On this whimsical Wednesday, as you balance another set of .NET debugging escapades, why not take a pit stop at our newsletter pit lane? We’ve turbocharged today's selection with insights as sharp as a Bond one-liner, guaranteed to steer you through the midweek hump. Let the wisdom of seasoned dev streets guide you, as you scroll through our meticulously curated articles, and discover those nuggets of knowledge that make the .NET universe spin.
Today's Articles
| Better Together: .NET Aspire, Azure Functions, and Visual Studio | | https://devblogs.microsoft.com//net-aspire-and-azure-functions-integration-preview Have you ever struggled with integrating serverless technology into your existing .NET projects? The new update in Visual Studio has got you covered. Say hello to the powerful integration of .NET Aspi... | |  | | |
| Optimizing JSON Serialization in .NET: Newtonsoft.Json vs. System.Text.Json | | https://blog.elmah.io/optimizing-json-serialization-in-net-newtonsoft-json-vs-system-text-json/ JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a popular data storage and transmitting format. Whether you are a front-end or back-end developer, you must be familiar with it. As a.NET developer, you don't need... | |  | | |
| Create Foreign Keys Dynamically in SQL Server Database | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/create-foreign-keys-dynamically-in-sql-server-database/ Create the referential integrity constraint i.e. Foreign key dynamically in SQL Server database. This script dynamically adds foreign keys to all tables with a CompanyID column by scanning the databas... | |  | | |
| Think Your C# Repository Pattern Is Clean? Think Again… | | https://medium.com/@ganesh.s.gurav/think-your-c-repository-pattern-is-clean-think-again-95cb1d85d99a Repository Pattern: C# Implementation Pitfalls | |  | | |
| Integrating Elasticsearch with .NET, SQL Server, and Blazor for Advanced Search and Filtering | | https://medium.com/@robhutton8/integrating-elasticsearch-with-net-sql-server-and-blazor-for-advanced-search-and-filtering-5d688e84485c Learn to integrate Elasticsearch with .NET + SQL Server and build a Blazor UI with autocomplete and filtering features. | |  | | |
| Microsoft .NET Code Analysis: Best Practices and Performance for Comparing Strings | | https://dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/04/13/microsoft-net-code-analysis-best-practices-and-performance-for-comparing-strings/ In .NET, string comparison can be performed using methods like ==, Equals(), and Compare(), each with distinct performance metrics. The most efficient method is Equals() with StringComparison. It's cr... | |  | | |
| .NET Data Community Standup - Jiri and Shay talk about EF Core testing and Maurycy corrects them | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV5e3-5IOuw | |  | | |
| Dynamic Styles and Appearance Behavior in MAUI [GamesCatalog] - Part 12 | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/dynamic-styles-and-appearance-behavior-in-maui-gamescatalog-part-12/ This XAML defines a styled "Add Game" button using FontAwesome icons. It binds commands and enables triggers to change text and icon color dynamically based on the button's enabled state. | | | | |
| Integrating .NET 9 with Azure Services | | https://medium.com/@Adem_Korkmaz/integrating-net-9-with-azure-services-2826b066063b Building Modern Cloud Applications the Right Way | |  | | |
| Distributed Leader Election in .NET Microservices | | https://quorum-mind.medium.com/distributed-leader-election-in-net-microservices-126af548b6b8 🏆 Distributed Leader Election in .NET Microservices | |  | | |
| Thread vs Task.Run in .NET — with Kafka Consumer Examples | | https://ahmadminoo.medium.com/thread-vs-task-run-in-net-with-kafka-consumer-examples-a7d74e513e14 When working on real-time systems in .NET — especially ones that integrate with message brokers like Kafka — one common question is: | |  | | |
| What is Vector Search? A Concise Guide | | https://www.milanjovanovic.tech/blog/what-is-vector-search-a-concise-guide Vector search finds information based on meaning rather than exact keywords, delivering more intuitive results by converting content into numerical vectors that capture semantic relationships. | |  | | |
| Build your own Mediator | | https://amrelsher07.medium.com/build-your-own-mediator-f25bac97a0ab MediatR, AutoMapper, and MassTransit — are moving to commercial licenses. Not so long ago, Fluent Assertions also announced its plans to… | |  | | |
| C# .NET — Interfaces | | https://medium.com/@circuitstocode/c-net-interfaces-0139509744d8 The equivalent of a bolt for an Engineer | |  | | |
| Enhancing Search Capabilities in SQL Server and Azure SQL with Hybrid Search and RRF Re-Ranking | | https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/enhancing-search-capabilities-in-sql-server-and-azure-sql-with-hybrid-search-and-rrf-re-ranking/ In today’s data-driven world, delivering precise and contextually relevant search results is critical. SQL Server and Azure SQL Database now enable this through Hybrid Search—a technique that combines... | |  | | |
| Using an MCP Server in GitHub Copilot | | https://markheath.net/post/2025/4/10/mcp-playwright Mark Heath's Development Blog | |  | | |
| Explaining Tanspose DataTable Data in C# | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/explaining-tanspose-datatable-data-in-c-sharp/ Dynamically transpose the C# datatable data | | | | |
