The .NET News Daily Issue #301

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

As Friday rolls around, it's time to park your rig and reflect on another week of optimizing .NET brilliance. Today, let's rev our engines with a pit stop through our latest tech deep dives and code hacks—ideal for adding some mileage before the weekend cruise. Whether you're calming errors or fueling new innovations, these articles promise to keep your developer's tank full and your journey smooth. Buckle up, because we're about to shift into high gear and bring this week to a powerful close!

Today's Articles

What is .NET Framework?

https://medium.com/net-framework-core-concepts/what-is-net-framework-26514776a860

The .NET Framework was a software development platform developed by Microsoft. It provided a comprehensive and consistent programming… Continue reading on .NET Framework — Common and Uncommon »

How does Caching work in .NET framework?

https://medium.com/net-framework-core-concepts/how-does-caching-work-in-net-framework-025723018a10

Caching in .NET is a technique used to store and manage frequently accessed data or objects in memory for faster retrieval, reducing the… Continue reading on .NET Framework — Common and Uncommon »

C# tips: string.IsNullOrEmpty vs string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/c-sharp-tips-string-isnullorempty-vs-string-isnullorwhitespace/

Understand the crucial difference between string.IsNullOrEmpty and string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace in C#. This article clarifies when to use each method for effective string validation. Learn how IsNullOrWh...

Let’s talk about *.resx in ASP.NET Core

https://medium.com/@denmaklucky/lets-talk-about-resx-in-asp-net-core-bfd2fd5fbf83

Do we still need to use *.resx files in ASP.NET Core?

What is Just-In-Time (JIT) Compiler?

https://medium.com/net-framework-core-concepts/what-is-just-in-time-jit-compiler-37e13c14932b

JIT stands for “Just-In-Time” compilation. It is a technique used in many programming languages and runtime environments, including .NET… Continue reading on .NET Framework — Common and Uncommon »

.NET R&D Digest (September, 2025)

https://olegkarasik.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/net-rd-digest-september-2025/

This issue includes bits of AI, software development, learning, C#, performance, security, C, programming languages, ruby, and of course .NET and .NET Internals.

You’re Still Writing C#/.NET Like It’s 2015 — Here’s the 2025 Way

https://levelup.gitconnected.com/youre-still-writing-c-net-like-it-s-2015-here-s-the-2025-way-183c11e9cf4e

If your C# still starts with namespaces at the top, MVC controllers everywhere, and new JsonSerializerOptions() sprinkled around, you’re… Continue reading on Level Up Coding »

Understanding the Cache-Aside Pattern: A Practical Guide

https://medium.com/@mallik-tech-vision/understanding-the-cache-aside-pattern-a-practical-guide-0c368bc71875

Boost Performance with Smart Caching

Using Stored Procedures and Functions With EF Core and PostgreSQL

https://www.milanjovanovic.tech/blog/using-stored-procedures-and-functions-with-ef-core-and-postgresql

Learn how to use PostgreSQL stored procedures and functions with EF Core to handle complex queries, atomic operations with locking, and database-specific features while keeping the type safety and con...

7 Practical Steps to Nail the Transactional Outbox Pattern in Clean Architecture (.NET 9)

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/7-practical-steps-to-nail-the-transactional-outbox-pattern-in-clean-architecture-net-9-5406587a979b

You know that feeling when your API says “Order saved ✅”… but your message broker didn’t get the memo? That’s how ghost orders are born…

How to Turn Claude Code into a Domain-Specific Coding Agent | LangChain Guide

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/how-to-turn-claude-code-into-a-domain-specific-coding-agent-langchain-guide/

A deep dive into the LangChain blog’s method for customizing Claude Code into a domain-specific coding agent. Walkthrough of Claude.md, MCP tools, experiment setups, evaluation design, and recommendat...

The Unseen Architecture: A Masterclass in Dependency Injection

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/the-unseen-architecture-a-masterclass-in-dependency-injection-0432d007ebcb

Why DI Isn’t Just “Passing Objects” — It’s a Philosophy Continue reading on .Net Programming »

Base Class Library (BCL) in .NET

https://medium.com/net-framework-core-concepts/base-class-library-bcl-in-net-25ab0bd6c67e

The Base Class Library (BCL) in .NET is a fundamental component of the .NET Framework and .NET Core (now part of .NET 5 and later). It… Continue reading on .NET Framework with C#— Common and Uncommon ...

Do developers still use ASP.NET Web Forms?

https://medium.com/prompt-engineering-live/do-developers-still-use-asp-net-web-forms-d5914f14dd41

ChatGPT Response Continue reading on Prompt Engineering — Practical Questions for ChatGPT (and others) »

Show me a migration path from Web Forms to modern .NET

https://medium.com/prompt-engineering-live/show-me-a-migration-path-from-web-forms-to-modern-net-9e8244e8a23f

ChatGPT Response Continue reading on Prompt Engineering — Practical Questions for ChatGPT (and others) »

Constants vs Read Only variables in C#

https://medium.com/net-framework-core-concepts/constants-vs-read-only-variables-in-c-4296c32203df

In .NET, both constants and read-only variables serve the purpose of defining values that cannot be changed during the execution of a… Continue reading on .NET Framework with C#— Common and Uncommon »

Stop Fighting EF Core: How to Use Stored Procedures and Functions (The Right Way)

https://medium.com/@sangheraajit/stop-fighting-ef-core-how-to-use-stored-procedures-and-functions-the-right-way-3b2900d40cc9

You’re building a .NET application with EF Core. Most of your queries work fine with LINQ, but now you’re hitting scenarios where you need…

Writing simple C# source code generator with Fluent API

https://medium.com/@natan_36524/writing-simple-c-source-code-generator-with-fluent-api-77e3cf4f8c26

Introduction

7 No-Nonsense Steps to the Repository Pattern with EF Core (Clean Architecture, .NET

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/7-no-nonsense-steps-to-the-repository-pattern-with-ef-core-clean-architecture-net-bd2f6221ea63

You know that feeling when your data access code starts spreading like ketchup on a white shirt? One query in the controller, another in…

Must-Know System Design for .NET Developers (Extended Edition)

https://medium.com/lets-code-future/must-know-system-design-for-net-developers-extended-edition-8c5928d88b52

The Ultimate Interview Prep Guide Continue reading on Let’s Code Future »

Why I Still Choose C# (Even After Trying Everything Else)

https://medium.com/programming-letters/why-i-still-choose-c-even-after-trying-everything-else-77b5bdd7ca5f

The one language that keeps pulling me back, no matter what else I try Continue reading on Programming Letters »

Boost your C# skills by fixing these common coding pitfalls — write cleaner, faster, and more maintainable code. Continue reading on Medium »

https://medium.com/@sakshisingh12310113/-f2809b9e8561

Boost your C# skills by fixing these common coding pitfalls — write cleaner, faster, and more maintainable code.

Repository Pattern Over EF: Boon or Burden?

https://medium.com/@rsen253/share-repository-pattern-over-ef-boon-or-burden-eef0a881ffbc

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