ASP.NET Core Architecture, EF Core, Background Jobs
Coverage spans microservices, API resilience and versioning, EF Core 10 tuning, background workers, MAUI diagnostics, AI app security, and C# 14.
Jasen's top three picks
- 1 ASP.NET Core Microservices Architecture Guide 2026
Facile Technolab Blog
Good broad primer on decomposition, communication, and deployment trade-offs without pretending microservices are only a code organization exercise.
- 2 Secure AI Applications in ASP.NET Core: Preventing Prompt Injection and Data Leakage
C# Corner
Worth reading if you're adding LLM features to existing web apps and need a grounded checklist for real attack surfaces.
- 3 Integrating Sentry in .NET MAUI with Local File Logging
MSicc's Blog
Nice fit for teams that need diagnostics in privacy-sensitive mobile apps where cloud-only telemetry is not acceptable.
Editor's note
I pulled together a pretty mixed stack today, which is how I like these issues. The microservices architecture guide is a useful practical refresher, and the AI security piece stands out because prompt injection and data leakage are now table-stakes concerns for ASP.NET Core teams. I also liked the cluster of background processing articles since they approach the same problem from architecture, tooling, and anti-pattern angles.
Today's articles
ASP.NET Core Microservices Architecture Guide 2026
Facile Technolab Blog
A practical guide to ASP.NET Core microservices architecture - service decomposition, communication patterns, data isolation, and deployment on Azure.
Topics: ASP.NET Core Azure Design Patterns
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Secure AI Applications in ASP.NET Core: Preventing Prompt Injection and Data Leakage
C# Corner
Secure ASP.NET Core AI apps against prompt injection & data leakage. Learn best practices for LLM security, RAG, and tool access.
Topics: ASP.NET Core OpenAI Security
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Integrating Sentry in .NET MAUI with Local File Logging
MSicc's Blog
Learn how to integrate Sentry into your .NET MAUI app with structured local file logging — enabling full diagnostics even when cloud reporting is disabled. Perfect for privacy-conscious apps and real-...
Topics: Application Insights .NET MAUI Serilog
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Building Resilient .NET APIs with Polly v8
C# Corner
Build robust .NET APIs with Polly v8. Learn to implement retries, timeouts, circuit breakers, and fallbacks for enhanced resilience.
Topics: ASP.NET Core Performance Web API
Read articleStop Manually Creating ASP.NET Core Solution Folders: Introducing BuildQuickPkg
Medium
How I built a lightweight, interactive CLI tool to bring the create-react-app experience to .NET developers.
Topics: ASP.NET Core .NET Core
Read articleVersion-Aware IIIF in .NET: Reading Legacy Manifests and Writing Modern Presentation 3.0
Medium
IIIF manifest version detection, normalization, deterministic output, and the IIIF.POC.VersionLab proof of concept
Topics: Design Patterns .NET Core
Read articleOptimising Email Notifications with Factory Design Pattern in .NET Microservices
C# Corner
Optimize .NET microservice email notifications with Factory Pattern & XSLT for 30+ types, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
Topics: ASP.NET Core Design Patterns
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Machine Learning with ML.NET: Two Practical Series
Medium
Over the past few weeks, I’ve published two article series about Machine Learning with ML.NET, exploring practical AI applications within… Continue reading on .Net Programming »
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API Evolution in ASP.NET Core Without Breaking Clients: Versioning and Compatibility Strategies
C# Corner
Safely evolve ASP.NET Core APIs with versioning strategies, compatibility guidelines, and deprecation planning to avoid breaking clients.
Topics: ASP.NET Core REST API Web API
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Background Processing in ASP.NET Core: Choosing the Right Approach
C# Corner
Master ASP.NET Core background processing! Compare BackgroundService, Hangfire, Quartz.NET, Azure Functions & Service Bus for optimal performance.
Topics: ASP.NET Core Azure Functions Service Bus
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Entity Framework Core 10 Performance Tuning: 25 Production Optimization Techniques
C# Corner
Master EF Core 10 performance! Discover 25 production optimization techniques for faster, scalable .NET data access. Boost your app's speed.
Topics: .NET 10 EF Core Performance
Read articleEF Core Performance Tips for Faster Queries
C# Corner
Boost EF Core performance with essential tips: select only needed columns, use AsNoTracking, filter at DB, avoid N+1, and monitor SQL.
Topics: EF Core Performance
Read articleBackground Processing in ASP.NET Core: Why Task.Run() Isn't the Right Choice
Medium
At some point, almost every ASP.NET Core application needs to do work in the background.
Topics: ASP.NET Core Performance
Read articleThe Day I Realised My Service Had Become a Monster
Medium
It started with a simple request.
Topics: Clean Architecture Solid Principles
Read articleBackground Jobs and Workers in .NET Backend Systems: How to Design Reliable Background Processing
Medium
In Part 1, I wrote about boundaries. In Part 2, I wrote about aggregates and invariants. In Part 3, I wrote about domain events. In Part 4…
Topics: ASP.NET Core Clean Architecture Performance
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Check if an Array Can Represent Preorder Traversal of a BST
C# Corner
Learn how to validate if an array represents a BST's preorder traversal using a stack and lower bound logic. Efficient O(n) solution.
Topics: C#
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Clean Architecture in .NET: Benefits, Trade-Offs, and Common Pitfalls
C# Corner
Master Clean Architecture in .NET: explore benefits, trade-offs, common pitfalls, and best practices for building maintainable, testable applications.
Topics: Clean Architecture .NET Core
Read articleMigrate Legacy ASP.NET Apps to .NET 10
C# Corner
Migrate legacy ASP.NET apps to .NET 10 for improved performance, security, and modern features. Learn the process and best practices.
Topics: ASP.NET Core .NET 10 Security
Read articleEphemeral by design: sub-second live channels over one SignalR hub
Medium
Conference-day polls and Q&A need small events fanned out to whoever is watching the page right now, and persisting them is wrong. Here is…
Topics: ASP.NET Core SignalR
Read article524: A .NET MAUI AI Revolution
Merge Conflict
On episode 524 James and Frank dive into the new .NET MAUI developer stack—covering the MAUI CLI/Maui Doctor that auto-provisions SDKs and emulators, the Maui Sherpa GUI for device/Xcode/provisioning ...
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What's New in C# 14: Features Every .NET Developer Should Know
C# Corner
Discover C# 14's key features: enhanced collection expressions, pattern matching, null safety, and compiler optimizations for .NET developers.
Read articleWhy I Stopped Writing new MyService() in Console Apps and Workers
Medium
DI isn’t an ASP.NET Core feature — it’s a .NET feature. Set it up yourself in a console app or worker, and the magic turns into a tool.
Topics: ASP.NET Core .NET Core
Read articleImplementing Rate Limiting in ASP.NET Core for Secure and Scalable APIs
C# Corner
Secure your ASP.NET Core APIs with rate limiting. Learn to implement fixed window, sliding window, and token bucket strategies for robust protection.
Topics: ASP.NET Core Security Web API
Read article.NET 11 Preview 6 New Features
C# Corner
.NET 11 Preview 6 boosts performance, productivity, and cloud-native dev with JIT, Native AOT, ASP.NET Core, and SDK enhancements.
Topics: ASP.NET Core .NET Core Native AOT
Read articleMastering Channels in C#: Async Producer/Consumer With Backpressure
Medium
From first principles to a production ingestion pipeline: backpressure, completion, and fault propagation done right
Topics: C# Performance
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