Honest lessons from working in a fully remote team. What surprised me, what nobody warned me about, and what I would do differently.

A free local Ollama model rewrites your sloppy prompts before they reach expensive LLMs. One env var, zero workflow change, real token savings.

Integration tests need a real database, but real databases make tests slow and flaky. Learn how to build fully isolated MySQL integration tests with Testcontainers in .NET: from one container per test to a shared baseline that runs 50+ test classes in under 1 minute.

Build a .NET CI pipeline that reads failing logs, investigates the root cause, and opens a draft pull request with a proposed fix.

Build a .NET MCP server with the official C# SDK, connect it to Semantic Kernel, and let AI orchestrate your APIs. Working demo with tests included.

Learn why request counts are a weak cost signal for agents, how LangSmith tracks costs across tools, and how to build application-level guardrails.

Use Husky.NET git hooks and AI to automatically validate code changes against your team's rules before push. Catch missing tests, naming violations, and pattern mismatches before PR review.

How to instrument business decisions that auto-instrumentation cannot see. ActivitySource, span naming, events, span kinds, cross-process context propagation over RabbitMQ, baggage, and the cardinality trap — with a working .NET 10 demo.

Build a working service catalog prototype with local AI in a single session. No cloud APIs, no data leaks—just local inference for your software metadata.

A comprehensive guide to setting up preview environments on Kubernetes using Garden, GitHub Actions, and GKE. Test your pull requests in production-like environments before merging.

A 3-part tutorial covering how to build a Mixed Reality application using Babylon.js, WebXR, and JavaScript. From setting up a 3D scene to enabling immersive VR experiences.