The .NET News Daily Issue #278

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

Picture this: it's Friday, and you're cruising down the road of .NET development, engine purring with the knowledge of a seasoned pro. As you shift gears from debugging to weekend plans, we've parked an intriguing collection of articles and updates right in your inbox. Consider this your pit stop to fuel up on fresh insights and innovations before you steer into a well-deserved weekend. So, buckle up—let's accelerate through the latest and greatest in the .NET world!

Today's Articles

MauiReactor: An MVU Approach for .NET MAUI

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/mauireactor-mvu-for-dotnet-maui/

A look at how the Model-View-Update pattern can complement the .NET MAUI ecosystem The post MauiReactor: An MVU Approach for .NET MAUI appeared first on .NET Blog.

How to Build SaaS Fast | Reduce SaaS MVP Launch Time

https://adilyousaf88.medium.com/how-to-build-saas-fast-reduce-saas-mvp-launch-time-ec48bd01b064

Launching a SaaS product isn’t just about writing code — it’s a race against time. In today’s hyper-competitive market, the difference…

.NET 10 Deep Dive: Ad‑hoc tools, the new dnx runner, and File‑based apps superpowers

https://medium.com/@roxeems/net-10-deep-dive-ad-hoc-tools-the-new-dnx-runner-and-file-based-apps-superpowers-1e18d1f89dc8

In .NET 10, the CLI picked up a trio of quality‑of‑life upgrades that remove friction from everyday dev and CI workflows:

Three Dots, Never the Same

https://medium.com/@cevherd/three-dots-never-the-same-1fafbf3b2972

3 dot years ago, today:

Caching Layers in .NET with Redis, MemoryCache, and Policy Fallbacks

https://medium.com/@bhagyarana80/caching-layers-in-net-with-redis-memorycache-and-policy-fallbacks-8e73c2fde398?source=rss------dotnet-5

How layered caching strategies in .NET can supercharge performance while keeping your system resilient.

A Developer’s Guide to AI in .NET Using Azure Cognitive Services

https://medium.com/@nidhiname/a-developers-guide-to-ai-in-net-using-azure-cognitive-services-1c6252fdcaf7

Difficulty Level: Intermediate / Pro Developer

The C# Keyword That Makes Your Exceptions Free (But Nobody Uses It)

https://medium.com/@mohsho10/the-c-keyword-that-makes-your-exceptions-free-but-nobody-uses-it-744887aa382f

Why This Blog Matters Continue reading on Dev Genius »

AJAX The power behind Dynamic Web pages

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/ajax-the-power-behind-dynamic-web-pages/

AJAX enables fast, interactive, and user-friendly web applications by updating data without reloading pages. It improves performance, enhances user experience, supports real-time updates, and remains ...

Minimizing Cold Starts in Azure Functions for .NET

https://medium.com/@ThinkingLoop/minimizing-cold-starts-in-azure-functions-for-net-c8cd03fb188a

Pre-warming, scaling tiers, and smart architecture choices that keep your serverless apps snappy.

If you need to generate realistic fake data in C#, try this library

https://medium.com/@denmaklucky/if-you-need-to-generate-realistic-fake-data-in-c-try-this-library-159275556406?source=rss------dotnet-5

From time to time, you may need to populate data in your database — for testing or just for mocking. Bogus gives us a simple way to do…

Top 10 Most Asked .NET/Web API Interview Questions

https://medium.com/@ajit34555/top-10-most-asked-net-web-api-interview-questions-92e8b68e6dca

Taming Your Data: A Practical Guide to the Repository Pattern in .NET

https://medium.com/@janindumaleesha99/taming-your-data-a-practical-guide-to-the-repository-pattern-in-net-ea5427f7fa13

Structuring Your Code for Clean, Testable, and Maintainable Applications.

Adding TDD to Legacy .NET Code Without Breaking Production

https://medium.com/@herbertmoroni/adding-tdd-to-legacy-net-code-without-breaking-production-48888d192668

How to gradually introduce tests to existing Windows Forms, WPF, and WCF applications when “don’t break anything” is your #1 priority

Master Real-Time Apps with SignalR, .NET 10, and Angular/React

https://medium.com/@Adem_Korkmaz/master-real-time-apps-with-signalr-net-10-and-angular-react-b5d78d645e83

Why SignalR outshines raw WebSockets and other real-time options

Boost Your .NET App Performance with MongoDB Query Optimization

https://itnext.io/boost-your-net-app-performance-with-mongodb-query-optimization-2f069701a148?source=rss------csharp-5

Learn practical techniques to speed up MongoDB queries, reduce latency, and scale your .NET applications effortlessly. Continue reading on ITNEXT »

Top 10 Modern C# Performance Features That Made My .NET Apps 3x Faster

https://medium.com/illuminations-mirror/top-10-modern-c-performance-features-that-made-my-net-apps-3x-faster-70bb77d2444d

As a .NET developer working in high-stakes domains like legal practice management and insurance verification systems, performance isn’t… Continue reading on ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR »

ASP.NET Community Standup - Prevent login redirects for APIs

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

CI/CD for .NET Projects: Seamless NuGet Publishing via GitHub Workflows

https://medium.com/@rabbi.cse.sust.bd/ci-cd-for-net-projects-seamless-nuget-publishing-via-github-workflows-bb7fe14441ac

Publishing .NET libraries to NuGet.org is a crucial step for developers who want to share their packages with the world. Doing this…

Top 5 Real-World Use Cases of Dependency Injection in .NET

https://malshikay.medium.com/top-5-real-world-use-cases-of-dependency-injection-in-net-6e9217f8b8dd

Practical Examples of Dependency Injection in .NET for Real-World Applications

The Union Revolution in C#: Closed Hierarchies, Case Declarations, and Safer APIs

https://medium.com/@roxeems/the-union-revolution-in-c-closed-hierarchies-case-declarations-and-safer-apis-8cc52f225def

If you’ve ever wished your C# code could precisely model “one of these types, but never anything else”, discriminated unions are about to…

How .NET Developers Accelerate Enterprise App Development

https://medium.com/@ashleybing121/how-net-developers-accelerate-enterprise-app-development-35d861d6bbf8?source=rss------dotnet-5

Enterprises face new demands to speed up innovation, growth, and value delivery. Whether it’s streamlining processes or developing…

From IVRs to Insight: How I’m Architecting a Scalable Phone Queue Service in .NET

https://blog.stackademic.com/from-ivrs-to-insight-how-im-architecting-a-scalable-phone-queue-service-in-net-bccab145278d

TL;DR: Start modular, think in bounded contexts, pipe every call through an async backbone, and let CQRS/outbox keep your data honest… Continue reading on Stackademic »

The One Line That Made My LINQ 5× Faster (You’re Still Writing It Wrong)

https://blog.devgenius.io/the-one-line-that-made-my-linq-5-faster-youre-still-writing-it-wrong-264ea3d79c9c

Why This Blog Matters Continue reading on Dev Genius »

How to Print PDF files in C# (Developer Tutorial)

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/how-to-print-pdf-files-in-c-sharp-developer-tutorial/

IronPrint is a C#/.NET library for direct, reliable PDF printing. It supports silent printing, multi-page documents, duplex, and custom printer settings, enabling automated, professional printing for ...

Clean Architecture Project Setup From Scratch With .NET 9: A Complete Developer’s Guide