The .NET News Daily Issue #318

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

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of our .NET newsletter, where the day insists on keeping introspection as its theme. As you navigate through today’s insightful reads, picture Tuesday as that wise mentor figure—steady, a bit contemplative, and perhaps a little reminiscent of Patrick Stewart guiding the USS Enterprise with calm authority. This is your chance to pause, reflect, and sharpen your .NET skills with the expertise only an experienced developer can truly appreciate. Dive into these thought-provoking articles and let’s make this a Tuesday of growth and innovation.

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Today's Articles

Spans Got Easier in C# 14

https://singhsukhpinder.medium.com/c-14-implicit-span-conversions-the-power-feature-you-should-start-using-today-96ad1de19c86

How C# 14 turns Span<T> patterns into mainstream practice

VS Code Live at GitHub Universe - Day 1 - Live Coding with Copilot!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXURiXZ-8YU

How to Create Custom Middleware in ASP.NET Core

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/how-to-create-custom-middleware-in-asp-net-core/

Master ASP.NET Core middleware! Learn to create custom components for logging, authentication, and request handling. Enhance your web app's functionality today!

🌐 Understanding WCF Service in .NET with Example and Benefits

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/understanding-wcf-service-in-net-with-example-and-benefits/

Explore WCF in .NET! Learn to build robust, service-oriented applications with this comprehensive guide. Includes examples, benefits, and architecture overview.

Azure with .NET

https://medium.com/@k4ndev/azure-with-net-b43772cff45b

In this comprehensive article, we explore Azure-integrated .NET 8 hybrid cloud architectures, focusing on on-prem to cloud data…

Is C# Dying in 2025?

https://blog.probirsarkar.com/is-c-dying-in-2025-360d6670d9e3

Every few years, the same question resurfaces:

Migrating ASP.NET MVC to Minimal APIs: Handling Authentication, Filters, and Best Practices

https://medium.com/@m.dirmansaputra/migrating-asp-net-mvc-to-minimal-apis-handling-authentication-filters-and-best-practices-4f31758c46d5

Disclaimer: This article was generated with AI assistance based on real-world migration experience from a production ASP.NET Core MVC API…

EF Core Performance Optimization Challenge | 233× Faster with Codes.

https://medium.com/@mariammaurice/ef-core-performance-optimization-challenge-233-faster-with-codes-18c4f315c189

How to squeeze major performance gains from Entity Framework Core (EF Core) in .NET 9 using Clean Architecture, benchmarks &…

File Handling in C#: Read, Write, and Manage Files Easily

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/file-handling-in-c-sharp-read-write-and-manage-files-easily/

Master file handling in C# with this guide! Learn to read, write, and manage files in ASP.NET Web Forms using System.IO. Includes real-time examples and best practices.

Why Use the Unit of Work Pattern in .NET

https://malshikay.medium.com/why-use-the-unit-of-work-pattern-in-net-0c4821ede9dd

Build Consistent, Maintainable, and Testable ASP.NET Core Applications with the Unit of Work Pattern

10 Mind-Blowing C# Record Features You’re (Definitely) Not Using Right

https://blog.stackademic.com/10-mind-blowing-c-record-features-youre-definitely-not-using-right-58f146e2f93c

Most developers barely scratch the surface of what Records can do. Continue reading on Stackademic »

Remove spaces and special characters from a string using C#

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/remove-spaces-and-special-characters-from-a-string-using-c-sharp/

Learn how to remove spaces and special characters from a string in C# using Regex. This tutorial provides a real-time example with WebForms and clear explanations. Clean your strings effectively!

Deploying Web Apps on Azure App Service: A Step-by-Step Guide Using C#

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/deploying-web-apps-on-azure-app-service-a-step-by-step-guide-using-c-sharp/

Deploying Web Apps on Azure App Service: A Step-by-Step Guide Using C#

How to Create a Health Bar System in Unity (Complete Beginner’s Tutorial 2025)

https://medium.com/@IAMFANTASYSTORYTELLER/how-to-create-a-health-bar-system-in-unity-complete-beginners-tutorial-2025-759fea422d4d

Introduction

11 No-Drama Ways to Organize Minimal API Endpoints in Clean Architecture (with Copy-Paste Code)

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/11-no-drama-ways-to-organize-minimal-api-endpoints-in-clean-architecture-with-copy-paste-code-4f189a1c18de

If you want the full source code, join our community: Here

🚀 Batch Processing in C# using async and await — The Smart Way to Handle Workloads

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/batch-processing-in-c-sharp-using-async-and-await-the-smart-way-to-handle-worklo/

Master batch processing in C# using async/await! Learn how to efficiently handle large workloads, improve performance, and scale your applications. Real-world examples included.

Dubious security vulnerability: Denial of service by loading a very large file

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20251027-00/?p=111731

A denial of service vulnerability report was filed against a program, let's call it Notepad. The actual text of the report was very hard to understand because the grammar was all messed up. I'll give ...

Binary Search From Basics

https://mariemoalla.medium.com/binary-search-from-basics-c863943cd96f

Binary Search is one of the most fundamental, and powerful, algorithmic techniques every developer should know.

Solve Logging as a Cross-Cutting Concern with MediatR in .NET 9 (Clean, Composable, Copy-Paste)

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/solve-logging-as-a-cross-cutting-concern-with-mediatr-in-net-9-clean-composable-copy-paste-75994022fda9

Logging shouldn’t leak into every handler like glitter after a craft project. Use MediatR pipeline behaviors to keep logging centralized…

.NET 10 Broke My Brain (in the Best Way): Farewell, Program.cs

https://medium.com/@nagarajvela/net-10-broke-my-brain-in-the-best-way-farewell-program-cs-e3906836d877

The day we said goodbye to the entry point that shaped our C# lives. Continue reading on Towards Dev »

How to Use Arrays and Lists in ASP.NET C# WebForms

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/how-to-use-arrays-and-lists-in-asp-net-c-sharp-webforms

Master data handling in ASP.NET WebForms! Learn to use Arrays (fixed-size) and Lists (dynamic) with C# examples. Display data in GridViews and more. Ideal for developers!

Delegates and Events in C# Windows Forms

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/delegates-and-events-in-c-sharp-windows-forms/

Master C# delegates and events in Windows Forms! Learn to build responsive UIs with real-time updates, like a file upload progress tracker. Essential for event-driven apps.

Blazing Fast Caching Service in .NET 9 (Redis-Compatible) — A Copy-Paste Guide That Actually Scales

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/blazing-fast-caching-service-in-net-9-redis-compatible-a-copy-paste-guide-that-actually-scales-0c6bc9658881

If your API is doing the same heavy work for the same inputs all day, you don’t need more CPUs — you need a cache. Here’s a…

Understanding Reflection in C#

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/reflection-in-c-sharp/

Explore C# Reflection in ASP.NET WebForms! Dynamically inspect types, create objects, and invoke methods at runtime. Perfect for plugins and dynamic UIs.