In Part 1, we covered creating and running Aspire apps. In Part 2, we explored deployment and CI/CD. Now let’s look at one of Aspire’s most exciting features: MCP (Model Context Protocol) support for AI coding agents.
In Part 1, we covered the basics of the Aspire CLI: creating projects with aspire new, adding Aspire to existing apps with aspire init, running with aspire run, and managing integrations with aspire add and aspire update. Now let’s dive into deployment and CI/CD pipelines.
How I architected a single codebase to seamlessly switch between Azure OpenAI, GitHub Models, Ollama, and Foundry Local without touching the API service
When building my latest .NET Aspire application, I faced a common challenge: how do you develop and test with different AI providers without constantly rewriting your API service? The answer turned out to be surprisingly elegant - a configuration-driven approach that lets you switch between four different AI providers with zero code changes.
As I’m flying from Oslo to Amsterdam, I’m still buzzing with energy and inspiration from NDC Oslo 2025. It was an incredible week of learning, sharing, and connecting with some of the brightest minds in technology. From thought-provoking keynotes that challenged our assumptions to the epic The Linebreakers concert at Brewgata, every moment reinforced why each NDC conference but NDC Oslo remains one of the premier developer conferences in the world.
This is part 2 of the Containerizing .NET series. You can read the series of articles here:
Containerizing .NET: Part 1 - A Guide to Containerizing .NET Applications Containerizing .NET: Part 2 - Considerations Considerations # Welcome to the second installment in our series on containerizing .NET applications. Building on the foundation laid in our first article-where we introduced Dockerfiles and the dotnet publish command-this piece delves into pivotal considerations for transitioning .NET applications into containers. As containers become a cornerstone of the ecosystem, understanding these factors is critical for developers aiming to enhance application deployment in containerized environments.
This article is part of C# Advent 2023. For more articles in the series by other authors, visit https://www.csadvent.christmas/.
This is the first in a series of articles on containerizing .NET applications. We’ll explore how to containerize .NET applications using Dockerfiles and dotnet publish. Containers have become an essential part of the DevOps ecosystem, offering a lightweight, portable, and scalable solution for deploying applications. This process is crucial for developers looking to streamline app deployment in containerized environments, focusing on efficiency, security, compliance, and more.
