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The .NET News Daily Issue #416

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From YAML Chaos to C# Clarity: Mattias Karlsson on Cake Build

https://dotnetcore.show/season-8/from-yaml-chaos-to-csharp-clarity-mattias-karlsson-on-cake-build/

Strategic Technology Consultation Services This episode of The Modern .NET Show is supported, in part, by RJJ Software's Strategic Technology Consultation Services. If you're an SME (Small to Medium ...

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Just for fun: A survey of write protect notches on floppy disks and other media

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260303-00/?p=112104

As you may have noticed, sometimes I waste time

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Vertical slice architecture in .NET

https://csharpdigest.net/newsletters/2219-vertical-slice-architecture-in-net

features over technical layer

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Modernize .NET Anywhere with GitHub Copilot

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/modernize-dotnet-anywhere-with-ghcp/

See how the modernize-dotnet agent helps you assess apps, create upgrade plans, and modernize .NET projects from Visual Studio, VS Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, and GitHub. The post Modernize .NET Anywhe...

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Preventing Concurrency Conflicts in EF Core

https://www.trevoirwilliams.com/preventing-concurrency-conflicts-in-ef-core/

Imagine a web application where multiple users interact with the same data simultaneously. This can lead to a concurrency conflict. Let us explore how you can effectively implement and manage these me...

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.NET R&D Digest (February, 2026)

https://olegkarasik.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/net-rd-digest-february-2026/

This issue includes bits of AI, software development, performance, operating systems, C#, patterns, and of course a lot of .NET.

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🤖 Try Autopilot (Preview) in #VSCode!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GrzR4HYc8i4

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Figma MCP for VS Code: Bringing Designs to Life with AI, with Joanna Oikawa | Cozy AI Kitchen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCu3g2_xqzM

In this episode of Cozy AI Kitchen, Joanna Oikawa (Product Design Lead, VS Code) walks through how Figma MCP connects Figma designs directly to VS Code, enabling faster iteration, live collaboration, ...

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The Human Scale Problem in Platform Engineering

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/all-things-azure/the-human-scale-problem-in-platform-engineering/

We keep doing this thing where we solve a problem, celebrate the victory, then realize we've created three new problems we didn't even know existed. Remember when manually configuring servers was the ...

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Minimal APIs After the Hype: What Remains When Boilerplate Is Gone?

http://www.binaryintellect.net/articles/bb02912b-6f50-4b6a-a91d-38a559064f42.aspx

Minimal APIs are no longer new. The conference talks have ended. The syntax demos no longer draw applause. What remains is not the novelty—but the question they quietly forced us to confront: How much...

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C# Performance Optimization Techniques Every Developer Should Know

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/c-sharp-performance-optimization-techniques-every-developer-should-know/

Boost C# app performance! Master value/reference types, minimize allocations, optimize LINQ, and conquer concurrency. Profile, cache, and choose collections wisely.

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How to secure ASP.NET Core APIs with Basic Authentication

https://www.roundthecode.com/dotnet-tutorials/how-to-secure-asp-net-core-apis-basic-authentication

Learn how to implement Basic Authentication in ASP.NET Core Web APIs with Minimal APIs and controllers, ideal for securing internal APIs. The page How to secure ASP.NET Core APIs with Basic Authentica...

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Garbage Collection Internals in .NET: How Memory Management Really Works

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/garbage-collection-internals-in-net-how-memory-management-really-works/

Unlock .NET's garbage collection secrets! Explore generational memory management, LOH behavior, GC modes, and optimization techniques for high-performance C# apps.

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