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2026-06-20 csharp dotnet async

What is ValueTask<T> and when is it worth it?

ValueTask and ValueTask<T> are structs that let an async method return a result without heap-allocating a Task when it completes synchronously. The win is one fewer allocation on hot paths that usually finish without awaiting. The cost is a strict await-once contract. Here is what the type actually is, how it works, and the narrow set of cases where it earns its keep.

2026-06-19 csharp dotnet dotnet-11

What is a source generator and when do I need one?

A plain-language guide to C# source generators: what they actually do, how the IIncrementalGenerator pipeline works, when they beat reflection or T4, and the cases where you should not reach for one. With runnable examples on .NET 11 and C# 14.

2026-06-19 csharp dotnet dotnet-11

What is IAsyncEnumerable<T> and when should I use it?

IAsyncEnumerable<T> is the interface for asynchronous streams: a sequence whose elements arrive over time and each one may require an await. Here is what it actually is, how await foreach and yield drive it, and the rule for when to reach for it over Task<List<T>>.

2026-06-19 dotnet native-aot performance

What is Native AOT and what does it cost you?

Native AOT compiles your .NET app to a single self-contained native binary with no JIT, buying fast startup and a small memory footprint. The price is a C toolchain at build time, slower publishes, per-RID builds, no reflection or Reflection.Emit, mandatory trimming, and no Dynamic PGO. Here is the full ledger.

2026-06-16 blazor dotnet-11 aspnetcore

Blazor static SSR gets [SupplyParameterFromSession] in .NET 11 Preview 5

Reading session state in static server-rendered Blazor meant reaching into HttpContext.Session and serializing by hand. .NET 11 Preview 5 adds [SupplyParameterFromSession] so a component property binds to a session key directly.

2026-06-15 comparison ef-core ef-core-11

AsNoTracking vs AsNoTrackingWithIdentityResolution in EF Core 11: which should you use?

Use AsNoTracking for read-only queries by default. Reach for AsNoTrackingWithIdentityResolution only when the result graph contains the same entity more than once and your code depends on getting a single shared instance back.

2026-06-14 dotnet dotnet-11 ef-core

EF Core 11's New EF1004 Analyzer Catches a Silent Async Mistake

EF Core 11 Preview 5 ships the EF1004 analyzer. It flags ToAsyncEnumerable() on an IQueryable so you do not accidentally enumerate a database query synchronously inside an await foreach.

2026-06-13 dotnet-11 csharp cryptography

X25519 Key Agreement Lands In-Box in .NET 11 Preview 5

.NET 11 Preview 5 adds a first-class X25519DiffieHellman type to System.Security.Cryptography, so you can do Curve25519 key exchange without BouncyCastle or NSec.

2026-06-12 errors csharp dotnet

Fix: The entity type 'X' requires a primary key to be defined in EF Core 11

EF Core can't find a key for your type. Either name a property Id or {Type}Id, add [Key], call HasKey, or - if it is a view or raw SQL result - call HasNoKey.

2026-06-12 dotnet-11 csharp linq

LINQ Gets FullJoin and Selector-Free Joins in .NET 11 Preview 5

.NET 11 Preview 5 adds a brand-new FullJoin operator to LINQ plus tuple-returning overloads for Join, LeftJoin, RightJoin, and GroupJoin that drop the result selector entirely.