The .NET News Daily Issue #269

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/what-are-the-difference-between-a-function-and-a-method-in-c-sharp/

Understanding the difference between a function and a method is crucial for every C# developer. While both perform operations and return results, their usage and context differ. In this article, we’ll...

https://blog.stackademic.com/fastendpoints-for-senior-net-developers-advanced-validation-di-and-middleware-techniques-e6d00deac3d8

Why FastEndpoints Matters for Senior Developers Continue reading on Stackademic »

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/from-stack-to-spant-a-recap-into-c-sharps-memory/

Explore C# memory management, from stack vs heap to structs and contiguous memory. Learn how Span<T> enables efficient slicing without allocations, optimizing performance and reducing GC overhead i...

https://medium.com/@nagarajvela/8-simple-tricks-to-make-your-code-look-professional-overnight-80856bc3b68b

Transform messy code into clean, readable work fast. Continue reading on Nerd For Tech »

https://blog.devgenius.io/11-linq-calls-microsoft-engineers-replace-for-up-to-2-throughput-39fe87ff6205

(With analyzers, docs, and a reproducible benchmark harness) Continue reading on Dev Genius »

https://medium.com/@kerimkkara/ef-core-code-first-from-zero-to-mastery-tutorial-3e9628d8e3b1

1) Introduction to EF Core and the Code First Approach

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/powerplatform/announcing-copilot-studio-agent-academy/

Welcome to Copilot Studio Agent Academy Whether you're just starting your journey with AI agents or looking to sharpen your skills in Microsoft Copilot Studio, we've got your mission briefing ready an...

https://medium.com/@kittikawin_ball/entity-framework-performance-tuning-tips-for-faster-queries-9e250791fce0

Best Practices for Optimizing EF Core Performance in .NET

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/mcp-is-now-generally-available-in-visual-studio/

We’re excited to announce that MCP support is now GA in Visual Studio—unlocking richer, real-time context from your entire development stack and expanding the power of Agent Mode like never before. Mo...

https://adilyousaf88.medium.com/dont-just-build-test-ship-and-iterate-with-a-reliable-net-core-boilerplate-76174d3cad39

In a world of quick-start templates and half-baked GitHub projects, it’s easy to get burned by boilerplates that look promising but fail…

https://medium.com/@sweetondonie/building-a-high-performance-api-with-net-and-postgresql-28ed117fe1f5

When I started building APIs, I thought: “If it works, it’s good.” Then came my first production issue: API calls that took forever. I…

https://towardsdev.com/stop-picking-the-wrong-net-collection-a-principal-engineers-field-guide-a4dd461f6b72

A .NET Engineer’s Field Guide to Lists, Sets, Dictionaries, Queues, Stacks, Sorted, Immutable, Concurrent & Frozen Continue reading on Towards Dev »

https://levelup.gitconnected.com/c-boxing-a-hidden-performance-enemy-defeat-it-now-b0b35cf682e9

Master boxing in C# to write faster, cleaner code. Continue reading on Level Up Coding »

https://blog.devgenius.io/why-i-stopped-caring-about-net-vs-java-and-you-should-too-ea9480ed6179

After 15 years of architecture decisions, here’s what actually matters when you’re responsible for systems that can’t fail. Continue reading on Dev Genius »

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/top-10-github-copilot-features-every-developer-should-know/

Discover the top 10 GitHub Copilot features that can boost your productivity as a developer. From smart code completions to Copilot Chat, learn how to use Copilot effectively.

https://www.roundthecode.com/dotnet-tutorials/how-use-parameter-binding-routes-minimal-apis

Learn how to use parameter binding in minimal API routes with wildcards and constraints as well as using them in an endpoint handler alongside special types. The page How to use parameter binding for ...

https://medium.com/@andresleiva.4/nuget-goes-quiet-how-a-cdn-logging-outage-shook-the-net-ecosystem-in-2025-88a472041011

A CDN logging failure caused NuGet download metrics to collapse in August

https://medium.com/@matthjo/what-is-a-changelog-md-fe3c5453c914

A CHANGELOG.md is a simple markdown file that lists all the notable changes made to a project. The purpose of the file is to provide a…

https://medium.com/@teshwithnaidu/what-is-the-difference-between-and-equals-in-c-2cedbea4a39d

In C#, both == and .Equals() are used to compare values, but they differ in behavior and purpose.

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/what-are-common-design-patterns-in-node-js-module-singleton-factory-etc/

This article explains the most commonly used design patterns in Node.js, such as Module, Singleton, Factory, and others. Each concept is explained in simple words with code examples to help you unders...