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Why Excel Interop Is a Bad Idea for ASP.NET Applications

Dev.to · Jen 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 3mo ago

Why Excel Interop Is a Bad Idea for ASP.NET Applications

What breaks in production — and what developers use instead It usually starts with a simple...

How to Merge PDFs in .NET Without Microsoft Office (Avoid Common Issues)

Dev.to · Jen 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 3mo ago

How to Merge PDFs in .NET Without Microsoft Office (Avoid Common Issues)

Merging PDFs sounds simple — until you try to do it in a real-world .NET application running on a...

Best .NET PDF Libraries in 2026: Free vs Paid (What Actually Works)

Dev.to · Jen 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 4mo ago

Best .NET PDF Libraries in 2026: Free vs Paid (What Actually Works)

It usually starts with something simple: "We just need to export a PDF." Sounds straightforward....

How to Export Excel to PDF in .NET (Fast & Accurate Method)

Dev.to · Jen 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 5mo ago

How to Export Excel to PDF in .NET (Fast & Accurate Method)

If you’ve ever tried exporting Excel to PDF in a backend service, you probably started with...

OpenXML SDK vs Spire.Doc: Which One Should You Use for Word Processing in C#?

Dev.to · Jen 🔧 Backend Engineering ⚡ AI Lesson 5mo ago

OpenXML SDK vs Spire.Doc: Which One Should You Use for Word Processing in C#?

Processing Word documents in C# is a common requirement in many backend systems, such as report...