Entity Framework Core 3.1: Performance and LINQ Improvements

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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Azure Landing Zones: Enterprise-Scale Architecture

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: Private Fields and Top-Level Await

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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Terraform 0.12: HCL2 and Provider Improvements

Terraform 0.12 is the biggest update in Terraform’s history, introducing HCL2 (HashiCorp Configuration Language 2). It addresses the major pain points of 0.11: type constraints, complex interpolations, and limited support for loops. This guide demonstrates how to refactor your infrastructure code to leverage the power of HCL2. First-Class Expressions Gone are the ‘${…}’ wrappers for […]

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Azure DevOps: Multi-Stage Pipelines with YAML

The Classic UI pipelines in Azure DevOps are going away. The future is YAML—specifically Multi-Stage Pipelines. This approach allows you to define your Build (CI) and Deployment (CD) processes in a single, version-controlled file stored alongside your code. This guide implements a complete specific end-to-end pipeline for a .NET Core application deploying to Azure Kubernetes […]

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