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The .NET News Daily Issue #358

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Today's Articles

When Static Validations No Longer Have Power

https://medium.com/@vlad.ganuscheak/when-static-validations-no-longer-have-power-e414fe703264?source=rss------dotnet-5

Reconfigurable Request Validations Using Compiled Expressions in .NET

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EF Core + LINQ: The Real-World Guide Every C# Developer Wishes They Had Earlier

https://towardsdev.com/ef-core-linq-the-real-world-guide-every-c-developer-wishes-they-had-earlier-8e62721338e1?source=rss------dotnet-5

A practical, example-rich guide to understanding how LINQ behaves inside EF Core — with real problems, real fixes, and clean explana Continue reading on Towards Dev »

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ToList() vs ToArray() in C#: The Performance Guide Every Developer Needs

https://towardsdev.com/tolist-vs-toarray-in-c-the-performance-guide-every-developer-needs-af8483a92020?source=rss------csharp-5

Most .NET developers default to ToList() without knowing it wastes 24–31% more memory. Here’s when to use ToArray() instead. Continue reading on Towards Dev »

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DTOs in .NET

https://medium.com/@wiemks408/dtos-in-net-6f165dc02ffe?source=rss------dotnet-5

There are two kinds of .NET APIs in the wild:

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Understanding .NET Application Lifecycles: From Startup to Shutdown

https://medium.com/@palmartin99/understanding-net-application-lifecycles-from-startup-to-shutdown-19b7ce85f3d6?source=rss------dotnet-5

The lifecycle of a .NET application encompasses the entire journey from the moment your code begins execution until the application…

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Build, Rebuild, and Clean Solution — Explained Like You Actually Need It

https://medium.com/@sweetondonie/build-rebuild-and-clean-solution-explained-like-you-actually-need-it-6d4c55b3b73a?source=rss------dotnet-5

If you’ve ever paused over Build Solution, Rebuild Solution, or Clean Solution in Visual Studio, wondering “Which one should I click now?”…

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ASP.NET Core route constraints: A quick guide for developers

https://www.roundthecode.com/dotnet-tutorials/asp-net-core-route-constraints-quick-guide-developers

Learn ASP.NET Core route constraints in this quick guide for developers. Fix routing issues fast and improve API accuracy with simple, clear examples. The page ASP.NET Core route constraints: A quick ...

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Why Choose C# and .NET as My Programming Language?

https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxPV3Y5eTF6cHZjR0wxcTlwVnFkaHdMeXlQM3c0Vzh5Vm9jejN6ZzFSQnpBN0RXNWRCbDROSzVBY0l4cnVoN21YYmxjWG5TVjNzTVRmcFdSY3BOamlQaVdGWEpNdWMxeWZvbW93ZFgwUGtUcDJlMFc0T1R4VkxaYTdvMGhOcm5FNWZ1bnVKd0ExZGRzZkhiSEZwNUpMZkNQR3JWQzR2clFrMA?oc=5

Why Choose C# and .NET as My Programming Language?

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Building Your Own Mediator Pattern in Modern .NET

https://medium.com/@jordansrowles/building-your-own-mediator-pattern-in-modern-net-804995c44a1b?source=rss------dotnet-5

I demonstrate how to build a custom implementation of the mediator pattern. Complete with a pipeline, notifications, and performance.

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C# 14 Null-conditional Assignment: Complete Guide to Elegant Null Handling

https://laurentkempe.com/2025/12/28/csharp-14-null-conditional-assignment-complete-guide/

If you've been working with C# since the introduction of null-conditional operators in C# 6.0, you've likely appreciated how ?. and ?[] simplified null-checking when reading values. But what about wri...

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How to Build a High-Performance Cache Without External Libraries

https://www.milanjovanovic.tech/blog/how-to-build-a-high-performance-cache-without-external-libraries

Learn how to build a high-performance cache from scratch in .NET, moving from a simple ConcurrentDictionary to an optimized keyed-locking system. This deep dive explores how to master concurrency patt...

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C# 14’s Null-Safe Member Assignment — Stop Writing Null Checks

https://codeexact.medium.com/c-14s-null-safe-member-assignment-stop-writing-null-checks-cc9d6ba91587?source=rss------dotnet-5

Say goodbye to verbose null-checking boilerplate. C# 14 introduces null-safe member assignment — a practical feature that lets you check…

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Stop using Exceptions to control flow in .NET. It’s time to embrace the “Result” pattern.

https://medium.com/@riturajpokhriyal/stop-using-exceptions-to-control-flow-in-net-its-time-to-embrace-the-result-pattern-9fa3c573fd93?source=rss------csharp-5

Why try/catch blocks are ruining your API's readability and performance, and the functional approach senior developers use instead.

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