Kubernetes Operators in .NET: Getting Started

Operators extend Kubernetes with custom domain logic. While usually written in Go, the .NET ecosystem has matured with the `KubeOps` SDK. We can now write C# operators to manage custom resources like `DatabaseCluster` or `TenantNamespace`. The Operator Pattern Defining a CRD in C# The Reconciler Key Takeaways Operators encode operational knowledge into software. The Reconcile […]

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.NET 5 Preview: What’s Coming This November

.NET 5 unifies .NET Core and .NET Framework. Here’s what to expect when it releases in November. The Unification One .NET going forward C# 9 and F# 5 Single BCL across all platforms Top-level programs Records and init-only setters Performance Significant perf improvements in GC, JIT, and libraries. ARM64 support improved. References .NET 5 Preview

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Blazor WebAssembly is GA: Everything You Need to Know

May 2020 marks the long-awaited General Availability of Blazor WebAssembly. This release allows C# developers to build Single Page Applications (SPAs) that run entirely in the browser using standard web technologies—no plugins required. We explore the trimming (linker) improvements and the architecture of a production-ready Blazor Wasm app. The Download Size Challenge Running .NET in […]

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Entity Framework Core 3.1: Performance and LINQ Improvements

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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