The .NET News Daily Issue #379

Your Daily Dose of .NET Insights, Tools, and Trends

Jasen Fici
January 28, 2026

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Today's Articles

Modern Logging in .NET with Serilog

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/modern-logging-in-net-with-serilog/

Implement structured logging in .NET Core with Serilog. Enhance app monitoring using sinks for consoles, files, SQL, and more. Improve debugging and analysis.

An ASP.NET Core + React Template Overview

https://medium.com/@oguzhanagir/an-asp-net-core-react-template-overview-082d880f9934?source=rss------dotnet-5

5 Minimal API myths and the real truth

https://www.roundthecode.com/dotnet-blog/five-minimal-api-myths-and-real-truth

Debunk common Minimal API myths in .NET. Learn about structure, unit testing, validation, authentication, and OpenAPI support for scalable APIs. The page 5 Minimal API myths and the real truth appeare...

Master Dependency Injection in .NET Without Overthinking It

https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/master-dependency-injection-in-net-without-overthinking-it-e965f8d2883b?source=rss------dotnet-5

If you’ve ever prepared for a .NET interview, Dependency Injection almost always shows up. Sometimes, as a definition question. Sometimes… Continue reading on Write A Catalyst »

Angular + ASP.NET Core: Building a Real-Time App with SignalR

https://medium.com/@bisheshdhiman5514/angular-asp-net-core-building-a-real-time-app-with-signalr-52abcde75a09?source=rss------dotnet-5

Introduction

.NET MAUI Apps Architecture and Use Cases

https://medium.com/@cssoftsolutions/net-maui-apps-architecture-and-use-cases-2ef2d6713f3e?source=rss------dotnet-5

Developers love .NET MAUI apps for crafting high-performance solutions across multiple platforms from one codebase.

Azure Boards additional field filters (private preview)

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/azure-boards-additional-field-filters-private-preview/

We’re introducing a limited private preview that allows you to add additional fields as filters on backlog and Kanban boards. This long-requested feature helps teams tailor their views, focus on the w...

Context-Driven Development: Agent Skills for Microsoft Foundry and Azure

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/all-things-azure/context-driven-development-agent-skills-for-microsoft-foundry-and-azure/

Code will be generated, not written. Working with 100+ companies, I have seen this firsthand: most enterprise workloads taking dependencies on AI SDKs are usually net-new microservices. Hardly anyone ...

Factory Method Pattern in C#

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/factory-method-pattern-in-c-sharp/

Learn how to implement the Factory Method Pattern in C# with dependency injection for loosely coupled object creation. Improve code maintainability and extensibility.

Configuring Entities with Fluent API in EF Core - Entity Configuration Best Practices

https://codewithmukesh.com/blog/fluent-api-entity-configuration-efcore/

Entity configuration is where your domain meets the database. Learn Fluent API in EF Core—why it beats Data Annotations for complex scenarios, how to organize configurations with IEntityTypeConfigurat...

10 Reasons to Upgrade to .NET 10

https://antondevtips.com/blog/10-reasons-to-upgrade-to-dotnet-10

Explore reasons to upgrade to .NET 10 and C# 14: Long-Term Support (LTS) Release, Performance improvements in ASP.NET Core and .NET, File-Based Apps, Server-Sent Events (SSE), Extension Members in C#

.NET MAUI Input validation

https://medium.com/@ravenexp0/net-maui-input-validation-2dcc9ae847ab?source=rss------dotnet-5

An overview on how input fields can be validated in .NET MAUI

Making LINQ Fast: A Simple Guide to High-Performance Queries

https://medium.com/@sketch.paintings/making-linq-fast-a-simple-guide-to-high-performance-queries-2324af5b31ff?source=rss------dotnet-5

We’ve all been there: you write a beautiful, one-line LINQ query that feels like a work of art. It’s readable, it’s elegant, and it does…

Why .NET Stops at string.IsNullOrEmpty()

https://medium.com/@shahood.bin.amir/why-net-stops-at-string-isnullorempty-803af9ade96a?source=rss------dotnet-5

Convenience ends where ambiguity begins.