Editor's note
I kept this one deliberately mixed, which is usually where the best practical reading shows up. The .NET 10 REST API guide stands out for its production-minded coverage of versioning, caching, and Problem Details, while the EF Core Include() piece is the kind of performance warning many teams learn too late. There’s also a notable AI thread here, from Azure OpenAI support workflows to MCP integration and deployment on Azure.
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Jasen's take on today's picks
Building AI-Powered Support Engineers with Azure OpenAI and ASP.NET Core
A practical Azure OpenAI build with real support-engineering framing, not just another chatbot demo.
Building an Inventory & Order Management System in ASP.NET Core (Setup & Core Features) Part 1
Good starter architecture for a line-of-business ASP.NET Core app with familiar CRUD building blocks.
5 Hidden .NET Features Most Developers Still Aren’t Using (With Practical Examples)
These roundup-style feature posts vary, but they can still surface overlooked language and runtime capabilities.
Strong checklist material for teams standardizing APIs on .NET 10, especially around idempotency and error contracts.
Integrating AI with .NET Using the Official MCP C# SDK v1.0
MCP is showing up everywhere now; this is useful if you want the official C# SDK angle.
Design Patterns in C# — Real Enterprise Examples That Actually Work in Production
Helpful when patterns are tied to production tradeoffs instead of textbook diagrams.
Building AI-Powered Knowledge Extraction Pipelines with ASP.NET Core
Interesting document-processing pipeline idea for teams turning unstructured content into searchable knowledge.
Building AI-Enhanced Engineering Metrics Dashboards with Blazor
Blazor plus engineering metrics is a solid combo, and the AI angle may spark dashboard ideas.
How to Programmatically Extract Text from a PDF using C# and a .NET PDF API
Handy utility post if you need text extraction without getting lost in PDF internals.
📖 Building a Web-Based Timesheet Management System in ASP.NET Core
Classic internal app territory: approvals, reporting, auth, and SQL Server in one walkthrough.
From Local to Azure: Deploy Your MCP Server to Production
Useful bridge from local experimentation to an Azure-hosted MCP server.
Five Modern C# Features Every .NET Developer Should Know
A concise refresher on modern C# syntax that working developers actually use.
Stop Wasting CPU Cycles: Where vs. TakeWhile in LINQ
Nice reminder that LINQ operator choice can affect far more than readability.
Make WinUI 3 single instanced in one click
Niche, but valuable for desktop developers who need single-instance behavior without boilerplate.
The Most Expensive 4 Lines of C# I’ve Ever Seen
Exactly the sort of outage post that sticks with you longer than abstract best practices.
Migrating Agentic Code Python -> C# Part 4
Useful for anyone translating agentic patterns into idiomatic C# code.
Simplifying file logging in ASP.NET Core with Serilog
Serilog file logging remains one of those small setup wins that pays back during incidents.
C#: What Is the Repository Pattern for Data Access with Entity Framework?
Repository pattern with EF always invites debate; worth reading for the tradeoff discussion.
The Hidden Cost of Include() in EF Core
A timely warning on eager loading habits that quietly become performance problems.