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C# & .NET Developer Blog

In-depth tutorials, tips, and best practices for .NET and modern web development.

.NET2026-07-07

C# 12 Features You'll Actually Use (And The Ones To Ignore)

A developer's honest take on C# 12. Primary constructors are a game-changer, collection expressions are neat, but some features are just noise.

.NET2026-07-06

The Truth About .NET 8 Native AOT: Is It Worth The Hype?

Native AOT in .NET 8 promises instant startups and tiny memory footprints. But here's the catch they don't mention in the keynote.

.NET2026-07-05

Stop Running EF Core Migrations on Startup (And How to Do It Right)

Calling context.Database.Migrate() on startup is a ticking time bomb. Here is how you should actually deploy EF Core migrations to production.

.NET2026-06-20

You're Probably Writing ASP.NET Core Middleware Wrong

Custom middleware in ASP.NET Core is incredibly powerful, but it's dangerously easy to ruin your API's performance or swallow exceptions if you don't know the rules.

.NET2026-06-15

Async/Await in C#: The Deadlocks You Are Probably Creating

Async/await is easy to use, which makes it incredibly easy to use incorrectly. Here are the most common async anti-patterns that will crash your app under load.

.NET2026-06-10

Why Blazor Server is the Ultimate Tool for Real-Time Dashboards

Forget wrestling with React and SignalR hubs. Blazor Server lets you build complex, real-time UI updates with just plain C#.

.NET2026-06-05

Stop Using System.Drawing: Modern Image Manipulation in .NET

System.Drawing.Common is dead on non-Windows platforms. Here are the best modern alternatives for generating and resizing images in .NET.

.NET2026-06-01

Stop Using Records for Everything: C# Classes vs Records

Records in C# are amazing, but they aren't meant to replace every single class in your application. Here's a pragmatic guide on when to use them.

.NET2026-05-20

Dependency Injection in .NET: The Advanced Features You're Ignoring

Everyone knows AddScoped and AddTransient, but the built-in .NET DI container has some powerful advanced features that most developers completely ignore.

.NET2026-05-15

EF Core vs Dapper: Stop Arguing and Just Use Both

The eternal debate between EF Core and Dapper is missing the point. The best architecture for high-performance .NET applications uses them together.

.NET2026-05-10

Why I Ditched Controllers for Minimal APIs (And You Should Too)

Controllers in ASP.NET Core have been the standard for a decade. But Minimal APIs offer superior performance and less boilerplate.

.NET2026-05-01

The N+1 Query Problem: How EF Core is Silently Killing Your App

Your application is fast locally, but crawls in production. The culprit is almost certainly the N+1 query problem. Here is how to fix it.