The .NET News Daily Issue #168

Stop Overcomplicating DDD: Why Modular Monoliths Are the Smarter Choice

https://medium.com/@curiousraj/stop-overcomplicating-ddd-why-modular-monoliths-are-the-smarter-choice-c887e3850fe8

DDD Didn’t Start with Microservices

API Versioning Done Right: How to Avoid Common REST API Mistakes

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/api-versioning-done-right-how-to-avoid-common-rest-api-mistakes-9c2a5eea90e7

A Developer’s Tale of RESTful Redemption Continue reading on .Net Programming »

Introducing the New .NET MAUI Toolbar Control

https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/new-donet-maui-toolbar-control

This blog explains the features of the new .NET MAUI Toolbar control introduced in the 2025 Volume 1 release. Continue reading on Syncfusion »

How to Get Started with .NET Aspire

https://www.csharp.com/article/how-to-get-started-with-net-aspire/

.NET Aspire is a modern framework designed for building cloud-native and microservices-based applications in .NET. It simplifies service orchestration, observability, configuration management, and dep...

Simplify Dependency Injection to Services and Repositories

https://medium.com/@nizzola.dev/simplify-dependency-injection-to-services-and-repositories-caf4c3c2942f

How many times are we writing code and come across that old implementation of dependency injection in the application, defining interface…

40 Essential ASP.NET Concepts Every Developer Must Know [Cheatsheet]

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/40-essential-asp-net-concepts-every-developer-must-know-cheatsheet-d9e09a185895

Master ASP.NET development with these 40 concepts. Improve coding speed, optimize performance, and write maintainable apps. Continue reading on .Net Programming »

Still Debugging .NET Microservices in the Dark? You’re Not Alone.

https://medium.com/turbo-net/still-debugging-net-microservices-in-the-dark-youre-not-alone-f633914d9b80

A real-world guide to structured logging, metrics, and tracing in .NET — plus a link to the full deep dive on Better Programming. Continue reading on Turbo .NET »

Vibe Coding with Latest Visual Studio Preview

https://visualstudiomagazine.com/Articles/2025/03/26/Vibe-Coding-with-Latest-Visual-Studio-Preview.aspx

Microsoft's latest Visual Studio preview facilitates "vibe coding," where developers mainly use GitHub Copilot AI to do all the programming in accordance with spoken or typed instructions.

Back to Basic: Fundamental Data Structure in C# (English Version)

https://naiwaen.debuggingsoft.com/2025/03/back-to-basic-fundamental-data-structure-in-csharp-english-version/

Thai Version (ภาษาไทย): Back to Basic: Fundamental Data Structure in C# (Thai Version) Continue reading on Towards Dev »

Why .NET Developers Age Faster (According to Science I Just Made Up)

https://levelup.gitconnected.com/why-net-developers-age-faster-according-to-science-i-just-made-up-dc61b047f4ef

An absurd look at real developer struggles hidden under layers of syntax sugar and stack traces. Continue reading on Level Up Coding »

Clean Code in .NET 9: Writing Maintainable and Elegant Code

https://medium.com/@Adem_Korkmaz/clean-code-in-net-9-writing-maintainable-and-elegant-code-4a066def8e2a

Writing clean code is not a luxury; it’s a professional habit that separates good developers from great ones.

.NET 9 Coding Standards: Writing Maintainable and Future-Proof Code

https://medium.com/@Adem_Korkmaz/net-9-coding-standards-writing-maintainable-and-future-proof-code-c89f2f49225e

.NET 9 is here, and with it comes new possibilities, performance enhancements, and best practices that every developer should embrace…

Using NSubstitute to implement multiple interfaces

https://medium.com/@alechka/using-nsubstitute-to-implement-multiple-interfaces-e694939cbb87

NSubstitute is an invaluable tool for .NET developers, offering a streamlined approach to creating test doubles for complex systems.

Generating the launch.json and tasks.json files for VS Code

https://nodogmablog.bryanhogan.net/2025/03/generating-the-launch-json-and-tasks-json-files-for-vs-code/

For many years while using VS Code there was a .vscode directory with a tasks.json and a launch.json file. These files were used to configure the build and debug process. I have edited these files to ...

Automating SCD Type 4 in Azure SQL Database with Azure Data Factory

https://www.csharp.com/article/automating-scd-type-4-in-azure-sql-database-with-azure-data-factory/

Learn how to automate Slowly Changing Dimension (SCD) Type 4 implementation in Azure SQL Database using Azure Data Factory.

Introducing Visual Studio Hub

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-hub/

The Visual Studio Hub is here! Keeping up with the latest Visual Studio updates, features, and resources can feel like a full-time job. We’ve heard it time and time again—you want a simpler way to sta...

Improve performance and security using Standard Load Balancer and Standard SKU public IP addresses in Azure DevTest Labs

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/develop-from-the-cloud/improve-performance-and-security-using-standard-load-balancer-and-standard-sku-public-ip-addresses-in-azure-devtest-labs/

We are excited to announce preview of enhancements in Azure DevTest Labs designed to accommodate two upcoming retirements in Azure: Retirement Date Details Azure Basic Load Balancer September 30, 2025...

Exploring new .NET releases with Dev Containers

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-in-dev-container/

Learn how to set up and use dev containers for experimenting with new .NET releases.

What Is agentic RAG?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcjAARvdL7I

Understanding the Difference Between Encryption and Data Masking

https://www.csharp.com/article/understanding-the-difference-between-encryption-and-data-masking/

In today’s digital landscape, protecting sensitive information is a top priority for organizations. Two widely used techniques for securing data are Encryption and Data Masking. This article explores ...