The .NET News Daily Issue #290

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

Imagine the satisfaction of a perfectly optimized query—it's Thursday, and just like a classic Cadillac, your week is cruising smoothly and you're navigating the roads of .NET with precision. As seasoned pros, we know the joy of solving complex puzzles and today's newsletter is packed with insights to fuel your development journey, sharpen your code acumen, and power through the week’s roadblocks. So adjust those rear-view mirrors and rev up your readiness to absorb the freshest, most impactful content around.

Today's Articles

5 Stream Hacks in .NET You’re Still Doing Wrong

https://blog.stackademic.com/5-stream-hacks-in-net-youre-still-doing-wrong-7aebf71f3b56

Forget clunky buffer loops; these modern APIs make your I/O code fly. Continue reading on Stackademic »

The Harsh Truth: 5 Reasons Your .NET Hosting Code Is Sloppy

https://blog.stackademic.com/the-harsh-truth-5-reasons-your-net-hosting-code-is-sloppy-11b10c98cba7

From DI misuse to broken shutdown hooks, here’s how to clean up your hosting game like a pro. Continue reading on Stackademic »

How to Perform Security Testing on ASP.NET Core Applications

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/how-to-perform-security-testing-on-asp-net-core-applications/

Comprehensive guide to ASP.NET Core security testing, covering static analysis, dependency scanning, secure configuration, and dynamic testing. Learn to implement security headers, validate inputs, ha...

Aggregate Root Design in DDD and Clean Architecture with .NET 9: A Deep Dive

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/aggregate-root-design-in-ddd-and-clean-architecture-with-net-9-a-deep-dive-5cae204a388d

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AutoPipe: A Declarative Approach to Building Pipelines in .NET

https://serg-at.medium.com/autopipe-a-declarative-approach-to-building-pipelines-in-net-8d7ceee81536

Learn how to build modular .NET pipelines with AutoPipe

Stop Wasting Memory: 5 Advanced .NET Tricks Nobody Teaches You

https://blog.stackademic.com/stop-wasting-memory-5-advanced-net-tricks-nobody-teaches-you-47376c1339e7

From direct dictionary refs to object pools, these features turn everyday code into high-performance code. Continue reading on Stackademic »

Elegant Global Error Handling Using Middleware In .NET 9

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/elegant-global-error-handling-using-middleware-in-net-9-e348e8079247

Global error handling is critical for creating robust, secure, and maintainable .NET applications. .NET 9 provides multiple sophisticated…

The Hidden Tax in Your .NET Async Code — And the Microsoft Fix Nobody Uses

https://levelup.gitconnected.com/the-hidden-tax-in-your-net-async-code-and-the-microsoft-fix-nobody-uses-9aa48a05554d

Last year, one async method quietly burned $5K of our Azure bill. Continue reading on Level Up Coding »

Mastering Logging in .NET with Serilog — Part 3

https://medium.com/@mallik-tech-vision/mastering-logging-in-net-with-serilog-part-3-d1d31093e64e

Serilog Tutorial Series — Part 3: Working with Sinks

Observable Lists in C# and Unity — Built-in vs Custom

https://medium.com/@Code_With_K/observable-lists-in-c-and-unity-built-in-vs-custom-37796046c18a

When working in Unity or C#, you’ve probably used List<T> a million times. It’s simple, fast, and gets the job done. But there’s one…

API Versioning in .NET Core: A Complete Guide

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/api-versioning-in-net-co-a-complete-guide/

Evolve your .NET Core APIs gracefully with versioning! This article explores strategies like URL, query string, and header versioning using Microsoft's library. Learn to maintain backward compatibilit...

One Trick To Improve EF Core Performance Using Query Splitting

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/one-trick-to-improve-ef-core-performance-using-query-splitting-7821a1f5230f

When working with Entity Framework Core, there’s one simple technique that can dramatically improve performance for queries with multiple…

EF Core Performance Myths Busted: Real Benchmarks and Tuning Tips

https://javascript.plainenglish.io/ef-core-performance-myths-busted-real-benchmarks-and-tuning-tips-d8d43ca48a9c

Everything you’ve heard about Entity Framework Core being “too slow” might be outdated. Here’s what real-world data shows — and how to… Continue reading on JavaScript in Plain English »

Why CopyToOutputDirectory Is the Secret to Reliable .NET Builds

https://medium.com/@nagarajvela/why-copytooutputdirectory-is-the-secret-to-reliable-net-builds-f416c2c49943

Master CopyToOutputDirectory for seamless file management.

Object Stack Allocation in .NET 10: A Deep Dive into Escape Analysis

https://medium.com/@mokarchi/object-stack-allocation-in-net-10-a-deep-dive-into-escape-analysis-e925c03b120f

One of the most exciting advancements in deabstraction within .NET 10 is the broader use of escape analysis to enable stack allocation of…

ASP.NET Core Application Lifecycle

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/asp-net-core-application-lifecycle/

Explore the ASP.NET Core application lifecycle, from startup and middleware pipeline to routing, controller execution, model binding, and result execution. Understand how each stage contributes to han...

6 .NET ORM Frameworks Worth Bookmarking

https://medium.com/@james.miller941/6-net-orm-frameworks-worth-bookmarking-7bacad09c314

In .NET development, Entity Framework (EF) Core is undoubtedly the king of the data access layer. It’s powerful, well-supported, and…

The Complete Guide to Migrating Legacy .NET Framework to .NET 8

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/the-complete-guide-to-migrating-legacy-net-framework-to-net-8-3ee0c910847e

Transform Your Legacy Applications into High-Performance Modern Solutions Continue reading on .Net Programming »

[.NET]: Let’s Create a CLI with System.CommandLine

https://medium.com/@fz3hra/net-lets-create-a-cli-with-system-commandline-536783ca7e7d

Today I will be showing you how I have built a CLI task tracker using console applications in .NET.

.NET 10 menu not showing in Visual Studio 2022 (2-Minute Fix)

https://frontend2backend.medium.com/net-10-menu-not-showing-in-visual-studio-2022-2-minute-fix-32e548f62ae4

If you’ve installed the .NET 10 SDK but Visual Studio 2022 still doesn’t show the .NET 10 framework in the New Project dialog, you’re not…

Serilog Tutorial Series — Part 2: Configuration & Enrichers

https://medium.com/@mallik-tech-vision/serilog-tutorial-series-part-2-configuration-enrichers-1e89c42cafd2

Logging works when it’s easy to control and rich with context. In Part 1, we set up Serilog and wrote our first structured logs. But…