The .NET News Daily Issue #360

https://medium.com/@ajaykumar1807/tdd-in-net-practicing-tdd-in-a-web-api-project-3ade4dbcfe58?source=rss------dotnet-5

Motivation: Why This Article?

https://medium.com/@vikpoca/the-2025-year-end-performance-review-for-net-cb7d259368ba?source=rss------dotnet-5

The Year of Zero Overhead

https://medium.com/@compileandconquer/practical-jwt-mastery-in-net-a061fd4b50b7?source=rss------dotnet-5

Part 4: Cryptographic Signing

https://neuecc.medium.com/toonencoder-a-json-compatible-format-encoder-for-c-and-llms-53c096dfca2f?source=rss------csharp-5

I’ve created a serializer (encode-only) for Token-Oriented Object Notation (TOON), a JSON-compatible format. When used appropriately, TOON…

https://laurentkempe.com/2025/12/27/csharp-14-field-keyword-simplifying-property-accessors/

C# 14 introduces the field keyword, a contextual keyword that reshapes how we write property accessors. This feature eliminates the need for explicit backing fields while maintaining full control over...

https://baryodev.medium.com/digital-essentialism-in-net-how-verdict-is-redefining-the-result-pattern-28470e3b17ca?source=rss------dotnet-5

In the world of high-performance .NET development, the “Result Pattern” has officially arrived. It’s the preferred way to handle domain…

https://medium.com/@compileandconquer/clean-architecture-in-net-testing-best-practices-final-thoughts-1ae7316e0004?source=rss------dotnet-5

Part 4 — Making It Production-Ready

https://medium.com/@venya-brodetskiy/getting-started-with-microsoft-agent-framework-61a1112220f8?source=rss------dotnet-5

If you’re building agents in C#/.NET in 2025, the hardest part often isn’t writing prompts — it’s picking a foundation. Should you use…

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/redis-cache-patterns-explained-cache-aside-vs-read-through-vs-write-through-vs/

Learn the four main Redis caching patterns, how they work, their pros and cons, and which pattern you should use in real production systems. Written for architects and senior developers.

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/validation-in-net-10-native-support-for-minimal-apis

.NET 10 introduces native validation for Minimal APIs, eliminating manual checks and third-party libraries. Simplify your code and boost performance with Data Annotations!

https://medium.com/@ajaykumar1807/tdd-in-net-refactoring-safely-ac6feb6e9e87?source=rss------dotnet-5

Why Developers Fear Refactoring (But Shouldn’t)

https://olegkarasik.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/net-rd-digest-december-2025/

This issue includes bits of AI, vibe-coding, DDD, performance, software development, testing, C#, MSBuild, diagnostics, DevOps, and of course .NET, .NET Internals and something to watch.

https://medium.com/@vahidbakhtiaryinfo/when-to-redesign-vs-when-to-refactor-62fa5eb943e0?source=rss------dotnet-5

A Practical Decision Framework for Large Software Systems