Home Archive Azure Functions, Redis, and C# performance – .NET News Daily Issue #375 (Jan 22, 2026)

Editor's note

I pulled together a pretty mixed bag today: serverless on Azure, hard-nosed performance work, and some platform updates. The Redis and HybridCache piece is especially practical, and the .NET 10/C# 14 note is a useful heads-up for language enthusiasts.

Azure Functions, Redis, and C# performance

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Today's Articles

Part 1: Building Your First Serverless HTTP API on Azure with Azure Functions & FastAPI

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/building-your-first-serverless-http-api-on-azure-with-azure-functions-fastapi/

Introduction This post is Part 1 of the series Serverless Application Development with Azure Functions and Az

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How to Improve Performance in C# Applications

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/how-to-improve-performance-in-c-sharp-applications2/

Boost C# app performance! Learn proven techniques: reduce allocations, use async, optimize data structures, and more. Build faster, scalable, reliable apps.

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What’s new with Azure Repos?

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/whats-new-with-azure-repos/

We thought it was a good time to check in and highlight some of the work happening in Azure Repos. In this post, we’ve covered several recent improvements, along with a preview of features that are co...

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Solving the Distributed Cache Invalidation Problem with Redis and HybridCache

https://www.milanjovanovic.tech/blog/solving-the-distributed-cache-invalidation-problem-with-redis-and-hybridcache

Learn how to solve the distributed cache invalidation problem in .NET 9 by implementing a Redis Pub/Sub backplane to synchronize HybridCache instances across multiple nodes.

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.NET Core APIs for MES Quality Control & Reporting 2026

https://www.faciletechnolab.com//blog/net-core-apis-for-mes-quality-control-reporting-2026/

.NET Core REST APIs for manufacturing MES quality control, defect tracking & automated reporting. Real-time quality metrics, cross-plant analytics & Azure integration blueprints for 2026.

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Collection Performance: High-Performance Collection Randomization in .NET

https://dotnettips.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/collection-performance-high-performance-collection-randomization-in-net/

The article examines shuffling options in .NET 8, highlighting the performance of three APIs: LINQ.Shuffle(), Random.Shuffle(), and RandomNumberGenerator.Shuffle().

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Why .NET Core Still Feels Like the Future of Backend Development

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/why-net-core-still-feels-like-the-future-of-backend-development/

.NET Core remains a top choice for backend development in 2026. Explore its cross-platform capabilities, performance, cloud-native features, and robust security. A future-proof ecosystem!

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.NET 10 and C# 14 — Unbound generic types and nameof

https://henriquesd.medium.com/net-10-and-c-14-unbound-generic-types-and-nameof-b6b64ae1eb9a?source=rss-6c0c2fb74009------2

Before C# 14, if you wanted to get the name of a generic class, like Logger, you could use the nameof operator, but you could not just refer to the class itself, instead, the compiler required you to ...

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Most Downloaded VS Code Extension EVER… and It’s Not Even Close

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/juSissWlmwI

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Mastering the Dotnet Console: A Practical Guide & Project Challenge

https://medium.com/@lowendgaming00/mastering-the-dotnet-console-a-practical-guide-project-challenge-bb06a6eb683c?source=rss------dotnet-5

In an age of complex web frameworks and dazzling mobile UIs, the humble console application remains the best proving ground for backend…

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Result Pattern in C#

https://medium.com/@adrianbailador/result-pattern-in-c-d46d4baee31c?source=rss------csharp-5

Learn how to handle errors without exceptions using a functional approach that makes your code cleaner and more maintainable.

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Multi-tenant Architecture in .NET

https://malshikay.medium.com/multi-tenant-architecture-in-net-329cd645e7ea?source=rss------dotnet-5

Multi-tenant architecture is a software design where a single application instance serves multiple customers, called tenants. Each tenant…

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Managing Feature Flags and Dynamic Configuration in .NET Web App with Azure App Configuration

https://medium.com/@sainitesh/managing-feature-flags-and-dynamic-configuration-in-net-web-app-with-azure-app-configuration-c85ef783ae3b?source=rss------dotnet-5

Have you been curious about feature rollouts — how do you enable features for specific users or toggle something off quickly without…

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Why Choosing the Wrong C# Collection Slowly Breaks Your Code

https://medium.com/@curiosity.orbit/why-choosing-the-wrong-c-collection-slowly-breaks-your-code-00ae2371611b?source=rss------dotnet-5

Choosing the right collection in C# is more than a coding detail — it’s a key design decision that affects your app’s stability…

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The Role of .NET in Modern Enterprise Systems

https://medium.com/@dennis_39505/the-role-of-net-in-modern-enterprise-systems-4c1bea17d75b?source=rss------dotnet-5

Modern enterprises run on complex, interconnected software systems that must be secure, scalable, reliable, and easy to maintain. From…

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Jasen's take on today's picks

Part 1: Building Your First Serverless HTTP API on Azure with Azure Functions & FastAPI

A solid starting point for serverless API work if you’re pairing Azure Functions with Python-friendly FastAPI.

How to Improve Performance in C# Applications

Good practical performance advice here—worth reading before you start guessing where the allocations are coming from.

What’s new with Azure Repos?

Azure Repos keeps getting quieter, useful improvements that teams will notice in day-to-day work.

Solving the Distributed Cache Invalidation Problem with Redis and HybridCache

A real-world look at cache consistency across nodes; this is the kind of problem that shows up in production, not slides.

.NET Core APIs for MES Quality Control & Reporting 2026

Useful if you build line-of-business systems and want a .NET API blueprint around MES reporting.

Collection Performance: High-Performance Collection Randomization in .NET

Nice comparison of shuffle APIs—small topic, but exactly the sort of detail that can matter in hot paths.

Why .NET Core Still Feels Like the Future of Backend Development

A reminder that .NET Core’s appeal is still its mix of performance, security, and cloud readiness.

.NET 10 and C# 14 — Unbound generic types and nameof

Interesting language note for anyone tracking C# 14 and the direction of generic type syntax.

Most Downloaded VS Code Extension EVER… and It’s Not Even Close

Short-form content, but still relevant if you live in VS Code all day.

Result Pattern in C#

The Result pattern is a good alternative when exception-heavy code starts getting noisy.

Multi-tenant Architecture in .NET

Multi-tenancy is one of those architecture choices that looks simple until you have to support upgrades, isolation, and billing.

Managing Feature Flags and Dynamic Configuration in .NET Web App with Azure App Configuration

Feature flags and dynamic config are a practical pairing for safer rollouts in real apps.

Why Choosing the Wrong C# Collection Slowly Breaks Your Code

Collection choice bugs are sneaky—this is a good reminder that the wrong type can become a long-term liability.

The Role of .NET in Modern Enterprise Systems

Enterprise .NET is still about balancing scale, maintainability, and security more than chasing novelty.

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