API scaling, security, and observability
Issue #237 covers API scaling, auth patterns, OpenTelemetry, MAUI, unit testing, EF relationships, and practical .NET AI and MCP posts.
Jasen's top three picks
- 1 Pizza Ordering System C# with Source Code
medium.com
A playful C# pizza app kicks things off, showing how everyday projects still make for solid learning material.
- 2 The “Framework” Library in Companies: Blessing or Curse?
medium.com
The framework-library essay is a good reminder that platform choices can help teams—or quietly trap them.
- 3 Hidden Powers of MERN Stack
c-sharpcorner.com
The MERN comparison is a broad-stack detour, but it still lands useful ideas for developers working across ecosystems.
Editor's note
I pulled together a deliberately mixed lineup this week, from practical API and auth guidance to MAUI, observability, and security work. The OpenTelemetry piece stands out for teams trying to make production behavior visible, and the dnSpy malware analysis post is a useful reminder that .NET knowledge applies beyond app building.
Today's articles
Pizza Ordering System C# with Source Code
medium.com
https://medium.com/@pies052022/pizza-ordering-system-c-with-source-code-0caeb63ac272
Topics: C#
Read articleThe “Framework” Library in Companies: Blessing or Curse?
medium.com
https://medium.com/@MatinGhanbari/the-framework-library-in-companies-blessing-or-curse-e28e0d7c1f0b
Topics: Design Patterns .NET Framework
Read articleHidden Powers of MERN Stack
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/hidden-powers-of-mern-stack/
Topics: .NET Core
Read articleBasic Auth in ASP.NET MVC Web API Using C#.NET
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/basic-auth-in-asp-net-mvc-web-api-using-c-sharp-net/
Topics: ASP.NET Core Authentication Web API
Read articleOpenTelemetry in .NET Applications Observability
medium.com
https://medium.com/@Adem_Korkmaz/opentelemetry-in-net-applications-observability-2a5dea2b42eb
Topics: .NET Core OpenTelemetry
Read articleBuilding Your First MCP Server with .NET
nirajranasinghe.medium.com
https://nirajranasinghe.medium.com/building-your-first-mcp-server-with-net-94eec6d826cb
Read articleBuild a Stunning Book Library App with .NET MAUI ListView — Fast, Flexible & Cross-Platform
syncfusion.com
https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/maui-listview-book-library-app
Topics: .NET MAUI
Read articleYou don’t need SignalR for real-time updates | Server-Sent Events in .NET/C#
medium.com
https://medium.com/@denmaklucky/you-dont-need-signalr-for-real-time-updates-server-sent-events-in-net-c-e032ff5d096e
Topics: ASP.NET Core REST API SignalR
Read articleApplying SOLID in .NET: Principles for Long-Term Codebase Health
blog.stackademic.com
https://blog.stackademic.com/applying-solid-in-net-principles-for-long-term-codebase-health-c45bdaef6c9c
Topics: .NET Core Solid Principles
Read articleSecrets to Scaling .NET APIs: What Microsoft Doesn’t Put in the Docs
medium.com
https://medium.com/@mohsho10/secrets-to-scaling-net-apis-what-microsoft-doesnt-put-in-the-docs-754a24ae3eb8
Topics: ASP.NET Core Performance Web API
Read articleTop 10 .NET Core Best Practices Every Developer Should Know (With Real-World Code Examples Using…
medium.com
https://medium.com/@venkataramanaguptha/top-10-net-core-best-practices-every-developer-should-know-with-real-world-code-examples-using-4e21700e0fe5
Topics: .NET Core Performance
Read articleEntity Framework: Effortless Database Relationships
medium.com
https://medium.com/munchy-bytes/entity-framework-effortless-database-relationships-fd3e0c0332d6
Read articleGuide to ProcessStartInfo in C#:
medium.com
https://medium.com/@info_4533/guide-to-processstartinfo-in-c-1bef2b48877e
Read articlednSpy—Static Analysis of a .NET Malware
medium.com
https://medium.com/@tarunrd77/dnspy-static-analysis-of-a-net-malware-012806424acf
Topics: .NET Framework Security
Read articleCracking the Code of Unit Testing in .NET
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/cracking-the-code-of-unit-testing-in-net
Topics: .NET Core Unit Testing
Read articleJWT Auth in ASP.NET MVC: Secure REST API with C#.NET
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/jwt-auth-in-asp-net-mvc-secure-rest-api-with-c-sharp-net/
Topics: ASP.NET Core JWT REST API
Read articleDependency Injection in Java vs .NET vs Node.js — A Comparative Guide
medium.com
https://medium.com/@maahisoft20/dependency-injection-in-java-vs-net-vs-node-js-a-comparative-guide-b0f081e08a60
Topics: Design Patterns .NET Core
Read articleIntegrating Artificial Intelligence into the .NET Framework
c-sharpcorner.com
https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/integrating-artificial-intelligence-into-the-net-framework/
Topics: .NET Framework OpenAI
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