with primary constructors, collection expressions, interceptors, and performance enhan...

Csv-CSharp — Extremely fast CSV parser for .NET / Unity

https://nuskey.medium.com/csv-csharp-extremely-fast-csv-parser-for-net-unity-db1aac71af29

I have released a library called Csv-CSharp for parsing/serializing/deserializing CSV for .NET and Unity!

C#’s Dirty Little Secret: How Span Obliterates Arrays in Performance

https://medium.com/@nagarajvela/c-s-dirty-little-secret-how-span-t-obliterates-arrays-in-performance-6cf05071dede

Unlock C#’s performance edge with Span<T> over arrays. Continue reading on Level Up Coding »

What is MVC Routing in .NET?

https://medium.com/@chikeredev/what-is-mvc-routing-in-net-2884ea4bc369?source=rss------csharp-5

It might seem like magic, but there is a method in .NET to how you are able to view web pages in the web browser. In this blog post, I…

Why 90% of .NET Devs Still Get Concurrency Wrong

https://medium.com/turbo-net/why-90-of-net-devs-still-get-concurrency-wrong-6bbef93a75f7

Still using List<T> in multithreaded code? Still locking everything and praying nothing breaks? Continue reading on Turbo .NET »

Preview 2 of the .NET AI Template Now Available

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-ai-template-preview2/

Preview 2 of the .NET AI Chat Web App template introduces support for .NET Aspire and Qdrant vector database integration, making it easier to create cloud-native AI-powered chat applications with cust...

C# in the Browser: Blazor vs JavaScript — A Full Stack Experiment

https://medium.com/@nagarajvela/c-in-the-browser-blazor-vs-javascript-a-full-stack-experiment-0456649c7f49

Build an app in Blazor and JavaScript to compare speed, ease, and scale. Continue reading on Towards Dev »

Mastering Git Branch Management

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/mastering-git-branch-management

Discover how to manage Git branches effectively by applying best practices, utilising workflows, and following naming conventions to ensure clean and collaborative code.

Memory Mastery: How to Slash Allocations in High-Performance C#

https://medium.com/@nagarajvela/memory-t-mastery-how-to-slash-allocations-in-high-performance-c-e1e14d7b78bf

Slice and dice data without the performance hit. Continue reading on CodeElevation »

Beyond the Code: How .NET is Quietly Shaping the Future of Software

https://medium.com/@Adem_Korkmaz/beyond-the-code-how-net-is-quietly-shaping-the-future-of-software-3ed40c810cc7

In a world where frameworks and fashions change rapidly, where every new JavaScript library revolutionizes development, there is a… Continue reading on DevOps.dev »

.NET 10 Preview 3 - .NET APIs Get Validation, Server-Sent Events (SSE), and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96lKoqQXbf4

Dependency Inversion - SOLID

https://medium.com/@yilmaz.my/dependency-inversion-solid-08534a2da6be

Üst Düzey Modüller, Alt Düzey Detaylara Bağımlı Olmasın!

Why .NET 9 Apps Are Faster Than Ever(How to Take Full Advantage)

https://itnext.io/why-net-9-apps-are-faster-than-ever-how-to-take-full-advantage-47462879085d

A practical performance guide for .NET developers looking to go beyond the basics. Continue reading on ITNEXT »

Mastering Entity Framework Core (EF Core) Part 2

https://medium.com/@circuitstocode/mastering-entity-framework-core-ef-core-part-2-9bd9b52fcd01

.NET Project Created But No .csproj File? Here's What You Need to Know

https://medium.com/dot-net-sql-learning/net-project-created-but-no-csproj-file-heres-what-you-need-to-know-4df5f2070685

When you create a project in .NET, a .csproj file is supposed to be created automatically. This file is the heart of the project — where… Continue reading on Dot Net, API & SQL Learning »

Asynchronously Grouping Totals in MAUI [GamesCatalog] - Part 13

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/asynchronously-grouping-totals-in-maui-gamescatalog-part-13/

Learn how to implement dynamic game status cards in MAUI using MVVM, data binding, and async methods. This covers creating UI components, grouping data by game status, and displaying totals on the mai...

Introduction to the C# SDK for Model Context Protocol (MCP)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krB1aA9xpts

VSCode Extensions for Developers in 2025 (C#, Angular, React)

https://medium.com/@Adem_Korkmaz/vscode-extensions-for-developers-in-2025-c-angular-react-0d3c793aea6d

Staying productive as a full-stack developer isn’t just about knowing your languages; it’s also about building the right environment…

The .NET 2025 Evolution: What Senior Developers Must Know Now

https://medium.com/asp-dotnet/the-net-2025-evolution-what-senior-developers-must-know-now-550e11672e7e

Lead developers can’t take the milestone of 2025 lightly as the .NET world is reaching the crucial juncture of its existence. .NET has… Continue reading on ASP DOTNET »

How to Fix Coding Errors with Copilot

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/how-to-fix-coding-errors-with-copilot/

Learn how to fix coding errors quickly using GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio. This article shows how Copilot can help you debug C# code, understand exceptions, and improve your code with smart suggest...

Mastering .NET MAUI: Best Practices for High-Performance Applications

https://medium.com/@consulting_44298/mastering-net-maui-best-practices-for-high-performance-applications-7d5a434c97de

Developing cross-platform applications with .NET MAUI requires a strategic approach to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and…