MAF 1.0 merges AutoGen and Semantic Kernel into one production SDK — but the real story is CodeAct, which cuts token consumption 63.9% by having the model write Python programs instead of making individual tool calls. Here's what changes for .NET teams building agentic systems.
The CNCF just made Dapr Agents v1.0 generally available. After years of AI agent frameworks focused on intelligence, here's one that focuses on survival — durable workflows, state management, and production-grade reliability on Kubernetes.
Moving past the data migration to the real work: modernizing your Umbraco codebase to .NET 10, rebuilding templates with the current IPublishedContent API, restructuring content types with Block List, and applying Clean Architecture patterns to Umbraco projects.
The final retrospective. Ten anti-patterns to avoid, what AI genuinely can't do, what surprised us, and where AI-assisted migration is heading next.
The step-by-step technical guide to migrating from Umbraco 7, 8, or 13 to Umbraco 17 LTS. Covering uSync Migrations, Nested Content to Block List conversion, Umbraco Deploy migrators, and how AI assists at each step.
The actual steps to migrate a .NET Framework 4.6 application to .NET 10 using AI. Includes project file conversion, API replacements, prompt patterns, token limit strategies, and the 80% coverage plan.
Umbraco 8 is already end-of-life. Umbraco 13 expires in December 2026. Here's the real cost of staying put, what Umbraco 17 delivers, and how AI changes the economics of every migration you've been delaying.
A five-phase workflow for AI-assisted legacy migration. From assessment to ship, with tool recommendations, team role definitions, and the prompt patterns that actually work.
Two migration projects, a small team, a cost-conscious boss, and AI as the equalizer. Here's what the data says — and what nobody tells you about migrating legacy systems in 2025.
Why headless Umbraco 17 with Next.js is the sweet spot for reusable marketing websites, the architecture decisions behind MarketingOS, and setting up both projects with Clean Architecture on .NET 10.
Production CI/CD pipeline for Angular 21 + .NET 10 ecommerce. GitHub Actions workflows for build, test, API codegen check, Docker, Azure Container Apps deployment, and dependency automation.
Practical GitHub Copilot setup for an ecommerce development team. Workspace instructions, custom instructions per task type, Copilot Chat for architecture, and the MCP server for Angular CLI.
Setting up an Angular 21 ecommerce project from scratch. Nx monorepo, feature-based folder structure, ESLint flat config, Vitest, and auto-generated Kiota TypeScript API client from .NET 10.
Wire Angular 21 to a .NET 10 Minimal API with type-safe Kiota client generation, JWT interceptors, Problem Details error handling, and SignalR real-time updates.
A Technical Lead's honest assessment of Angular 21 (released Nov 2025), .NET 10 LTS, and GitHub Copilot for an Ecommerce project. Architecture decisions, ADR templates, and what nobody tells you on day one.
The Tech Lead's honest retrospective on Angular 21 + .NET 10 for an ecommerce project. What this stack does well, where it struggles, the risk register, and practical advice for teams starting this journey.
A practical testing strategy for an Angular 21 + .NET 10 ecommerce project. Unit testing with Vitest and Angular Testing Library, .NET integration tests with xUnit, and Playwright E2E for the critical purchase flow.
A practical training curriculum for .NET backend developers learning Angular 21. Mapping DI, Signals vs. RxJS, components, and common mistakes — written for someone who already understands clean code.
Taking Kids Learn to production with Docker, CI/CD, OpenTelemetry observability, performance optimization, Native AOT considerations, and an honest retrospective on what worked and what was over-engineered.
Testing strategy per layer for Kids Learn. Domain unit tests without mocks, Application tests with NSubstitute, integration tests with Testcontainers, and NetArchTest for enforcing the Dependency Rule.
Why pure Clean Architecture scatters features across projects, how Vertical Slice Architecture solves this, and the hybrid approach we use in Kids Learn.
Implementing Infrastructure with EF Core 10 (pgvector, JSON columns), AI service integrations, Minimal APIs with Route Groups, authentication, and wiring it all together in Program.cs.
Command/Query separation for Kids Learn, pipeline behaviors, the MediatR licensing debate, Wolverine as the modern alternative, and the Repository Pattern in 2026.
Rich domain models for Kids Learn with C# 14. Entities with invariants, value objects, domain events, aggregate roots, and architecture tests to enforce the rules.
What Clean Architecture actually means in .NET 10, the Dependency Rule explained with real code, C# 14 features that matter, and setting up the Kids Learn solution structure.
I started with ASP.NET Web Forms in 2008. Now I'm building AI agents with .NET and Python. A reflection on how the ecosystem changed — and how it didn't.
The story of migrating a 2M+ line retail platform to microservices. What the strangler pattern actually looks like when you're in the middle of it.
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