EF Core, Agent Optimization and API Security

Roman to Integer in C#: A Step-by-Step Guide to LeetCode #13

Medium - Pavan pitthdiya

Roman to Integer is a popular beginner-friendly problem on LeetCode. It teaches an important programming concept: sometimes, the value of…

Topics: C#

Resolving HostAbortedException and Table-Sharing Warnings During EF Core Migrations

C# Corner - Sardar Mudassar Ali Khan

Topics: EF Core

Send BoundSocket Instances to Worker Threads in Node.js

C# Corner - Vivek Kumar

Why Does My PC Work Perfectly Until Someone Watches Me Use It?

Microsoft Tech Community - Enzoiev

My PC runs flawlessly when I am alone, but the moment someone stands behind me to watch, it starts lagging, freezing, or behaving strangely. I cannot tell if this is a hardware issue, a performance pr...

Topics: Performance

Why Does My Computer Only Crash When I Am in a Hurry?

Microsoft Tech Community - Lukavis

My computer runs fine when I have plenty of time, but the moment I am rushing to finish something important, it freezes or crashes. It seems like my PC somehow knows I am in a hurry and chooses that e...

Topics: Performance

Pre-authenticated (tempauth) URLs are retiring: move to Microsoft Entra ID tokens before April 1, 2027

Microsoft Dev Blogs - SharePoint team

Starting April 1, 2027, affected Microsoft Graph file APIs will no longer return pre-authenticated URLs. Applications using these APIs must authenticate requests with Microsoft Entra ID access tokens....

Topics: Authentication Authorization Azure

Let Foundry Improve Your Agent: A Practical Guide to the Agent Optimizer

C# Corner - Nithin

Learn how to use Microsoft Foundry's agent optimizer to evaluate agent configurations, generate improvements, compare scores, and apply optimized candidates.

Topics: Azure OpenAI

Building File-Based Apps in .NET: A Complete Guide With Multi-File Support

Medium - Anton Martyniuk

For years, even the smallest C# program required a solution file, a project file, and a folder structure. Continue reading on CodeX »

Topics: C# .NET Core

Cut Agent Token Costs with Toolboxes and Tool Search in Microsoft Foundry

C# Corner - Nithin

Learn how Microsoft Foundry Toolboxes and tool search reduce agent token usage, improve tool selection, and support MCP tools in Python and C#.

Topics: Azure OpenAI

Python 3.15 Reaches Its Final Release: Compatibility Checks for Existing Projects

C# Corner - Ananya Desai

Run MSTest Tests With Native AOT and Trimming Enabled

C# Corner - Saurav Kumar

Topics: AOT Native AOT Unit Testing

Test Apigee Proxies Locally Before Deploying Them to Google Cloud

C# Corner - Nidhi Sharma

Topics: REST API

What is the best disk space analyzer for Windows 10?

Microsoft Tech Community - Mohammedop

My Windows 10 PC has been running low on storage lately, and I'm having a hard time figuring out what's actually taking up all the space. There are a lot of folders and files on the drive, so checking...

When Is the LLM Called?

YapCast – Jesse Liberty

When working with agents (e.g., in Microsoft Agent Framework) it is easy to be confused as to when the LLM is called. Since calling the LLM (and getting responses) costs money (in the form of expended...

Topics: OpenAI

Built-in .NET DI vs. Autofac: When Do You Actually Need a Third-Party Container

Medium - Satyam Pushkar

ASP.NET Core and modern .NET applications include a built-in Dependency Injection (DI) container, Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection…

Topics: ASP.NET Core

Reloading appsettings.json Without Restarting the Application

no dogma blog

Download full source code. I was chatting with a friend about reloading configuration within a .NET application. He was manually running a background worker that read from appsettings.json every few m...

Topics: .NET Core

Store Long-Term AI Agent Memory in AlloyDB and Memorystore for Valkey

C# Corner - Niharika Gupta

Topics: Azure Redis

File History not working in Windows 11 for system backup. Any good alternative?

Microsoft Tech Community - Zioner

I've been trying to use File History on my Windows 11 PC, but it doesn't seem to work properly. Sometimes it fails to back up my files, and other times it doesn't recognize my external drive. What I'm...

Why Does My USB Device Work Only After I Plug It In Three Times?

Microsoft Tech Community - Xatalie

My USB device often fails to connect or appear on my computer the first time I plug it in, but it usually works after I unplug it and try again several times. What might cause this, such as a damaged ...

Topics: Performance

Question about downloading Windows 11 25H2 ISO

Microsoft Tech Community - Kareemiy

Is this possible? The latest one Windows 11 ISO image hosted on Microsoft website is: Windows11_Client_x64_en-us_26300_9457.iso I don't know what is and prefer using Windows 11 25H2 as it is more stab...

BOLA in ASP.NET Core: Why Authenticated Users Can Still Read Someone Else’s Data

Medium - Adrian Bailador

Broken Object Level Authorization is OWASP’s #1 API security risk, and [Authorize] does nothing to stop it.

Topics: ASP.NET Core Authorization Security

On my Windows PC: Troubleshooter That Finds "Nothing Wrong"

Microsoft Tech Community - Leilaoivb

I've been experiencing some frustrating issues on my Windows PC, but whenever I run the built-in troubleshooter, it reports that it finds nothing wrong, even though the problem continues to affect my ...

Optimizing EF Core Performance: No-Tracking, Split Queries, and Compiled Queries

C# Corner - Sardar Mudassar Ali Khan

Learn how to improve EF Core query performance with no-tracking queries, split queries, and compiled queries for read-heavy and high-throughput workloads.

Topics: EF Core Performance

Azure Document Intelligence and Azure Content Understanding: a practical guide

Microsoft Dev Blogs - Chu Lahlou

Document-processing tools can appear straightforward when every input follows a predictable format. Production workloads are rarely that tidy. Invoices arrive in different layouts, contracts hide impo...

Topics: Azure

New family storage limits from 6 TB to only 2 TB

Microsoft Tech Community - mmmmarkn

I’m a little freaked out what I’m going to do with my entire family’s storage. Right now each of my kids and wife use nearly 1 TB for a total of nearly 5 TB. Since they are reducing this to a new “sha...

Topics: Azure