Editor's note
I pulled together a deliberately mixed set today, from practical API design to document automation and AI agents. The pagination piece and the JWT security article stand out because they’re immediately useful in real production systems, while the Dapr and Semantic Kernel reads point at where .NET apps are heading.
API pagination, security, and .NET 9 updates
Jasen Fici
September 03, 2025
Congratulations, code wizard! We’ve made it to the midweek pit stop, and it’s time to refuel with some .NET horsepower. This Wednesday, gear up for a journey through a collection of the sharpest insights and tales from the .NET universe, perfectly curated to keep your coding skills as polished as the chrome on a classic 1969 Camaro. Grab your virtual mechanic’s gloves and prepare to tune your development engine with articles that promise to accelerate both your knowledge and passion for .NET.
Today's Articles
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Jasen's take on today's picks
Microsoft Graph API for unified Data Access and Insights
A solid rundown of how Microsoft Graph can unify data access across Microsoft 365 and Entra, especially for apps that need secure automation.
.NET API Pagination Explained: Offset vs Keyset vs Cursor Strategies
A practical comparison of offset, keyset, and cursor pagination that helps you pick the right strategy before your API hits scale pain.
Set up the Cursor AI editor like Visual Studio for .NET Software Engineers/Developers
A Visual Studio-style Cursor setup guide for .NET devs who want AI assistance without giving up familiar editor habits.
New LINQ Methods in .NET 9: A Quick Guide
New LINQ methods in .NET 9 get a quick, approachable tour that’s useful if you’re staying current on the platform’s incremental gains.
Copy Word Document Content in C#: Pages, Sections, Paragraphs, Tables, and More
Copying Word content in C# gets the enterprise-document treatment here, covering sections, tables, paragraphs, and the messy real world.
The Hidden Time Bomb in Your Code: Why DateTime.Now Could Be Sabotaging Your Applications
The DateTime.Now warning is worth a read because time zone bugs still quietly wreck logs, scheduling, and audit trails.
Why Async/Await Is the Secret to Scalable .NET Apps
Async/await gets the scalability argument it deserves, with a straightforward reminder that throughput starts with non-blocking code.
How to Build a Plugin System in Your .NET App
A plugin system article that’s useful if you need extensibility without hard-coding every future feature into the main app.
From Lost Events to Reliable Systems: Outbox + MassTransit in .NET 9
The outbox plus MassTransit piece is the reliability-heavy hitter here, showing how to avoid lost events in distributed workflows.
Boosting Performance in EF Core with Second-Level Cache (Without External Packages)
EF Core caching without extra packages is an interesting angle for teams trying to squeeze more performance from data access.
Application Security Best Practices for Developers in C# Applications
The security best-practices article keeps the basics front and center, especially authentication, authorization, and data protection.
Elegant Global Error Handling Using Middleware In .NET 9
Global error handling middleware in .NET 9 is a tidy production-readiness topic that helps keep failures consistent and safe.
Stop Letting Your Legacy .NET App Hold You Hostage
The legacy-app modernization story is a practical Azure migration read for teams balancing risk, outages, and tech debt.
Remove Empty Lines and Blank Pages in Word using C#
Removing blank lines and pages from Word docs is a small utility problem, but one that saves real time in document-heavy systems.
Top 5 Blazor Components for Building Business Intelligence Dashboards
The Blazor dashboard component roundup should help anyone evaluating UI options for business intelligence work.
A why-I-enjoy-.NET reflection piece that’s lighter than the rest, but still a nice reminder of why the ecosystem keeps people here.
Why Dapr is Changing the Way We Build Distributed Systems in .NET
Dapr in .NET gets a useful distributed-systems introduction, especially if you want less plumbing and more application logic.
Single-Page Applications (SPAs) in Web Development
The SPA article is a broad web-dev refresher that frames where single-page apps still fit today.
.NET Minimal API Nedir? Avantajları ve Performansı
Minimal APIs in Turkish broadens the issue nicely and adds another practical angle on the same modern-web theme.
Discriminated Unions Might Be Coming to C#
Discriminated unions in C# is the kind of language-feature watch item that’s fun to follow even before it lands.
Build Custom AI Agents In .NET With Semantic Kernel
Semantic Kernel for custom AI agents is one of the more forward-looking pieces, with tools, memory, and planning all in play.
Simplifying Data Access with Dapper in .NET 8 Using the Repository Pattern
The Dapper repository-pattern article is a straightforward data-access read for teams who prefer lightweight persistence.
JWT Security Patterns Every Senior ASP.NET Core Developer Should Know
JWT security patterns round things out with scale-minded guidance that goes beyond the usual hello-world auth examples.