System.Text.Json - Curated .NET Articles & Tutorials
Curated .NET news, articles, and tutorials about System.Text.Json, drawn from .NET News Daily issues.
43 curated issues
String vs JSON vs Object in .NET — Why Beginners Get Confused
When I started working with APIs in .NET, this was one of the most confusing things:
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, .NET 10, Native AOT, Performance, Security, Semantic Kernel
Read this issue →Newtonsoft.Json vs System.Text.Json Which Should You Use in .NET?
If you’ve worked with JSON in .NET, you’ve probably seen two different ways to handle it:
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, Azure DevOps, Clean Architecture, Cosmos DB, C#, .NET Framework
Read this issue →Serialization vs Deserialization in .NET — Explained Simply
When I first started working with APIs in .NET, I kept seeing these two terms everywhere:
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Blazor, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, EF Core, Minimal APIs
Read this issue →High-Performance .NET APIs: Zero-Allocation Serialization Explained
1. Real-World Problem Scenario
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Benchmarking, Clean Architecture, C#, .NET 10, .NET Core, Performance, Redis
Read this issue →Copilot CLI in VS Code
.NET 10: System.Text.Json Improvements
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, .NET 10, GitHub Copilot, JWT, OpenAI, Performance, Redis, Visual Studio
Read this issue →Encrypting Properties with System.Text.Json and a TypeInfoResolver Modifier (Part 1)
In this multi-part blog series, we’ll build a reasonably full-featured code base for automatically encrypting/decrypting specific properties on types that are being serialised and deserialised using S...
Issue also covered: .NET Aspire, Azure, C#, .NET 10, .NET 8, .NET Core, GitHub Copilot, SQL Server
Read this issue →Make JSON Fast Again in .NET
System.Text.Json performance patterns: source-gen, Utf8JsonReader, UnsafeRelaxedJsonEscaping, and buffer reuse. Continue reading on Stackademic »
Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, Clean Architecture, C#, Design Patterns, Docker, .NET 10
Read this issue →2 months of lazy debugging JsonSerializationException and finally it was equality comparison
I’ll be honest: I lost two months to this.
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET 10, .NET Core, MediatR, Performance, Security
Read this issue →Mapster + JSON in C#: The Lean Mapping Playbook (with real-world gotchas)
I was debugging a Blazor API at 2 AM when a simple mapping bug made my DTOs look like they were haunted. Spoiler: it wasn’t brujería — it… Continue reading on .Net Programming »
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Blazor, CQRS, C#, Dapper, Domain-Driven Design, .NET 10, .NET 9
Read this issue →System.Text.Json: The Ultimate Weapon for .NET JSON Battles
https://medium.com/@nagarajvela/system-text-json-the-ultimate-weapon-for-net-json-battles-0de69df406fb
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, Azure DevOps, .NET 10, .NET Framework, EF Core, gRPC
Read this issue →The Battle of C# Serializers: BinaryFormatter vs. MessagePack vs. Protobuf (with .NET 8 Benchmarks)
https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/the-battle-of-c-serializers-binaryformatter-vs-messagepack-vs-protobuf-with-net-8-benchmarks-3fe2ba8944c0
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 8, .NET 9, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Performance
Read this issue →Optimizing JSON Serialization in .NET: Newtonsoft.Json vs. System.Text.Json
https://blog.elmah.io/optimizing-json-serialization-in-net-newtonsoft-json-vs-system-text-json/
Issue also covered: .NET Aspire, Azure, Azure Functions, Blazor, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, GitHub Copilot
Read this issue →Choosing Between Newtonsoft.Json and System.Text.Json in .NET Projects
https://medium.com/@rictorres.uyu/choosing-between-newtonsoft-json-and-system-text-json-in-net-projects-0c1abe189891
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Clean Architecture, C#, .NET Core, Event Sourcing, MediatR, Minimal APIs
Read this issue →Explaining System.Text.Json in .NET
https://www.csharp.com/article/explaining-system-text-json-in-net/
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET Core, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI, Performance
Read this issue →Microsoft .NET Code Analysis: Optimizing JSON Serialization with Cached Options
https://dotnettips.wordpress.com/2025/02/26/microsoft-net-code-analysis-optimizing-json-serialization-with-cached-options/
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure Functions, CQRS, C#, .NET 9, .NET Core, EF Core
Read this issue →System.Text.Json vs. Newtonsoft.Json: Which One Should You Use in .NET 9?
https://medium.com/@ashokreddy343/system-text-json-vs-newtonsoft-json-which-one-should-you-use-in-net-9-535b752915ae
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 9, EF Core, Performance
Read this issue →.NET Serialization Smackdown: JSON vs. MessagePack vs. Protobuf — Who Rules Your Bytes?
https://niravinfo.medium.com/net-serialization-smackdown-json-vs-messagepack-vs-protobuf-who-rules-your-bytes-e83027c22cc8
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, .NET Aspire, Authentication, Benchmarking, Blazor, C#, .NET 8, .NET 9
Read this issue →Handling Large JSON in .NET: Strategies to Enhance Performance
https://medium.com/@jeslurrahman/handling-large-json-in-net-strategies-to-enhance-performance-0cd5de4aa32b
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, C#, Design Patterns, Docker
Read this issue →Exploring the .NET Ecosystem: A Visual Mind Map
https://dailydotnettips.com/net-ecosystem-mindmap/
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, Unit Testing, Visual Studio
Read this issue →Newtonsoft.Json vs. System.Text.Json: Picking the Right JSON Serializer for Your .NET Project
https://towardsdev.com/newtonsoft-json-vs-system-text-json-picking-the-right-json-serializer-for-your-net-project-b3f373eb06a3
Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Benchmarking, C#, EF Core, .NET MAUI, Newtonsoft.Json, Performance, SQL Server
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