Health checks, middleware, and MCP in .NET
Issue 179 covers ASP.NET Core health checks and middleware, C# shortcuts and nameof, design patterns, .NET 10 Preview 3, MCP, and security notes.
Jasen's top three picks
- 1 Mastering Health Checks in .NET Core 8: A Complete Guide with Real-World Examples
medium.com
A practical walkthrough of health checks in .NET 8, with examples that should help you wire up better service diagnostics fast.
- 2 An Efficient Way To Process Large Files
learn-code-learn.medium.com
A useful angle on file processing when you need to avoid loading everything into memory at once.
- 3 15 C# Shorthand Techniques Every Developer Should Know to Boost Productivity
medium.com
Short C# techniques can save time daily, and this list is the kind of reference people end up bookmarking.
Editor's note
I pulled together a very mixed issue this time: practical ASP.NET Core guidance, language tips, and a few forward-looking AI pieces. The health checks article is a solid operations refresher, while the MCP posts are worth a look if you’re tracking where .NET tooling is headed next.
Today's articles
Mastering Health Checks in .NET Core 8: A Complete Guide with Real-World Examples
medium.com
https://medium.com/@ashokreddy343/mastering-health-checks-in-net-core-8-a-complete-guide-with-real-world-examples-e52b47dea317
Topics: ASP.NET Core .NET 8
Read articleAn Efficient Way To Process Large Files
learn-code-learn.medium.com
https://learn-code-learn.medium.com/an-efficient-way-to-process-large-files-d64144712c97
Topics: .NET Core Performance
Read article15 C# Shorthand Techniques Every Developer Should Know to Boost Productivity
medium.com
https://medium.com/@ashokreddy343/15-c-shorthand-techniques-every-developer-should-know-to-boost-productivity-09543a724d48
Topics: C#
Read articleChain of Responsibility Design Pattern in .NET
medium.com
https://medium.com/teknopost/chain-of-responsibility-design-pattern-in-net-f7aed0b1d2ca
Topics: Design Patterns .NET Core
Read articleThe Ultimate 18-Week Roadmap to Becoming a Senior Backend Engineer (C# Edition)
medium.com
https://medium.com/@shadeed.1990/the-ultimate-18-week-roadmap-to-becoming-a-senior-backend-engineer-c-edition-0e0c9f76822a
Read articleMediatR Alternative — Wolverine
thecodeman.net
https://thecodeman.net/posts/mediatr-alternative-wolverine
Topics: MediatR
Read articleMiddleware in ASP.NET Core
medium.com
https://medium.com/we-are-developers/middleware-in-asp-net-core-c94d82dc3ef6
Topics: ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs
Read articlenameof in C#: The Tiny Keyword That Solves Big Problems
medium.com
https://medium.com/@nagarajvela/nameof-in-c-the-tiny-keyword-that-solves-big-problems-28b767343f25
Topics: C#
Read articleThe true power of the Decorator Pattern | How to build a lightweight service in ASP.NET Core
medium.com
https://medium.com/@denmaklucky/the-true-power-of-the-decorator-pattern-how-to-build-a-lightweight-service-in-asp-net-core-0737478a804b
Topics: ASP.NET Core Design Patterns
Read articleDevNetNoord Talks
blog.wildermuth.com
https://blog.wildermuth.com/2025/04/13/devnetnoord-talks/
Topics: .NET Core
Read articleC# Output: How to Talk to the Console (Properly)
medium.com
https://medium.com/@fulton_shaun/c-output-how-to-talk-to-the-console-properly-82d9e10e7b89
Topics: C#
Read articleBuilding a Stock Market API with FastAPI and Python
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/building-a-stock-market-api-with-fastapi-and-python/
Topics: .NET Core
Read articleAsync vs Sync
medium.com
https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/async-vs-sync-034b8d4f266a
Topics: Performance
Read articleAI isn’t Ready to Directly Replace Programmers (April 2025)
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/ai-isnt-ready-to-directly-replace-programmers-april-2025/
Topics: Security
Read article.NET 10 Preview 3 is now available!
devblogs.microsoft.com
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-10-preview-3/
Topics: .NET 10
Read articleC# Singleton Pattern: One Instance to Rule Them All
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/c-sharp-singleton-pattern-one-instance-to-rule-them-all/
Topics: C# Design Patterns
Read articleBuilding a Face Detection System with .NET 9
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/building-a-face-detection-system-with-net-9/
Read articleCalling MCP Servers in C# with Microsoft.Extensions.AI
markheath.net
https://markheath.net/post/2025/4/14/calling-mcp-server-microsoft-extensions-ai
Topics: OpenAI Semantic Kernel
Read articleC# Made Me Like Programming — Here’s Why
medium.com
https://medium.com/@fulton_shaun/c-made-me-like-programming-heres-why-fd4e8db4457f
Topics: C#
Read articleThe Only 3 Videos You Need to Get Started with MCP!
youtube.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRfOiB0Im64
Topics: OpenAI
Read articleVibe-coding for security
textslashplain.com
https://textslashplain.com/2025/04/15/vibe-coding-for-security/
Topics: Security
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