The .NET News Daily Issue #448

https://codewithmukesh.com/blog/cleaning-migrations-efcore/

Learn when and how to clean EF Core 10 migrations. Squash, reset, remove, resolve team conflicts, plus a decision matrix for the right cleanup strategy.

https://medium.com/@support_74639/a-semantic-kernel-alternative-for-net-when-and-why-youd-reach-for-one-a72db71ef400?source=rss------dotnet-5

If you’re building an AI feature in .NET in 2026, the first framework you hear about is Microsoft Semantic Kernel. It’s well-funded…

https://medium.com/@a95yman/async-await-in-production-the-bug-that-only-appeared-under-load-0e351e145be4?source=rss------dotnet-5

The Async/Await Bug That Took Down Our API (And Why Local Tests Didn’t Catch It)

https://codewithmukesh.com/blog/running-migrations-efcore/

Learn 5 ways to apply EF Core 10 migrations: CLI, Migrate(), SQL scripts, migration bundles, and EnsureCreated. Includes a decision matrix and production checklist.

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/integrating-hangfire-into-net-9-applications/

Master background task management in .NET 9 with Hangfire! This tutorial covers setup, job creation, security, monitoring, and best practices for reliable background processing.

https://medium.com/@mohsho10/youre-copying-data-in-c-without-knowing-it-and-it-s-costing-you-35-performance-06bc58127e11?source=rss------csharp-5

(And it’s silently killing your performance)

https://medium.com/@ahmad.sohail/how-to-collaborate-in-c-cooperative-programming-techniques-for-modern-net-teams-9945bc51c8fa?source=rss------dotnet-5

If you’re working in any sizable .NET project, you’ve probably heard someone ask, “How do we collaborate?” — as in, how do we coordinate…

https://medium.com/@ahmad.sohail/getters-in-c-the-essential-guide-for-modern-net-developers-68c601beade2?source=rss------dotnet-5

If you’ve been searching for clear answers on property getters in C# and .NET, you’re not alone. Maybe you’re looking for a deep dive into…

https://medium.com/@a95yman/linq-looks-clean-until-you-care-about-performance-5997a029e13e?source=rss------csharp-5

LINQ is great. Until it isn’t.

https://medium.com/@mitesh_shah/your-logs-are-lying-to-you-practical-structured-logging-for-backend-engineers-2bcf3a4c43ea?source=rss------csharp-5

Structured logging done right for backend engineers, what to log, what to stop logging & why your current logs are probably making life…

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api-versioning-in-dotnet-10-applications/

Learn how to implement API versioning in your .NET 10 applications using OpenAPI for better API management and documentation. The post Combining API versioning with OpenAPI in .NET 10 applications ap...

https://naved-shaikh.medium.com/building-a-modern-event-driven-system-locally-net-10-kinesis-and-localstack-f355b3e1ce78?source=rss------dotnet-5

When designing scalable architectures, we often talk about decoupling services.

https://medium.com/@mahdi.com.haidar/your-program-is-living-a-lie-about-memory-ccf2acec8ae8?source=rss------csharp-5

Everything you think you know about how your process uses RAM is mediated by a beautifully crafted illusion — Virtual Memory.