Issue #212 of the Code Maze weekly.
Check out what’s new this week and enjoy the read.
.NET and C# Top Picks
- Choosing Between Conditional Statements – If, Switch, and Switch Expression Performance in C# [dotnettips.wordpress.com]
An age-old question – which one is faster and better: if or switch? Read this piece by David McCarter to finally get the answer. - The Only .NET Scheduler You Should Be Using! [www.youtube.com]
If you want to learn which .NET Scheduler Nick Chapsas is talking about and why he thinks it’s the best scheduler in .NET right now, watch his newest video.
Other Great Reads
- Adding .NET Code Coverage to your Azure DevOps pipeline [timdeschryver.dev]
- Secure your container build and publish with .NET 8 [devblogs.microsoft.com]
- Creating a .NET AsciiMath parser and using it in a Markdig extension [andrewlock.net]
- ASP.NET Core Hosting Module with Shadow Copy Not Starting: Separate your Shadow Copy Folders! [weblog.west-wind.com]
- Working with Rust Libraries from C# .NET Applications [khalidabuhakmeh.com]
YouTube
- How .NET Aspire Components Make EVERYTHING Easier! Redis Cache, PostgreSQL, Messaging, & More! [www.youtube.com]
- Class Library Design: Building a Postman Clone Course [www.youtube.com]
- The New Collection Access Feature of C# 13 [www.youtube.com]
- Simple File API Using Azure Blob Storage (running locally) [www.youtube.com]
YouTube Shorts
- MassTransit Consumers explained in 29 seconds [www.youtube.com]
- Have you used the Request Response Messaging Pattern? [www.youtube.com]
- Modular Monolith project structure example [www.youtube.com]
Podcasts
- Antifragility in Software with Barry O’Reilly [www.dotnetrocks.com]
- .NET MAUI: Navigating the Cross-Platform Code Seas with Maddy Montaquila [dotnetcore.show]
- Llama 3 is Here, Spending Time on Environmental Setup and More [www.codingblocks.net]
- Exploring Decentralized Tech with TBD’s Rizel Scarlett [www.youtube.com]
Other Interesting Articles
- Faster searches with property indexes [blog.datalust.co]
Programming & Life
- Is the “AI developer”a threat to jobs – or a marketing stunt? [blog.pragmaticengineer.com]
- 5 Proactive Measures to Survive Job Uncertainty [www.youtube.com]
Weekly Dose of Humor
- REST is good for healing [devhumor.com]
- Computer Engineer vs. Geologist [devhumor.com]
- JavaScript for Babies [devhumor.com]
- Reading tech blogs [devhumor.com]
