✨The .NET Insider – Issue #4

Your Digest of .NET Updates, Tools, and Insights.

Author

Levan Jintcharadze
February 17, 2025

Deep Dive into .NET Updates.

Microsoft.Testing.Platform: Now Supported by All Major .NET Test Frameworks - .NET Blog

All major .NET testing frameworks are now supporting Microsoft.Testing.Platform. Whether you are using Expecto, MSTest, NUnit, TUnit, or xUnit.net, you can now leverage the new testing platform to run your tests.

📝By Amaury Levé

C# Dev Kit Updates: .NET Aspire, Hot Reload, and More! - .NET Blog

The C# Dev Kit for VS Code just got a big upgrade! Better IntelliSense, improved debugging, and smoother project management make coding in VS Code even more powerful for .NET developers.

📝By Wendy Breiding

Visual Studio 2022 v17.13 is Now Available! - Visual Studio Blog

The latest Visual Studio update brings improved Git integration, faster code search, and debugging enhancements. If you're using VS 2022, this is worth checking out!

📝By Mads Kristensen

Announcing Generative AI for Beginners – .NET - .NET Blog

Want to build AI apps in .NET? Microsoft just launched a new beginner-friendly guide on using .NET for generative AI. A great resource if you're curious about AI development!

📝By Pablo Lopes

Deploying ASP.NET Core Applications with Docker—Part 1

Learn how to containerize your ASP.NET Core applications using Docker! This guide walks you through creating Docker images and setting up Dockerfiles.

📝By Assis Zang

Deploying ASP.NET Core Applications with Docker—Part 2

Now that your app is in Docker, let's add a SQL Server database! This post explains how to use Docker Compose to run both your app and database seamlessly.

📝By Assis Zang

Async Best Practices for .NET

David Fowler shares expert tips on writing efficient async code in .NET. Learn how to avoid common mistakes and improve performance!

📝By David Fowler

ASP.NET Core Distributed Tracing

Debugging microservices? This post walks through setting up distributed tracing in ASP.NET Core using OpenTelemetry.

📝By Ricardo Peres

Mastering C# – Pattern Matching | Jesse Liberty

Want to write cleaner, more expressive C# code? This post covers advanced pattern matching techniques to simplify your logic.

📝By Jesse Liberty

C# Enum: Definition and Best Practices - Stackify

Enums are powerful, but misusing them can lead to messy code. Here’s a guide on defining and using enums the right way in C#.

📝By Stackify Team

Using Roslyn to analyze and rewrite code in a solution - Gérald Barré

Automate code refactoring with Roslyn! This tutorial shows how to analyze and modify code programmatically in a .NET solution.

📝By Gérald Barré

Why Tracebit is written in C# | Tracebit

The team behind Tracebit explains why they chose C# for their security product—covering performance, ecosystem, and productivity benefits.

📝By Sam Cox

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