Editor's note
I pulled together a deliberately mixed issue this time: performance, architecture, UI, and runtime updates all landed side by side. The EF Core performance piece and the .NET 10/C# 14 overview are the two I’d expect most readers to open first, while the testing platform and memory articles are solid practical reads.
EF Core performance and .NET 10 changes
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Jasen's take on today's picks
EF Core Is Fast… Until You Use It Wrong (or Right)
Worth a look if you’re tuning queries; the real value is in understanding when EF Core helps and when your usage pattern hurts.
A practical rundown of .NET MAUI crash reporting that’s more useful than a generic Sentry intro.
Interface vs Abstract Class in C# — What They Really Mean [Part 2]
This Blazor piece is opinionated, but it’s useful because it forces a realistic look at framework tradeoffs.
.NET Core vs .NET Framework – Key Differences Explained
Options patterns are easy to misuse; this one should help you pick the right lifetime and behavior.
From Zero to Crash Visibility: Implementing Error Monitoring in .NET MAUI with Sentry
If you care about test tooling, the new Microsoft Testing Platform article is the one to bookmark. The migration from SMTP to MailKit is a

















