The .NET News Daily Issue #320

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

Rise and shine, tech trailblazers—it's Thursday, that sweet spot where the past week's bugs and breakthroughs converge to fuel your final stretch! Just like a finely tuned engine, today's .NET newsletter is all about propelling you forward with articles that transform coding conundrums into mastered maneuvers. So, slip into the mindset of an expert driver navigating a racetrack; each turn holds a lesson that'll get you closer to your checkered flag. Let's power through with the precision and insight only years of slinging .NET can provide.

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Today's Articles

Why We Should Avoid Lazy Loading in EF Core

https://malshikay.medium.com/why-we-should-avoid-lazy-loading-in-ef-core-c1059d31d585

The downside of lazy loading in EF Core

Integrating TimeSolv with QuickBooks for Smarter Billing & Accounting

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/integrating-timesolv-with-quickbooks-for-smarter-billing-accounting/

Streamline billing & accounting by integrating TimeSolv with QuickBooks. Automate data sync, reduce errors, and gain real-time financial insights. Scale efficiently!

Handling Deadlocks in EF Core: Prevention and Recovery Strategies

https://medium.com/@kittikawin_ball/handling-deadlocks-in-ef-core-prevention-and-recovery-strategies-c049590fc1e9

Prevent and recover from EF Core database deadlocks using retry patterns, transaction design, and smart indexing best practices.

List, Dictionary, Queue, and Stack

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/list-dictionary-queue-and-stack/

Learn C# collections (List, Dictionary, Queue, Stack) with ASP.NET Web Forms! This tutorial provides practical examples and real-time use cases for each collection type.

Stop Typing Dummy Data — Automate It with C# Bogus Now!

https://levelup.gitconnected.com/stop-typing-dummy-data-automate-it-with-c-bogus-now-51d2b43ddbc2

Bogus brings your test data to life. Continue reading on Level Up Coding »

LinkedIn: "Are you still using new Random() everywhere?"

https://steven-giesel.com/blogPost/cc2a3f52-9d35-43d2-9687-c276a2de8e07

You need some advice around Random? Sure there is something on LinkedIn for that. Let's have a look.

DotNet: 9 Versions of .NET Performance Enhancements

https://medium.com/@bill_62246/dotnet-9-versions-of-net-performance-enhancements-7b6e4f280d77

Are you stuck on a prior version of .NET? 3.5 or 4.8 or maybe .NET CORE. It’s time to think about migrating to .NET 10. Read this digest…

🚀 Add Code to Your GitHub Repository

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/add-code-to-your-github-repository/

Learn how to add code to your GitHub repository using Git Bash and the GitHub web interface. This guide covers cloning, branching, committing, and pull requests for seamless collaboration.

Implementing Vector Search in Your Application with SQL Server 2025 | Data Exposed: MVP Edition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBPFjYLIhsA

Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, or MVPs, are technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community. He is recognized as a VMWare vExpert and a Microsoft Data Platform MVP...

Double Dispatch in DDD

https://codeopinion.com/double-dispatch-in-ddd/

What’s Double Dispatch? Well, before we get to what it is, there is a common belief in domain-driven design that you want to keep your domain pure, meaning no dependencies, no services, no distraction...

Handle Duplicate Messages With Idempotent Consumers | Idempotency in .NET

https://medium.com/@mariammaurice/handle-duplicate-messages-with-idempotent-consumers-idempotency-in-net-1a27b6793fde

“In distributed systems, duplicates aren’t bugs — they’re facts of life. And if your consumers aren’t idempotent, you’re one retry away…

Use swiyu, the Swiss E-ID to authenticate users with Duende and .NET Aspire

https://damienbod.com/2025/10/27/use-swiyu-the-swiss-e-id-to-authenticate-users-with-duende-and-net-aspire/

This post shows how to authenticate users using Duende IdentityServer and ASP.NET Core Identity which verifies identities (verifiable digital credentials) using the Swiss Digital identity and trust in...

.NET Agent Framework ile İlk Agent: Teoriden Sahaya Geçiş

https://medium.com/@yigitcanolmez/net-agent-framework-ile-i̇lk-agent-teoriden-sahaya-geçiş-d78679b07f19

Sahadaki stratejiyi konuştuk, artık sıra geldi topa vurmaya yani koda dökmeye. Önceki serimize ulaşmak için Agent Framework’e Teknik Giriş…

MSDTC in C#: Distributed Transaction Explained with Example

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/msdtc-in-c-sharp-distributed-transaction-explained-with-example/

Explore MSDTC in C# for managing distributed transactions across multiple resources like SQL databases. Ensure atomicity: all operations succeed or fail together. Learn with examples!

Beyond “Hello World”: .NET Interview Tips for Experienced Developers in 2024

https://medium.com/@support_77469/beyond-hello-world-net-interview-tips-for-experienced-developers-in-2024-944278d98720

You’ve been building with .NET for years. You’ve debugged production issues, scaled applications, and maybe even survived a few framework…

Span & Memory in C#: Kill Allocations [Guide]

https://medium.com/net-code-chronicles/span-memory-in-c-kill-allocations-guide-d1be8926bf38

Master Span and Memory in C# to kill string/array allocations. Benchmarked CSV + varint parsing with zero GC and faster throughput. Continue reading on .Net Code Chronicles »

How to Map Objects in .NET in 2026 (AutoMapper vs Mapster vs Manual)

https://shahedbd.medium.com/how-to-map-objects-in-net-in-2026-automapper-vs-mapster-vs-manual-b1cef7827ff5

The Great Mapping Debate: Are You Still Writing Boilerplate in 2026?

Stop Designing for Traffic — Design for Failure

https://medium.com/@mohsho10/stop-designing-for-traffic-design-for-failure-923a035f4c33

Most architects obsess over traffic. “How do we handle 10,000 requests per second?” Wrong question.

Overview of Azure SRE Agent

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/overview-of-azure-sre-agent/

Discover Azure SRE Agent: Automate system health checks, streamline incident response, and boost service stability. Learn how to deploy and use it effectively!

Parallelism — When Tasks Truly Run at the Same Time

https://medium.com/@sweetondonie/parallelism-when-tasks-truly-run-at-the-same-time-ca70fcaf735f

Concurrency gives your program the illusion of doing many things at once. Parallelism is when that illusion becomes real.

Understanding Garbage Collection in C#: How .NET Manages Memory for You

https://medium.com/@muhammadalikhan0003/understanding-garbage-collection-in-c-how-net-manages-memory-for-you-8ef4a1c1198a

Memory management is one of the most critical — and complex — aspects of software engineering. In low-level languages like C or C++…

Learn Garbage Collection in C#

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/learn-garbage-collection-in-c-sharp/

Learn how Garbage Collection (GC) works in C# ASP.NET WebForms with a practical example. Prevent memory leaks and optimize your web application's performance.

Working with Strings and StringBuilder in C#

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/working-with-strings-and-stringbuilder-in-c-sharp

Unlock C# string manipulation secrets! Learn when to use String vs. StringBuilder for optimal performance in ASP.NET WebForms. Boost efficiency now!

.NET Framework to .NET 8: The Long Journey of an Enterprise Application

https://dssconsulting.medium.com/net-framework-to-net-8-the-long-journey-of-an-enterprise-application-c382ebd54127

In this article we will talk about how we at DSS Consulting have upgraded a legacy enterprise application at a major banking client of…