Editor's note
I pulled together another deliberately mixed issue today, with a lot of AI tooling sitting alongside classic architecture and design material. The MCP article stood out because it gets concrete about replacing custom integration glue in .NET, and the .NET 10 chiseled container write-up is a useful real-world look at tightening deployment footprints. There’s also a solid spread of pattern content here, from repository to observer, plus a few developer workflow pieces worth comparing.
MCP, Claude Code, and .NET patterns
Jasen Fici
May 12, 2026
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Jasen's take on today's picks
MCP — Model Context Protocol The Future of AI Tool Integration in .NET
MCP is showing up everywhere now, and this one is interesting because it frames the protocol through practical .NET integration pain rather than abstract AI
Special Embrace? VS Code Adapts to Claude Code's Ecosystem
Worth watching if you care how editor tooling is shifting around Claude-centric workflows, not just model pickers.
Stop Memorizing: 6 Real-World .NET Interview Questions That Actually Get Asked
Interview prep pieces vary wildly, but real-world prompts can still be useful if they push beyond rote definitions.
Repository Pattern in C#: Complete Guide with Generic Repository and Real-World Examples
Repository pattern content never goes away; this is most helpful when you want a broad refresher with generic examples.
513: Agents Over Chat: The Future of Developer Workflows
A timely discussion on how agent-style workflows may reshape what day-to-day development looks like.
Agent Mode with skills, hooks, instructions and more - Sessions 1-8
Useful for developers exploring the newer customization surface in VS Code’s agent mode.
Moderne Expands Agent Tools Platform with C# Support for Deterministic .NET Transformation
C# support for deterministic large-scale transformations is the angle to watch here, especially for enterprise modernization teams.
10 C Memory Hacks That Turn Beginners Into Pros Fast
This is C rather than C#, but low-level memory thinking still helps managed developers reason about performance tradeoffs.
Prompt Engineering for Claude Code - The .NET Developer's Guide
The practical prompt patterns and instruction hierarchy make this more useful than generic prompt-engineering advice.
This overlaps with the earlier Moderne item, but the enterprise transformation framing may resonate with a different audience.
The Observer Pattern in .NET — Events, Streams, and Awareness
A good pattern refresher that connects observer concepts to events and streams instead of leaving them purely theoretical.
Introducing Quest to Compile: A Show for Game Devs Building in .NET
Interesting for anyone following .NET game development community efforts and adjacent tooling conversations.
Beyond Distroless: Why We “Chiseled” Our .NET 10 Backend for NearU
Chiseled images remain a meaningful deployment topic, and it’s good to see a .NET 10 production-oriented account.