Editor's note
I pulled a very mixed lineup this time: a Blazor upgrade piece, a performance-focused look at .NET, plus practical posts on background processing and the options pattern. The LaunchDarkly feature-flag article and the Aspire-at-Workleap write-up stand out because they connect everyday app code to real operational decisions.
Blazor gains and C# performance wins
Jasen Fici
May 21, 2025
Picture this: It's Wednesday, the midweek checkpoint, where your .NET expertise is revving up akin to a finely-tuned engine, eager to tackle those complex coding roads. Today, we're swapping your coffee for a shot of curiosity, as our latest collection of articles gears up to fuel your passion with insights as sharp as the wits of a 90s sitcom character. So, grab the wheel of knowledge, skip the reruns of “Seinfeld” in your mind, and navigate through what's buzzing in the .NET universe with the kind of precision only a seasoned developer possesses.
Today's Articles
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Jasen's take on today's picks
233× Faster — No Raw SQL Required!
A strong reminder that newer Blazor capabilities are easy to miss if you’re still coding for the 2020 mental model.
The Rise and Stall of .NET: How Microsoft’s Golden Child Lost to the Cool Kids
The performance and DbContext pieces should spark good debates about what’s actually slowing apps down.
Nice practical coverage here: options, background workers, feature flags, and tooling all show up in one issue.