30 Free .NET Newsletters Every Engineer Should Follow

Keeping on top of .NET updates—and growing your engineering edge—doesn’t have to cost you money. Over the years, I’ve relied on high-quality newsletters to stay informed, inspired, and equipped. Here’s my list of 30 free and top-tier .NET newsletters you can start following today.

Foundation .NET & C# Newsletters

1. C# Digest (Weekly) — Hand-picked C# and .NET insights, with summaries that cut straight to the point.
2. .NET News (Daily) — Broad coverage from C#, Azure, ASP.NET, and more. Great for daily reading.
3. .NET Weekly (Weekly) — Real-world .NET guidance: clean architecture, EF tips, and more.
4. C# Insights (Weekly) — Focused on language updates, performance tips, and tooling hacks.
5. ASP.NET Core News (Weekly) — Deep into web development: Blazor, APIs, SignalR, and more.
6. Awesome .NET Newsletter (Weekly) — Highlights of libraries, frameworks, and NuGet packages to explore.

Community & Ecosystem Focused

1. dotNET Insight (Weekly) — Tooling and platform feature rollout news.
2. elmah.io Newsletter (Weekly) — Logging, debugging, and practical .NET engineering stories.
3. .NET Foundation Newsletter (Monthly) — Updates on open-source projects and foundation news.
4. DotNetKicks (Daily) — Community-voted .NET articles and resources.

Developer Career & Best Practices

1. Dev Secrets (Weekly) — Sharable, insightful advice on .NET architecture, Azure, and developer best practices.
2. Programming Digest (Weekly) — Broader engineering content with frequent .NET coverage.
3. Dev Leader Weekly (Weekly) — Leadership, culture, and architecture guidance for senior engineers.
4. DotNetLetter (Weekly) — Simple and clean .NET-centric content.
5. InboxReads – .NET Picks (Curated) — A directory of the most community-recommended .NET newsletters.
6. DevBlogs – .NET News (On-demand) — Aggregates official .NET blog updates.
7. Buffered Insights (Irregular) — Thoughtful, community-curated technical blog summaries.

Cross-Discipline & Tech Context

1. Tech Talks Weekly — Watch recently uploaded conference talks (many include .NET topics).
2. Architecture Weekly — Curated software architecture resources, relevant to scalable .NET architectures.
3. The Pragmatic Engineer — Wide ranging engineering leadership, culture, and growth commentary.
4. Big Tech Digest — Aggregated articles from top tech companies; you’ll often find .NET-themed case studies.
5. Changelog News — Developer-focused, open-source news with occasional .NET project spotlights.

Technical Leadership & Trends

1. High Growth Engineer (Jordan Cutler) — Career and engineering growth advice that resonates across tech stacks.
2. Developing Dev (Ryan Peterman) — Mentor-style advice tailored for early and mid-level developers.
3. Coding Challenges (John Crickett) — Project-based learning via build-along newsletters.
4. Software Lead Weekly — Management and leadership insights—structured for technical leaders.

Bonus Picks Worth Exploring

1. DevTrends — Data-driven trends insights for developers, including technology patterns and growth signals.
2. Morning Brew – Tech — Daily tech summaries with a sharp tone—some .NET content shows up.
3. BetterDev.Link — Curated programming resources across all languages—including occasional .NET content.
4. Hacker Newsletter — Hand-curated top posts from Hacker News; developers often share .NET gems in coverage.

Quick Comparison

Category	Examples (Frequency)
Language & Platform	C# Digest (Weekly), .NET News (Daily)
Web & API Focused	ASP.NET Core News, elmah.io (Weekly)
Tooling & Foundation	dotNET Insight, .NET Foundation (Monthly)
Career & Leadership	Dev Secrets, Dev Leader Weekly (Weekly)
Architect & Engineering	Architecture Weekly, Programming Digest
Conference & Broad Tech	Tech Talks Weekly, Morning Brew

How to Choose Wisely

• Pick 3–4 newsletters aligning with your current goals.
• Block 10–15 minutes weekly to skim and save what matters.
• Share appetizers from each at team lunch or standups.
• Refresh your stack quarterly—drop what doesn’t stick, try a new one.

Final Thoughts

Great engineers don’t just write code—they curate what they learn, constantly. These 30 free newsletters are handpicked to keep you energized, informed, and ahead of the curve in .NET and software leadership.

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