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Containerize an ASP.NET Core BFF and Angular frontend using Aspire

Using Damien Bowden's secure ASP.NET Core and Angular BFF template as a starting point, this post shows how to integrate Aspire to improve local development and prepare the application for containeriz...

Featured in Issue #436 April 17, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, Docker, FluentValidation, GitHub Copilot, gRPC, Semantic Kernel

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Getting Started With PgVector in .NET for Simple Vector Search

Vector search doesn't require a dedicated vector database. PostgreSQL with pgvector gives you similarity search right next to your relational data. Here's how to set it up in .NET with Aspire, Dapper,...

Featured in Issue #423 March 31, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, Performance, PostgreSQL, Security

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Announcing Aspire 13.2

Aspire 13.2 is here — and this one's a big deal. TypeScript AppHost authoring. An AI-agent-native CLI. New and improved integrations. A smarter dashboard. We've been building toward some of these for ...

Featured in Issue #422 March 30, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, AutoMapper, Azure, Benchmarking, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot

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Explore C# 14, .NET 10, Aspire and GitHub Copilot at THRIVE 2026!

The THRIVE Conference will take place from June 8–10, 2026, at Rimske Terme, Slovenia. The event emphasizes practical engineering with sessions covering modern .NET development, AI productivity in Vis...

Featured in Issue #418 March 24, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, EF Core, .NET MAUI, OpenAI, Security, Visual Studio Code

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What do you find exciting about Aspire 13?

Dear Copilot, can you help me with SQL?

Featured in Issue #401 February 27, 2026

Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Authorization, Azure, C#, .NET Core, Minimal APIs

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How to Start a New .NET Project in 2026

Learn how to set up a new .NET project in 2026 with best practices including Directory.Build.props, static code analysis, .editorconfig, Central Package Management, .NET Aspire, OpenTelemetry, and Git

Featured in Issue #395 February 19, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Blazor, C#, Domain-Driven Design, .NET 10, .NET Core, Performance

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🔴 VS Code Live - AI-Powered Kafka Development: Confluent Extension + GitHub Copilot + MCP

Getting Started With .NET Aspire 13: Building and Deploying an App With PostgreSQL, Redis, and Docker Compose

Featured in Issue #387 February 09, 2026

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure Functions, Blazor, Cosmos DB, CQRS, Docker, .NET 10

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Tracking .NET API Endpoints Easily and Faster with Aspire Dashboard

In this article, we will explore how to easily track and analyze the endpoints of a simple .NET API using the Aspire Dashboard Docker…

Featured in Issue #381 January 30, 2026

Issue also covered: Azure, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, ML.NET, PostgreSQL, Redis, Unit Testing

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Adding Aspire to a Python RAG Application

Adding Aspire to a Python RAG Application Imagine you're developing a RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) application with a Python backend, TypeScript frontend, and a few different Azure services. Y...

Featured in Issue #374 January 21, 2026

Issue also covered: Azure, C#, .NET 10, .NET 8, .NET Core, GitHub Copilot, SQL Server, System.Text.Json

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Anatomy of an API: an existential crisis with AsExisting()

A blog post dissecting Aspire's RunAsExisting, PublishAsExisting, and AsExisting APIs, why the naming haunts me, and what I would've done differently if I could turn back time.

Featured in Issue #356 December 26, 2025

Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Authorization, Clean Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, Design Patterns, Event Sourcing

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How does Aspire launch the Azure Functions runtime when you call aspire run?

A behind-the-scenes look at how Aspire launches the Azure Functions runtime locally, leveraging a clever .NET SDK feature to make it all work seamlessly.

Featured in Issue #354 December 24, 2025

Issue also covered: Authentication, Authorization, Azure Functions, C#, .NET 9, FluentValidation, Performance, Security

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ASYNC / AWAIT Full Concept in .NET Core

Master async/await in .NET Core! Learn how to boost performance, scalability, and responsiveness with non-blocking I/O. Includes real-world examples and best practices.

Featured in Issue #346 December 12, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, C#, .NET 10, .NET Core, Minimal APIs, Performance, Redis

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Aspire for .NET Developers - Deep Dive into Cloud-Ready .NET Apps

In this in-depth guide, we will explore .NET Aspire, understand its core concepts, and learn when and how to use Aspire 13 with the latest .NET 10 SDK to build cloud-ready, observable, and maintainabl...

Featured in Issue #336 November 28, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure DevOps, Benchmarking, CQRS, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, .NET Core

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Modernizing .NET Applications for the Cloud

.NET Aspire 13 — Simplified orchestration for cloud-native apps: https://aka.ms/aspire13/announcement .NET 10 — The most intelligent and unified .NET yet: https://aka.ms/dotnet10/

Featured in Issue #331 November 21, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, MediatR, Performance, Redis, Security

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What's New in ASP.NET Core

Join us to see how ASP.NET Core continues to be the best framework for building cloud-native web applications with .NET. .NET Aspire 13 — Simplified orchestration for cloud-native apps: https://aka.ms...

Featured in Issue #330 November 20, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Clean Architecture, C#, Domain-Driven Design, .NET 10, .NET Core, GitHub Copilot

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Taking .NET out of .NET Aspire - working with non-.NET applications

Why I Built .NET News

Featured in Issue #329 November 19, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, Dapper, .NET 10, .NET Core, .NET Framework, EF Core, Native AOT

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7 Game-Changing Ways an API Gateway Supercharges Your .NET

Discover how API Gateways eliminate bottlenecks, centralize control, and make your .NET microservices architecture smarter, safer, and… Continue reading on Stackademic »

Featured in Issue #328 November 18, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authorization, Azure, CQRS, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Minimal APIs

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The Ultimate .NET 9 Developer Roadmap (Cloud-Native + AI-Ready Edition)

If you’re building modern, intelligent, and scalable .NET applications, 2025 is the year to go beyond syntax and think in systems… Continue reading on Stackademic »

Featured in Issue #321 November 07, 2025

Issue also covered: Application Insights, ASP.NET Core, Authentication, AutoMapper, Azure, C#, .NET 10, EF Core

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Use swiyu, the Swiss E-ID to authenticate users with Duende and .NET Aspire

This post shows how to authenticate users using Duende IdentityServer and ASP.NET Core Identity which verifies identities (verifiable digital credentials) using the Swiss Digital identity and trust in...

Featured in Issue #320 November 06, 2025

Issue also covered: Authentication, AutoMapper, Azure, Azure DevOps, Clean Architecture, C#, Domain-Driven Design, Design Patterns

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.NET Aspire: Distributed Tracing and Observability for Robust Microservices Monitoring

In this article, we’ll dive deep into .NET Aspire’s distributed tracing and observability features, with a focus on metrics and trace…

Featured in Issue #311 October 24, 2025

Issue also covered: Blazor, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI, Performance

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Digging Deeper into .NET Aspire with Chris Klug

Aspire has been around for almost two years. How do you use it effectively? Carl and Richard talk to Chris Klug about his experience with .NET Aspire. Chris discusses thinking cloud natively, whether ...

Featured in Issue #307 October 20, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Authorization, Azure, Clean Architecture, C#, Domain-Driven Design, Design Patterns

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Building Generative AI Applications With GitHub Models and .NET Aspire

I wanted to see what the simplest practical AI app I could build was, and this is what I came up with.

Featured in Issue #300 October 09, 2025

Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, Azure, CQRS, Docker, .NET 9, .NET Core, GitHub Copilot

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Announcing Aspire 9.5

Aspire 9.5 adds the preview 'aspire update' command, single-file AppHost, richer CLI and dashboard UX, and new integrations for AI, DevTunnels, and more. The post Announcing Aspire 9.5 appeared first...

Featured in Issue #292 September 29, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, EF Core, .NET MAUI

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Add .NET Aspire to an existing .NET app

This article demonstrates adding Aspire to manage microservices, containers, and dependencies. Centralize orchestration, simplify dependency management, and improve observability by creating an AppHos...

Featured in Issue #291 September 26, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Benchmarking, C#, .NET 9, .NET Core, Performance, Security, Serilog

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Modern .NET APIs: Minimal APIs, Clean Architecture, Aspire + Ollama

A practical blueprint for building maintainable, production-ready .NET APIs with Aspire, Minimal APIs, OpenAPI, and local AI models using…

Featured in Issue #280 September 09, 2025

Issue also covered: Azure, C#, .NET 10, Minimal APIs, ML.NET, Performance, Security, Unit Testing

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.NET Aspire: Build Cloud-Native Apps with Zero Configuration

In today’s modern software development world, microservice architecture and cloud-native applications are gaining increasing importance…

Featured in Issue #275 September 02, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Blazor, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, GitHub, .NET MAUI

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What's new with .NET Aspire?

6 Reasons .NET MAUI Beats React Native for Modern Apps

Featured in Issue #272 August 28, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Clean Architecture, C#, .NET 10, .NET 9, .NET Core, EF Core, Minimal APIs

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.NET 9 — Aspire vs Ocelot vs YARP

Essas três tecnologias são muito semelhantes e estão em alta no mercado, hoje vamos presentar as finalidades e diferenças de cada um.

Featured in Issue #268 August 22, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET 9, .NET Core, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Native AOT

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Building Generative AI Applications With GitHub Models and .NET Aspire

The entire thing took less than an hour to build thanks to .NET Aspire 9.4 and it's new GitHub Models integration. It fetches any blog post, extracts the content, and uses AI to automatically categori...

Featured in Issue #267 August 21, 2025

Issue also covered: AOT, Application Insights, ASP.NET Core, Azure, Benchmarking, Blazor, Clean Architecture, C#

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45 Questions To Prepare for C# Interview

6 questions to unbox .NET Aspire

Featured in Issue #262 August 14, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET 10, .NET 9, .NET Core, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI

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Semantic Search with .NET Core and AI: Build Your Smart API from Scratch

Learn how to build a smart API with .NET Core, SQLite, and OpenAI to perform semantic search using embeddings. A practical guide for…

Featured in Issue #260 August 12, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, EF Core, Minimal APIs, OpenAI, Performance, Test-Driven Development, Unit Testing

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.NET Aspire - Adding Custom Commands to the Dashboard

‍Microsoft Learn: https://aka.ms/learndotnet LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/dotnet/linkedin

Featured in Issue #257 August 07, 2025

Issue also covered: Authentication, Authorization, Azure, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Minimal APIs

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Custom Metrics with .NET Aspire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwxJBv0kmcg

Featured in Issue #246 July 23, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Blazor, Clean Architecture, C#, Domain-Driven Design, Docker, .NET 10, .NET Core

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Custom Tracing with .NET Aspire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnQg0I5PAUA

Featured in Issue #243 July 18, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, AutoMapper, Blazor, Clean Architecture, C#, .NET 10, .NET 9

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Stop Building Cloud-Native .NET Apps the Hard Way — Meet Aspire

https://medium.com/@mohsho10/stop-building-cloud-native-net-apps-the-hard-way-meet-aspire-efbffd250700

Featured in Issue #232 July 03, 2025

Issue also covered: Blazor, C#, Dapper, .NET 9, EF Core, Minimal APIs, Performance, Visual Studio

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ASP.NET Community Standup - Behind the Scenes: Building the .NET Aspire Dashboard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYi4qQn0ZB8

Featured in Issue #224 June 23, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure Functions, Clean Architecture, C#, .NET 8, EF Core, Kafka

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Converting a docker-compose file to .NET Aspire

https://andrewlock.net/converting-a-docker-compose-file-to-aspire/

Featured in Issue #209 June 02, 2025

Issue also covered: Azure, Blazor, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 9, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, OpenTelemetry

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Adding Custom Health Checks with .NET Aspire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuogJghWBks

Featured in Issue #205 May 27, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Cosmos DB, C#, Domain-Driven Design, .NET 9, GitHub Copilot, gRPC, JWT

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How Workleap uses .NET Aspire to transform local development

https://anthonysimmon.com/dotnet-aspire-at-workleap/

Featured in Issue #201 May 21, 2025

Issue also covered: Authentication, Authorization, Azure, Azure DevOps, Blazor, C#, .NET 8, .NET Core

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Observability with the Aspire Dashboard

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/observability-with-the-aspire-dashboard/

Featured in Issue #195 May 13, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, JWT, OpenAI, Security

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Service Orchestration in .NET Aspire

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/service-orchestration-in-net-aspire/

Featured in Issue #178 April 18, 2025

Issue also covered: Blazor, C#, .NET 10, EF Core, Performance, Semantic Kernel, Solid Principles

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.NET Aspire and Azure Functions integration preview

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/net-aspire-and-azure-functions-integration-preview/

Featured in Issue #177 April 17, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure Functions, Blazor, EF Core, Minimal APIs, OpenAI, Performance

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Better Together: .NET Aspire, Azure Functions, and Visual Studio

https://devblogs.microsoft.com//net-aspire-and-azure-functions-integration-preview

Featured in Issue #176 April 16, 2025

Issue also covered: Azure, Azure Functions, Blazor, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Kafka

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How to Get Started with .NET Aspire

https://www.csharp.com/article/how-to-get-started-with-net-aspire/

Featured in Issue #168 April 04, 2025

Issue also covered: Azure, Azure DevOps, C#, Domain-Driven Design, Docker, .NET 9, .NET Core, .NET MAUI

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Core Concepts of .NET Aspire

https://www.csharp.com/article/core-concepts-of-net-aspire/

Featured in Issue #166 April 02, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure DevOps, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI, OpenAI

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.NET Aspire 9.1 with Rob Richardson

http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?ShowNum=1942

Featured in Issue #163 March 28, 2025

Issue also covered: Application Insights, ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, Performance

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Integrating .NET Aspire with Dapr for Cloud-Native Apps

https://www.csharp.com/article/integrating-net-aspire-with-dapr-for-cloud-native-apps/

Featured in Issue #161 March 26, 2025

Issue also covered: Azure, C#, .NET 10, .NET Core, OpenAI, Performance, Web API

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Using .net Aspire for integration tests with GitHub Actions

https://medium.com/@terryhammett/using-net-aspire-for-integration-tests-with-github-actions-bd62425864c0

Featured in Issue #155 March 18, 2025

Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, Azure, Benchmarking, Blazor, Clean Architecture, C#, Docker

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.NET Aspire and Dev Container

https://laurentkempe.com/2025/03/06/dotnet-aspire-and-dev-container/

Featured in Issue #152 March 13, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET 9, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI, OpenAI, Performance

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Chat AI Development with C# using Ollama & Llama3.2 Model orchestrate in .NET Aspire

https://mehmetozkaya.medium.com/chat-ai-development-with-c-using-ollama-llama3-2-model-orchestrate-in-net-aspire-69442cc92438

Featured in Issue #151 March 12, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET Core, EF Core, GitHub Copilot, .NET MAUI, Performance

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.NET Monthly - February 2025 - Visual Studio update, .NET Aspire 9.1, .NET 10 Preview 1, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QvPmz4GY-s

Featured in Issue #150 March 11, 2025

Issue also covered: Authentication, Azure, Azure Functions, C#, .NET 10, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI, Performance

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.NET Aspirations - Tailor It To Your Stack

https://techwatching.dev/posts/aspire-tailor-to-your-stack

Featured in Issue #149 March 10, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Azure, .NET 10, GitHub Copilot, Performance, Security, Service Bus

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Introduction to .NET Aspire

https://visualstudiomagazine.com/Articles/2025/02/19/Introduction-to-NET-Aspire.aspx

Featured in Issue #146 March 05, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure Functions, CQRS, C#, .NET 9, .NET Core, EF Core

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.NET Aspire 9.1 is here with six great new dashboard features, and more! - .NET Blog

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-aspire-9-1/

Featured in Issue #145 March 04, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, Cosmos DB, C#, Design Patterns, .NET 10, .NET 9, .NET Core

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How To Deploy .NET Application to Azure using Neon Postgres and .NET Aspire

https://antondevtips.com/blog/how-to-deploy-dotnet-application-to-azure-using-neon-postgres-and-dotnet-aspire

Featured in Issue #142 February 27, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Azure, C#, .NET 9, .NET Core, EF Core, .NET MAUI, MediatR

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Building cloud application with .NET Aspire

https://medium.com/c-sharp-programming/building-cloud-application-with-net-aspire-fb9951074da9

Featured in Issue #139 February 24, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, Authentication, Benchmarking, Blazor, C#, .NET 8, .NET 9, .NET Framework

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C# Dev Kit Updates: .NET Aspire, Hot Reload, and More!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBLCKJ9bP94

Featured in Issue #136 February 19, 2025

Issue also covered: ASP.NET Core, C#, .NET 9, EF Core, System.Text.Json, Unit Testing, Visual Studio

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Integrate .NET Aspire into your .NET projects with VS Code & C# Dev Kit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FjA5h1orhQ

Featured in Issue #134 February 17, 2025

Issue also covered: AOT, ASP.NET Core, Benchmarking, Blazor, C#, .NET 10, .NET 8, .NET 9

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