The .NET News Daily Issue #450

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Zero To First Agent (Azure OpenAI) - AI In C# (Microsoft Agent Framework) (X3DYrdlcLf)

https://www.poppastring.com/blog/the-limit-of-software-brain

Software brain, AI backlash, databases, and automation by Nilay Patel on Decoder: I've been calling it software brain, and it's a particular way of seeing the world that fits everything into algorithm...

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/collections-in-net-c-sharp-guide-for-beginners/

Master .NET collections in C#! This beginner's guide covers generic, non-generic, and concurrent collections. Learn to efficiently store and manage data for APIs, databases, caching, and real-time app...

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Get Started With ENTITY FRAMEWORK In C#! (rhtBVESaBp)

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ASP.NET Community Standup - Why Aren't You Using Minimal APIs? (avy3AoSZsS)

https://www.pietschsoft.com/post/2026/05/01/agentic-ai-tools-are-orchestrators-not-magic

The LLM is not doing everything. It is the last 5% of a much larger system.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/governing-mcp-tool-calls-in-dotnet-with-the-agent-governance-toolkit/

AI agents are connecting to real tools — reading files, calling APIs, querying databases — through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The Agent Governance Toolkit (AGT) provides a governance layer for ...

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How I fought Docker networking, timeout traps, and type-mapping demons — and won.

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What are union types?

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The sealed modifier is at the center of many discussions, benchmarks, and articles within the .NET community. Although it is a…

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If your API documentation looks like a naming lottery, your developer experience (DX) is already failing. Consistency isn’t just about…

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Make Cursor AI Debug C# Code In 9 Minutes! (aNGzL7uy5M)

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This article is Part 1 of a two-part series. It covers Sections 1–7 (types through async/Task). Part 2 continues with OOP, generics…