Editor's note
I pulled a pretty mixed lineup this time: resilience, performance, data access, API design, and a bit of language craft. The Polly piece and the ZLinq article stood out to me because they both tackle real-world pain points from opposite ends of the stack. I also liked the EF Core soft-delete write-up and the .NET 10 Preview 4 update for the practical value they bring.
ASP.NET Core resilience and performance
Jasen Fici
May 22, 2025
As Thursday rolls in, it's time to turbocharge those coding engines and hit the .NET racetrack with precision and flair. This isn't your first rodeo, and it won't be your last—so buckle up for a suite of finely-tuned articles ready to boost your productivity and sharpen your expertise. Whether you're optimizing your latest project or simply refining the art of elegant code, today's lineup is crafted to add horsepower to your .NET skills. Shift gears, tap into new insights, and let's make your Thursday a masterclass in unstoppable momentum.
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Jasen's take on today's picks
From Fragile to Bullet-Proof!— Adding Fault-Handling in ASP.NET Core With Polly
A solid Polly walkthrough for making ASP.NET Core APIs far less fragile.
“ZLinq”, a Zero-Allocation LINQ Library for .NET
ZLinq is interesting if allocation pressure is hurting your hot paths.
.NET 10 Preview 4 is now available!
Preview 4 keeps .NET 10 on a steady march forward.
Celebrating 50 Million Developers: The Journey of Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code
A nice milestone piece on Visual Studio and VS Code’s reach.
Stop Misusing Exceptions: Embrace the Result & Either Patterns in .NET ✅
A good reminder that exceptions are for exceptional cases, not control flow.
Soft deletes in EF Core: How to implement and query efficiently
Practical EF Core guidance on soft deletes without tanking queries.
10 Times Modern C# Saved Me (After I Nearly Broke a Legal Practice App)
Modern C# patterns that actually prevented real bugs.
You do HTTP PATCH wrong | Introduce JsonPatchDocument
If you use PATCH, this is worth a careful read.
Dev Snack #6 — Builder Pattern: costruire oggetti senza impazzire
Builder Pattern, explained without the usual ceremony.
Generating TypeScript client from .NET WebApi with OpenAPI and Orval
Generating a TypeScript client from OpenAPI is a real productivity win.
10 Real Bugs I Fixed with C# Pattern Matching (And How You Can Too)
Pattern matching saves more bugs than most teams admit.
Trading Bot in C# — Part 6— Reconnecting Strategies
Reconnecting strategies matter a lot in long-running trading bots.
The Debugging Trick Nobody Taught You in .NET
A debugging tip article aimed at the stuff most teams only learn the hard way.
My Code Looked Perfect — Until It Failed in Production!
A production-failure story that should feel uncomfortably familiar.
Understanding Reference Type vs Object Type in C# — A Deep Dive
A deeper look at reference types vs object types in C#.
Dependency Injection in ASP.NET Core — Beyond the Basics
Beyond-the-basics DI advice for ASP.NET Core apps.
C# Developers Are Making a Killing in 2025 (And Nobody’s Talking About It)
A career-flavored piece, but still connected to the C# market.