Editor's note
I pulled together a familiar mix here: language fundamentals, web plumbing, architecture, and a few practical tooling pieces. The routing explainer and the Azure queue email system are especially useful if you’re building real services, not just samples. I also liked the compiler-error note for reminding us how much signal is hiding in the build output.
C# Rounding, Routing, and Azure Workflows
Jasen Fici
February 12, 2026
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Jasen's take on today's picks
C# Rounding Demystified: The Ultimate Guide to Rounding Numbers in .NET
Rounding gets treated like trivia until money or reporting is involved; this guide is useful because it focuses on practical .NET behavior, not just math
C# vs Java — Which Language Should You Choose in 2026?
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The Real Difference Between record and class Isn’t About Syntax
The record-vs-class piece is a good reminder that value semantics and intent matter more than the keyword itself.
Claude Code — A Practical Guide to Automating Your Development Workflow
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How We Built an Asynchronous Email Notification System Using Azure Queue Storage and Azure…
The Azure Queue Storage email pipeline is a solid real-world pattern for keeping user-facing requests fast while background delivery does the heavy lifting.
How Routing Works in ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core routing is one of those topics everyone uses daily but few revisit deeply; this walkthrough should help clarify the request pipeline.
Things I Stopped Doing While Building Real-World .NET Software
The “things I stopped doing” post sounds like hard-won .NET advice, which is usually the best kind.
Scheduled jobs using Background Service in .NET
Background Service scheduling remains a simple, reliable option when you need recurring work without adding infrastructure.
Studying compiler error messages closely: Input file paths
Raymond Chen’s compiler-error post is classic: the error message looks mundane until you read it closely enough to find the real bug.
How to Use Cursor for .NET Development: Top 5 Ways Explained
Cursor for .NET development will be most useful to people who already know what good output looks like and want faster iteration.
Adding Licensing to C# Applications: The Easy and Simple Way
Licensing in C# apps is rarely glamorous, but the practical angle here makes it easier to evaluate without overengineering.
Are exceptions exposing vulnerabilities in your .NET App?
Exception handling and information disclosure are tightly linked; this security-focused post is worth reading before your app ships stack traces to users.
Creating .Net Core Microservices using Clean Architecture using .Net 10 & Angular 21
The .NET 10 plus Angular 21 microservices article is ambitious, and the clean-architecture framing will interest teams standardizing new service templates.
How to Organize Helpers Without Breaking Design?
Helper methods can become a design landfill fast, so I appreciate any piece that argues for structure without dogma.
Building Workflows with Branching Logic in .NET (Microsoft Agent Framework)
Microsoft Agent Framework branching workflows point to where AI orchestration is heading: explicit control flow instead of one giant prompt.
How to Set Background Colors and Images in Word Documents Using C#
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