The .NET News Daily Issue #245

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

Imagine a Tuesday where your .NET code hums like a perfectly tuned classic car engine. Just as you wouldn't settle for a clunker, why settle for stale code practices? Today's blend of articles serves up the grease and gears needed to keep your development journey on a smooth track—without a pothole in sight. So, ready your toolkit and prepare to rev up your skills like it’s 1989.

Today's Articles

Stop Debugging .NET Apps Like It’s 2010 — OpenTelemetry Will Change Your Life

https://niravinfo.medium.com/stop-debugging-net-apps-like-its-2010-opentelemetry-will-change-your-life-10e35348c2ca

From production nightmares to monitoring mastery: Set up enterprise-grade observability in 30 minutes

Master LINQ in C# with These 8 Queries

https://medium.com/@saifullahhakro/master-linq-in-c-with-these-8-queries-25fb3618e887

Hi, my name is Saif, and today I want to share something every C# developer should have in their toolkit — LINQ.

The API Key Trap: Are You Putting Your Entire System at Risk?

https://medium.com/dot-net-sql-learning/the-api-key-trap-are-you-putting-your-entire-system-at-risk-cea2b976449b

“You may think your system is secure, but an API Key can break everything!” Continue reading on Dot Net, API & SQL Learning »

I Thought I Knew var in C# — Until These 10 Questions Humbled Me

https://medium.com/@ashokreddy343/i-thought-i-knew-var-in-c-until-these-10-questions-humbled-me-70822832c2a5

A self-taught reality check for developers who want to go from good to great with C# variable declarations — with real-world code insights.

GetService or GetRequiredService in IServiceProvider?

https://www.roundthecode.com/dotnet-tutorials/getservice-or-getrequired-service-in-iserviceprovider

Find out whether you should use the GetService or GetRequiredService method in the IServiceProvider type to resolve a service from ASP.NET Core dependency injection. The page GetService or GetRequired...

The Real Cost of LINQ — 6 Hidden Traps That Hurt .NET APIs at Scale

https://medium.com/@mohsho10/the-real-cost-of-linq-6-hidden-traps-that-hurt-net-apis-at-scale-6e4c84ea5427

A profiler-backed, real-world guide to when to ditch LINQ (and when not to) Continue reading on Dev Genius »

Choosing the Right C# Type for Your DTOs: Class, Record, or Record Class?

https://medium.com/@20011002nimeth/choosing-the-right-c-type-for-your-dtos-class-record-or-record-class-221fdc10b1ae

In C# development, Data Transfer Objects (DTOs) are essential for moving data between different parts of an application, such as from a…

FlashEvents: A Free, Simple Alternative to MediatR Notification Publisher

https://medium.com/@Anton-Grebenkin/flashevents-a-free-simple-alternative-to-mediatr-notification-publisher-457056d31e8f

The Situation

How to Write Architecture Tests for the Clean Architecture in .NET 9

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/how-to-write-architecture-tests-for-the-clean-architecture-in-net-9-db9e1d3443c9

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Databricks runs best on Azure

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/databricks-runs-best-on-azure/

Choosing Azure Databricks can streamline your entire data lifecycle within a single, scalable environment. The post Databricks runs best on Azure appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Coding agent in VS Code

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

ASP.NET Community Standup - Blazing-fast AI chat with ASP.NET Core & SignalR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaZc-2tfh9k

Logging Requests and Responses for API Requests and HttpClient in ASP.NET Core

https://medium.com/@anton.martyniuk/logging-requests-and-responses-for-api-requests-and-httpclient-in-asp-net-core-cb68b7a0af99

Logging HTTP requests and responses helps developers quickly troubleshoot issues, monitor performance and health, and audit user… Continue reading on CodeX »

Modern UI Development with SwiftUI

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/modern-ui-development-with-swiftui/

SwiftUI is Apple’s modern, declarative UI framework for building apps across iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. It simplifies development with clean syntax, live previews, and built-in support for state a...

Hybrid AI for Security at Microsoft, with Emmanuel Victorio, on Mr. Maeda's Cozy AI Kitchen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuLXLKcRi8Y

From clustering security findings to generating actionable insights using OpenAI embeddings and K-means, this episode is packed with practical demos, real-world architecture, and advice for anyone nav...

Life Tracker — A .NET app 2: CRUD for Two Models

https://jackymlui.medium.com/life-tracker-a-net-app-2-crud-for-two-models-ba9cb23343a8

This blog post is mostly my exploration into how to build up the Questionnaire and Template model for the LifeTracker project.

Why Blocking Async Code with .Wait() and .Result Destroys Performance

https://pasinduprabhashitha.medium.com/why-blocking-async-code-with-wait-and-result-destroys-performance-4b80bd2f9a80

A single .Wait() or .Result on async code can freeze your .NET app. Here’s why it happens and how to prevent it.

C# Just Got Dangerous: 7 Features That Replace Boilerplate Forever

https://medium.com/@mohsho10/c-just-got-dangerous-7-features-that-replace-boilerplate-forever-4359568764b6

🧠 Why This Blog Matters You weren’t hired to write setters, null checks, or try-catch-finally. But most C# codebases still force you to. Continue reading on Towards Dev »

Top Productivity Tips for .NET Developers

https://medium.com/@venkataramanaguptha/top-productivity-tips-for-net-developers-699c2fb70476

Boosting productivity as a .NET developer isn’t just about writing code faster — it’s about working smarter, making the most of the… Continue reading on .Net Programming »