Blazor gains and C# performance wins
Issue #201 covers Blazor in .NET 8, performance pitfalls, background workers, Aspire, feature flags, and practical C# patterns.
Jasen's top three picks
- 1 233× Faster — No Raw SQL Required!
medium.com
A strong reminder that newer Blazor capabilities are easy to miss if you’re still coding for the 2020 mental model.
- 2 The Rise and Stall of .NET: How Microsoft’s Golden Child Lost to the Cool Kids
medium.com
The performance and DbContext pieces should spark good debates about what’s actually slowing apps down.
- 3 Scaffold C# Console App
oofnivek.medium.com
Nice practical coverage here: options, background workers, feature flags, and tooling all show up in one issue.
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.
Today's articles
233× Faster — No Raw SQL Required!
medium.com
https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/233-faster-no-raw-sql-required-cb5037346312
Topics: Performance SQL Server
Read articleThe Rise and Stall of .NET: How Microsoft’s Golden Child Lost to the Cool Kids
medium.com
https://medium.com/@shubhiagarwal_71149/the-rise-and-stall-of-net-how-microsofts-golden-child-lost-to-the-cool-kids-317d6198bafa
Topics: .NET Core
Read articleScaffold C# Console App
oofnivek.medium.com
https://oofnivek.medium.com/scaffold-c-console-app-6e0fdbf1504f
Read articleBlazor Just Got a Serious Upgrade in .NET 8 — But Most Devs Are Still Using It Like It’s 2020
medium.com
https://medium.com/cloud-believers/blazor-just-got-a-serious-upgrade-in-net-8-but-most-devs-are-still-using-it-like-its-2020-81ec37643496
Read articleWhy we built our startup in C#
isitvritra101.medium.com
https://isitvritra101.medium.com/why-we-built-our-startup-in-c-19d724dcc477
Read articleC# Events Are Powerful — But Here’s Where Most Developers Fail
medium.com
https://medium.com/dot-net-sql-learning/c-events-are-powerful-but-heres-where-most-developers-fail-09ecd8dda243
Topics: C# Design Patterns
Read articleVS Code for C# Developers: Create, Run, and Debug Apps
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/vs-code-for-c-sharp-developers-create-run-and-debug-apps/
Topics: C# Visual Studio Code
Read articleHow to Safely Concatenate Strings in C#
patilraviraj.medium.com
https://patilraviraj.medium.com/how-to-safely-concatenate-strings-in-c-4f4c1bdade5c
Topics: C# Performance
Read articleMCP Servers in VS Code
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Coot4TFTkN4
Topics: GitHub Copilot Visual Studio Code
Read articleThe Silent Performance Killer in .NET:
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https://medium.com/@deepanshuchauhan031/the-silent-performance-killer-in-net-07768ec89bb1
Topics: .NET Core Performance
Read articleWait — Isn’t DbContext Already a Repository?
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https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/wait-isnt-dbcontext-already-a-repository-c1c1d2d9b5b4?source=rss------dotnet-5
Topics: Domain-Driven Design EF Core
Read articleSmart Email Sorting – Auto-Sort & Move Emails to Sender-Based Folders
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/smart-email-sorting-create-move-emails-to-senderbased-folders-automatically
Read articleFeature Flags in .NET Core with LaunchDarkly
medium.com
https://medium.com/@iamrks/feature-flags-in-net-core-with-launchdarkly-53f14450dfac
Topics: Design Patterns .NET Core
Read articleCybersecurity Vulnerability Types: A Guide for .NET Developers
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https://medium.com/@Adem_Korkmaz/cybersecurity-vulnerability-types-a-guide-for-net-developers-74cb96c91383
Read articleHow Workleap uses .NET Aspire to transform local development
anthonysimmon.com
https://anthonysimmon.com/dotnet-aspire-at-workleap/
Topics: .NET Aspire .NET 8
Read articleBackground Processing in .NET: Hosted Services, Queues, and Workers Done Right
medium.com
https://medium.com/@orbens/background-processing-in-net-hosted-services-queues-and-workers-done-right-5bf3504f7fcf?source=rss------dotnet-5
Topics: .NET Core Performance
Read articleA Friendly Guide to the Options Pattern in .NET
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https://medium.com/@enabulelewilliams/a-friendly-guide-to-the-options-pattern-in-net-9964c569dfb5?source=rss------csharp-5
Topics: Design Patterns .NET Core
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