Lambda SnapStart for .NET and ORM pitfalls
This issue covers Lambda SnapStart benchmarks, EF Core async mistakes, ASP.NET Core caching, Channels, LINQ providers, and design guidance.
Jasen's top three picks
- 1 AWS Lambda SnapStart for .NET – Cut Cold Starts by 90% (With Benchmarks)
codewithmukesh.com
Big win if Lambda cold starts are hurting you; the benchmarks make the SnapStart payoff concrete.
- 2 MCP Development with FireStore .NET, C# and Gemini CLI
medium.com
A good reality check on EF Core async and ORM habits that can quietly create production bugs.
- 3 Async Pitfalls in EF Core: What Every .NET Developer Needs to Know
medium.com
Channels and the custom queue piece are the kind of performance reads I like: practical, low-level, and immediately useful.
Editor's note
I put together a very mixed lineup today: cloud performance, data-access traps, and a few deep dives into core C# and ASP.NET Core mechanics. The SnapStart piece is especially useful if you’re fighting cold starts, and the EF Core async and mixed-mode ORM articles are good reminders that small data-layer choices can have outsized effects. There’s also practical performance content around Channels and custom queues for anyone tuning throughput.
Today's articles
AWS Lambda SnapStart for .NET – Cut Cold Starts by 90% (With Benchmarks)
codewithmukesh.com
Stop losing users to Lambda cold starts. Learn how to enable SnapStart for .NET functions, use runtime hooks for optimization, and see real benchmark data showing 58-94% faster cold starts.
Topics: Azure Azure Functions Performance
Read articleMCP Development with FireStore .NET, C# and Gemini CLI
medium.com
Leveraging Gemini CLI and the underlying Gemini LLM to build Model Context Protocol (MCP) AI applications with C# deployed to Google Cloud…
Read articleAsync Pitfalls in EF Core: What Every .NET Developer Needs to Know
medium.com
EF Core async methods are powerful tools for building scalable .NET
Topics: EF Core Performance Unit Testing
Read articleYour Codebase, Your Rules
youtube.com
Repository Pattern vs Direct DbContext Usage in .NET
Topics: Design Patterns .NET Core
Read articleBuilding a Custom LINQ Provider in .NET
jordansrowles.medium.com
LINQ providers are one of those dark corners of .NET that most developers never need to touch. And honestly? That’s probably for the best…
Topics: C# Design Patterns Performance
Read articleASP.NET Development Company: Building Secure, Scalable, and High-Performance Web Applications in…
medium.com
In today’s digital-first world, businesses need web applications that are fast, secure, scalable, and future-ready. Microsoft’s ASP.NET…
Topics: ASP.NET Core Security Web API
Read articleSOLID Principles Explained the Way I Wish They Had Been Explained to Me
medium.com
SOLID only started to make sense when I saw real code improving. So in this article, I’m not going to explain SOLID traditional.
Topics: C# Design Patterns Solid Principles
Read articleUnlock Blazing Fast ASP.NET Core APIs with Smart Caching Strategies
nelsonyounus.medium.com
Minimal APIs in .NET 10: Clean, Lightweight, But Are They Really Minimal?
Topics: ASP.NET Core Performance Redis
Read articleChannels in C#
medium.com
Learn how to build high-performance, thread-safe producer-consumer applications using System.Threading.Channels.
Topics: C# .NET Core Performance
Read articleStructQueue: Lightning-Fast C# Queues: No Copies, No Garbage
medium.com
In C#, Queue<T> is the go-to data structure for storing items in a first-in, first-out order. But when we really need ultimate performance…
Topics: C# .NET Core Performance
Read articleThe “Mixed Mode Operations” Anti-Pattern in ORMs
medium.com
When Your Change Tracker and Database Stop Agreeing
Topics: Design Patterns EF Core Security
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