The .NET News Daily Issue #277

https://itnext.io/how-valuetask-boosts-net-performance-with-zero-allocations-22b31c708f08?source=rss------dotnet-5

Slash memory overhead in async C# code with practical ValueTask examples for high-throughput APIs Continue reading on ITNEXT »

https://medium.com/@kittikawin_ball/background-jobs-in-net-hangfire-vs-quartz-net-23fab8ce8167

Choosing the Right Job Scheduler for Your .NET Project

https://medium.com/@kittikawin_ball/unit-of-work-in-ef-core-managing-transactions-the-right-way-6b6ce41d2df4

Building a Unit of Work with EF Core

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/understanding-iservicescopefactory-in-net-when-why-and-how-to-use-it-with-r/

IServiceScopeFactory in .NET enables the manual creation of scoped services, allowing singletons and background tasks to safely utilize scoped dependencies. This ensures proper disposal, prevents memo...

https://medium.com/@sirio1234/how-to-delete-blank-rows-and-columns-in-excel-using-c-f7691a95c8d3

When working with Excel files, blank rows and columns may appear due to improper data formatting, extra spaces, or manual editing. These…

https://medium.com/@alexbel83/ioptions-vs-ioptionssnapshot-vs-ioptionsmonitor-in-net-whats-the-difference-6f2305b09770

Are you sure your app reloads config without a restart? Spoiler: it depends on which Options API you inject. In one of my production…

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/asp-net-core-development-with-xoomcoreweb-boilerplate

XoomCoreWeb is an open-source ASP.NET Core boilerplate with Onion Architecture, role-based access control, EF Core, Serilog logging, and audit trails. Available on GitHub and Visual Studio Marketplace...

https://medium.com/@mohsho10/your-net-app-will-be-an-ai-agent-whether-you-like-it-or-not-a9fb120fb52b?source=rss------dotnet-5

Why This Blog Matters Continue reading on Dev Genius »

https://dotnetfullstackdev.medium.com/why-net-has-so-many-versions-and-what-you-really-need-to-know-363c2bbc068b

From AssemblyVersion to NuGet to Binding Redirects — Finally Explained for Real Humans.

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/introduction-to-playwright-and-typescript-for-automation-testing/

Explore Playwright & TypeScript for automation testing! This guide covers setup, advantages over Selenium, and why TypeScript enhances reliability and scalability.

https://medium.com/@mangesh.m.walimbe/net-and-kafka-integration-a-practical-guide-217172d52efa

In my previous article, I gave an overview about Kafka Architecture. This article is going to explain Producer and Consumer functionality…

https://medium.com/@ayan.kaizen2025/how-to-add-digital-signature-in-c-using-kaizen-apis-74f3a2da6125

Easily add digital signatures to your applications!

https://medium.com/@roxeems/c-14-will-change-how-you-code-heres-why-e72f1ac2f006

C# 14 ships with .NET 10 and brings a set of focused, developer‑friendly improvements: extension members, null‑conditional assignment…

https://andrewlock.net/fixing-an-old-dotnet-core-native-library-loading-issue-on-alpine/

In this post I walk through the process of solving a native library loading issue on alpine with an old .NET runtime, showing the steps we took and the solution

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/cqrs-mediatr/

Demystifying CQRS and MediatR in .NET! Learn the difference between Command Query Responsibility Segregation and MediatR, with practical examples. Use them right!

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

Secure your ASP.NET Core Web API with HTTPS, JWT authentication, role-based access, input validation, rate limiting, CORS, secure secrets, security headers, logging, and regular penetration testing fo...

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/preventing-sql-injection-in-asp-net-mvc-asp-net-core-mvc-and-web-api-applicati/

Protect your ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core, and Web API apps from SQL Injection! Learn practical C# strategies, parameterized queries, and secure coding practices to prevent data breaches and ensure robus...

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/is-copilot-more-accurate-than-chatgpt/

Wondering if GitHub Copilot is more accurate than ChatGPT for real-world coding projects? Discover which tool performs better in autocomplete, debugging, and large-scale software development.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/github-copilot-for-azure-preview-launches-in-visual-studio-2022-with-azure-mcp-support/

The GitHub Copilot for Azure extension is now in Public Preview for Visual Studio 2022 (17.14+). It brings a curated set of Azure developer tools—exposed through the Azure MCP server—directly into Git...

https://medium.com/@rafik.samman/net-command-shell-execution-error-the-directory-name-is-invalid-64e7bf4f6bcf?source=rss------dotnet-5

This week my team experienced this error when executing commandline shell scripts through the System.Diagnostics.Process SDK:

https://medium.com/@k.abdulkhalam12e/memory-management-and-garbage-collection-in-net-a-deep-dive-522d6f484b58

When writing C# code, memory is being allocated and released behind the scenes. Unlike languages like C or C++, where developers manually…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB6QNYKStVI

We also sit down with VS Code engineer Daniel Imms about vast improvements coming to the Terminal for agent mode integration. * Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vscode.dev

https://dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/08/31/boost-your-net-projects-find-the-fastest-way-to-get-an-items-index-in-arrays/

This article examines the performance of three index-finding methods in .NET arrays: Array.BinarySearch (O(log n)), Array.FindIndex (O(n)), and Array.IndexOf (O(n)).

https://jesseliberty.com/2025/08/31/mads-k-microsoft-on-visual-studio-and-vscode/

Mads K of Microsoft talks about the targeting of Visual Studio and VSCode. Towards the end, I ask him about a few of his favorite plugins.