The .NET News Daily Issue #229

Mastering Connection Pooling with Dapper in ASP.NET Core Web API

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/mastering-connection-pooling-with-dapper-in-asp-net-core-web-api/

In modern web development, one of the key challenges when working with databases is efficiently managing database connections.

Value vs Reference Types in C# — Explained with Real Examples and Analogies

https://medium.com/@fahimshahariar.fs/value-vs-reference-types-in-c-explained-with-real-examples-and-analogies-3f4d6a5f2e37

Understand the difference between value types and reference types in C#. Learn how memory works, how they behave, and how to use them…

Millions Code in .NET — Why Developers Still Hide It in 2025

https://medium.com/@jenilsojitra/millions-code-in-net-why-developers-still-hide-it-in-2025-a96afa9d0e48

You use .NET. Your team uses .NET. But no one wants to talk about it. Here’s why that’s changing fast.

Understanding SOLID Principles with simple Console App in .NET

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/understanding-solid-principles-with-simple-console-app-in-net/

This article breaks down each principle — Single Responsibility, Open/Closed, Liskov Substitution, Interface Segregation, and Dependency Inversion — with simple console app.

Why a try-catch Block Crashed Our Entire .NET App

https://medium.com/@joshiabhi777/why-a-try-catch-block-crashed-our-entire-net-app-ac52a3dfd82e

(And Why That’s Not as Silly as It Sounds)

The .NET Memory Leak That Took 6 Weeks to Find: A Post-Mortem (with Full Code Examples)

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/the-net-memory-leak-that-took-6-weeks-to-find-a-post-mortem-with-full-code-examples-cda9b30bb627

Avoid the costly trap of leaking HttpContext and DI scopes through closures. This guide shows common async lambda pitfalls in background… Continue reading on .Net Programming »

Why .NET Still Makes Business Sense in 2025?

https://medium.com/@nevintom/why-net-still-makes-business-sense-in-2025-479515a99a59

After 15+ years in software Industry, here’s why .NET remains one of my top choices for building secure, scalable, and future-ready…

Zero-Trust ASP.NET Core 10 Security

https://medium.com/@Adem_Korkmaz/zero-trust-asp-net-core-10-security-f16c70c6fec9

Demystifying Building Bulletproof Apps with Core 10 Continue reading on DevOps.dev »

The 3 Unethical Unsafe Hacks That Make .NET Run Like Native C++

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/the-3-unethical-unsafe-hacks-that-make-net-run-like-native-c-fbea77433380

Back in 2021, I was working on a high-frequency trading analytics engine written in .NET. We were processing hundreds of thousands of data… Continue reading on .Net Programming »

Stop Misusing DI in .NET — The 2025 Survival Guide for Clean Architecture

https://medium.com/@mohsho10/stop-misusing-di-in-net-the-2025-survival-guide-for-clean-architecture-dc8f9d7cd16d

If you’ve ever thought “I’ve got DI figured out — just use AddScoped, AddSingleton, maybe IServiceProvider if things get tricky”, you’re… Continue reading on Dev Genius »

Service Lifetimes in ASP.NET Core: Transient vs Scoped vs Singleton

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/service-lifetimes-in-asp-net-co-transient-vs-scoped-vs-singleton/

Learn the differences between Transient, Scoped, and Singleton service lifetimes in ASP.NET Core with real-world examples

Mastering LINQ in C#

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/mastering-linq-in-c-sharp/

Language Integrated Query (LINQ) is a game-changer in C#. It brings SQL-like data querying capabilities directly into your C# code, making data manipulation more intuitive, type-safe, and readable.

The Real Reason .NET Doesn’t Dominate AI? Its Community Gave Up Too Soon.

https://medium.com/@yaseer.arafat/the-real-reason-net-doesnt-dominate-ai-its-community-gave-up-too-soon-6c4d8c0786c0

.NET developers didn’t miss the AI wave because of tooling.

I Removed 7 if Statements from My C# Code — Without Changing Logic

https://medium.com/@tolgayildiz91/i-removed-7-if-statements-from-my-c-code-without-changing-logic-2cdedbb149e4

Every developer writes if statements. But when they multiply, they start to rot your code.

Stop Repeating Yourself: How One Generic Controller Can Handle All Your Entities in ASP.NET Core

https://satheeshkaliappan.medium.com/stop-repeating-yourself-how-one-generic-controller-can-handle-all-your-entities-in-asp-net-core-70c0d156514a

In large enterprise applications, your domain isn’t just a few entities — it’s hundreds: Vendors, Products, Orders, Invoices, Customers…

.NET MAUI vs Flutter vs React Native — Who Wins in 2025?

https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/net-maui-vs-flutter-vs-react-native-who-wins-in-2025-650dae6ed811

One app, many platforms — three popular tools are currently at the top to make this dream a reality: Continue reading on Write A Catalyst »

The One await That Slowed Our Entire .NET App

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/the-one-await-that-slowed-our-entire-net-app-1f60497bdc8b

TL;DR: Our .NET app was sluggish under load, and no one could figure out why. Turned out — just one misplaced await inside a loop was… Continue reading on .Net Programming »