The .NET News Daily Issue #274

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

Kickstart your week with .NET wisdom that’s slicker than a Monday morning coffee jolt. As sky-high ambition meets the steadfast resolve of a seasoned developer, we’re serving a buffet of insights to feed your professional prowess. This lineup isn’t just code—it's the ultimate roadmap to mastering the harmonious art of .NET development. Prepare your mind for the challenge: the rest of the week will thank you.

Today's Articles

5 Common .NET Developer Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

https://blog.yaseerarafat.com/5-common-net-developer-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them-66c4ad0c1ac6

Starting your journey as a .NET developer is exciting. You’ve got the power of a mature ecosystem, modern tools like Visual Studio and…

The C# Feature That Saves You Thousands… But No One Talks About

https://blog.devgenius.io/the-c-feature-that-saves-you-thousands-but-no-one-talks-about-979da37ecbff

Why This Blog Matters Continue reading on Dev Genius »

Day 11: Exploring the Depths of IAsyncEnumerable and Asynchronous Streams in .NET

https://medium.com/@nevilpatel05317/day-11-exploring-the-depths-of-iasyncenumerable-and-asynchronous-streams-in-net-2570c5e820ec

When we think of asynchronous programming in .NET, the first thing that comes to mind is async/await. While incredibly useful, it only…

Performance tips in C# that won’t cost you anything

https://medium.com/@denmaklucky/performance-tips-in-c-that-wont-cost-you-anything-b23cf884e6c5

Use Count if you know the exact size of the array

CommandResponse: Simplifying Success and Error Handling in C#

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/commandresponset-simplifying-success-and-error-handling-in-c-sharp

In modern application development, handling responses consistently is just as important as writing the core business logic. When a method executes, it may succeed and return useful data — or fail and ...

Enhancing UI Code Quality with C# 12 (.NET 10)

https://javascript.plainenglish.io/enhancing-ui-code-quality-with-c-12-net-10-54ed2732ea94

Embracing C# 12 Features for Cleaner UI Layers Continue reading on JavaScript in Plain English »

The Most Expensive Line of Code I Ever Wrote in C#

https://medium.com/@mohsho10/the-most-expensive-line-of-code-i-ever-wrote-in-c-9957bab65809

Why This Blog Matters Continue reading on Towards Dev »

.NET AI Community Standup: AI Tools Every .NET Dev Needs 📎

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

CQRS Doesn’t Have To Be Complicated | Clean Architecture, .NET 9

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/cqrs-doesnt-have-to-be-complicated-clean-architecture-net-9-0401a42737ab

The CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation) pattern has gained massive popularity in the .NET

EFCore.Visualizer - View Entity Framework Core query plan inside Visual Studio

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/ef-core-visualizer-view-entity-framework-core-query-plan-inside-visual-studio/

This is a guest blog from Giorgi Dalakishvili, the developer of EFCore.Visualizer. Entity Framework Core is a powerful, feature-rich ORM powering many of today's applications. W

Async vs Parallel in .NET Explained: Stop Mixing Them Up

https://levelup.gitconnected.com/async-vs-parallel-in-net-explained-stop-mixing-them-up-1bc09c6cf0e1

Learn the difference between asynchronous I/O and true parallel execution in C#, and when to use each for scalable apps. Continue reading on Level Up Coding »

Credential Security in ASP.NET Core Web API: Best Practices and Implementation

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/credential-security-in-asp-net-core-web-api-best-practices-and-implementation/

Learn how to secure credentials in ASP.NET Core Web API using best practices such as secret management, authentication, HTTPS, and Azure Key Vault to protect sensitive data and prevent leaks.

The EF Core Tuning Guide Microsoft Forgot to Write

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/the-ef-core-tuning-guide-microsoft-forgot-to-write-c501b84c6351

Part 3 of The .NET 9 Cookbook Series Continue reading on .Net Programming »

Data Security in ASP.NET Core MVC Applications

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/data-security-in-asp-net-core-mvc-applications/

Learn essential ASP.NET Core MVC data security practices, including HTTPS enforcement and authentication, encryption, XSS/CSRF prevention, and secure storage, to ensure safe and reliable web applicati...

Entity Framework Unveiled: A Comprehensive Guide to .NET’s Premier ORM

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/entity-framework-unveiled-a-comprehensive-guide-to-nets-premier-orm/

Explore Entity Framework, .NET's ORM, simplifying data access. Learn modeling, querying, migrations, and best practices for building scalable applications.

Serilog Tips and Tricks: Structured Console Logging with Formatting

https://medium.com/@junaidulhaq723/serilog-tips-and-tricks-structured-console-logging-with-formatting-7f576075806a?source=rss------dotnet-5

Serilog is one of the most powerful and flexible logging libraries in .NET.

Stop Allocating So Much: .NET 9 Cache and Memory Hacks That Actually Work

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/stop-allocating-so-much-net-9-cache-and-memory-hacks-that-actually-work-9f85ce3fb3c3

Part 2 of The .NET 9 Cookbook Series Continue reading on .Net Programming »

Best Free Alternatives to AutoMapper in .NET — Why We Moved to Mapperly

https://abp.io/community/articles/best-free-alternatives-to-automapper-in-.net-why-we-moved-to-mapperly-l9f5ii8s

Introduction Continue reading on ABP.IO »

ASP.NET Core in .NET 9 Middleware Order: The Setup That Actually Works

https://medium.com/@pinaki11/asp-net-core-in-net-9-middleware-order-the-setup-that-actually-works-0e02e690d270

Master built-in rate limiting, output caching, and route groups in .NET 9 with the pipeline order that actually works

The Little .NET Fixes That Make a Big Difference

https://singhsukhpinder.medium.com/the-little-net-fixes-that-make-a-big-difference-ade322a8c0d6

Part 4 of The .NET 9 Cookbook Series

️ Installing .NET on macOS with dotnet-install.sh (and a Few Lessons Learned)

https://medium.com/medialesson/️-installing-net-on-macos-with-dotnet-install-sh-and-a-few-lessons-learned-5ffcf07e393e

Recently, I tried installing .NET on my Mac using the official script provided by Microsoft. While it works, I ran into a couple of small… Continue reading on Medialesson »

Securing ASP.NET Core Web APIs with JWT Authentication

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/securing-asp-net-core-web-apis-with-jwt-authentication/

Secure your ASP.NET Core Web APIs with JWT authentication! This guide covers implementation, role-based authorization, and OWASP API Top 10 threat mitigation.

Microsoft Announces the Awesome Copilot MCP Server

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/news/microsoft-announces-the-awesome-copilot-mcp-server

Microsoft's Awesome Copilot MCP Server simplifies GitHub Copilot customization. Search, preview, and save community-created chat modes and instructions directly from your repo, boosting developer prod...

Invisible .NET Performance Killers: Framework Features That Fail at Scale

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/invisible-net-performance-killers-framework-features-that-fail-at-scale-f8d196720821?source=rss------csharp-5

Learn how LINQ, async/await, EF, DI, and logging quietly degrade performance at enterprise scale. Continue reading on .Net Programming »