The .NET News Daily Issue #235

Channels vs Queues in .NET — What’s Actually Better in 2025?

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/channels-vs-queues-in-net-whats-actually-better-in-2025-01142bd3b502

Let me tell you a story that starts the way a lot of .NET background processing stories do: Continue reading on .Net Programming »

Want to Level Up as a .NET Developer? Start With the Fundamentals

https://medium.com/@sanchitvarshney/want-to-level-up-as-a-net-developer-start-with-the-fundamentals-da3e1793b1bc

Desperate to Level Up as a .NET Developer? Begin with the Basics It’s easy to rush into the newest frameworks, architecture patterns, or…

Still Blocking Your .NET Apps? It’s Time to Unleash Async Power.

https://medium.com/@yaseer.arafat/still-blocking-your-net-apps-its-time-to-unleash-async-power-ca6631f34299

Ever hit that ‘run’ button and watched your .NET app just… freeze? Or seen your web service buckle under pressure, waiting, waiting…

The open source AI editor

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_B2PAK92RyE

Dependency Injection in ASP.NET for Beginners

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/dependency-injection-in-asp-net-for-beginners

Dependency Injection (DI) is a design pattern that allows objects to receive their dependencies from external sources. It enhances flexibility, testability, and maintainability in applications such as...

SignalR vs .NET Web API: When to Use Real-Time Communication

https://medium.com/@hasanmcse/signalr-vs-net-web-api-when-to-use-real-time-communication-1c7beb68abdc

Explore the key differences between SignalR and .NET Web API, and learn when to use each in real-world applications.

How Indexed Views Cut SQL Server Dashboard Load Time by 93% (Part 2)

https://itnext.io/how-indexed-views-cut-sql-server-dashboard-load-time-by-93-part-2-82a0463ba462

Unlock instant speedups in your .NET dashboards using SQL Server’s most underrated performance feature — no ORM rewrites required. Continue reading on ITNEXT »

Implementing Design Patterns in C#: The Decorator Pattern Simplified

https://medium.com/@gautampraveen351/implementing-design-patterns-in-c-the-decorator-pattern-simplified-5c6c89cf6717

Design patterns are reusable solutions to common programming challenges. Today, I’ll Walk through an implementation of the Decorator…

A Guide to .Net Domain Redefinition

https://medium.com/villa-plus-engineering/a-guide-to-net-domain-redefinition-bad77fe06590

Continue reading on Villa Plus Engineering »

Add Conversational AI to .NET Apps Using Azure OpenAI and Semantic Kernel

https://medium.com/@mikhail.petrusheuski/add-conversational-ai-to-net-apps-using-azure-openai-and-semantic-kernel-389861c80aff

Large language models are becoming more accessible by the day — and with Azure OpenAI Service, integrating them into your .NET application…

Why Recursion is Slower in C#: A Deep Dive Tutorial

https://medium.com/@hpultimatemedia/why-recursion-is-slower-in-c-a-deep-dive-tutorial-7db6c2a32cea

Recursion can be elegant and expressive — especially for tree traversal, graphs, or mathematical problems. But in C#, recursion often…

“Not Just Code Anymore” — How .NET + AI Is Quietly Reshaping Software in 2025

https://medium.com/@qllmsoft/not-just-code-anymore-how-net-ai-is-quietly-reshaping-software-in-2025-be2d3e4f7c24

“The best software doesn’t just run — it thinks.”

Avoid These Silent Performance Killers: Boxing & Unboxing in .NET

https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/avoid-these-silent-performance-killers-boxing-unboxing-in-net-f6dd8c474fd9

When you’re working on a .NET app, it can sometimes seem like performance is going well. But some invisible or “silent” code statements… Continue reading on Write A Catalyst »

How I Shipped a Fully Serverless .NET

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/how-i-shipped-a-fully-serverless-net-30de2d56bac2

How I Delivered a Production-Ready Serverless .NET 8 Backend Without Docker, Kubernetes, or Terraform (And Got CI/CD Running in One Day). Continue reading on .Net Programming »

Mastering Switch Expressions: The C# Upgrade You Didn’t Know You Needed

https://medium.com/@kittikawin_ball/mastering-switch-expressions-the-c-upgrade-you-didnt-know-you-needed-19dc26864828

Level up your code clarity and security with modern C# switch expressions.

Chronolap: The Next Generation Stopwatch for .NET Applications

https://ertugrulkra.medium.com/chronolap-the-next-generation-stopwatch-for-net-applications-2fb3a6b56e55

In .NET, the Stopwatch class is one of the most commonly used tools for measuring the duration of operations. However, it has a…

Davide's Code and Architecture Notes - Software Architecture vs Software Design

https://www.code4it.dev/architecture-notes/software-architecture-vs-software-design/

Software Architecture and Software Design are terms that look similar but refer to two totally different aspects of software. Let’s find the differences and their purposes.