As the curtain draws on Friday, seasoned .NET developers might recall the iconic '80s car chases—fast-paced, thrilling, and with a touch of flair. Why should our code be any different? Whether you're revving up your LINQ queries or cruising through async-await lanes, today’s newsletter is the pit stop you didn't know you needed. Shift gears and accelerate into a weekend with wisdom and a little fuel for thought.
Today's Articles
| Stop Using MVVM | | https://nicksnettravels.builttoroam.com/stop-using-mvvm/ The Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern has long been a cornerstone in building maintainable and testable UIs across frameworks like WPF, Xamarin, Uno Platform, and others. It provides a clean separat... | |  | | |
| Think Your Azure Functions Are Cheap? We Thought So Too — Until We Looked Closer | | https://medium.com/@mohsho10/think-your-azure-functions-are-cheap-we-thought-so-too-until-we-looked-closer-f1845ffc3829 “Serverless sounded cheap. Until our Azure bill said otherwise.” Continue reading on Towards Dev » | |  | | |
| 5 Best Ways to Build AI Agents in 2025 | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/5-best-ways-to-build-ai-agents-in-2025/ I reveal my top 5 strategies for building AI agents in 2025, from cloud ADKs to no-code tools like n8n and CrewAI. Level up your agent skills! | |  | | |
| 471: Cracking Open VS Code AI Agent Mode Code | | https://www.mergeconflict.fm/471 Frank has explored the VS Code AI Chat Agent Mode code base. We discuss. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter, Facebook, Website, Chat on Discord... | |  | | |
| Fixing Ambiguous Method Calls in AutoMapper with DI in .NET | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/fixing-ambiguous-method-calls-in-automapper-with-di-in-net/ AutoMapper simplifies object mapping in .NET, but using it with Dependency Injection can cause ambiguous method call errors. Fix this by using explicit types, avoiding objects, and defining clear mapp... | | | | |
| BFF in ASP.NET Core #2 – The BFF Pattern Explained | | https://nestenius.se/net/bff-in-asp-net-core-2-the-bff-pattern-explained/ How do you secure a Single-Page Application without storing tokens in the browser? The answer lies in the Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) pattern. This architectural approach shifts authentication complexi... | |  | | |
| Mastering Middleware in ASP.NET Core: The Complete Guide to Request Pipeline | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/mastering-middleware-in-asp-net-co-the-complete-guide-to-request-pipeline/ Master middleware in ASP.NET Core by learning its role in request processing, lifecycle stages, built-in components, and custom implementations—plus interview tips to ace technical discussions confide... | | | | |
| Logging Like a Pro — Serilog + OpenTelemetry in .NET | | https://medium.com/@yaseer.arafat/logging-like-a-pro-serilog-opentelemetry-in-net-7a4c79fe555c A clean, scalable logging system is the bedrock of any production-grade .NET application. With the rise of distributed systems, tracing… | |  | | |
| .NET MAUI with .NET 10 | | https://medium.com/@freakyali/net-maui-with-net-10-acdd7d3a3362 Quality of life changes you must know in .NET MAUI with .NET 10 Continue reading on Stackademic » | |  | | |
| 5 Mistakes That Crippled My .NET 8 Microservices on AWS (And How to Avoid Them) | | https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/5-mistakes-that-crippled-my-net-8-microservices-on-aws-and-how-to-avoid-them-b56e57788645 Are your .NET microservices safe on AWS? These 5 hidden traps cost me thousands. Here’s how to avoid them. Continue reading on .Net Programming » | |  | | |
| Stop Writing POCOs for appsettings.json — Use SetSharp Instead | | https://medium.com/@amirbeh71/stop-writing-pocos-for-appsettings-json-use-setsharp-instead-77f50168b743 A step-by-step guide to using the SetSharp source generator to automate your workflow and write cleaner, safer code. | |  | | |
| What's your favorite OpenAPI feature? | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBTrFRtBj_0 | | <img src="https://cdn.dotnetnews.co/imports/5a9019e4ed4007ef2deef7e2626d8d96f5f12ba334086801640c553183dc04f8.jpg" width="100%" style="display:block" class="hide-on-mobile" data-bit="iit" alt="Article preview"s your favorite OpenAPI feature?" height="200" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> | | |
| Edit chat requests in VS Code | | https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vcYbuhDbuyY | |  | | |
| Test-Driven Development in .NET 9: Build Robust APIs with Confidence | | https://medium.com/@tonoy300/test-driven-development-in-net-9-build-robust-apis-with-confidence-9fe453d673d8 Tired of debugging production issues in your .NET 9 APIs? What if you could prevent bugs before they happen while writing cleaner, more… | |  | | |
| Unleashing Creativity with Semantic Kernel | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/unleashing-creativity-with-semantic-kernel2 Discover how the Awesome AI Suite leverages Semantic Kernel to bring creative AI characters and agents to life. Dive into this innovative console app and explore the fusion of personality-driven AI an... | | | | |
| What is Generative AI? | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/what-is-generative-ai2/ Generative AI learns patterns from existing data and uses that knowledge to generate new, original outputs that resemble the training data. | | | | |
| Stack Showdown 2025: .NET Full Stack vs MERN vs MEVN — Unbiased, Unfiltered, and Backed by Data | | https://medium.com/@harshduhan070/stack-showdown-2025-net-full-stack-vs-mern-vs-mevn-unbiased-unfiltered-and-backed-by-data-9c4beaf7787e From enterprise applications to cloud-native solutions — .NET continues to evolve as a powerhouse for developers worldwide. | |  | | |
| .NET 10 features that I am absolutely in love with!! | | https://medium.com/@freakyali/net-10-features-that-i-am-absolutely-in-love-with-849b78ab1f14 Here are some .NET 10/C# 14 features that you, as a C# developer, should know Continue reading on Stackademic » | |  | | |
| Why async/await Makes Your Cloud Functions Faster, Cheaper, and More Scalable | | https://surajskfgi.medium.com/why-async-await-makes-your-cloud-functions-faster-cheaper-and-more-scalable-421955ec8121 Introduction | |  | | |
