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Traditional REST designs emphasize CRUD operations over distinct business actions, forcing developers to implement significant business logic on the client side while backends simply translate raw database records into HTTP responses. As a result, the intended business rules become obscured and must be redundantly re-implemented on the server side—complicating maintenance and creating security vulnerabilities.

We are thrilled to announce the official release of QueryLink v1.0.0! This milestone release marks the culmination of our efforts to provide a seamless bridge between UI components and backend data sources powered by IQueryable. Whether you're building dynamic data grids or data tables, QueryLink is here to simplify your life by handling filters, sorting, and query string conversions with minimal code.

In modern application development, event-driven programming is ubiquitous. Whether you're building rich desktop applications with WPF or web applications with Blazor, events provide a powerful way to decouple components. However, one common pitfall in event-based systems is memory leaks caused by lingering event subscriptions. The weak event pattern, along with publish–subscribe architectures, offers a robust solution by using weak references to hold subscribers. This ensures that objects can...

In today's fast‐paced software development world, engineers are often forced to write repetitive integration logic to connect user interfaces - especially data grids and tables - to their backend data sources. Every project, every new feature, and every iteration seems to reintroduce the same challenges: how do we reliably filter, sort, and display data without reinventing the wheel each time? The answer lies in automating these common tasks, thereby freeing developers to focus on business lo...

In distributed systems, the choice of identifier is rarely a neutral decision. It impacts everything from database performance to operational debuggability. For years, UUIDs (Universally Unique Identifiers) were the default solution for generating unique keys, but their limitations become glaring in high-scale environments. Shopify's engineering team encountered these challenges firsthand while rebuilding their payment systems - a project where milliseconds and reliability mattered. Their sol...

Unique identifiers are critical components in software systems, serving as the foundation for data management, distributed architectures, and secure API design. While UUIDs (specifically UUIDv4) and integer IDs have been widely adopted, ULIDs (Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifiers) are increasingly recognized as a superior choice for modern applications. This article explores the technical distinctions between these identifiers, focusing on performance in .NET ecosystems a...

In the world of software development, identifiers are a cornerstone of data storage and retrieval. Whether you are designing a database, an API, or a distributed system, choosing the right identifier scheme is critical to ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability. Two widely used options are auto-incrementing integers and UUIDs (Universally Unique Identifiers). While each has its strengths, they also come with significant trade-offs. ULIDs (Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortab...

Frustrated with GUIDs that aren’t sortable or human-readable? Meet ByteAether.Ulid - a ULID library designed to simplify your .NET development.