The .NET News Daily Issue #300

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

It's Thursday, so we're right in the sweet spot of development momentum, like a well-oiled .NET application humming at peak efficiency. As you navigate the code jungle, allow today's handpicked articles to be your compass, offering insights that elevate your projects and refresh your expertise. Think of them as your trusty sidekick on this week-long coding quest, delivering that burst of motivation only understood by those who've battled (and conquered) the legacy systems of yore. Now, let's turn that collective coding wisdom into your secret weapon.

Today's Articles

Meet the Microsoft Agent Framework: A .NET Developer’s Gateway to AI Agents

https://medium.com/@brian.moraboza/meet-the-microsoft-agent-framework-a-net-developers-gateway-to-ai-agents-7de360403b78

I still remember wiring together my first AI “assistant” in a Blazor app last year. Picture this: me at 2 AM, juggling Semantic Kernel…

Understanding Dependency Injection (DI) in .NET Core with Simple Examples

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/understanding-dependency-injection-di-in-net-core-with-simple-examples/

Unlock the power of Dependency Injection (DI) in .NET Core! This guide provides a clear understanding of DI principles with practical examples, including a Car/Engine scenario and the built-in ILogger...

C# Guid Helper Extension

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/c-sharp-guid-helper-extension/

Enhance your .NET projects with the GuidHelper extension! This helper provides methods for safely parsing, validating, and manipulating Guids. Easily check for empty Guids, parse strings into Guids (o...

CQRS: Scale Your Database Without Breaking the Bank

https://medium.com/@Lidia-Rodriguez/cqrs-scale-your-database-without-breaking-the-bank-9b397fa9cc95

How to stop fighting with your database and optimize it for reads and writes, using the right tool for each job.

How to Secure Your ASP.NET Core Web API with API Key Authentication in .NET

https://medium.com/fullstack-web-development/how-to-secure-your-asp-net-core-web-api-with-api-key-authentication-in-net-2be91a9a5026

In today’s interconnected world, securing your APIs is not optional — it’s essential. Whether you’re building microservices, mobile… Continue reading on FullStack Web Development »

Updating and Deleting Tasks in Our .NET

https://medium.com/@asutosh2001/updating-and-deleting-tasks-in-our-net-4092f2283bda

In the previous post, we created new tasks and got our backend to communicate with PostgreSQL. By including Update (PUT) and Delete…

C# Tip: Use Stack<T>, Not List<T>

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/c-sharp-tip-use-stackt-not-listt/

Unlock performance gains in your C# applications! Discover why Stack<T> often outperforms List<T> when implementing LIFO (Last-In, First-Out) data structures. This tip explores the underlying re...

Struct vs Class in C#: Performance Considerations for High-Load Apps

https://medium.com/@kittikawin_ball/struct-vs-class-in-c-performance-considerations-for-high-load-apps-ee6c4ab8e3a8

`struct` vs `class` in C#: Learn the key differences between value types and reference types, and how they impact performance and memory.

Stop Using C# Enums the Wrong Way — Advanced Tips for ASP.NET & .NET Developers

https://shahedbd.medium.com/stop-using-c-enums-the-wrong-way-advanced-tips-for-asp-net-net-developers-0d55c6057990

If you’re treating C# enums as nothing more than fancy integer labels, you’re leaving powerful features on the table. Most developers I’ve…

7 Smart Ways to Use Domain Events Like a Pro (DDD, Clean Arch, .NET 9 )

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/7-smart-ways-to-use-domain-events-like-a-pro-ddd-clean-arch-net-9-4d270e8a45c2

Let’s be honest: most of us didn’t learn about Domain Events until some senior dev threw the term around in a code review and we nodded…

How to Use Reflection in .NET: A Beginner’s Implementation Guide (Part 2)

https://thelifesyntax.medium.com/how-to-use-reflection-in-net-a-beginners-implementation-guide-part-2-7698ac21c73d

Continuing with our previous part, we’ll directly jump on the implementation aspects of Reflection in .NET here.

C# Channel’s Loops and Errors: Don’t Let Your Consumers Crash

https://blog.stackademic.com/c-channels-loops-and-errors-don-t-let-your-consumers-crash-b054193f3db4

Part 3in a beginner-friendly guide to thread-safe async messaging in .NET Continue reading on Stackademic »

How to Automate Your .NET Applications in Real-World Scenarios

https://medium.com/@soundaryajb4/how-to-automate-your-net-applications-in-real-world-scenarios-8628c0324eb2

As a developer, you often end up repeating the same tasks — whether it’s data processing, report generation, or managing files. Automation…

Inheritance in C#: Reusing Code the Smart Way

https://medium.com/@sweetondonie/inheritance-in-c-reusing-code-the-smart-way-f96149549ef7

When I first came across the word inheritance in programming, I thought it was going to be about money, wills, or family property. In C#…

7 Performance Traps Every .NET Developer Should Avoid

https://medium.com/@nowsath.ns/7-performance-traps-every-net-developer-should-avoid-16d0ad996e80

Performance issues in .NET applications are rarely caused by a single big mistake.

C# .NET 9: How to Use Safety Annotations to Eliminate NullReferenceException

https://medium.com/@anderson.buenogod/c-net-9-how-to-use-safety-annotations-to-eliminate-nullreferenceexception-3a2cf0e190cc

NullReferenceException is often called the billion-dollar mistake. Even with nullable reference types introduced in C# 8, there are still…

Deploying .NET Applications to Azure and AWS: Step-by-Step Guide

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/deploying-net-applications-to-azure-and-aws-step-by-step-guide/

Unlock the power of cloud deployment for your .NET applications! This step-by-step guide provides a comprehensive walkthrough of deploying .NET apps to both Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AW...

.NET Core vs .NET Framework – A Complete Comparison for Developers

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/what-is-net-core-vs-net-framework/

This article breaks down the key differences between Microsoft's two major development platforms. Learn about platform support, performance, deployment, and use cases to determine which framework is r...

Building Generative AI Applications With GitHub Models and .NET Aspire

https://medium.com/@sangheraajit/building-generative-ai-applications-with-github-models-and-net-aspire-884f55bab882

I wanted to see what the simplest practical AI app I could build was, and this is what I came up with.

Using Docker and Kubernetes for .NET on Azure AKS and AWS EKS

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/using-docker-and-kubernetes-for-net-on-azure-aks-and-aws-eks/

This article provides a practical walkthrough of deploying .NET apps using Docker and Kubernetes on both Azure AKS and AWS EKS. Learn to containerize your app, deploy it to AKS and EKS, and compare th...

🚀 Top 20 Proven Ways to Optimize Docker Images and Improve Performance

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/top-20-proven-ways-to-optimize-docker-images-and-improve-performance/

Unlock peak performance with these 20 proven Docker image optimization techniques! Learn how to minimize image size, enhance security, and accelerate deployments. From choosing minimal base images and...

OpenAPI & Minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core 10.0

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/openapi-minimal-apis-in-asp-net-core-10-0/

This article dives into building lightweight, well-documented, and secure APIs with minimal boilerplate. Discover how to leverage route groups, filters, SSE, and OpenAPI security definitions for impro...