Editor's note
I pulled together a pretty mixed bag this time: performance tuning, architecture, security, and a few practical tooling pieces. The Serilog + OpenTelemetry piece stands out for production debugging, and the clickjacking post is a good reminder that security basics still matter. There’s no single theme here — just a useful cross-section of what .NET folks are reading right now.
Performance, security, and EF Core tips
Greetings, fellow code conjurers! It's another Tuesday, a perfect day to reflect on the elegant complexities of .NET development over a steaming cup of coffee and a playlist of your favorite 80s rock anthems. Today’s collection is all about nuancing your craft—think of it as fine-tuning your virtual carburetor for peak performance. Whether you're wrestling with C# intricacies or exploring the latest in ASP.NET, let's get your creative synapses firing on all cylinders!
Today's Articles
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Jasen's take on today's picks
Performance Improvements in Our .NET Application
Practical speed wins here — a good opener if you’re trying to squeeze more out of a real app, not a benchmark.
Practical Specification Pattern in .NET 9: From Queries to Clean Architecture
Specification pattern, repository, and EF Core in one article; useful if you like keeping query logic testable.
How to swap deployment slots in Azure App Service?
A solid walkthrough of slot swaps for low-drama releases in Azure App Service.
Use Record Types for DTOs in C#
DTOs as records is one of those changes that simplifies code without much ceremony.
Logging Like a Pro — Serilog + OpenTelemetry in .NET
Strong observability advice: structured logs plus traces make production issues far easier to reason about.
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders; Here’s the Good, the Bad, and the WTF
Worth a look if you care about IDE evolution, performance, and how much AI belongs in the editor.
AutoMapper vs Mapster: A Comprehensive Technical Analysis for .NET Developers
A fair comparison for teams choosing between conventional mapping libraries.
String Interpolation vs Concatenation in C#: The Cleaner Way to Write Strings
A simple topic, but one that still teaches readability habits to newer C# devs.
Multi-Tenant SaaS Architecture | Tenant Isolation & Scalability
Good SaaS architecture thinking: tenant isolation is where “multi-tenant” gets real fast.
















