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Laraue Software Blog — C# .NET Development & Open Source

Real code, real decisions, real tradeoffs. We write about what we build — .NET libraries, Telegram bots, AI integrations, and the architecture mistakes worth learning from.

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Clean Telegram bot architecture in .NET — controllers instead of a giant switch

Part 5 of building a Telegram task tracker solo. A clean .NET Telegram bot with ASP.NET-style controllers and middleware instead of a giant switch, a layered solution structure, and EF Core paired with linq2db on the same models for the queries EF Core handles poorly.

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EF Core Triggers in C# — How to Write Database Triggers With Fluent Syntax and Expression Trees

A deep dive into Laraue.EfCoreTriggers — how to define database triggers in C# using fluent syntax, how the library translates expression trees to SQL, and how to extend it for new database providers.

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