.NET Drip

Gerald Versluis and @davidortinau.com host the .NET MAUI Community Standup live from MAUI Day London where they discuss various topics, including control customization, build times, and the platform's future.

#dotnet #csharp #maui

Microsoft Ships OData .NET (ODL) 9.0.0 Preview 3: Safety, Modern APIs, and Spec Compliance Microsoft released OData .NET (ODL) 9.0.0 Preview 3, the latest preview iteration of the OData .NET client and core libraries, continuing the modernisation effort of the library. This preview focuses ...

OData .NET 9 preview tightens null handling, enforces structured JSON, and trims legacy APIs for a leaner client. Useful context for teams moving off 8.x or targeting .NET 8 to 10.

#dotnet #odata #csharp

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.NET MAUI v10.0.31 SR3.1 Release

.NET MAUI 10.0.31 lands with a patch bump and a revert of the Android SafeAreaEdges Container fix that could reintroduce label overlap near the status bar. Small release, important detail for mobile UI polish.

#dotnet #maui #android

.NET Rocks! host @jasonbock.net to unpack real world wins and gotchas with .NET source generators like regex and P/Invoke, plus how to judge when they are worth it. Practical heuristics to find wins without nicking build times.

#dotnet #csharp #roslyn

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Microsoft Agent Framework for .NET v1.0.0-preview.260205.1 Release

New Agent Framework preview for .NET lands with cleaner session APIs, AgentRunContext, better workflow fidelity, and a shift to source generation, plus fresh Anthropic samples. Fewer footguns, more sturdy C# agents.

#dotnet #csharp #ai

The Modern .NET Show – Jody Donetti on Creating FusionCache and Collaboratingwith Microsoft on HybridCache

FusionCache meets Microsoft's HybridCache in a practical tour of multi-level caching for .NET that tames cache stampedes and scales from memory to Redis without code churn. Real patterns, real tradeoffs, real performance wins.

#dotnet #csharp #caching

File logging in ASP.NET Core made easy with Serilog

Set up Serilog file logging in ASP.NET Core the right way, with rolling files, a clean output template, and ILogger in Minimal APIs. Learn why only Microsoft logs show up and fix it with MinimumLevel overrides.

#aspnetcore #serilog #dotnet

Implementing Level of Authentication (LoA) with ASP.NET Core Identity and Duende

Damien Bowden demonstrates how to make your .NET apps care about how users authenticated by implementing Level of Authentication with ASP.NET Core Identity and Duende.

#dotnet #aspnetcore #blazor

Solving Message Ordering from First Principles

Per aggregate beats global ordering. From Outbox and competing consumers to sagas that keep workflows correct and scalable in .NET, Milan maps the path you actually need.

#dotnet #csharp

Exploring Marshal Methods in .NET MAUI

Marshal methods in .NET MAUI get real-world upgrades in .NET 10: quicker Android startup and a way to handle nonstandard Maven filenames. A quick tour of the bridge between C# and native code plus settings that can save you from slow launches.

#dotnet #maui #android

Implementing A2A protocol in NET: A Practical Guide

An A2A compliant agent in .NET 8 with ASP.NET Core, featuring a currency agent sample and a client walkthrough, shows how Agent Cards, Tasks, and Parts make multi agent messaging predictable. Mariyam Ashai packed this post with field tested tips for real workflows.

#dotnet #csharp #ai

What's New with APIs in .NET 10: Taking a Look at Real Improvements

Dave Brock shares real improvements for everyday APIs in .NET 10: Minimal API validation, OpenAPI 3.1, EF Core named filters and SSE, plus C# 14 niceties that cut noise. Grounded in a real order management sample

#dotnet #csharp #aspnetcore

Generative AI with Large Language Models in C# in 2026

Looking for a practical mental model of LLMs in C#? Jeremy Likness shows how prompts, embeddings, RAG, and MCP fit together and how GitHub Models, Foundry, and Ollama plug into Microsoft Extensions for AI with a unified IChatClient.

#dotnet #csharp #genai

MewUI - A lightweight code-first .NET UI toolkit focused on fluent C# markup and NativeAOT-friendly

MewUI is a code-first .NET GUI library targeting NativeAOT with fluent C# markup and tiny exe sizes. AOT-friendly bindings and multiple backends make it a neat option for fast desktop tools.

#csharp #dotnet #nativeaot

DevExpress Blazor AI Chat Agent2Agent (A2A) Protocol Integration

Plug A2A compliant agents into a Blazor chat with a tiny adapter and switch between them at runtime. Dmitry Tokmachev gives us a multi-agent ASP.NET Core sample, streaming responses, and protocol checks.

#blazor #dotnet #ai

Visualizing Geo-Spatial Data in .NET MAUI with Interactive Charts and Maps

Build a .NET MAUI geo-analytics dashboard where map clicks update KPIs and charts in real time using MVVM and Syncfusion controls. EV adoption data becomes crisp insights with XAML and C# bindings.

#dotnetmaui #csharp

Choosing the Right .NET MAUI Picker: Date, Time, and Lists Made Simple

Picking between .NET MAUI date, time, and list pickers does not have to be guesswork. A simple decision guide with MVVM tips, cascading lists, and a GitHub sample.

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How does Aspire expose resource connection info to the Azure Functions runtime?

Aspire makes Azure Functions and client libraries agree on connection settings with IResourceWithAzureFunctionsConfig and a smarter WithReference. Emulator or Azure identity, it smooths the config so you can ship.

#dotnet #azure #dotnetaspire

Simple OCR and NER Feature Extraction in C# with ONNX

Skip the LLM for entity extraction. This post walks through Tesseract OCR plus BERT NER in C# with ONNX to get fast, private, deterministic entities from scanned text. #csharp #dotnet #onnx

ReSharper and Rider 2025.3.2 Updates Out Now!

Rider and ReSharper 2025.3.2 ship with ACP agent registry support and pragmatic fixes that make Hot Reload, MAUI, and multi-targeted builds behave. Fewer false positives and smarter inspections for C# 14 extension members.

#dotnet #rider #resharper

Building Resilient APIs with the Retry Pattern

Make your ASP.NET Core APIs a little tougher. This post shows Polly 8 retries with exponential backoff and a clean IHttpClientFactory setup in a real sample.

#dotnet #aspnetcore #polly

Encrypting Properties with System.Text.Json and a TypeInfoResolver Modifier(Part 1)

Mark the fields that matter and let a TypeInfoResolver modifier quietly encrypt them during System.Text.Json serialization, no custom converters required. Foundation today, Azure Key Vault and crypto shredding on deck.

#dotnet #csharp

Reporting for duty: the story of IPipelineActivityReporter

From a mouthful of an interface to a tidy IPipelineActivityReporter, Safia Abdalla shows how Aspire reports deployment progress concurrently with clean CLI and CI logs. Handy patterns for steps, tasks, channels, and Markdown inside pipelines.

#dotnet #csharp #aspire

Named Global Query Filters Were Updated in EF Core 10

EF Core 10 brings named query filters so you can combine soft delete and multi tenant rules, then ignore one by name when needed. Practical C# examples keep your data access clean and predictable.

#efcore #csharp #dotnet

How to: NuGet local feeds

Keep private packages private and your builds fast with local NuGet feeds. Includes a simple publisher tool plus a Dapper DateOnly and TimeOnly example.

#csharp #dotnet #nuget

Blazor Components Now Run Directly Inside XAML Applications

Blazor inside XAML is here with OpenSilver 3.3, bringing inline Razor, .razor files, and MVVM friendly bindings to your existing C# code. Great for incremental WPF modernization with .NET 10 support and a bigger component toolbox.

#dotnet #csharp #blazor

EF Core MongoDB Queryable Encryption and Vector Search Explained

Encrypt it and still query it, plus add semantic search, all from EF Core. MongoDB's provider now supports Queryable Encryption and Vector Search with straightforward LINQ APIs.

#efcore #mongodb #dotnet

Environment-based Configuration in ASP.NET Core

Tame ASP.NET Core config the smart way - appsettings, env vars, User Secrets, launch profiles, and the double underscore trick. Tips for Options, Docker, and Azure make it production ready.

#aspnetcore #dotnet #configuration

New in .NET 10 and C# 14: EF Core 10's Faster Production Queries

EF Core 10 on .NET 10 turns the same queries into faster ones, with measured 25 to 50 percent gains in a real benchmark. Covers the why behind the speedup and the tiny code tweaks that help.

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EF Core Lazy Loading Performance Gotcha

Using ILazyLoader with EF Core? Mark Heath shows how calling Add too early can trigger useless queries and shares an easy timing fix.

#efcore #dotnet #csharp