The .NET News Daily Issue #247

️ The Hidden Cost of DateTime.Now — And What Every .NET Developer Should Use Instead

https://medium.com/@yaseer.arafat/️-the-hidden-cost-of-datetime-now-and-what-every-net-developer-should-use-instead-8859863257a1

You’re Using DateTime.Now — and It’s Breaking Your Code …

Mock Smarter with WireMock.Net

https://medium.com/@technicalcolumns/mock-smarter-with-wiremock-net-31a60c2b4d6e

Software development today relies heavily on integrations — services communicate with services, frequently over networks and APIs. But…

Deep Dive into the New .NET MAUI Blazor Hybrid and Web App Solution Template

https://medium.com/progress-telerik-kendo-ui/deep-dive-into-the-new-net-maui-blazor-hybrid-and-web-app-solution-template-e06aa803da7b

Get started now with the .NET MAUI Blazor Hybrid and Web App template, allowing you to reuse components in web and mobile projects. Continue reading on Progress Telerik & Kendo UI »

.NET Digest #8

https://unicorn-dev.medium.com/net-digest-8-9f9ec45daaf6

Welcome to the eighth part of our digest on news and events in the .NET world! This time we’ll cover the highly anticipated .NET 10…

C# Keywords You Didn’t Know Existed (But Will Love!)

https://medium.com/@nagarajvela/c-keywords-you-didnt-know-existed-but-will-love-eb8e1547cb56

Hidden C# syntax that will save your code and your sanity. Continue reading on Level Up Coding »

X-Ray Vision for .NET 9: What Logs Couldn’t Tell Me in Production

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/x-ray-vision-for-net-9-what-logs-couldnt-tell-me-in-production-586de95d7986

[Full Code Sample] Think logs and metrics are enough? Here’s how AWS X-Ray exposed production bottlenecks in my .NET 9 microservices that… Continue reading on .Net Programming »

Build Robust Middleware in .NET: Retry and Circuit Breaker with Polly v8

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/build-robust-middleware-in-net-retry-and-circuit-breaker-with-polly-v8/

Learn to build resilient .NET applications using Polly v8 and Microsoft.Extensions.Resilience. Implement Retry and Circuit Breaker patterns as middleware to handle transient failures gracefully in dis...

Async All the Way: Boosting My .NET App’s Throughput with Task-Based Parallelism

https://medium.com/@connect.hashblock/async-all-the-way-boosting-my-net-apps-throughput-with-task-based-parallelism-aca31aa23de6

How I used async/await, IAsyncEnumerable, and Parallel.ForEachAsync to supercharge high-load processing in my .NET web and worker services

Building a Production-Ready CLI Calculator in C#: From Code to Scale

https://medium.com/@bhargavkoya56/building-a-production-ready-cli-calculator-in-c-from-code-to-scale-4af43e696015

In today’s fast-paced development world, even the simplest applications need to be built with scalability and maintainability in mind.

The Missing Pattern in Your .NET Microservices: Queue-Based Load Leveling

https://medium.com/@mohsho10/the-missing-pattern-in-your-net-microservices-queue-based-load-leveling-a8dcf1fd3f6e

Queue-Based Load Leveling, Backpressure, and Resilience — Explained with Real .NET and Azure Examples Continue reading on Dev Genius »

.NET 9 vs .NET 10: Key Differences and What Developers Need to Know

https://medium.com/@karthikns999/net-9-vs-net-10-key-differences-and-what-developers-need-to-know-871d73e95b05

Explore the major differences between .NET 9 and .NET 10 with insights on performance, AI features, language updates and cloud-native…

Common Mistakes Developers Make in EF Core : How to Avoid Them

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/common-mistakes-developers-make-in-ef-core-how-to-avoid-them/

Avoid common pitfalls in Entity Framework Core with this practical guide. Learn about typical developer mistakes and how to fix them to write efficient, bug-free EF Core code.

Attachment summarization using .NET, OpenAI API Assistant and Twilio SendGrid

https://www.twilio.com/en-us/blog/developers/community/attachment-summarization-using-dot-net-openai-api-twilio-sendgrid

Processing files is essential in many business domains. One of the common needs is summarization of text, and Generative AI has made this…

How Akka.NET Actors Live and Die: Lifecycle Basics for C# Developers

https://medium.com/@kittikawin_ball/how-akka-net-actors-live-and-die-lifecycle-basics-for-c-developers-b0f6fcdaed73

Lifecycle of Akka.NET actors made easy with C#.

The Better Way to Configure Entity Framework Core in .NET 9

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/the-better-way-to-configure-entity-framework-core-in-net-9-3e76ef55cc91

Unlock EF Core 9’s full potential by embracing modern configuration patterns — DbContext pooling, factory-based context creation, and…

Feature Flags Done Right in .NET — Without Creating If Hell

https://medium.com/@yaseer.arafat/feature-flags-done-right-in-net-without-creating-if-hell-f5843e0a9066

In modern production systems, feature flags aren’t just toggles — they’re strategic levers for velocity, safety, and experimentation. Yet…

Understanding the Memento Pattern for Undo/Redo Functionality with C# Example

https://medium.com/@kittikawin_ball/understanding-the-memento-pattern-for-undo-redo-functionality-with-c-example-b72513517fe4

Simplify state management in C# with this behavioral design pattern

The Hidden Gems of .NET 10: Lesser-Known Features That Will Transform Your Development

https://www.mobilize.net/blog/the-hidden-gems-of-.net-10-lesser-known-features-that-will-transform-your-development

Forget the keynote fluff. The real power of .NET 10 is in its hidden gems. This blog explores unsung heroes like JIT devirtualization, span-based APIs, and sane time calcs that give you huge perf wins...

C# Static vs Non-Static: How They Work and When to Use Them

https://medium.com/@kittikawin_ball/c-static-vs-non-static-how-they-work-and-when-to-use-them-de47a620788a

static or non-static methods, fields, and classes in C#.

Layered Architecture in .NET Core

https://medium.com/@kacar7/layered-architecture-in-net-core-f3a67ce7238a

In modern software development, Clean Architecture and Separation of Concerns (SoC) are essential principles for building scalable…

Is .NET legacy tech?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/njUP492Vn8w