Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter #489 - Week Ending June 26, 2026

Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter #489 - Week Ending June 26, 2026

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#dotnet11 Preview 5 is here!

The latest release brings updates across C#, the SDK, ASP.NET Core, .NET MAUI, and EF Core.

Highlights:
• New C# closed classes and unions
• Enhanced Blazor validation
• Major .NET MAUI reliability improvements
• SQL Server 2022 as the default EF Core compatibility level

Read more on #InfoQ 👉 https://bit.ly/4xQT38L

#dotnet #SoftwareDevelopment #CSharp #AspNetCore #EFCore #MAUI

This drop shows how IExceptionHandler tidies ASP.NET Core errors with chainable handlers and ProblemDetails. Plus quick hits on Aspire init, Zstandard in .NET 11, and multi-instance deployment. #aspnetcore #dotnet #csharp

.NET drip - Saturday, June 20,...
IExceptionHandler: Global Error Handling Done Right

IExceptionHandler: Global Error Handling Done Right — plus 8 curated .NET links

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Making A Guided Animated Tour for a Blazor App | by Michael Washington

https://blazorhelpwebsite.com/ViewBlogPost/20089

#dotnet #blazor #webdev #aspnetcore #csharp

Making A Guided Animated Tour For A Blazor App

🌿 Part 30 of Modernizing .NET starts the architecture chapter.

First topic: Strangler Fig Architecture.

Don’t rewrite the whole ASP.NET Framework app at once.

✅ Route one feature.
✅ Replace one slice.
✅ Keep fallback.
✅ Delete the legacy path when stable.

https://medium.com/@michael.kopt/modernizing-net-part-30-strangler-fig-architecture-903da2ce1e9a
#dotnet #dotnetcore #aspnet #aspnetcore

🌿 Modernizing .NET — Part 30: Strangler Fig Architecture

How to migrate ASP.NET Framework to ASP.NET Core one safe slice at a time instead of betting on a big rewrite.

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Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter #488 - Week Ending June 19, 2026

Dew Drop Weekly Newsletter #488 - Week Ending June 19, 2026

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⚡ One workshop.
The entire modern ASP.NET Core landscape.

Join Isaac Levin at Nebraska Code() for a practical tour of what's new across the .NET ecosystem.

🔗 https://nebraskacode.amegala.com/

#AspNetCore #DotNet #NebraskaCode #TechWorkshop #DevConference

🧙‍♂️ HttpContext.Current was only step one.

Legacy System.Web code often expects Request.Params, Response.Write, headers, redirects, and connection checks.

🧩 Wrap the old surface
🔌 Delegate to ASP.NET Core
⚠️ Delete the bridge later

#dotnet #dotnetcore #aspnet #aspnetcore
https://medium.com/@michael.kopt/%EF%B8%8F-bonus-modernizing-net-part-29-bonus-round-with-system-web-request-and-response-wrappers-0abdec1bae8b

🧙‍♂️ BONUS! Modernizing .NET — Part 29: Bonus Round with System.Web Request and Response Wrappers

Use HttpRequest and HttpResponse wrappers to keep legacy System.Web code moving during an ASP.NET Core migration.

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Minimal APIs feeling messy? This drop shows how MapGroup and endpoint filters bring order without controllers, plus SIMD-powered CSV parsing and EF Core migration cleanup. #csharp #dotnet #aspnetcore

.NET drip - Saturday, June 13,...
Minimal API Route Groups: Organize Your Endpoints Like a Pro

Minimal API Route Groups: Organize Your Endpoints Like a Pro — plus 7 curated .NET links

.NET Drip