EF Core 3.1 finally addresses the major criticism of previous versions: the implicit client-side evaluation of LINQ queries. In versions 1.x and 2.x, if EF couldn’t translate a C# expression to SQL, it would silently fetch ALL rows and filter in memory. This caused massive production outages. EF Core 3.1 breaks this behavior by throwing […]
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Azure Landing Zones: Enterprise-Scale Architecture
Moving to the cloud is easy; managing it at scale is hard. “Azure Landing Zones” is the Microsoft-recommended architecture for building a scalable, secure, and compliant foundation. It moves away from the “single subscription” model to a “subscription democratization” model managed by Management Groups and Azure Policy. This guide explores the “Enterprise-Scale” reference architecture. The […]
Read more →TypeScript 3.8: Private Fields and Top-Level Await
TypeScript 3.8 brings one of the most awaited features from the ECMAScript Proposal stage 3: Hash-names for private fields. Unlike the private keyword in TypeScript which is erased at compile time, hard private fields (#field) are enforced by the JavaScript runtime (V8), offering true encapsulation. Hard Private Fields (#) vs ‘private’ Top-Level Await You can […]
Read more →GitHub Actions for .NET: Complete CI/CD Guide
GitHub Actions has rapidly matured since its 2019 launch. For .NET developers, it offers a distinct advantage over Azure DevOps: the workflow lives right next to the code, and the marketplace for actions is exploding. This guide shows how to build a robust CI/CD pipeline for a .NET Core 3.1 Web API, including unit testing, […]
Read more →Blazor WebAssembly Preview: Building Production-Ready SPAs with C# and .NET
Blazor WebAssembly represents Microsoft’s bold vision for web development: write client-side applications in C# instead of JavaScript, running directly in the browser via WebAssembly. In early 2020, with the preview maturing rapidly, enterprises began evaluating Blazor for production scenarios. This comprehensive guide explores architecture patterns, performance optimization, and real-world deployment strategies for Blazor WebAssembly applications. […]
Read more →Azure Synapse Analytics Deep Dive: Serverless SQL
Azure Synapse Analytics’ serverless SQL pool lets you query data lake files with T-SQL. No infrastructure to manage, pay only for queries. Here’s how it works. Query Data Lake with SQL Create External Tables Use Cases Ad-hoc exploration: Query without loading Data transformation: CETAS for ETL Logical data warehouse: Views over lake files Pricing Model […]
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