.NET 5 is the fastest .NET version ever releases. The engineering team has gone through the runtime and libraries with a fine-toothed comb, optimizing everything from the impacts of the Garbage Collector (GC) to the internals of List<T>. Let’s look at the numbers. TechEmpower Benchmarks In the TechEmpower benchmarks (Round 19/20), .NET 5 performs exceptionally […]
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.NET 5 is Here: The Complete Migration Guide
.NET 5 is the first step in the “One .NET” vision, unifying .NET Core and Mono. It drops the “Core” branding but keeps the Core architecture. This guide covers the migration from .NET Core 3.1, highlighting the breaking changes and performance wins. Project File Changes Update your TFM (Target Framework Moniker). Single File Applications .NET […]
Read more →Azure Cosmos DB Graph API: Modeling Connected Data
While Cosmos DB is known for its document (SQL) API, its Graph API powered by Apache TinkerPop and Gremlin query language is incredibly powerful for connected data. If your data is about relationships – social networks, recommendations, knowledge graphs – the Graph API might be the right choice. When to Use Graph Graph databases excel […]
Read more →gRPC-Web: Bringing gRPC to Browser Applications
gRPC is great for microservices, but browsers don’t support HTTP/2 trailers required for standard gRPC. **gRPC-Web** is the protocol adaptation that makes it possible. In .NET, we can now host gRPC-Web services natively alongside standard gRPC. Configuring .NET Server Client Consumption Key Takeaways No need for an external Envoy proxy anymore (though still valid). Performance […]
Read more →Vite: Lightning Fast Frontend Build Tool
Webpack has dominated the frontend for years, but slow dev server startup times are killing productivity. Enter **Vite** (French for “fast”), created by Evan You (Vue.js creator). It leverages Native ES Modules (ESM) in the browser to offer instant server start. How Vite Woks (vs Webpack) Scaffolding a Project Key Takeaways Instant HMR (Hot Module […]
Read more →Azure Kubernetes Service: Production Best Practices Guide
Running AKS in production requires more than a standard cluster create command. Security, reliability, and observability must be baked in. This guide covers the essential baseline for 2020 deployments. Network Architecture (CNI) Uptime SLA By default, the AKS control plane is free but has no financial SLA. For production, enable **Uptime SLA**. System Node Pools […]
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