Editor's note
I pulled together a broad, very typical .NET mix this time: architecture, tooling, AI, runtime, and everyday app work. The AutoAssemblyResolver piece stands out for tackling dependency pain head-on, and the new .NET AI Template preview is a practical sign of where Microsoft is steering the stack. I also like the logging and Aspire posts because they’re immediately useful in real projects.
Runtime, logging, AI, and Aspire
Jasen Fici
March 13, 2025
Picture this: it's Thursday, and just like a classic muscle car, your week is revving up toward the weekend. But before you hit cruise control, we've got the finest selection of .NET articles that will supercharge your skills and accelerate your projects. From performance tuning to the latest C# advancements, today’s picks are engineered to keep you ahead of the curve and riding smoothly into a productive finish. So buckle up, seasoned devs—let’s shift gears and own this day like the pros we are!
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Jasen's take on today's picks
Scaling .NET Apps: Horizontal vs. Vertical — Which Should You Choose?
A solid comparison of horizontal and vertical scaling for teams deciding how to grow an app without overengineering it.
Breaking Free from Dependency Hell: The Story Behind AutoAssemblyResolver
A practical look at solving dependency loading headaches when assemblies refuse to cooperate at runtime.
Build Gen AI applications with LangChain and SQL | Data Exposed
A useful GenAI demo combining LangChain and SQL, especially for developers exploring app data integration patterns.
.NET AI Template Now Available in Preview
Microsoft’s preview .NET AI Template is a notable sign that AI app scaffolding is becoming first-class in the platform.
NLog vs. Serilog in .NET: Picking Your Logging Champion
A direct logging face-off that helps you choose between NLog and Serilog based on real-world .NET needs.
API Architecture vs webhook Architecture API architecture and webhook architecture are two…
A nice architecture refresher on when API patterns fit better than webhook-driven designs.
💻 Issue 452 - Pro .NET Memory Management 2nd Edition
A memory management roundup that should be valuable if you care about allocation costs and runtime behavior.
A helpful Aspire plus dev container walkthrough for improving local developer experience and repeatability.
A concise scripting-in-C# article that’s handy for automation, tooling, and quick developer productivity wins.
How to Show and Hide the Keyboard in .NET MAUI
A MAUI tip post focused on keyboard show/hide behavior, which is the kind of detail mobile UX depends on.
Mastering .NET 9 Runtime: Everything You Need to Know with Code Examples
A .NET 9 runtime guide that should help readers understand what changed and what matters in practice.
A LINQ exception-handling article that reminds you where query pipelines can fail and how to guard them.
Predicting User Behavior in .NET 9 with ML.NET and SDCA Logistic Regression
An ML.NET prediction example in .NET 9 that brings lightweight model training into familiar C# workflows.
Power Up Your .NET Core App With This All-in-One Email Utility Package
An email utility package roundup that may save time if your app needs common messaging helpers.
Efficient File Upload and Download from Network Drive in C# MVC
A straightforward MVC file transfer guide for working with uploads and downloads on network drives.
How to Write a Complete Website Code Using GitHub Copilot
A Copilot walkthrough aimed at generating a full website, useful for judging where AI helps and where it still needs oversight.
A reactive programming refresher that can help developers reason about streams and event-driven code.
James Montemagno on blending .NET application development
A conversation with James Montemagno that touches on blending application development across the .NET ecosystem.
Seq Logging with ASP.NET Core Web API and Serilog: Your Debugging Superpower
A Seq and Serilog article showing how structured logging can make ASP.NET Core Web API debugging much easier.