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The .NET News Daily Issue #445

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I Wasted 68 Minutes a Day Re-Explaining My Code. Then I Built auto-memory.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/all-things-azure/i-wasted-68-minutes-a-day-re-explaining-my-code-then-i-built-auto-memory/

~1,900 lines of Python. Zero dependencies. Saves you an hour a day. GitHub → · pip install auto-memory Now give Copilot CLI enhanced context recall. Point it at

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Serving Media from Azure Blob Storage in ASP.NET Core : Downloads, Streaming and Secure Tickets

https://medium.com/@quentinsims89/serving-media-from-azure-blob-storage-in-asp-net-core-downloads-streaming-and-secure-tickets-0e4b9a2410bb?source=rss------csharp-5

Azure Blob Storage is one of those services that quietly underpins a huge number of production systems. It’s where your audio recordings…

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Optimizing Git policy management at scale

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/optimizing-git-policy-management-at-scale/

With just a single improvement in the REST API of Azure DevOps, we achieved a massive reduction in CPU usage and execution time when managing Git policies: 2x less CPU and 10-15x faster execution! Thi...

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C# Dotnet collection internals — List

https://medium.com/@gr.ramesh025/c-dotnet-collection-internals-list-t-49835d6c2a36?source=rss------csharp-5

Its essentially a dynamic array wrapper implented in managed code.

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IEnumerable vs IQueryable

https://rohitsakhare.medium.com/ienumerable-vs-iqueryable-69c727c8d54e?source=rss------dotnet-5

The Difference That Decides Where Your Query Runs

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The simplest way to secure a Minimal API (With Swagger)

https://www.roundthecode.com/dotnet-tutorials/simplest-way-secure-minimal-api-with-swagger

Secure your .NET Minimal API quickly using API key authentication, with full Swagger support for testing and protecting endpoints. The page The simplest way to secure a Minimal API (With Swagger) appe...

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Why Converting Browser HTML to PDF in .NET Is Harder Than You Think

https://medium.com/@pilalojovanitho884/why-converting-browser-html-to-pdf-in-net-is-harder-than-you-think-68a77cd94e8e?source=rss------dotnet-5

You open a web page, inspect the DOM, and think: “I’ll just grab the HTML and convert it to PDF.”

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Remove sign-up from Entra External ID user flows

https://damienbod.com/2026/04/20/remove-sign-up-from-entra-external-id-user-flows/

This article shows how to remove the sign-up flow from Entra External ID user flows. This is required because SMS and Phone validation can be abused by bots to run up costs on the tenant. The bots cre...

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.NET MAUI Engineering Team Live Stream: AI-Powered .NET MAUI Development with MauiDevFlow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhrpjCJw1CY

Join Jakub Florkowski, Shane Neuville, and Gerald Versluis of the .NET MAUI team as we build an app live using MauiDevFlow — an open-source toolkit that gives AI agents eyes and hands inside your runn...

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Extract Word Table Data Using C#

https://medium.com/@natebennett2/extract-word-table-data-using-c-c9f40b92c634?source=rss------csharp-5

In daily office operations and software devlopment, developers often need to extract table data from Word documents for database imports…

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30 .NET Interview Questions Every Developer Should Know (2 Years Exp)

https://developerchandan.medium.com/30-net-interview-questions-every-developer-should-know-2-years-exp-a08a7714af69?source=rss------dotnet-5

Preparing for a mid-level .NET interview? Here are 30 must-know questions on C#, async/await, EF Core, DI, and memory management — with…

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Mastering LINQ in .NET: A Practical Guide for Backend Developers

https://medium.com/@neupanebibek14/mastering-linq-in-net-a-practical-guide-for-backend-developers-c563c51c2cc0?source=rss------csharp-5

If you’re working with C# and .NET, LINQ (Language Integrated Query) is one of the most powerful tools in your toolkit. It allows you to…

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VS Code tip: this is how you should be selecting code

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SStk3FMkL0c

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The Hidden Bottlenecks in .NET Apps That Kill Scalability (And How to Fix Them)

https://medium.com/codetodeploy/the-hidden-bottlenecks-in-net-apps-that-kill-scalability-and-how-to-fix-them-1ad528836fab?source=rss------dotnet-5

Your .NET API works perfectly. Continue reading on CodeToDeploy »

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C# Entity Framework Tutorial | C Sharp Entity Framework Explained | C# Tutorial | Simplilearn (BN2K5qfOQG)

https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMicEFVX3lxTFBvcXZRYWpieHV2TTdneHdUWHVsc2NsNDRCdzh6U1dWTFY3NFltMzgyVlRYWVRzdTg3WG5JYXh5eTREZlFzSlNoNVlxc25MTFNyeTI4aEVWZHgyTDNlZU8zQk5iNUowTXdNYnhOdEc2X0k?oc=5

C# Entity Framework Tutorial | C Sharp Entity Framework Explained | C# Tutorial | Simplilearn (BN2K5qfOQG)

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Instructions vs Skills vs Hooks & More Explained By Copilot Itself | Ep 7 of 8

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

Learn how to build comparison charts, quizzes, and reusable references to better understand when and how to use each feature. 01:20 Using Copilot to learn the differences between Customization feature...

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