As the curtain closes on another week and the star of Friday takes center stage, let's hit the accelerator on our .NET journey with the precision of a well-tuned engine. Today’s newsletter promises to be as rewarding as finding that elusive bug before it hatches into a full-blown issue. So, grab your metaphorical wrench, tune into the articles we've assembled, and let’s ensure our code is purring like a classic V8—efficient, powerful, and undeniably cool.
Today's Articles
| Stop Overcomplicating DDD: Why Modular Monoliths Are the Smarter Choice | | https://medium.com/@curiousraj/stop-overcomplicating-ddd-why-modular-monoliths-are-the-smarter-choice-c887e3850fe8 DDD Didn’t Start with Microservices | |  | | |
| API Versioning Done Right: How to Avoid Common REST API Mistakes | | https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/api-versioning-done-right-how-to-avoid-common-rest-api-mistakes-9c2a5eea90e7 A Developer’s Tale of RESTful Redemption Continue reading on .Net Programming » | |  | | |
| Introducing the New .NET MAUI Toolbar Control | | https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/new-donet-maui-toolbar-control This blog explains the features of the new .NET MAUI Toolbar control introduced in the 2025 Volume 1 release. Continue reading on Syncfusion » | |  | | |
| How to Get Started with .NET Aspire | | https://www.csharp.com/article/how-to-get-started-with-net-aspire/ .NET Aspire is a modern framework designed for building cloud-native and microservices-based applications in .NET. It simplifies service orchestration, observability, configuration management, and dep... | |  | | |
| Simplify Dependency Injection to Services and Repositories | | https://medium.com/@nizzola.dev/simplify-dependency-injection-to-services-and-repositories-caf4c3c2942f How many times are we writing code and come across that old implementation of dependency injection in the application, defining interface… | |  | | |
| 40 Essential ASP.NET Concepts Every Developer Must Know [Cheatsheet] | | https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/40-essential-asp-net-concepts-every-developer-must-know-cheatsheet-d9e09a185895 Master ASP.NET development with these 40 concepts. Improve coding speed, optimize performance, and write maintainable apps. Continue reading on .Net Programming » | |  | | |
| Still Debugging .NET Microservices in the Dark? You’re Not Alone. | | https://medium.com/turbo-net/still-debugging-net-microservices-in-the-dark-youre-not-alone-f633914d9b80 A real-world guide to structured logging, metrics, and tracing in .NET — plus a link to the full deep dive on Better Programming. Continue reading on Turbo .NET » | |  | | |
| Vibe Coding with Latest Visual Studio Preview | | https://visualstudiomagazine.com/Articles/2025/03/26/Vibe-Coding-with-Latest-Visual-Studio-Preview.aspx Microsoft's latest Visual Studio preview facilitates "vibe coding," where developers mainly use GitHub Copilot AI to do all the programming in accordance with spoken or typed instructions. | |  | | |
| Back to Basic: Fundamental Data Structure in C# (English Version) | | https://naiwaen.debuggingsoft.com/2025/03/back-to-basic-fundamental-data-structure-in-csharp-english-version/ Thai Version (ภาษาไทย): Back to Basic: Fundamental Data Structure in C# (Thai Version) Continue reading on Towards Dev » | |  | | |
| Why .NET Developers Age Faster (According to Science I Just Made Up) | | https://levelup.gitconnected.com/why-net-developers-age-faster-according-to-science-i-just-made-up-dc61b047f4ef An absurd look at real developer struggles hidden under layers of syntax sugar and stack traces. Continue reading on Level Up Coding » | |  | | |
| Clean Code in .NET 9: Writing Maintainable and Elegant Code | | https://medium.com/@Adem_Korkmaz/clean-code-in-net-9-writing-maintainable-and-elegant-code-4a066def8e2a Writing clean code is not a luxury; it’s a professional habit that separates good developers from great ones. | |  | | |
| .NET 9 Coding Standards: Writing Maintainable and Future-Proof Code | | https://medium.com/@Adem_Korkmaz/net-9-coding-standards-writing-maintainable-and-future-proof-code-c89f2f49225e .NET 9 is here, and with it comes new possibilities, performance enhancements, and best practices that every developer should embrace… | |  | | |
| Using NSubstitute to implement multiple interfaces | | https://medium.com/@alechka/using-nsubstitute-to-implement-multiple-interfaces-e694939cbb87 NSubstitute is an invaluable tool for .NET developers, offering a streamlined approach to creating test doubles for complex systems. | |  | | |
| Generating the launch.json and tasks.json files for VS Code | | https://nodogmablog.bryanhogan.net/2025/03/generating-the-launch-json-and-tasks-json-files-for-vs-code/ For many years while using VS Code there was a .vscode directory with a tasks.json and a launch.json file. These files were used to configure the build and debug process. I have edited these files to ... | |  | | |
| Automating SCD Type 4 in Azure SQL Database with Azure Data Factory | | https://www.csharp.com/article/automating-scd-type-4-in-azure-sql-database-with-azure-data-factory/ Learn how to automate Slowly Changing Dimension (SCD) Type 4 implementation in Azure SQL Database using Azure Data Factory. | | | | |
| Introducing Visual Studio Hub | | https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-hub/ The Visual Studio Hub is here! Keeping up with the latest Visual Studio updates, features, and resources can feel like a full-time job. We’ve heard it time and time again—you want a simpler way to sta... | |  | | |
| Improve performance and security using Standard Load Balancer and Standard SKU public IP addresses in Azure DevTest Labs | | https://devblogs.microsoft.com/develop-from-the-cloud/improve-performance-and-security-using-standard-load-balancer-and-standard-sku-public-ip-addresses-in-azure-devtest-labs/ We are excited to announce preview of enhancements in Azure DevTest Labs designed to accommodate two upcoming retirements in Azure: Retirement Date Details Azure Basic Load Balancer September 30, 2025... | |  | | |
| Exploring new .NET releases with Dev Containers | | https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-in-dev-container/ Learn how to set up and use dev containers for experimenting with new .NET releases. | |  | | |
| What Is agentic RAG? | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcjAARvdL7I | |  | | |
| Understanding the Difference Between Encryption and Data Masking | | https://www.csharp.com/article/understanding-the-difference-between-encryption-and-data-masking/ In today’s digital landscape, protecting sensitive information is a top priority for organizations. Two widely used techniques for securing data are Encryption and Data Masking. This article explores ... | | | | |
