{"id":3554,"date":"2026-07-12T04:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucumandevelopers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/12\/dotinsights-july-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T04:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:23:14","slug":"dotinsights-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucumandevelopers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/12\/dotinsights-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"dotInsights | July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Did you know? <\/strong>The using<\/code> keyword has two completely different meanings. You can use it to import classes from different namespaces at the top of a file, or to ensure deterministic cleanup in a method body. It\u2019s not the only keyword that has multiple meanings. See how many you can think of.<\/p>\n

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Welcome to dotInsights by JetBrains!<\/strong> This newsletter is the home for recent .NET and software development related information.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd17 Links<\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s the latest from the developer community.<\/p>\n

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  1. The new Visual Studio Solution File Format: Goodbye .SLN, Welcome .SLNX!<\/a> \u2013 Thomas Claudius Huber<\/li>\n
  2. Epic Games Announces Lore Open-Source Version Control System \u2013 Phoronix<\/a> \u2013 Michael Larabel<\/li>\n
  3. New features and Roslyn analyzers for Meziantou.Framework.FullPath<\/a> \u2013 G\u00e9rald Barr\u00e9<\/li>\n
  4. Discriminated unions in C# and .NET 11 (for real this time)<\/a> \u2013 Maarten Balliauw<\/li>\n
  5. C#10 The field keyword \u2013 DEV Community<\/a> \u2013 Karen Payne<\/li>\n
  6. Introducing the Field Guide to Grid Lanes | WebKit<\/a> \u2013 Jen Simmons<\/li>\n
  7. AI Agentic Harness Demystified<\/a> \u2013 Sam Basu<\/li>\n
  8. Introducing the State of AI Coding 2026<\/a> \u2013 Jim Young<\/li>\n
  9. What If The Real Key To AI Coding Is Old-Fashioned & Boring?<\/a> \u2013 Jason Gorman<\/li>\n
  10. Safely injecting a JSON configuration object into a Razor Page<\/a> \u2013 Bart Wullems<\/li>\n
  11. Building Dapr Workflows in .NET With Aspire<\/a> \u2013 Milan Jovanovi\u0107<\/li>\n
  12. Your API is Already an MCP Server \u2013 ShiftMag<\/a> \u2013 Marin Paveli\u0107<\/li>\n
  13. Why Isn\u2019t My 3D View Transition Working? | CSS-Tricks<\/a> \u2013 Sunkanmi Fafowora<\/li>\n
  14. Your Diverse API Toolbox<\/a> \u2013 Kin Lane<\/li>\n
  15. How can I schedule work on a thread pool with low latency?<\/a> \u2013 Raymond Chen<\/li>\n
  16. A message queue bought us time<\/a> \u2013 Daniel Marbach<\/li>\n
  17. .NET CLI tools in the AI fury or how to guide agents during production investigations<\/a> \u2013 Christophe Nasarre<\/li>\n
  18. Implement the Device Authorization Flow in a C# Console App<\/a> \u2013 Andrea Chiarelli<\/li>\n
  19. Simplifying file logging in ASP.NET Core with Serilog<\/a> \u2013 Ali Hamza Ansari<\/li>\n
  20. How Duende IdentityServer Filters Claims (And Why It Matters)<\/a> \u2013 Khalid Abuhakmeh and Maarten Balliauw<\/li>\n
  21. Ship your C# MCP Server as a one-click bundle with MCPB<\/a> \u2013 Bart Wullems<\/li>\n
  22. Implementing a custom GitHub token broker<\/a> \u2013 Martin Costello<\/li>\n
  23. Turn messy production code into a useful benchmark<\/a> \u2013 Daniel Marbach<\/li>\n
  24. What are git worktrees, and why should I use them? \u2013 The GitHub Blog<\/a> \u2013 Cassidy Williams<\/li>\n
  25. Compile-time feature flags in C# using IL weaving and a Roslyn analyzer<\/a> \u2013 Scott<\/li>\n
  26. Improving C# Safety Without Turning It Into Rust<\/a> \u2013 Mike James<\/li>\n
  27. BulkMerge (Upsert) in EF Core: How to Insert-or-Update Without the Headache<\/a> \u2013 Chris Woodruff<\/li>\n
  28. .NET 11 Preview 5: Brings File-Based App Improvements, New C# Features, and a Blazor Validation Wave \u2013 InfoQ<\/a> \u2013 Almir Vuk<\/li>\n
  29. EF Core vs Dapper in .NET: When to Use Each<\/a> \u2013 Nick Cosentino<\/li>\n
  30. Announcing SkiaSharp 4.0<\/a> \u2013 Sam Basu<\/li>\n
  31. Microsoft denies WSL 3 exists, reveals Windows 11\u2019s WSL Containers ship next week<\/a> \u2013 Abhijith M B<\/li>\n
  32. .NET 5 to 10: Key Features Introduced in Every Release \u2013 Funky Si\u2019s Blog<\/a> \u2013 Simon Foster<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u2615 Coffee Break<\/h2>\n

    Take a break with something a little more fun.<\/p>\n

    Strongly typed generic object in C#<\/a> \u2013 Ji\u0159\u00ed \u010cin\u010dura<\/p>\n

    Parsing JSON at compile time with C++26 static reflection<\/a> \u2013 Daniel Lemire. Yes, C++ can be fun. How dare you.<\/p>\n

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    The History of Kodee, Kotlin\u2019s Mascot \u2013 The JetBrains Blog<\/a> \u2013 Olga Vorobeva, Nadia Lokot<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f JetBrains News<\/h2>\n

    What\u2019s going on at JetBrains? Check it out here:<\/p>\n