The .NET News Daily Issue #370

https://visualstudiomagazine.com/Articles/2026/01/09/AI-Faceoff-Customized-VS-Code-Commands.aspx

After a long-unused VS Code extension stopped working, I compared multiple AI tools to recreate the same HTML-wrapping workflow using built-in snippets and keybindings. Mileage among the systems varie...

https://isitvritra101.medium.com/top-10-errors-found-in-c-projects-in-2025-372958cee3e6?source=rss------csharp-5

The “optimization” that was supposed to speed things up? It created heap allocations on every call. Made everything slower.

https://staffordwilliams.com/blog/2026/01/04/twelve-months-of-agentic/

2025 was the year of agentic AI code assistants and programming will never be the same. For some, these tools have become a critical part of their daily workflow and produce most, if not all, of the c...

https://visualstudiomagazine.com/Articles/2026/01/11/Hand-on-with-New-GitHub-Copilot-Agent-Skills-in-VS-Code.aspx

Visual Studio Code 1.108 introduces Agent Skills for GitHub Copilot, enabling developers to define reusable, domain-specific automation that can handle everything from code refactoring to custom text ...

https://medium.com/@askpt/multi-provider-feature-flags-in-net-with-openfeature-7808b1f5950e?source=rss------dotnet-5

Learn how to use Multi-Provider in OpenFeature in dotnet

https://medium.com/@syeedmdtalha/custom-validator-in-asp-net-core-mvc-beginner-friendly-8625d1178492?source=rss------dotnet-5

Target audience: Absolute beginners learning ASP.NET MVC / ASP.NET Core MVC

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/dependency-injection-made-simple-a-practical-net-core-guide/

Unlock the power of Dependency Injection (DI) in ASP.NET Core! Learn how DI promotes loose coupling, testability, and scalability for robust .NET applications.

https://medium.com/@patrickduch93/net-concurrency-parallelism-and-async-await-dbf1aafb47bf?source=rss------dotnet-5

Concurrency, parallelism, and async/await are among the most misunderstood concepts in modern .NET applications. They are often mixed…

https://medium.com/@anderson.buenogod/c-14-and-clean-architecture-modeling-expressive-domains-without-boilerplate-518bddfc8557?source=rss------csharp-5

The best way to evaluate a language feature is simple: does it reduce modeling and maintenance cost without compromising architecture? In…

https://medium.com/@skd9000/how-we-fixed-our-cache-stampede-problem-3b2e6ac01b27?source=rss------dotnet-5

From 50 database calls to 1 — a practical guide to caching in .NET

https://medium.com/@gupta.rish2501/from-confusion-to-clarity-my-journey-through-c-net-azure-devops-and-corporate-life-d46b71e53e67?source=rss------csharp-5

You know what’s funny? Everyone online seems to have it figured out. Perfect portfolios. Smooth career transitions. “10x developer”…

https://medium.com/@timmaes/my-thoughts-on-vibe-coding-as-a-senior-net-engineer-fe609a1bcfd9?source=rss------csharp-5

My take on where we are, where we are headed, and how to stay relevant.

https://blog.elmah.io/new-in-net-10-and-c-14-ef-core-10s-faster-production-queries/

.NET 10 is officially out, along with C# 14. Microsoft has released .NET 10 as Long-Term Support (LTS) as a successor to .NET 8. Like every version, it is not just an update but brings something new t...

https://medium.com/@aman.toumaj/mastering-domain-driven-design-a-tactical-ddd-implementation-5255d71d609f?source=rss------dotnet-5

Mastering Complexity in .NET 10: A Step-by-Step Guide to Domain-Driven Design. Move beyond basic CRUD and learn to architect a scalable…