C# attributes, Aspire, and EF Core tips
A mixed .NET roundup with C# language tips, Minimal APIs, EF Core and Dapper guidance, Blazor, Aspire, memory leaks, and Visual Studio news.
Jasen's top three picks
- 1 C# Attributes You Should Be Using More Often
medium.com
Good reminder that attributes still do real work when used intentionally, not just as decoration.
- 2 Hangfire Integration in .NET 8: A Beginner's Guide
c-sharpcorner.com
A beginner-friendly Hangfire walkthrough for getting background jobs running in .NET 8.
- 3 .Net 9 Web API Minimal API with Entity Framework
c-sharpcorner.com
Minimal APIs plus EF Core is a practical .NET 9 combo for quick, clean web endpoints.
Editor's note
I pulled a deliberately mixed lineup today: beginner-friendly pieces, architecture advice, and a couple of deeper performance reads. The Aspire post stands out for making cloud-native setup feel practical, while the memory leak troubleshooting piece is the kind of article that saves real production time. I also liked the EF Core and Dapper comparisons because they force useful tradeoffs instead of cargo-culting one data access style.
Today's articles
C# Attributes You Should Be Using More Often
medium.com
https://medium.com/@kittikawin_ball/c-attributes-you-should-be-using-more-often-ea10ab5b4089
Topics: C#
Read articleHangfire Integration in .NET 8: A Beginner's Guide
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/hangfire-integration-in-net-8-a-beginners-guide/
Read article.Net 9 Web API Minimal API with Entity Framework
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/net-9-web-api-minimal-api-with-entity-framework/
Topics: .NET 9 EF Core Minimal APIs
Read articleHow I Built a Real-Time Blazor Dashboard Without a Single Line of JavaScript
medium.com
https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/how-i-built-a-real-time-blazor-dashboard-without-a-single-line-of-javascript-37be5ab44d5c
Topics: Blazor
Read articleC# Is Cool Again. You Can’t Avoid It Anymore.
piyushdoorwar.medium.com
https://piyushdoorwar.medium.com/c-is-cool-again-you-cant-avoid-it-anymore-9d2725938dc4
Topics: C#
Read articleMemory Leak Troubleshooting in .NET Core
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/memory-leak-troubleshooting-in-net-core/
Topics: .NET Core Performance
Read articleStop Building Cloud-Native .NET Apps the Hard Way — Meet Aspire
medium.com
https://medium.com/@mohsho10/stop-building-cloud-native-net-apps-the-hard-way-meet-aspire-efbffd250700
Topics: .NET Aspire
Read articleInside Access: Join Us at VS Live! Redmond for a Week of Deep Developer Learning - Visual Studio Blog
devblogs.microsoft.com
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/inside-access-join-us-at-vs-live-redmond-for-a-week-of-deep-developer-learning/
Topics: Visual Studio
Read articleDapper Service vs Entity Framework Core
medium.com
https://medium.com/@shreyans_padmani/dapper-service-vs-entity-framework-core-ae5ddccb8e0d
Read article30+ .NET Best Practices Every Developer Should Know (From Real Projects)
medium.com
https://medium.com/@sunita.rawat.cgi/30-net-best-practices-every-developer-should-know-from-real-projects-7c7569ada0ec
Topics: .NET Core Performance
Read articleWhat I Learned in Week 2 of My C# Journey: Mastering Loops, Ifs, and the Power of Repetition
medium.com
https://medium.com/@danreut_real/what-i-learned-in-week-2-of-my-c-journey-mastering-loops-ifs-and-the-power-of-repetition-9ad198ea3c4b
Topics: C#
Read articleRethinking Large Language Model Architectures: Toward Self-Learning, Language-Grounded, and Data-Efficient AI
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/rethinking-large-language-model-architectures-toward-self-learning-language-gr/
Topics: OpenAI
Read article“EF Core Tracks Everything” — and 5 Other Lies Slowing Down Your App
medium.com
https://medium.com/@yaseer.arafat/ef-core-tracks-everything-and-5-other-lies-slowing-down-your-app-db6b85dcf647
Topics: EF Core Performance
Read articleUnderstanding the .NET Ecosystem
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/understanding-the-net-ecosystem/
Topics: .NET Core
Read article10 .NET Core Features You’re Not Using (But Definitely Should!)
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/10-net-core-features-youre-not-using-but-definitely-should/
Topics: .NET Core
Read articleStrange Behavior of List.Clear() and List.Add() in C#: What Every Developer Should Know
medium.com
https://medium.com/@bhagyarana80/strange-behavior-of-list-clear-and-list-add-in-c-what-every-developer-should-know-2b0d134416de
Topics: C# Performance
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