Minimal APIs, concurrency, and Copilot
This issue covers Minimal APIs, EF Core concurrency, GitHub Copilot modernization, security basics for APIs, and practical performance and GC guidance.
Jasen's top three picks
- 1 From YAML Chaos to C# Clarity: Mattias Karlsson on Cake Build
The Modern .NET Show
Mattias Karlsson’s Cake Build discussion is a good reminder that build tooling can save real time when teams need repeatable automation.
- 2 Just for fun: A survey of write protect notches on floppy disks and other media
Microsoft Dev Blogs
The old write-protect notch survey is pure nostalgia, but it’s also a fun break from the usual feed.
- 3 Vertical slice architecture in .NET
C# Digest
Vertical slice architecture keeps the conversation practical: organize by feature when layers start getting in the way.
Editor's note
I picked a deliberately mixed lineup this time: architecture, tooling, security, and runtime internals all sit side by side. The EF Core concurrency piece and the garbage collection deep dive are especially useful if you build apps that need to stay correct and fast under load. The Cake Build interview and the Copilot modernization post add a nice tooling-and-practice counterbalance.
Today's articles
From YAML Chaos to C# Clarity: Mattias Karlsson on Cake Build
The Modern .NET Show
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 ...
Topics: .NET Core
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Just for fun: A survey of write protect notches on floppy disks and other media
Microsoft Dev Blogs
As you may have noticed, sometimes I waste time
Topics: .NET Core
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Vertical slice architecture in .NET
C# Digest
features over technical layer
Topics: Clean Architecture .NET Core
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Modernize .NET Anywhere with GitHub Copilot
Microsoft Dev Blogs
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...
Topics: .NET Core GitHub Copilot
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Preventing Concurrency Conflicts in EF Core
Code With Trev | Blog
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...
Topics: EF Core Performance
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.NET R&D Digest (February, 2026)
WordPress
This issue includes bits of AI, software development, performance, operating systems, C#, patterns, and of course a lot of .NET.
Topics: .NET Core Performance
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🤖 Try Autopilot (Preview) in #VSCode!
YouTube
Figma MCP for VS Code: Bringing Designs to Life with AI, with Joanna Oikawa | Cozy AI Kitchen
Topics: OpenAI Visual Studio Code
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The Human Scale Problem in Platform Engineering
Microsoft Dev Blogs
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 ...
Topics: ASP.NET Core Azure
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Minimal APIs After the Hype: What Remains When Boilerplate Is Gone?
Bipin Joshi .NET | Thus said a Byte • Insights on .NET and Web Development
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...
Topics: ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs
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C# Performance Optimization Techniques Every Developer Should Know
C# Corner
Boost C# app performance! Master value/reference types, minimize allocations, optimize LINQ, and conquer concurrency. Profile, cache, and choose collections wisely.
Topics: C# Performance
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How to secure ASP.NET Core APIs with Basic Authentication
Round The Code
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...
Topics: ASP.NET Core Authentication
Read articleGarbage Collection Internals in .NET: How Memory Management Really Works
C# Corner
Unlock .NET's garbage collection secrets! Explore generational memory management, LOH behavior, GC modes, and optimization techniques for high-performance C# apps.
Topics: .NET Core Performance
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