The .NET News Daily Issue #364

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/introduction-to-delegates-in-c-sharp/

Unlock C# delegates: Learn how to declare, use, and master single-cast, multicast, and built-in delegates (Func, Action, Predicate) for flexible code!

https://jordansrowles.medium.com/real-plugin-systems-in-net-assemblyloadcontext-unloadability-and-reflection-free-discovery-81f920c83644?source=rss------dotnet-5

How to build production-grade plugin systems that unload, avoid file locks, and survive the failure modes that break naive approaches

https://codeexact.medium.com/create-and-read-jwt-tokens-in-c-net-0a8b48f78292?source=rss------dotnet-5

Learn how to generate JWT tokens and extract data from them without validation. This guide covers the essentials of JWT token creation and…

https://jordansrowles.medium.com/rfc-6570-uri-templates-for-api-discoverability-in-net-09dc127c255d?source=rss------dotnet-5

RFC 6570 defines a compact syntax for URI templates that can be expanded with values at runtime.

https://medium.com/@ajaykumar1807/tdd-in-net-anti-patterns-when-not-to-use-tdd-49997bd89fa1?source=rss------dotnet-5

The Double-Edged Sword

https://medium.com/@sketch.paintings/how-net-10s-microsoft-agent-framework-is-revolutionizing-ai-93af0637249a?source=rss------dotnet-5

Remember Tony Stark’s JARVIS or FRIDAY? These weren’t just voice assistants; they were intelligent companions that understood context…

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/top-dotnet-blogs-posts-of-2025/

Let's look back at the most-read .NET blog posts published in 2025, from .NET 10 to AI, performance, and developer tooling. The post Top .NET Blog Posts of 2025 appeared first on .NET Blog.

https://medium.com/@a7md.fre7at/type-safe-collections-in-c-how-nonemptylist-eliminates-runtime-exceptions-75740636e8f5?source=rss------dotnet-5

Learn how to leverage the type system to guarantee collection safety at compile time. A deep dive into NonEmptyList — a Scala-inspired…

https://medium.com/@sachinghadi/7-mistakes-net-developers-should-avoid-13916f630bc6?source=rss------dotnet-5

Being a .NET developer means continuously upgrading yourself, not just writing code. Here are key mistakes that slow down career growth 👇

https://medium.com/@sweetondonie/launchsettings-json-explained-the-file-every-asp-net-dev-ignores-until-it-breaks-something-0ed6f770b121?source=rss------dotnet-5

If you’ve worked with ASP.NET Core long enough, you’ve definitely seen a file called launchSettings.json.

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/introduction-to-pattern-matching-in-c-sharp/

Unlock the power of C# pattern matching! Learn how to simplify complex logic, improve code readability, and avoid errors with this essential feature. Master modern C#!

https://medium.com/@denmaklucky/clean-architecture-is-an-effective-approach-to-organizing-application-code-908b13bcd96c?source=rss------dotnet-5

Clean Architecture is an approach to organizing your code, and what’s most important is that it creates strong boundaries around the…

https://medium.com/@ravikumar.makwana/strategy-vs-factory-in-c-the-confusion-that-breaks-real-systems-4cc5b57ff33e?source=rss------dotnet-5

“Should I use Strategy or Factory?”

https://medium.com/@melisa.akkus/what-is-the-ef-core-model-dbcontext-onmodelcreating-and-the-truth-about-caching-bcc10a9996dc?source=rss------dotnet-5

Many developers using EF Core get confused by questions like: When is the Model created? Is it rebuilt every time a new DbContext is…