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Issue #298

APIs, GC, and C# 14 updates

This issue covers REST APIs, cloud-native .NET, C# 14 field-backed properties, .NET 10 GC changes, and practical performance and MAUI reads.

Jasen's top three picks

  1. 1
    Level Up Your .NET Debugging and Profiling with GitHub Copilot

    c-sharpcorner.com

    Copilot in Visual Studio gets practical here, not hypothetical—nice for anyone trying to speed up debugging.

  2. 2
    Hidden Costs of Boxing in C#: How to Detect and Avoid Them

    blog.elmah.io

    A solid reminder that boxing can still quietly tax hot paths when you’re not watching allocations.

  3. 3
    🔄 Reverse a String Without Using Extra Space

    c-sharpcorner.com

    Good beginner-friendly algorithm practice; straightforward, but worth scanning if you mentor newer devs.

Editor's note

I pulled together a pretty broad mix this time: API fundamentals, runtime performance, modern language features, and a few practical app-building pieces. The .NET 10 GC article and the boxing deep dive are especially useful if you care about where memory costs still hide. I also liked the Minimal API filters and cache stampede pieces because they map straight to day-to-day production code.

Today's articles

Field-backed Properties in C# 14

c-sharpcorner.com

C# 14 introduces field-backed properties, enabling developers to inject logic (validation, normalization) into auto-implemented properties without manual backing fields. The field contextual keyword p...

Topics: C#

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