When AsNoTracking Makes EF Core Slower
There is a piece of EF Core advice that appears in almost every performance discussion: If the query is read-only, use AsNoTracking(). Its usually good advice. Tracking entities requires EF Core to
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Preventing Broken Object Level Authorisation in ASP.NET Core APIs
An authenticated user calls your API with a valid access token. The token contains the right role and the endpoint requires authorisation. Everything appears secure. The user then changes /claims/8d61
Cutting AI Prompt Tokens by Turning Text into Images with .NET
Sending text to an AI model as an image sounds like it should cost more. The application has to render the text, encode a PNG and send a much larger payload over the network. Yet for the right kind of
The Most Dangerous Line in a .NET Background Worker
Every production system has a few lines of code that look too simple to question.In a .NET background worker, one of them is usually this: while (true) { await DoWorkAsync(); } It looks ok. It lo
High Performance Networking in .NET with Kestrel and YARP
I've continuously sought effective solutions for building high performance applications. Among the various technologies I've worked with, Kestrel and YARP have emerged as powerful tools, particularly when optimising network performance and scalabilit...
