Hump day has hit, code-wranglers! As our .NET rodeo bucks us into mid-week, take a moment to relish in the symmetry of the journey—and maybe chuckle at your cleverly named variables. Today's handpicked gems traverse the terrain from legacy code lassoing to nuGet package wrangling, all served with a side of syntax sanity. So, saddle up for some mid-week mastery and let the pixels lead the way!
Today's Articles
| PLINQ vs LINQ: Use Cases, and Performance Insights in C# | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/plinq-vs-linq-use-cases-and-performance-insights-in-c-sharp/ Discover the key differences between LINQ and PLINQ in C#, including their syntax, execution models, performance benchmarks, use cases, and when to choose parallelism for processing large datasets eff... | |  | | |
| Sending Your Metrics with OpenTelemetry in .NET | | https://blog.devgenius.io/sending-your-metrics-with-opentelemetry-in-net-a95d75f5108c In the last few posts we installed a Prometheus server, scale it with Thanos/Mimir for horizontal scaling, and wired everything together… Continue reading on Dev Genius » | |  | | |
| Why Your C# Class Should Probably Be a Record (But Isn’t) | | https://medium.com/@mohsho10/why-your-c-class-should-probably-be-a-record-but-isnt-9d34197c591d Let’s get brutally honest: most C# developers useclassout of habit — even whenrecordis a better fit. If your class is: Continue reading on .Net Programming » | |  | | |
| The Ultimate Guide to Design Patterns in C#: Real-World Practices and Code | | https://medium.com/@orbens/the-ultimate-guide-to-design-patterns-in-c-real-world-practices-and-code-dbabd123f5f5?source=rss------dotnet-5 Design patterns are not about memorizing abstract UML diagrams — they’re about recognizing recurring problems and applying structured… | |  | | |
| Creating a "Pooled" Dependency Injection Lifetime in C# 13 | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/creating-a-pooled-dependency-injection-lifetime-in-c-sharp-13/ Discover how Ziggy Rafiq demonstrates how to set up a custom "pooled" dependency injection lifetime in C# 13 using ObjectPool<t> with best practices, DI registration, and high-performance... | | | | |
| Reusable Code Snippets I Copy Into Every New Project | | https://medium.com/@kittikawin_ball/reusable-code-snippets-i-copy-into-every-new-project-c9a759c5468a My personal C# starter pack — proven code snippets that boost productivity and reduce repetitive work. | |  | | |
| Oracle Procedures vs. LINQ for Modern Development | | https://medium.com/@Adem_Korkmaz/oracle-procedures-vs-linq-for-modern-development-f1699a0967ef Navigating the Data Access Spectrum: When to Leverage Oracle Procedures or Embrace LINQ | |  | | |
| How to Implement Code Quality Rules in .NET Core | | https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/how-to-implement-code-quality-rules-in-net-core/ Learn how to enforce consistent coding styles and improve .NET code quality using .editorconfig and Roslyn Analyzers. Discover creating custom analyzers to catch bugs early and maintain clean, scalabl... | | | | |
| Why C# Still Dominates Enterprise Software in 2025 | | https://joever-monceda.medium.com/why-c-still-dominates-enterprise-software-in-2025-894d5994fc2f Built for stability. Evolved for the future. Trusted by enterprises. | |  | | |
| Why Write More Code? Let Extension Methods Do the Work! | | https://medium.com/dot-net-sql-learning/why-write-more-code-let-extension-methods-do-the-work-2ddc7b6237f5 C# programming is a very powerful, versatile programming language. It is used as the foundation of the .NET framework. In C#, one of the… Continue reading on Dot Net, API & SQL Learning » | |  | | |
| Best Practices for Reliable and Secure Error Responses in .NET | | https://medium.com/@vikpoca/best-practices-for-reliable-and-secure-error-responses-in-net-f4b1eb6d8c58 Let’s explore best practices for exception handling in .NET APIs, emphasizing consistency, clarity, security, and maintainability. | |  | | |
| Who Touched My Data? — Effortless Audit Logging in EF Core With a Single Interceptor | | https://medium.com/@michaelmaurice410/who-touched-my-data-effortless-audit-logging-in-ef-core-with-a-single-interceptor-10cce0302a22 What’s the story about? That awkward moment when the CEO asks, “Who deleted the VIP customer last night?” and you have … zero answers. | |  | | |
| Understanding Task.Delay in C# | | https://medium.com/@info_4533/understanding-task-delay-in-c-bce389cd8df7 A Comprehensive Guide | |  | | |
| New AI Features in SQL Server 2025 | | https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/new-ai-features-in-sql-server-2025/ We have some great new AI Features in SQL Server 2025. I also figured a video would be better than reading a blog…. but, you can also read all about it here. | |  | | |
| Building a Resilient API in ASP.NET Core 9 | | https://medium.com/@serasiyasavan14/building-a-resilient-api-in-asp-net-core-9-230605e61b3f?source=rss------dotnet-5 In today’s API-driven world, your app is constantly chatting with third-party services, microservices, or cloud APIs. But networks can be… | |  | | |
| The Truth About Best Practices No One Wants to Admit | | https://medium.com/@movsesaleksanyan7/the-truth-about-best-practices-no-one-wants-to-admit-b5c6b6b7b729 “We followed all the best practices — and still failed.” | |  | | |
| .NET Minimal API Broke FromQuery | | https://medium.com/@vosarat1995/net-minimal-api-broke-fromquery-1326e0aa50b4?source=rss------dotnet-5 .NET 7 Broke It Even Further. Is There Something Instead? | |  | | |
| Upgrading a .NET 6 repo to .NET 9 with GitHub Copilot | | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DulIM7K7T7c | |  | | |
| You’re Probably Misusing `Span` — Here’s How It Can Speed Up Your C# Code Instantly | | https://medium.com/@mohsho10/youre-probably-misusing-span-t-here-s-how-it-can-speed-up-your-c-code-instantly-c87911604a2e “Performance is not an afterthought. It’s a design principle.” And Span<T> is one of the most underutilized performance tools in .NET. | |  | | |
