The .NET News Daily Issue #388

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

Jasen Fici
February 10, 2026

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Today's Articles

JWT Role-Based Authentication & Authorization in .NET

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/jwt-role-based-authentication-authorization-in-net/

Secure your .NET APIs with JWT role-based authentication! This guide covers implementation, common mistakes, and best practices for robust authorization. Learn to lock down endpoints effectively.

Exploring the (underwhelming) System.Diagnostics.Metrics source generators: System.Diagnostics.Metrics APIs - Part 2

https://andrewlock.net/creating-strongly-typed-metics-with-a-source-generator/

In this post I explore the source generators shipped in Microsoft.Extensions.Telemetry.Abstractions, explore the code, and discuss whether I would use them

WPF Memory Leaks: The Static Event Trap that Eats Your RAM

https://medium.com/@CSharpAlchemist/wpf-memory-leaks-the-static-event-trap-that-eats-your-ram-f9b2b8551a6a?source=rss------csharp-5

A visual guide to identifying and fixing memory leaks in .NET applications using Visual Studio Diagnostic Tools.

5 Advanced Async Concepts That Make Sense Once You Understand the Runtime

https://medium.com/codetodeploy/5-advanced-async-concepts-that-make-sense-once-you-understand-the-runtime-a5fa30af8688?source=rss------csharp-5

Why TaskCompletionSource, custom awaiters, and continuations behave the way they do Continue reading on CodeToDeploy »

Command Line Interface Consumer for Kafka in C#

https://nodogmablog.bryanhogan.net/2026/02/command-line-interface-consumer-for-kafka-in-c/

When I started working with Kafka, I installed it locally on Docker and used a combination of the Confluent Command Line Interface (CLI) and C# programs I wrote. One of the CLI tools from Confluent l...

How .NET and Azure create a foundation for enterprise AI

https://medium.com/@bART.Solutions/how-net-and-azure-create-a-foundation-for-enterprise-ai-0af317ebbadd?source=rss------dotnet-5

By the end of 2026, more than 80% of enterprises are expected to have used generative AI APIs/models or deployed GenAI-enabled apps in…

Bulk Operations in EF Core 10: Beyond SaveChanges()

https://medium.com/@adrianbailador/bulk-operations-in-ef-core-10-beyond-savechanges-a916e0745824?source=rss------dotnet-5

When saving 10,000 records takes 30 seconds instead of 30 milliseconds

Implementing Paging for Large Datasets in .NET Applications

https://www.trevoirwilliams.com/implementing-paging-for-large-datasets-in-net-applications/

Today, we're diving into a crucial aspect of building responsive and performant applications: **paging**.

Stop Using AllowAnyOrigin()

https://medium.com/@shreyans_padmani/stop-using-allowanyorigin-4707dfd8c545?source=rss------dotnet-5

AllowAnyOrigin() might look like a quick fix for CORS errors, but it silently opens the door to serious security risks.

Build AI‑Powered .NET Apps with Telerik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWLawDLe_RY

What Writing C# for 5+ Years Taught Me About Simplicity

https://medium.com/@saifullahhakro/what-writing-c-for-5-years-taught-me-about-simplicity-8f071633ba0d?source=rss------dotnet-5

After writing C# professionally for more than five years, I’ve learned that simplicity is not something you start with — it’s something…

The .NET Architecture Trap: Clean, Modular, and Painfully Slow

https://medium.com/@kerimkkara/the-net-architecture-trap-clean-modular-and-painfully-slow-3dcce0862cfd?source=rss------dotnet-5

Modern .NET architecture has a look. If you’ve been in enough code reviews or conference talks, you know it instantly. The solution has…

Integrating Custom Validators for Incoming Request in .NET

https://medium.com/@vlad.ganuscheak/integrating-custom-validators-for-incoming-request-in-net-d6b9169add15?source=rss------dotnet-5

How To Track Entity Changes With EF Core | Audit Logging

https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/how-to-track-entity-changes-with-ef-core-audit-logging-17f00d4acd7b?source=rss------dotnet-5

A Complete Guide to Production-Ready Audit Trails

Serialization & Deserialization in C#

https://medium.com/@shreyans_padmani/serialization-deserialization-in-c-f9fd35596118?source=rss------csharp-5

Serialization in C# converts objects into a format like JSON or XML for storage or transmission, while deserialization reverses this…

Roadmap for AI in Visual Studio (February)

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/roadmap-for-ai-in-visual-studio-february/

After a busy January (catch up here), we're shifting focus to reliability and refinement. This month is about