The .NET News Daily Issue #256

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

Midweek checkpoint for .NET aficionados: as you coast through the codebase challenges, consider this your roadside diner break with a side of captivating insights and spicy updates. This Wednesday, turbocharge your C# engines and buckle up for articles that fuel your developer journey with precision and a dash of playfulness—ideal for when your brain craves both substance and a sprinkle of fun.

Today's Articles

You Know OOP — But Do You Know Where and Why to Use It in .NET?

https://medium.com/codeelevation/you-know-oop-but-do-you-know-where-and-why-to-use-it-in-net-74958cb765a2

Most .NET developers can code in an object-oriented style. But few stop to ask: Is OOP even the right fit here? And if it is — what’s the… Continue reading on CodeElevation »

CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) with Fetch API in Vanilla ASP.NET Web Forms (Vanilla Web Forms)

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/crud-create-read-update-delete-with-fetch-api-in-vanilla-asp-net-web-forms/

Building a Web Forms Page with CRUD (Select, Insert, Update, Delete) Operations without Server Control and Postback

9 Must-Ask Questions When Hiring a dotNET Core and React Development Partner

https://www.faciletechnolab.com//blog/9-must-ask-questions-when-hiring-a-dotnet-core-and-react-development-partner/

Protect your investment and avoid costly failures. These 9 strategic questions help non-technical leaders evaluate .NET Core + React development partners for long-term success.

Advanced Swagger Use Cases in ASP.NET Core (.NET 6/7/8)

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/advanced-swagger-use-cases-in-asp-net-core-net-678/

Take your API documentation to the next level with advanced Swagger use cases in ASP.NET Core. In this article, I cover grouping endpoints, API versioning, JWT authentication, hiding routes, UI custom...

How To Implement API Key Authentication In ASP.NET Core in .NET 9

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/how-to-implement-api-key-authentication-in-asp-net-core-in-net-9-d193be7e8b34?source=rss------csharp-5

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Make Scheduling Human-Readable in .NET with NaturalCron

https://medium.com/@hugo86jose/make-scheduling-human-readable-in-net-with-naturalcron-b81b321fa8a3

Cron expressions are powerful but notoriously hard to read. If you’ve ever looked at something like:

🧾 Creating Custom Middleware in ASP.NET Core – The Complete Guide with Real Examples

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/creating-custom-middleware-in-asp-net-core-the-complete-guide-with-real-exa/

ASP.NET Core is known for its modular pipeline, where middleware components play a critical role in handling HTTP requests and responses. Middleware can perform a variety of tasks such as request logg...

CQRS ≠ MediatR

https://jaykrishnareddy.medium.com/cqrs-mediatr-fcd7493168c7

CQRS is an architectural pattern. MediatR is just a library.

Build a Simple Habit Tracker in C# Console with JSON Storage

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/build-a-simple-habit-tracker-in-c-sharp-console-with-json-storage/

In this beginner-friendly C# article, you'll learn how to build a Habit Tracker application using a simple console interface and JSON for persistent storage. This project will help you manage daily ha...

7 Mistakes Senior Devs Make with .NET 9 Source‑Generated Contracts (And the Lightning Fixes)

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/7-mistakes-senior-devs-make-with-net-9-source-generated-contracts-and-the-lightning-fixes-c264aa5d60df

Avoid build crashes, DLL bloat, and runtime errors caused by misusing .NET 9 source-generated contracts. Learn the 7 critical mistakes… Continue reading on .Net Programming »

How to Build an AI Agent Using Azure

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/how-to-build-an-ai-agent-using-azure/

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the way we build applications—from chatbots to smart assistants. In this article, we'll explore how to create your own AI Agent using Microsoft Azure

Mastering Dependency Injection in .NET Core: A Complete Beginner-to-Advanced Guide

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/mastering-dependency-injection-in-net-co-a-complete-beginner-to-advanced-gui/

Dependency Injection (DI) is a cornerstone of modern software architecture in .NET Core and beyond. It promotes loose coupling, testability, and maintainability, making applications easier to build an...

Why I Use The Unit of Work Pattern With EF Core | Clean Architecture in .NET 9

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/why-i-use-the-unit-of-work-pattern-with-ef-core-clean-architecture-in-net-9-20ba736d1f2c

Understanding Caching Strategies in .NET – A Practical Guide

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/understanding-caching-strategies-in-net-a-practical-guide/

Learn practical caching strategies in .NET—Cache-Aside, Read-Through, Write-Through, and Write-Behind—to boost app performance, reduce database load, and choose the right approach for scalable, respon...

Repeater Control in ASP.NET Web Forms with C#

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/repeater-control-in-asp-net-web-forms-with-c-sharp

Learn how to use the Repeater control in ASP.NET Web Forms with C# to display IPO data from a SQL Server database. This lightweight, customizable control is ideal for simple, flexible, HTML-driven dat...

ASP.NET Community Standup - Building a better PerfView with Blazor

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

Belitsoft’s 2025 Enterprise .NET Stack: Tools & Frameworks

https://belitsoft.com/net-development-services/tools

The 2025 .NET stack blends Microsoft-supported open-source and commercial components: high-performance application frameworks, Azure cloud…

Dictionary.Empty: Why there’s no direct equivalent to Array.Empty in C#?

https://medium.com/@vikpoca/dictionary-empty-why-theres-no-direct-equivalent-to-array-empty-in-c-8cf1061e787e

In my current codebase, there’re plenty of places where I’d like to pass Dictionary.Empty<TKey, TValue> instead of writing [] or new…

Unleash the Power of Bulk Extensions with Dapper Plus

https://codingsonata.medium.com/unleash-the-power-of-bulk-extensions-with-dapper-plus-5d3828ec991b

In this article, we will be highlighting a key feature of Dapper Plus, the Bulk Extensions, the fastest way to perform bulk operations in…

Introduction to Model Context Protocol (MCP)

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

Smarter AI Edits in Visual Studio Copilot

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/smarter-ai-edits-in-visual-studio-copilot/

When we first set out to get smarter AI edits in Visual Studio Copilot, we knew we were tackling a deeply complex problem. It wasn’t just about generating great suggestions—it was about figuring out h...

Coach Marks, but Beautiful in .NET MAUI

https://medium.com/@freakyali/coach-marks-but-beautiful-in-net-maui-7cd861dc1058

A Practical Guide to Building Custom Onboarding with FreakyUXKit

Roadmap to Becoming an ASP.NET Core Developer in 2025 — NareshIT

https://nareshit.medium.com/roadmap-to-becoming-an-asp-net-core-developer-in-2025-nareshit-105fcba80c1d

Your Path to Modern Web Development

Day 2 of My C# Journey: Starting with OOP (Not the Basics Again)

https://medium.com/@sashmithakavishka/day-2-of-my-c-journey-starting-with-oop-not-the-basics-again-c037cdbcee03

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