Editor's note
I put together a pretty mixed issue today: architecture, cloud cost surprises, AI tooling, and a healthy dose of platform updates. The Azure Functions cost piece and the ASP.NET Core middleware guide stood out to me because they both tackle problems teams hit in real projects, not just toy examples. The .NET 10 and MAUI articles also make this a useful scan for folks tracking what’s next.
AI agents, Azure Functions, and .NET 10 picks
As the curtain draws on Friday, seasoned .NET developers might recall the iconic '80s car chases—fast-paced, thrilling, and with a touch of flair. Why should our code be any different? Whether you're revving up your LINQ queries or cruising through async-await lanes, today’s newsletter is the pit stop you didn't know you needed. Shift gears and accelerate into a weekend with wisdom and a little fuel for thought.
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Jasen's take on today's picks
A blunt take on MVVM that will spark opinions from app devs.
Think Your Azure Functions Are Cheap? We Thought So Too — Until We Looked Closer
Good reminder that serverless bills deserve a real read, not assumptions.
5 Best Ways to Build AI Agents in 2025
Lots of practical AI-agent angles here, plus a look at VS Code’s agent mode.
471: Cracking Open VS Code AI Agent Mode Code
A useful deep dive if you’ve ever wrestled with middleware ordering or diagnostics.
Fixing Ambiguous Method Calls in AutoMapper with DI in .NET
Logging and tracing together is exactly where teams feel observability pay off.
BFF in ASP.NET Core #2 – The BFF Pattern Explained
MAUI and .NET 10, plus a few .NET 10 fan-favorites, give this issue a forward-looking edge.













