It’s Thursday, folks! Between code refactoring and coffee refueling, it's time to turbocharge your week with some .NET knowledge. Today’s newsletter is packed with the sharpest insights and freshest updates, aiming to keep your skills as polished as a well-tuned engine. Let’s rev up our .NET acumen and drive today's learning routes straight into your developer toolkit!
Today's Articles
| AsNoTracking ve ChangeTracker: Entity Framework’te Felsefi Bir Yolculuk | | https://medium.com/@osmanemir739/asnotracking-ve-changetracker-entity-frameworkte-felsefi-bir-yolculuk-7978b88141c1 Yazılım bazen sadece teknolojik değil, felsefi bir dile dönüşebilir. Entity Framework Core’daki AsNoTracking ve ChangeTracker, sadece… | |  | | |
| Nullable Reference Types in C# — A Deep Dive with Real-Life Analogies | | https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/nullable-reference-types-in-c-a-deep-dive-with-real-life-analogies-3fa2154a6ba7 🧠 “Wait… a reference type that can’t be null? Didn’t C# always allow that?”Yes — and that’s exactly where the problem begins… Continue reading on .Net Programming » | |  | | |
| Clean Architecture with .NET | | https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/clean-architecture-with-net-3caa275e3398 Master the art of building maintainable, testable, and high-performance applications using the latest .NET 9 features with Clean… | |  | | |
| Why Most .NET Developers Misuse Records — and What It’s Costing Them | | https://medium.com/@yaseer.arafat/why-most-net-developers-misuse-records-and-what-its-costing-them-afb17f9d05ae C# 9 introduced record types with much fanfare—touted as a more concise, immutable-friendly alternative to classes. Since then, developers… | |  | | |
| 15+ .NET Best Practices Every Developer Should Know in 2025 (From Real Projects) | | https://medium.com/@saikatpaul960/15-net-best-practices-every-developer-should-know-in-2025-from-real-projects-31af9562be55 The .NET ecosystem continues to evolve rapidly, with .NET 8 and modern tooling shaping how developers build scalable, maintainable, and… | |  | | |
| My Friend Charges $500/hour for .NET (Here’s His Stack) | | https://isitvritra101.medium.com/my-friend-charges-500-hour-for-net-heres-his-stack-711b949bed08 I recently came across a .NET consultant’s rate card, and while checking that, I was shocked to know | |  | | |
| You’re Still Using Try-Catch Wrong in .NET — Here’s the 2025-Ready Way | | https://medium.com/@mohsho10/youre-still-using-try-catch-wrong-in-net-here-s-the-2025-ready-way-66f6f2a810dd You added try-catch thinking it would protect your app. Instead, it hid bugs, triggered retry storms, and made failures harder to trace. Continue reading on Towards Dev » | |  | | |
| ASP.NET Community Standup - Why aren't you using Minimal APIs? | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXvHXA_vuro | | <img src="https://cdn.dotnetnews.co/imports/c70036c460815d947d6f84682663277a17ffd941bb5a26a269e3f86ace80ca7b.jpg" width="100%" style="display:block" class="hide-on-mobile" data-bit="iit" alt="Article preview"t you using Minimal APIs?" height="200" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> | | |
| Less Code, More Impact: The Art of Doing More by Writing Less | | https://medium.com/@orbens/less-code-more-impact-the-art-of-doing-more-by-writing-less-43346fccf561?source=rss------dotnet-5 In a world driven by code, developers are often judged by the number of lines they write. | |  | | |
| Stop Using Count() == 0! Here’s Why Any() Is the Better Choice in C# | | https://medium.com/@ashokreddy343/stop-using-count-0-heres-why-any-is-the-better-choice-in-c-d6286b297977 Introduction Continue reading on Stackademic » | |  | | |
| Differences between Data Center, Zone, Region, and Geo Location in Microsoft Azure | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/differences-between-data-center-zone-region-and-geo-location-in-microsoft-azu/ This article clarifies Azure’s data center, zone, region, and geo location concepts with simple definitions, detailed explanations, real-world examples, and student-friendly analogies to demystify Azu... | |  | | |
| Top 10 Exception-Handling Strategies in .NET | | https://medium.com/@venkataramanaguptha/top-10-exception-handling-strategies-in-net-1785b26682b7 Robust exception handling isn’t just about catching errors — it’s about building resilient, maintainable applications. Here are ten… | |  | | |
| Duplicate Message Detection for an Azure Service Bus | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/duplicate-message-detection-for-an-azure-service-bus/ Duplicate detection in Azure Service Bus prevents processing the same message multiple times by tracking MessageId within a configurable time window, improving system efficiency and ensuring reliable,... | | | | |
| Essential C# Enum Tricks: From Strings to Bitwise Flags (Part 1) | | https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/essential-c-enum-tricks-from-strings-to-bitwise-flags-part-1-2e49eb41c182 Master 4 practical enum techniques every C# developer should know — including conversion, iteration, and powerful [Flags] usage. Continue reading on .Net Programming » | |  | | |
| Debugging .NET Core APIs Like a Pro: Hidden Performance Traps You’re Probably Missing | | https://medium.com/@talhaawan78654321/debugging-net-core-apis-like-a-pro-hidden-performance-traps-youre-probably-missing-24d9db25e85d You’ve optimized your code, tested every endpoint, and even ran a few load tests. Everything looks fine — until it hits production… | |  | | |
| How I Secured a .NET Core API Without JWT or Cookies — The Power of Custom Authentication | | https://medium.com/@sunita.rawat.cgi/how-i-secured-a-net-core-api-without-jwt-or-cookies-the-power-of-custom-authentication-99a48257c852 What if [Authorize] just isn’t enough? | |  | | |
| Your API Isn’t Slow — Your Logs Are Lying: How Observability Debt Is Killing .NET Systems | | https://medium.com/@mohsho10/your-api-isnt-slow-your-logs-are-lying-how-observability-debt-is-killing-net-systems-8b4522f5ea72 You scaled your database. Tuned your thread pool. Still slow. Still failing. Still no clue why. Continue reading on Dev Genius » | |  | | |
| Building RESTful APIs in C# (.NET 8) — And Why They Still Matter | | https://medium.com/@hashirkhanps/building-restful-apis-in-c-net-8-and-why-they-still-matter-fa39e28fd248 REST might not be new or shiny, but in the world of backend development — especially with .NET — it remains one of the most powerful and… | |  | | |
| Understanding Entity States in EF Core — A Complete Guide for .NET Developers | | https://mehaseebullah.medium.com/understanding-entity-states-in-ef-core-a-complete-guide-for-net-developers-c84e3bb1611b When working with Entity Framework Core (EF Core), one of the most overlooked but essential concepts is the Entity State. Whether you’re… | |  | | |
| Modern MediatR Library in .NET Core 9.0 | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/modern-mediatr-library-in-net-core-9-0/ Modern MediatR Library in .NET Core | | | | |
| Understanding Azure Synapse Analytics | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/understanding-azure-synapse-analytics/ Azure Synapse Analytics is a unified cloud-based platform that combines big data and data warehousing, enabling fast, scalable data analysis, seamless integration, and valuable business insights throu... | | | | |
