The .NET News Daily Issue #145

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

As you fuel up for another Tuesday of tackling those codebases, let's hit the gears of introspection with our .NET newsletter. Picture this: your .NET projects cruising smoothly down the highway, each bug squashed being just another stop on your road to mastery. From tantalizing APIs to those under-the-hood improvements, today's lineup is set to arm you with the tools for a perfect road trip through the realm of .NET. Buckle up and get ready to navigate the twists and turns of tech insights, all while enjoying the ride.

Today's Articles

Integrating an ASP.NET Core API with a Nuxt Front End: A Step-by-Step Guide

https://techwatching.dev/posts/aspnetcore-with-nuxt

In this article, I will walk you through the process of integrating an ASP.NET Core API with a Nuxt.js front end to have a stack that provides a nice developer experience to build web applications.

xUnit Advanced Features: Fixtures

https://medium.com/@leogjorge/xunit-advanced-features-fixtures-6b0ca4d10469

How to simplify complex integrated tests with Fixtures

The most interesting 4 new features of C# 13

https://cosmin-vladutu.medium.com/the-most-interesting-4-new-features-of-c-13-9edfe151bfa2

Intro

Using MySQL with Entity Framework

https://nodogmablog.bryanhogan.net/2025/02/using-mysql-with-entity-framework/

Download full source code. Over the past few months, I’ve been writing posts about using various databases with .NET and in particular Entity Framework. Not it’s the turn of MySQL. I may be wrong o...

.NET and MongoDB Project Integration with React Frontend & simple MongoDB tuning methods

https://medium.com/@joshi.vignesh/net-and-mongodb-project-integration-with-react-frontend-simple-mongodb-tuning-methods-0e95a7eca2c5

Introduction

.NET 10 Preview 1 is now available!

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-10-preview-1/

Find out about the new features in .NET 10 Preview 1 across the .NET runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET MAUI, and more! The post .NET 10 Preview 1 is now available! appeared firs...

Profiling: An Essential Technique for Every Developer

https://medium.com/@engineer.fjvieira/profiling-an-essential-technique-for-every-developer-ae348e2892e6

Stop wasting time on slow code

.NET Like a Pro: 25 Tips to Enhance Your Productivity

https://medium.com/@Techrat/net-like-a-pro-25-tips-to-enhance-your-productivity-c9fd144a687e

Introduction

.NET Previews Unboxed - .NET 10 Preview 1, C# 14, HybridCache, & More

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VncMk8ryxV8

Understanding HybridCaching in .NET 9.0

https://www.csharp.com/Blogs/understanding-hybridcaching-in-net-90

Caching is essential for optimizing application performance by lowering data retrieval latency and reducing the number of database or API calls. This blog delves into Hybrid Caching in .NET 9.0, cover...

Understanding Bridge Design Pattern

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/understanding-bridge-design-pattern/

This article explains its benefits, use cases, and implementation in C# with a real-world message-sending example using SmsMessageSender and EmailMessageSender.

Azure SQL Database: Scalable & Secure Cloud Solution

https://www.csharp.com/article/azure-sql-database-scalable-secure-cloud-solution/

Azure SQL Database is a fully managed cloud database service by Microsoft, offering high availability, scalability, security, AI-driven performance tuning, automated backups, threat protection, and se...

C#7 Discard (_): Get Rid of Unnecessary Variables!

https://medium.com/womenintechnology/c-7-discard-get-rid-of-unnecessary-variables-caa442871b16

Hello there! Once again, we are examining a feature of C#. In this article, we will examine the Discard feature, which is somewhat old and… Continue reading on Women in Technology »

Understanding MS Rules Engine — Nested Rules — Part 5

https://medium.com/@vamsidogiparthi/understanding-ms-rules-engine-nested-rules-part-5-36439b25291c

Hi Buddy! Welcome back to the part 5 of the MS Rules Engine series. In this article we will be concentrating on how to build simple nested…

ASP.NET Community Standup - HybridCache updates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lApteOAtsM

.NET Aspire 9.1 is here with six great new dashboard features, and more! - .NET Blog

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-aspire-9-1/

NET Aspire 9.1 is here! From enhanced dashboard capabilities like Resource Relationships and Localization Overrides to improved Docker integration and flexible console logs, this release is packed wit...

New Azure Cosmos DB Design Patterns Video Series – Learn, Implement, and Contribute!

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/new-azure-cosmos-db-design-patterns-video-series-learn-implement-and-contribute/

We’re excited to introduce the Azure Cosmos DB Design Patterns video series—your go-to resource for learning how to design scalable, efficient, and cost-effective applications with Azure Cosmos DB. Bu...

Journey 1: RAG and Knowledge Retrieval Fundamentals

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

Mastering C# Automatically Implemented Properties: Simplify Your Code Like a Pro!

https://medium.com/@nagarajvela/mastering-c-automatically-implemented-properties-simplify-your-code-like-a-pro-4971961cf401

Leverage C# Auto-Properties for Cleaner, More Efficient Programming Continue reading on Towards Dev »