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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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 Server vs WebAssembly: Choosing the Right Model
Blazor offers two hosting models: Blazor Server (launched with .NET Core 3.0) and Blazor WebAssembly (Wasm, arriving May 2020). While they share the same component model and Razor syntax, their architectural characteristics are diametrically opposed. This guide dissects the SignalR-based state management of Server vs. the monolithic download of Wasm, helping you decide which fits […]
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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