The .NET News Daily Issue #140

Your Daily Dose of .NET Insights, Tools, and Trends

Tuesday is neither the starting gun of the week nor the hustle of the midweek heap; it's that pivotal track where momentum either wavers or accelerates. Today, let’s press play on the '90s nostalgia and think of it as the "Desert of the Real" for .NET—the essential grounding before the Matrix truly unravels. As seasoned developers, you know the intrigue of what lies beneath: a treasure trove of curated .NET insights awaits to sharpen your Tuesday focus. So, get comfortable, unleash your inner Morpheus, and scroll on.

Today's Articles

GitHub Copilot for Azure DevOps users

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/github-copilot-for-azure-devops-users/

Azure DevOps customers frequently ask us when GitHub Copilot will be available to them. What many don’t realize is that GitHub Copilot for Business is already accessible to all customers, including th...

449: Modernizing .NET Libraries

https://www.mergeconflict.fm/449

Frank is on a journey to update all of his libraries to the latest .NET. Let's talk about why and lessons learned. Follow Us Frank: Twitter, Blog, GitHub James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub Merge Conflict: T...

SingleAsync() vs SingleOrDefaultAync() vs FirstAsync() vs FirstOrDefaultAsync() vs FindAync()

https://ravindradevrani.medium.com/singleasync-vs-singleordefaultaync-vs-firstasync-vs-firstordefaultasync-vs-findaync-e1d150d79e3a

I don’t think there is any need of introduction. Let’s jump to the code section. We coders understand with code more. Let’s understand the… Continue reading on CodeX »

Multithreaded Work Synchronization in C#/.NET — Part 2

https://medium.com/jit-team/multithreaded-work-synchronization-in-c-net-part-2-a565e96f03d7

Deep dive into (thread-safe) concurrent collections use cases and internal implementation in C#/.NET. Continue reading on Jit Team »

Deep Dive HttpClient

https://furkan-dvlp.medium.com/deep-dive-httpclient-3e1c6f0a27a9

Web tabanlı uygulamalar geliştirirken, API’lere ve uzak sunuculara HTTP istekleri göndermek için kullanılan en yaygın araçlardan biri…

AsyncLocal vs ThreadLocal

https://medium.com/@serhiikokhan/asynclocal-vs-threadlocal-e49bd9403c22

Discover the differences between AsyncLocal & ThreadLocal in .NET, their context handling, and best use cases for optimal performance.

Understanding Garbage Collection

https://www.csharp.com/article/understanding-garbage-collection/

Garbage Collection in C# automatically manages memory by clearing expired objects. It uses generations (Gen 0, 1, 2) for optimization. Dispose and Finalize handle resource cleanup, preventing memory l...

What are the origins of the Azure SDK Architecture?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ToFcCM7fvc

.NET 9 Security: Essential Tips to Protect Your Application

https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/net-9-security-essential-tips-to-protect-your-application-56a29d3fa8a3

Continue reading on Write A Catalyst »

Essential Security Practices for .NET Developers: A Comprehensive Guide

https://medium.com/@sevvalkatirci99/essential-security-practices-for-net-developers-a-comprehensive-guide-2119b216b2f1

1. Authentication

[“C#”, “Arrays”, “Lesson”, “part”, “1”]

https://medium.com/@michael71314/c-arrays-lesson-part-1-504c4165c619

Developer’s Cookbook: 10x Dev Series — Development Speed (PART 4 of 8)

https://medium.com/@speedyguzz/developers-cookbook-10x-dev-series-development-speed-part-4-of-8-4bf3c6c91541

.NET Minimal API on Azure App Service

C# Keywords

https://www.csharp.com/blogs/c-sharp-keywords

In this blog, you will learn about C# Keywords.

Diagnosing Memory Leaks in Dockerized .NET Applications with dotMemory

https://medium.com/@davidsilwal/diagnosing-memory-leaks-in-dockerized-net-applications-with-dotmemory-2dd3f5c879e7

In this article, we will explore how to use dotMemory , a memory profiling tool from JetBrains, to diagnose memory leaks in a Dockerized…

Why Your Code is Hanging: Unraveling the “ScriptTimeout” Mystery

https://salimsea.medium.com/why-your-code-is-hanging-unraveling-the-scripttimeout-mystery-c826670381b4

Alright, imagine this: You’re running some ⚡ C# web service methods, and suddenly — 💥 boom! Your app just 💤 hangs like an old-school 🖥️…

DocumentDB is Gaining Momentum in the Open-Source Database World

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/documentdb-is-gaining-momentum-in-the-open-source-database-world/

In the short amount of time since we unveiled DocumentDB, our open-source document database platform powering the vCore based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB, and the feedback has been nothing short of ph...

Save Chat History to Firebase Realtime Database using the .NET MAUI Chat Control

https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/save-chat-to-firebase-database-maui

Learn to save chat messages in the Firebase Realtime Database using the .NET MAUI Chat control. Continue reading on Syncfusion »

Custom Error Handling in ASP.NET Core Web API: A Step-by-Step Guide

https://medium.com/@nagarajvela/custom-error-handling-in-asp-net-core-web-api-a-step-by-step-guide-db6505a759f7

Master Error Tracking, Error Codes, and JSON Logging for Robust ASP.NET Core APIs Continue reading on Towards Dev »

GitHub Copilot Release Party

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzl7RtJZCEE

A practical guide to building a secure peer-to-peer file sharing application with fairly modern C#…

https://medium.com/@jonschdev/a-practical-guide-to-building-a-secure-peer-to-peer-file-sharing-application-with-fairly-modern-c-5435a0370c88

If you’ve ever tried to build a secure file sharing system, you know it’s not as straightforward as it seems. Between encryption…

Deploying Vaultwarden on Docker for Secure Password Management

https://www.csharp.com/article/deploying-vaultwarden-on-docker-for-secure-password-management/

Set up a private, self-hosted Vaultwarden server with Docker. Securely manage your passwords while maintaining complete control over your data.

Deploying WebJobs to Azure Container Apps

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/premier-developer/deploying-webjobs-to-azure-container-apps/

Debjyoti Ganguly walks through the process of migrating existing WebJobs to Azure Container App Jobs, highlighting the benefits and providing practical steps to implement this migration effectively In...

Configuration Provider in .NET Based on Background Service

https://medium.com/@vosarat1995/configuration-provider-in-net-based-on-background-service-b4d8aa1713ad

Connecting ASP .NET Core Configuration System with Dependency Injection enabled IHostedService

Lessons Learned: Locking is Not Equal to Concurrency in Entity Framework

https://medium.com/@vemurivi/lessons-learned-locking-is-not-equal-to-concurrency-in-entity-framework-575ea541974b

Concurrency is a fundamental concept in database management and Entity Framework (EF).