The .NET News Daily Issue #233

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

As Friday rolls in like a classic Mustang, it's time to pause and reflect on the code-driven journey of the week. While seasoned .NET pros like you might revel in the familiar hum of the CLR, today's curated articles promise fresh perspectives and a little sparkle to accelerate your weekend innovation. So, put down the debugging tools for a moment and rev up the engine of your curiosity—you just might find the perfect piece to fine-tune your coding craft this weekend. After all, even the best mechanics keep learning!

Today's Articles

Injecting Service Dependencies to Entities with Entity Framework Core 7.0

https://medium.com/volosoft/injecting-service-dependencies-to-entities-with-entity-framework-core-7-0-4fc01b9295b1

Dependency injection is a widely-used pattern of obtaining references to other services from our classes. Continue reading on ABP.IO »

Basic SQL Queries for Database Testing

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/basic-sql-queries-for-database-testing/

Learn essential SQL queries used in database testing. This guide covers SELECT, JOIN, WHERE, and more—ideal for QA testers and beginners ensuring data accuracy and integrity in applications.

🎉 Now in Public Preview: Create Dev Boxes on Behalf of Your Developers

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/develop-from-the-cloud/public-preview-create-dev-boxes-on-behalf-of-developers/

We’re excited to announce that one of our most-requested features is officially in Public Preview: You can now create Dev Boxes on behalf of your developers

How to Implement AutoComplete in C# with AjaxControlToolkit

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/how-to-implement-autocomplete-in-c-sharp-with-ajaxcontroltoolkit2

Learn how to integrate the AutoComplete feature in your C# web applications using the AjaxControlToolkit.

Boost Performance in EF Core: How to Use ExecuteUpdate and ExecuteDelete Efficiently

https://medium.com/@kittikawin_ball/boost-performance-in-ef-core-how-to-use-executeupdate-and-executedelete-efficiently-b9be8a24af51

Cut memory use and speed up operations in your EF Core projects.

Real-Time SFTP Upload System in .NET Using FileSystemWatcher + BackgroundService

https://medium.com/@rajput.shubh2510/real-time-sftp-upload-system-in-net-using-filesystemwatcher-backgroundservice-40d426e79daf

🔄 Automate secure file transfers for partners and vendors — the smart way!

How to use lifetimes in ASP.NET Core dependency injection?

https://www.roundthecode.com/dotnet-tutorials/how-to-use-lifetimes-asp-net-core-dependency-injection

We find out how the singleton, scoped and transient service lifetimes work in dependency injection and the differences between each one. The page How to use lifetimes in ASP.NET Core dependency inject...

Border in .NET MAUI

https://freakyali.medium.com/border-in-net-maui-655cb9eff5d7

A deep dive into the Border layout to learn beyond rectangles — explore the creative possibilities of Border.

You can't use switch expressions in Blazor (sometimes)

https://steven-giesel.com/blogPost/b839cab5-55ad-4fd8-90ca-7799cde8ace0

Did you ever try to have a switch expression in Blazor? Yes, and did it go well? Sometimes not. Let's see why!

Your Database Has Customers. Your Business Has People. Let’s Model That — Live, in Pure C#

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/your-database-has-customers-your-business-has-people-lets-model-that-live-in-pure-c-a5e74b07d458

Stop coding tables. Start coding stories. Tonight you’ll watch an empty solution become a living domain: Customers who place Orders that…

Building a Complete 2FA System: From Theory to Implementation

https://medium.com/@lowva96/building-a-complete-2fa-system-from-theory-to-implementation-0be626ea391c

A complete implementation with C# and React, just for fun!

Use Pagination, Filtering, and Sorting in GraphQL with Hot Chocolate (.NET)

https://tomas-svojanovsky.medium.com/use-pagination-filtering-and-sorting-in-graphql-with-hot-chocolate-net-5bd64c310fe2

Learn to implement server-side pagination, filtering, and sorting in .NET GraphQL APIs using Hot Chocolate annotations and Entity Framework

Version Control, Git and GitHub: The Complete Enterprise Guide

https://medium.com/@bhargavkoya56/version-control-git-and-github-the-complete-enterprise-guide-5aec29d3b6b8

Before the development of version control systems, software development was a chaotic landscape where teams struggled with fundamental…

.NET Options Pattern

https://victorfrye.com/blog/posts/dotnet-options-pattern

Binding settings and user secrets Continue reading on Leading EDJE »

I Tried .NET (C#) for a Month — It Felt Boring

https://blog.probirsarkar.com/i-tried-net-c-for-a-month-it-felt-boring-8826bcb51657

So I was building a PC tracker software which needs to run in the background. Though I am mostly a JavaScript developer, I thought I’ll…