Editor's note
I put together another mixed issue with no single theme, just the kind of range that makes the .NET ecosystem useful day to day. The EF Core LINQ piece and the GC-freezing ASP.NET Core article are especially practical if you ship production apps. Damien Bod’s step-up authentication write-up is also a strong security read for teams hardening web flows.
EF Core LINQ, Linux support, and API resilience
Jasen Fici
February 04, 2026
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Jasen's take on today's picks
LINQ in EF Core Explained: From Lambda Expressions to SQL
A useful walkthrough of how EF Core turns LINQ expressions into SQL, which helps when queries behave differently than you expect.
.NET 10 Linux Support: The Definitive Guide for Modern Developers
A timely look at .NET 10 on Linux, with practical guidance for developers evaluating production readiness.
Value vs Reference Types: Why My ASP.NET Core Code Behaved Unexpectedly
A plain-language refresher on value versus reference types, framed through an ASP.NET Core bug that many teams will recognize.
Why My ASP.NET Core API Started Freezing — And It Turned Out to Be Garbage Collection
This GC investigation is a good reminder that “works in dev” can still fall over under real traffic and memory pressure.
7 learnings from Anders Hejlsberg: The architect behind C# and TypeScript
Anders Hejlsberg’s lessons are always worth reading; this one adds historical context and design perspective for C# developers.
Migrating Google Cloud Run to Scaleway: Bringing Your Cloud Infrastructure Back to Europe
A sovereignty-focused migration story that’s more about infrastructure tradeoffs than hype, which makes it especially relevant for European teams.
Extract Pages from Word Documents Using C#
A short, pragmatic C# utility article for extracting pages from Word documents when you don’t need full-file processing.
Repository Pattern in .NET (Simple, Async-Only Guide)
A simple repository-pattern guide that argues for keeping persistence concerns isolated without overcomplicating the codebase.
Prompt Engineering — Zero-Shot, One-Shot, Few-Shot & In-Context Learning
Prompt engineering basics are covered cleanly here, with zero-shot to few-shot distinctions that are useful beyond .NET.
Force step up authentication in web applications
Damien Bod’s step-up auth post is the security standout, showing how to trigger stronger authentication only when the risk demands it.
Zookeeper with C#.NET — A Gentle, Deep, Example‑Driven Guide
A detailed Zookeeper guide in C# for anyone integrating with coordination systems or learning distributed primitives.
Why Enterprises Still Choose Microsoft for Long-Term Software Systems
A high-level enterprise Microsoft overview, useful mainly as a reminder of why Azure and .NET still fit long-term systems well.
REST APIs, Vectors, and AI in SQL Server 2025 | Data Exposed: MVP Edition
A SQL Server 2025 episode that surfaces REST APIs, vectors, and AI in one place, hinting at where the platform is heading.
Designing Resilient ASP.NET Core APIs Using .NET 8 Resilience Pipelines
A resilience-pipelines article that’s immediately relevant for ASP.NET Core teams wanting retries, timeouts, and circuit breakers done right.