The .NET News Daily Issue #311

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

As you rev up for the weekend, fellow coders, let’s embrace the reflective energy of this fine Friday. Think of it as a pit stop for your mind—refueling with the latest .NET developments before speeding into relaxation mode. In this week's newsletter, we’re turbocharging your knowledge with insights that promise to power up your projects and refine your circuitry of expertise. So buckle up, and let’s hit the road to discovery!

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Today's Articles

Entity Framework Core 9 Fundamentals: Part 6 - Mastering Data Modeling & Relationships Guide

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/entity-framework-core-9-fundamentals-part-6-mastering-data-modeling-relatio/

Master data modeling and relationships in Entity Framework Core 9! This guide covers data annotations, Fluent API, one-to-many, one-to-one, and many-to-many relationships. Learn to control your databa...

Model Context Protocol in .NET

https://medium.com/data-science-collective/model-context-protocol-in-net-06c6076b6385

Let’s have a look that the MCP is and how we can implement it in .NET. Continue reading on Data Science Collective »

Announcing the .NET Security Group - .NET Blog

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-dotnet-security-group/

Learn how to join the .NET Security Group for early access to CVE information and help deliver security patches to your .NET distribution simultaneously with Microsoft.

Automating Chrome Browser with Selenium in C#

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/automating-chrome-browser-with-selenium-in-c-sharp/

Learn how to automate the Chrome browser using Selenium WebDriver with C# for web testing, scraping, and task automation. This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide, from setting up your C# project i...

Unlocking Runtime Intelligence: A Formal Exploration of Reflection in .NET

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/unlocking-runtime-intelligence-a-formal-exploration-of-reflection-in-net/

Unlock the power of runtime intelligence with .NET Reflection! This article explores how to inspect and manipulate .NET code at runtime, covering key components like Assembly and Type inspection, dyna...

Memory Leak Hunting in .NET Core: Lessons from Production Troubleshooting

https://medium.com/moneypay-tech/memory-leak-hunting-in-net-core-lessons-from-production-troubleshooting-82efb5ce3f15

This article explores the process of uncovering a mysterious memory leak in a .NET Web API project. Continue reading on MoneyPay »

Handling ASP.NET Session Issues Across Multiple Browser Tabs: Ensuring Correct User Data in Popups

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/handling-asp-net-session-issues-across-multiple-browser-tabs-ensuring-correct-user-data-in-popups

Fix ASP.NET session issues across browser tabs! Ensure popups display correct user data by fetching session data dynamically with AJAX. Avoid data mismatches.

The 7 Sneaky EF Core Change Tracking Bugs That Silently Destroyed My Data (Until I Cracked the Fix)

https://blog.stackademic.com/the-7-sneaky-ef-core-change-tracking-bugs-that-silently-destroyed-my-data-until-i-cracked-the-fix-5bb5a4ce4ce4

Discover how invisible tracking issues can overwrite your entities, break relationships, and cause ‘random’ bugs — and learn the exact… Continue reading on Stackademic »

Role of Memory in Context Engineering

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/what-is-the-role-of-memory-in-context-engineering/

Explore how memory shapes Context Engineering in AI systems, helping models like GPT-5 and Gemini retain information, maintain continuity, and deliver intelligent, personalized, and context-aware resp...

SOLID Principles Cheat Sheet 🚀

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/solid-principles-cheat-sheet/

Master the SOLID principles of object-oriented design with this cheat sheet! Learn Single Responsibility, Open/Closed, Liskov Substitution, Interface Segregation, and Dependency Inversion principles. ...

C# 14’s New Performance-Enhancing Feature: Compound Assignment Operators

https://gunesramazan.medium.com/c-14s-new-performance-enhancing-feature-compound-assignment-operators-5fdcd975f38a

C# keeps giving developers a little more flexibility with every release. With .NET 10, C# 14 introduces a feature that looks small at…

Building a Real-Time Day Planner in WPF: From Static Design to Dynamic Data

https://medium.com/@artillustration391/building-a-real-time-day-planner-in-wpf-from-static-design-to-dynamic-data-aa4ee45c7752

Desktop applications don’t have to be sluggish or look dated. Using WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) and C#, we can build highly…

Mastering the C# Dispose Pattern

https://blog.ivankahl.com/csharp-dispose-pattern/

Mastering C# IDisposable is crucial for reliable resource management. Learn how to deterministically clean up unmanaged resources in C#.

🌀 Saga Design Pattern - Orchestration Saga – Cheat Sheet

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/saga-design-pattern-orchestration-saga-cheat-sheet/

Master the Orchestration Saga pattern for microservices! This cheat sheet explains how to maintain data consistency across distributed systems without 2PC. Learn to break down long transactions into s...

Boost Developer Productivity with Copilot Profiler in Visual Studio

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/boost-developer-productivity-with-copilot-profiler-in-visual-studio/

Discover how the Copilot Profiler Agent in Visual Studio transforms .NET debugging and performance tuning with AI-powered insights, real-time suggestions, and benchmark validation—making optimization ...

Using Prompt Engineers to Help CROs Fix Hidden Revenue Leaks, Keep Customers, and Drive Expansion

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/using-prompt-engineers-to-help-cros-fix-hidden-revenue-leaks-keep-customers-an/

Uncover hidden revenue leaks with prompt engineering! This article details how to use AI, guided by prompt engineers, to fix stalled pipelines, margin erosion, missed expansion, preventable churn, and...

.NET Core Concepts (CPU Isolation)

https://medium.com/@meriffa/net-core-concepts-cpu-isolation-8bba997a828d

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When LINQ becomes a mess | Clean EF Core queries

https://medium.com/@denmaklucky/when-linq-becomes-a-mess-clean-ef-core-queries-d271e6658a8b

Sometimes it’s really hard to follow the logic in LINQ — especially if the query is a giant one. And if you’re wondering how to make it…

.NET Aspire: Distributed Tracing and Observability for Robust Microservices Monitoring

https://medium.com/@k4ndev/net-aspire-distributed-tracing-and-observability-for-robust-microservices-monitoring-54be8fd90198

In this article, we’ll dive deep into .NET Aspire’s distributed tracing and observability features, with a focus on metrics and trace…

Filtering Rows in a DataTable using DataView in C#

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/filtering-rows-in-a-datatable-using-dataview-in-c-sharp/

Learn how to efficiently filter rows in a C# DataTable using DataView. This method allows dynamic data filtering without altering the original DataTable. Discover how to create DataViews, apply RowFil...

⚙️ That One Azure Setting That Doubled Our Reliability

https://aws.plainenglish.io/️-that-one-azure-setting-that-doubled-our-reliability-2d8646feabe9

We didn’t rewrite our code. We didn’t scale out. We just added one setting — and our cloud app stopped failing randomly. Continue reading on AWS in Plain English »

Write Code Like a Pro: 15 LINQ Tricks That Eliminate Complex Loops Forever

https://medium.com/@ashokreddy343/write-code-like-a-pro-15-linq-tricks-that-eliminate-complex-loops-forever-4403a1af30f8

Discover powerful LINQ patterns used by senior developers to write elegant, high-performance C# code that recruiters and teammates love.

What’s New in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders: Faster, Smarter, and More Modern

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/whats-new-in-visual-studio-2026-insiders-faster-smarter-and-more-modern

Visual Studio 2026 Insiders delivers blazing-fast performance, AI-powered coding with GitHub Copilot, and a modern UI. Boost your .NET & C++ development!

️ How to Write Architecture Tests for Clean Architecture with .NET 9

https://medium.com/@mariammaurice/️-how-to-write-architecture-tests-for-clean-architecture-with-net-9-6da97ae8ca64

Maintaining a Clean Architecture isn’t just about writing layered code; it’s about ensuring that those layers stay clean, that…