The .NET News Daily Issue #248

Stop Using MVVM

https://nicksnettravels.builttoroam.com/stop-using-mvvm/

The Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern has long been a cornerstone in building maintainable and testable UIs across frameworks like WPF, Xamarin, Uno Platform, and others. It provides a clean separat...

Think Your Azure Functions Are Cheap? We Thought So Too — Until We Looked Closer

https://medium.com/@mohsho10/think-your-azure-functions-are-cheap-we-thought-so-too-until-we-looked-closer-f1845ffc3829

“Serverless sounded cheap. Until our Azure bill said otherwise.” Continue reading on Towards Dev »

5 Best Ways to Build AI Agents in 2025

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/5-best-ways-to-build-ai-agents-in-2025/

I reveal my top 5 strategies for building AI agents in 2025, from cloud ADKs to no-code tools like n8n and CrewAI. Level up your agent skills!

471: Cracking Open VS Code AI Agent Mode Code

https://www.mergeconflict.fm/471

Frank has explored the VS Code AI Chat Agent Mode code base. We discuss. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord...

Fixing Ambiguous Method Calls in AutoMapper with DI in .NET

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/fixing-ambiguous-method-calls-in-automapper-with-di-in-net/

AutoMapper simplifies object mapping in .NET, but using it with Dependency Injection can cause ambiguous method call errors. Fix this by using explicit types, avoiding objects, and defining clear mapp...

BFF in ASP.NET Core #2 – The BFF Pattern Explained

https://nestenius.se/net/bff-in-asp-net-core-2-the-bff-pattern-explained/

How do you secure a Single-Page Application without storing tokens in the browser? The answer lies in the Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) pattern. This architectural approach shifts authentication complexi...

Mastering Middleware in ASP.NET Core: The Complete Guide to Request Pipeline

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/mastering-middleware-in-asp-net-co-the-complete-guide-to-request-pipeline/

Master middleware in ASP.NET Core by learning its role in request processing, lifecycle stages, built-in components, and custom implementations—plus interview tips to ace technical discussions confide...

Logging Like a Pro — Serilog + OpenTelemetry in .NET

https://medium.com/@yaseer.arafat/logging-like-a-pro-serilog-opentelemetry-in-net-7a4c79fe555c

A clean, scalable logging system is the bedrock of any production-grade .NET application. With the rise of distributed systems, tracing…

.NET MAUI with .NET 10

https://medium.com/@freakyali/net-maui-with-net-10-acdd7d3a3362

Quality of life changes you must know in .NET MAUI with .NET 10 Continue reading on Stackademic »

5 Mistakes That Crippled My .NET 8 Microservices on AWS (And How to Avoid Them)

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/5-mistakes-that-crippled-my-net-8-microservices-on-aws-and-how-to-avoid-them-b56e57788645

Are your .NET microservices safe on AWS? These 5 hidden traps cost me thousands. Here’s how to avoid them. Continue reading on .Net Programming »

Stop Writing POCOs for appsettings.json — Use SetSharp Instead

https://medium.com/@amirbeh71/stop-writing-pocos-for-appsettings-json-use-setsharp-instead-77f50168b743

A step-by-step guide to using the SetSharp source generator to automate your workflow and write cleaner, safer code.

What's your favorite OpenAPI feature?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBTrFRtBj_0

Edit chat requests in VS Code

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

Test-Driven Development in .NET 9: Build Robust APIs with Confidence

https://medium.com/@tonoy300/test-driven-development-in-net-9-build-robust-apis-with-confidence-9fe453d673d8

Tired of debugging production issues in your .NET 9 APIs? What if you could prevent bugs before they happen while writing cleaner, more…

Unleashing Creativity with Semantic Kernel

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/unleashing-creativity-with-semantic-kernel2

Discover how the Awesome AI Suite leverages Semantic Kernel to bring creative AI characters and agents to life. Dive into this innovative console app and explore the fusion of personality-driven AI an...

What is Generative AI?

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/what-is-generative-ai2/

Generative AI learns patterns from existing data and uses that knowledge to generate new, original outputs that resemble the training data.

Stack Showdown 2025: .NET Full Stack vs MERN vs MEVN — Unbiased, Unfiltered, and Backed by Data

https://medium.com/@harshduhan070/stack-showdown-2025-net-full-stack-vs-mern-vs-mevn-unbiased-unfiltered-and-backed-by-data-9c4beaf7787e

From enterprise applications to cloud-native solutions — .NET continues to evolve as a powerhouse for developers worldwide.

.NET 10 features that I am absolutely in love with!!

https://medium.com/@freakyali/net-10-features-that-i-am-absolutely-in-love-with-849b78ab1f14

Here are some .NET 10/C# 14 features that you, as a C# developer, should know Continue reading on Stackademic »

Why async/await Makes Your Cloud Functions Faster, Cheaper, and More Scalable

https://surajskfgi.medium.com/why-async-await-makes-your-cloud-functions-faster-cheaper-and-more-scalable-421955ec8121

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