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Explore how to write Architecture Tests with NetArchTest in .NET. Learn how Architecture Tests in .NET improve software quality, enforce and test design rules, prevent technical dept. Architecture Tests enforce clean boundaries, detect unwanted dependencies, and keep your system design under control.
Learn how to solve performance bottlenecks in EF Core in a real-world application when processing thousands of records. How to use BulkInsert, BulkInsertOptimized, and WhereBulkContains methods from Entity Framework Extensions that reduced API response time from 8 seconds to under 500ms in a real production payment system.
Learn what's new in .NET 10 and C# 14. File-based apps, C# Extension Members, Null-Conditional Assignment operator, the field keyword, lambda parameters with modifiers, partial constructors and events. Validation and JSON Patch support in Minimal APIs, Server-Sent Events (SSE), OpenAPI 3.1 Support, What's New in Blazor. EF Core: complex types JSON mapping and struct support, LeftJoin and RightJoin operators, ExecuteUpdate for JSON Columns, Named Query Filters, Regular Lambdas in ExecuteUpdateAsync. Performance improvements in .NET 10
Most APIs claim to be RESTful but miss the critical HATEOAS constraint. Learn what HATEOAS is, why it matters, how to implement it in ASP.NET Core, and when it actually pays off in real-world backend and frontend applications. What is REST and What Are The REST Constraints. Richardson Maturity Model
Learn how to create load tests for microservices Kafka Pipelines with NBomber in C# and .NET. How to create load scenarios, how to run producers, consumers, how to track latency. Learn how to scale background workers, Kafka partitions and run parallel consumers in the load tests. Configure custom metrics like counter and gauge.
Learn why you don't need the Repository pattern with EF Core. This guide explains how EF Core already implements Repository and Unit of Work, shows best practices for using DbContext directly in N-Layered Architecture, Clean Architecture, and Vertical Slice Architecture. Explore EF Core testability with In-Memory DbContext and integration tests. Explores when a custom repository might still be useful
Explore TickerQ, the next-generation .NET job scheduling library built with simplicity and performance in mind, better than Quartz and Hagfire. Get started with TickerQ, integrate it with EF Core, schedule recurring and dynamic jobs, and use its built-in dashboard. TickerQ vs Quartz.NET vs Hangfire.
Discover the top three PDF libraries for .NET developers: IronPDF, QuestPDF, and PuppeteerSharp. Compare features, pricing, and see which works best for your apps. IronPDF is best suited for HTML-to-PDF conversion, compliance with PDF/A and PDF/UA standards, pixel-perfect rendering, editing of PDF documents, and provides security and digital signing. QuestPDF is free for non-commercial use and requires a license for commercial use. Puppeteer-Sharp is primarily a browser automation library first, and not a NET-native PDF SDK.
Discover 5 powerful EF Core NuGet packages that can dramatically improve your .NET applications. Better exception handling in EF Core with EntityFramework.Exceptions. Automatic naming conventions and casing EntityFramework.NamingConventions. Bulk inserts in EF Core with EntityFramework.Extensions. Dynamic queries over LINQ and EF Core - Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.DynamicLinq. Automatic Auditing - Audit.EntityFramework.Core.
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