Editor's note
I curated a pretty mixed lineup today, with infrastructure, security, language internals, and AI tooling all in the same issue. The background jobs piece is a strong compare-and-contrast for teams choosing between Hangfire, Quartz.NET, Temporal, and built-in services, while the auth best practices article is a solid refresher for anyone shipping web apps. I also included the NuGet version post because build hygiene still bites experienced teams.
Background jobs and security picks
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Jasen's take on today's picks
Background Jobs and Schedulers in .NET: From Hangfire to Temporal — Choosing the Right Tool
Useful framing for teams deciding between scheduled jobs, workflows, and hosted services.
WebForms Core Is Now Available on NuGet
WebForms Core on NuGet is a notable niche update for teams still in that ecosystem.
Authentication and authorization best practices in .Net
A practical security refresher that stays relevant for real ASP.NET Core apps.
Why string.Empty and “” Aren’t Always the Same Reference in .NET
A runtime deep dive that explains why string interning assumptions can mislead you.
Memory-Mapped Files for Cross-Process Communication in .NET
Shared-memory communication is worth a look when sockets and pipes are not a fit.
Building a Self-Fixing .NET 10 App with AI Agents
AI agents meet ops here: automating analysis and remediation in a .NET 10 app.
We Almost Shipped a Broken .NET Build Because of NuGet Versions (Here’s What Fixed It)
Dependency version drift is still one of the easiest ways to ship a broken build.
Introduction to Prompt-Driven Development
Prompt-driven development is gaining traction; this is a good primer from the VS Code series.
Everything You Need to Know About List in C#
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Autofac: The IoC Container That Makes Dependency Injection Click
Autofac remains a clear on-ramp when DI concepts need to click.
A clean walkthrough of environment-specific configuration in ASP.NET Core.










