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Today's Articles
| Server-Sent Events in ASP.NET Core and .NET 10 | | https://khalidabuhakmeh.com/server-sent-events-in-aspnet-core-and-dotnet-10 Like many .NET developers, I’m starting to look at the features coming in .NET 10, C# 14, and specifically ASP.NET Core. To my surprise, ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs now support Server-Sent Events (SSE).... | |  | | |
| Identifier Lockdown: How to Keep Your C# Variable Names Out of Jail | | https://medium.com/@fulton_shaun/identifier-lockdown-how-to-keep-your-c-variable-names-out-of-jail-ddc6227edc6f Break the rules, do the time. Learn how to name your variables the right way before the compiler locks you up. | |  | | |
| How to Transform Messy C# with One Global Using | | https://medium.com/@nagarajvela/how-to-transform-messy-c-with-one-global-using-b4c67a664685 Streamline projects by cutting repetitive using statements. Continue reading on Turbo .NET » | |  | | |
| EF Core 8 Lazy Loading Enhancements in .NET 9: Everything You Must Know! | | https://medium.com/@ashokreddy343/ef-core-8-lazy-loading-enhancements-in-net-9-everything-you-must-know-87f0f9114240 Introduction Continue reading on AWS Tip » | |  | | |
| Building Real‑Time iOS Apps with SignalR: Introducing the Official Swift Client (Public Preview) | | https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/building-real%e2%80%91time-ios-apps-with-signalr-introducing-the-official-swift-client-public-preview/ Introduction Until now, iOS developers who wanted real‑time, bi‑directional communication with SignalR had to rely on community‑built clients or roll their own Swift implementation—both of which intro... | |  | | |
| Leveraging Fluent Validation in ASP.NET Core: Simplifying Model Validation | | https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leveraging-fluent-validation-aspnet-core-simplifying-model-karthik-n-9cxdc/ Model validation is a cornerstone of building robust and reliable web applications. While Core provides a comprehensive validation… | |  | | |
| Webhook Testing in C#: Your Own WireMock Alternative | | https://medium.com/@vosarat1995/webhook-testing-in-c-your-own-wiremock-alternative-1439040931c3 Building a Simple Webhook Dump using .NET to Quickly Mock and Test a Webhook Acceptor. | |  | | |
| How to Implement API Rate Limiting in .NET | | https://medium.com/@shreyans_padmani/how-to-implement-api-rate-limiting-in-net-0e3a5b9bca4e As developers, we often build APIs that many users or systems can access. But what if too many requests come in at once , either by… | |  | | |
| Order of Execution in LINQ Queries | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/order-of-execution-in-linq-queries/ This article explains the difference between deferred and immediate execution, outlines the execution order, and shares best practices to write efficient and optimized LINQ queries for real-world appl... | |  | | |
| I Changed the User’s Role — But Blazor Didn’t Care (Until I Did This One Thing) | | https://visitkans.medium.com/i-changed-the-users-role-but-blazor-didn-t-care-until-i-did-this-one-thing-bfc16fa708bd One of the sneakiest bugs I’ve ever faced in Blazor happened after I updated a user’s role… and the UI didn’t change. Is it really a bug… Continue reading on CareerByteCode » | |  | | |
| Discover Must-Know Questions for Full-Stack Developers: .NET, Angular, & SQL Guide | | https://medium.com/@jenilsojitra/2cc11f020137 Prepare for your next interview with this essential guide! Discover the most commonly asked questions on .NET, Angular, and SQL, covering… | |  | | |
| Accelerate .NET: 7 Advanced C# Techniques for Peak Performance | | https://towardsdev.com/accelerate-net-7-advanced-c-techniques-for-peak-performance-76ba6b27f68d Seamlessly integrate managed and unmanaged code for faster, more scalable .NET applications, even in legacy or cross-platform scenarios. Continue reading on Towards Dev » | |  | | |
| Displaying Variables in C#: How to Actually Show Your Data | | https://medium.com/@fulton_shaun/displaying-variables-in-c-how-to-actually-show-your-data-d2baa12f4952 Different ways to print numbers, text, and combined values to the console using C#. | |  | | |
| Why Your .NET Code Isn’t as Fast as It Could Be (And 7 C# Techniques to Fix That) | | https://medium.com/turbo-net/why-your-net-code-isnt-as-fast-as-it-could-be-and-7-c-techniques-to-fix-that-845687421fcd Think your .NET app is already optimized? Think again. Continue reading on Turbo .NET » | |  | | |
| Introducing the AI Dev Gallery: Your Gateway to Local AI Development with .NET | | https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-ai-dev-gallery-gateway-to-local-ai-development/ Discover the new AI Dev Gallery, a Windows application that provides interactive local AI samples, easy model downloads, and source code export - all built with .NET AI building blocks. The post Intr... | |  | | |
| Constants in C#: Locking Down the Values That Matter | | https://medium.com/@fulton_shaun/constants-in-c-locking-down-the-values-that-matter-134d3de9c3cc Why const is your best friend when you want values that never change | |  | | |
| Microsoft Fabric: How to build and run C# and C++ applications on a Microsoft Fabric compute | | https://christianhenrikreich.medium.com/microsoft-fabric-how-to-build-and-run-c-and-c-applications-on-a-microsoft-fabric-compute-2e973a9f8c80 Is this a security issue? No! | |  | | |
| Building a Versioned REST API in C# with Swagger | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/building-a-versioned-rest-api-in-c-sharp-with-swagger/ In this article we will learn how to build a versioned REST API using C# and ASP.NET Core with Swagger support. | | | | |
| Handle Compression — .NET, C# | | https://ogulcanturan.medium.com/handle-compression-net-c-6e741857e8b5 In this post, I’ll talk about compression, how to use it properly, and share some best practices. Please forgive me if I go into details… | |  | | |
| .NET Conf - Focus on Modernization: Day 1 | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwmD__W8UFM | |  | | |
| Building a C# Utility Library Your Entire Org Can Reuse (And Actually Wants To) | | https://medium.com/@nidhiname/building-a-c-utility-library-your-entire-org-can-reuse-and-actually-wants-to-8bf51055b21a Let’s be real. If you’ve ever built a “Common.Helpers” library and thought, “Nailed it” — only to have it ignored or hated six months… | |  | | |
| Building Large-Scale Applications with .NET and Angular: A Comprehensive Guide (Part 4) | | https://medium.com/@ImAnandPanchal/building-large-scale-applications-with-net-and-angular-a-comprehensive-guide-part-4-7b3f2b992d6c Performance optimization, logging and monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure your application is fast, reliable and ready for production | |  | | |
| C# Word to PDF Conversion: A Complete Guide for Developers | | https://medium.com/@alexaae9/c-word-to-pdf-conversion-a-complete-guide-for-developers-fac67f4ed408 Converting Word to PDF is essential for tasks such as sharing reports, generating invoices, or archiving files. While Word offers built-in… | |  | | |
