The .NET News Daily Issue #272

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

As the engine of your week cruises into high gear this Thursday, it’s time to fuel your .NET journey with a blend of innovation and expertise. Today’s edition offers a turbocharged selection of insights—crafted to keep your skills tuned and your projects surging forward. Whether you're tearing down old code or revving up something brand new, this collection promises to be the high-octane boost your .NET toolkit needs. Scroll onward and see why today could be the pit stop that takes your development game to the next level.

Today's Articles

20 Real-Time LINQ Examples That Expose the Hidden Differences Between Query and Method Syntax

https://blog.stackademic.com/20-real-time-linq-examples-that-expose-the-hidden-differences-between-query-and-method-syntax-80d93881c159

From simple filters to complex joins, uncover how each syntax works under the hood and learn which one makes your code cleaner, faster… Continue reading on Stackademic »

Clean Architecture vs Vertical Slice — Which One Should You Use?

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/clean-architecture-vs-vertical-slice-which-one-should-you-use-818ca3e67adb?source=rss------csharp-5

Based on the latest developments in .NET 9 and the evolving architectural patterns in the .NET community, let’s explore how these two…

Thread Safety in .NET: Best Practices for Concurrency

https://medium.com/@kittikawin_ball/thread-safety-in-net-best-practices-for-concurrency-c9f496a9ad21

Essential Tools for Managing Multithreading in .NET

10 Elite C# AI Libraries Microsoft Uses in Production (But You Probably Don’t)

https://blog.devgenius.io/10-elite-c-ai-libraries-microsoft-uses-in-production-but-you-probably-dont-1abdb254b950

Tired of “Top 100 AI libraries” lists that never shipped a single production request? This is not that post. Continue reading on Dev Genius »

Reset Cookies and force new sign-in using ASP.NET Core Identity

https://damienbod.com/2025/08/18/reset-cookies-and-force-new-sign-in-using-asp-net-core-identity/

This post looks at implementing a cookie reset in an ASP.NET Core application using Duende identity server which federates to Entra ID. Sometimes cookies need to be reset for end users due to size pro...

C# Complete Beginner Tutorial — Part 3

https://blog.devgenius.io/c-complete-beginner-tutorial-part-3-2be3b18e4ce3

Welcome back to the C# Complete Beginner Tutorial Series-Part3. If you have followed along with Part 1 and Part 2, by now you should be… Continue reading on Dev Genius »

C# 14 with Dustin Campbell

http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?ShowNum=1964

What's coming in C#14? Carl and Richard chat with Dustin Campbell about the next version of C#, discussing what it takes to continue advancing software development in the Microsoft ecosystem. Dustin d...

Boost Your EF Core Productivity in PostgreSQL With Entity Developer

https://antondevtips.com/blog/boost-your-ef-core-productivity-in-postgresql-with-entity-developer

Model-First approach: instead of hand-writing your models and configurations, you design them visually. Continue reading on CodeX »

Avoiding Overengineering: When NOT to Use a Design Pattern in .NET

https://malshikay.medium.com/avoiding-overengineering-when-not-to-use-a-design-pattern-in-net-ee01a5921402

Design patterns are like tools in a developer’s toolbox.

How Can You Optimize the Performance and Scalability of a Node.js Application?

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/how-can-you-optimize-the-performance-and-scalability-of-a-node-js-application/

In this article, we will explore various methods to enhance the performance and scalability of a Node.js application. We’ll use simple words, practical examples, and best practices to make sure you ca...

Essential Patterns for Modern ASP.NET Development : A Practical Deep Dive

https://blog.yaseerarafat.com/essential-patterns-for-modern-asp-net-development-a-practical-deep-dive-ed7889f152ce

ASP.NET Core has come a long way. From the days of tightly coupled controllers, scattered business logic, and painful testing setups, we…

Creating Minimal API's quickly with ASP.NET Core

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/creating-minimal-apis-quickly-with-asp-net-core/

In this comprehensive article, we'll explore how to leverage ASP.NET Core to develop minimal APIs rapidly, covering key concepts, best practices, and practical examples.

When To Use ToList() and ToArray()?

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/when-to-use-tolist-and-toarray/

Choosing between .ToList() and .ToArray() in C# depends on usage: use .ToList() for collections needing modification; use .ToArray() for fixed-size, read-only collections—optimized in .NET 9 for perfo...

Five Essential Skills of .NET Developer

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/five-essential-skills-of-net-developer/

To be a good .NET developer, you need certain skills. First, know how to code in languages like C#. Next, understand how to work with databases. Learning about web apps is also important. Developers s...

Database Indexing in .NET with EF Core — Boost Your Query Performance

https://medium.com/@adrianbailador/database-indexing-in-net-with-ef-core-boost-your-query-performance-e76c5ffbd148

Learn how to improve query performance in your .NET applications using database indexing with Entity Framework Core. Includes examples…

What's new with .NET Aspire?

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

6 Reasons .NET MAUI Beats React Native for Modern Apps

https://medium.com/@sparklewebhelp/6-reasons-net-maui-beats-react-native-for-modern-apps-e421addde44e

In the world of app development, one of the biggest challenges for developers and businesses is deciding which framework to use. A…

The Ultimate C# String Concatination Cheat Sheet

https://blog.stackademic.com/the-ultimate-c-string-concatination-cheat-sheet-db9b8fc169a5

Because apparently + isn’t good enough for your 10,000-line JSON payload. Continue reading on Stackademic »

Enhance your CLI testing workflow with the new dotnet test

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-test-with-mtp/

Learn how .NET 10 transforms dotnet test with native Microsoft.Testing.Platform integration, delivering better performance and enhanced diagnostics. The post Enhance your CLI testing workflow with th...