The .NET News Daily Issue #242

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

It’s Thursday, folks! Between code refactoring and coffee refueling, it's time to turbocharge your week with some .NET knowledge. Today’s newsletter is packed with the sharpest insights and freshest updates, aiming to keep your skills as polished as a well-tuned engine. Let’s rev up our .NET acumen and drive today's learning routes straight into your developer toolkit!

Today's Articles

AsNoTracking ve ChangeTracker: Entity Framework’te Felsefi Bir Yolculuk

https://medium.com/@osmanemir739/asnotracking-ve-changetracker-entity-frameworkte-felsefi-bir-yolculuk-7978b88141c1

Yazılım bazen sadece teknolojik değil, felsefi bir dile dönüşebilir. Entity Framework Core’daki AsNoTracking ve ChangeTracker, sadece…

Nullable Reference Types in C# — A Deep Dive with Real-Life Analogies

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/nullable-reference-types-in-c-a-deep-dive-with-real-life-analogies-3fa2154a6ba7

🧠 “Wait… a reference type that can’t be null? Didn’t C# always allow that?”Yes — and that’s exactly where the problem begins… Continue reading on .Net Programming »

Clean Architecture with .NET

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/clean-architecture-with-net-3caa275e3398

Master the art of building maintainable, testable, and high-performance applications using the latest .NET 9 features with Clean…

Why Most .NET Developers Misuse Records — and What It’s Costing Them

https://medium.com/@yaseer.arafat/why-most-net-developers-misuse-records-and-what-its-costing-them-afb17f9d05ae

C# 9 introduced record types with much fanfare—touted as a more concise, immutable-friendly alternative to classes. Since then, developers…

15+ .NET Best Practices Every Developer Should Know in 2025 (From Real Projects)

https://medium.com/@saikatpaul960/15-net-best-practices-every-developer-should-know-in-2025-from-real-projects-31af9562be55

The .NET ecosystem continues to evolve rapidly, with .NET 8 and modern tooling shaping how developers build scalable, maintainable, and…

My Friend Charges $500/hour for .NET (Here’s His Stack)

https://isitvritra101.medium.com/my-friend-charges-500-hour-for-net-heres-his-stack-711b949bed08

I recently came across a .NET consultant’s rate card, and while checking that, I was shocked to know

You’re Still Using Try-Catch Wrong in .NET — Here’s the 2025-Ready Way

https://medium.com/@mohsho10/youre-still-using-try-catch-wrong-in-net-here-s-the-2025-ready-way-66f6f2a810dd

You added try-catch thinking it would protect your app. Instead, it hid bugs, triggered retry storms, and made failures harder to trace. Continue reading on Towards Dev »

ASP.NET Community Standup - Why aren't you using Minimal APIs?

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

Less Code, More Impact: The Art of Doing More by Writing Less

https://medium.com/@orbens/less-code-more-impact-the-art-of-doing-more-by-writing-less-43346fccf561?source=rss------dotnet-5

In a world driven by code, developers are often judged by the number of lines they write.

Stop Using Count() == 0! Here’s Why Any() Is the Better Choice in C#

https://medium.com/@ashokreddy343/stop-using-count-0-heres-why-any-is-the-better-choice-in-c-d6286b297977

Introduction Continue reading on Stackademic »

Differences between Data Center, Zone, Region, and Geo Location in Microsoft Azure

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/differences-between-data-center-zone-region-and-geo-location-in-microsoft-azu/

This article clarifies Azure’s data center, zone, region, and geo location concepts with simple definitions, detailed explanations, real-world examples, and student-friendly analogies to demystify Azu...

Top 10 Exception-Handling Strategies in .NET

https://medium.com/@venkataramanaguptha/top-10-exception-handling-strategies-in-net-1785b26682b7

Robust exception handling isn’t just about catching errors — it’s about building resilient, maintainable applications. Here are ten…

Duplicate Message Detection for an Azure Service Bus

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/duplicate-message-detection-for-an-azure-service-bus/

Duplicate detection in Azure Service Bus prevents processing the same message multiple times by tracking MessageId within a configurable time window, improving system efficiency and ensuring reliable,...

Essential C# Enum Tricks: From Strings to Bitwise Flags (Part 1)

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/essential-c-enum-tricks-from-strings-to-bitwise-flags-part-1-2e49eb41c182

Master 4 practical enum techniques every C# developer should know — including conversion, iteration, and powerful [Flags] usage. Continue reading on .Net Programming »

Debugging .NET Core APIs Like a Pro: Hidden Performance Traps You’re Probably Missing

https://medium.com/@talhaawan78654321/debugging-net-core-apis-like-a-pro-hidden-performance-traps-youre-probably-missing-24d9db25e85d

You’ve optimized your code, tested every endpoint, and even ran a few load tests. Everything looks fine — until it hits production…

How I Secured a .NET Core API Without JWT or Cookies — The Power of Custom Authentication

https://medium.com/@sunita.rawat.cgi/how-i-secured-a-net-core-api-without-jwt-or-cookies-the-power-of-custom-authentication-99a48257c852

What if [Authorize] just isn’t enough?

Your API Isn’t Slow — Your Logs Are Lying: How Observability Debt Is Killing .NET Systems

https://medium.com/@mohsho10/your-api-isnt-slow-your-logs-are-lying-how-observability-debt-is-killing-net-systems-8b4522f5ea72

You scaled your database. Tuned your thread pool. Still slow. Still failing. Still no clue why. Continue reading on Dev Genius »

Building RESTful APIs in C# (.NET 8) — And Why They Still Matter

https://medium.com/@hashirkhanps/building-restful-apis-in-c-net-8-and-why-they-still-matter-fa39e28fd248

REST might not be new or shiny, but in the world of backend development — especially with .NET — it remains one of the most powerful and…

Understanding Entity States in EF Core — A Complete Guide for .NET Developers

https://mehaseebullah.medium.com/understanding-entity-states-in-ef-core-a-complete-guide-for-net-developers-c84e3bb1611b

When working with Entity Framework Core (EF Core), one of the most overlooked but essential concepts is the Entity State. Whether you’re…

Modern MediatR Library in .NET Core 9.0

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/modern-mediatr-library-in-net-core-9-0/

Modern MediatR Library in .NET Core

Understanding Azure Synapse Analytics

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/understanding-azure-synapse-analytics/

Azure Synapse Analytics is a unified cloud-based platform that combines big data and data warehousing, enabling fast, scalable data analysis, seamless integration, and valuable business insights throu...