The new JSON data type in SQL Server, combined with EF Core’s ExecuteUpdate, brings a powerful and efficient way to perform bulk updates.

Keyed Services make the built-in .NET DI container far more flexible when working with multiple implementations of the same interface.

Dapper Plus is a commercial library that adds bulk insert, update, delete, merge, and synchronize to Dapper.

Azure Functions offer a flexible, cost-effective and scalable way to build modern applications. It's great for event-driven workloads, fast development with minimal infrastructure overhead.

Hybrid search in EF Core 10 with Cosmos DB combines keyword precision and vector understanding, allowing you to perform both full-text and vector searches with ranked results.

Guard clauses are simple checks placed at the start of a method to validate inputs and prevent invalid states early. They help code fail fast, stay clean, and avoid deep nesting or repetitive validation logic.

Complex types in EF Core 10 are no longer a niche feature. They are now safer, more expressive and finally compatible with proper value object modeling.

Server-Sent Events provide a simple and efficient way to push real-time updates to clients over HTTP.