Christian Nagel
@christiannagel.com
Microsoft MVP, book author, developer, trainer, consultant - loving .NET and Microsoft Azure
On my way back home - after an intensive week with Aspire, Prometheus, Grafana, .NET and C# updates, and a lot more. Plane arrived late from Vienna, but I'm happy it's here.
December 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
On my way back home - after an intensive week with Aspire, Prometheus, Grafana, .NET and C# updates, and a lot more. Plane arrived late from Vienna, but I'm happy it's here.
Great information how Windows 365 (a microservice architecture built with ASP.NET Core, Azure Functions and multiple repos) is using Aspire to shorten local setup, test, and debug cycles from hours (or days) to minutes: devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/aspir...
Aspire Multi-Repo Microservices - Windows 365 Integration Journey
How Windows 365 extends Aspire to streamline multi-repo microservice development using microservice resources, emulators, automated seed data, and cloud-based end-to-end validation.
devblogs.microsoft.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Great information how Windows 365 (a microservice architecture built with ASP.NET Core, Azure Functions and multiple repos) is using Aspire to shorten local setup, test, and debug cycles from hours (or days) to minutes: devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/aspir...
Aspire documentation migration from Microsoft Learn to aspire.dev GitHub Copilot Planning mode reduced 3 months of work to a few days: devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/migra...
Migrating from Microsoft Learn to aspire.dev
Learn how the Aspire team migrated 350+ docs to aspire.dev using GitHub Copilot Planning mode, cutting a three-month effort down to days with AI-driven workflows.
devblogs.microsoft.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Aspire documentation migration from Microsoft Learn to aspire.dev GitHub Copilot Planning mode reduced 3 months of work to a few days: devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/migra...
Reposted by Christian Nagel
Open sourced Zork today opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11... and ran it on a swarm of containers in the cloud 😂
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
opensource.microsoft.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Open sourced Zork today opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11... and ran it on a swarm of containers in the cloud 😂
Reposted by Christian Nagel
C# 14 verstehen, C# 15 vorausdenken: Praxisnahe Features, saubere Patterns & eine klare Roadmap fürs nächste Release - Auf der #bastacon in FFM mit @christian-nagel.bsky.social
🔗Session-Infos: https://tinyurl.com/3hd3smx9
🎟️Frühbucher-Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/57zudayw
#csharp
🔗Session-Infos: https://tinyurl.com/3hd3smx9
🎟️Frühbucher-Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/57zudayw
#csharp
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
C# 14 verstehen, C# 15 vorausdenken: Praxisnahe Features, saubere Patterns & eine klare Roadmap fürs nächste Release - Auf der #bastacon in FFM mit @christian-nagel.bsky.social
🔗Session-Infos: https://tinyurl.com/3hd3smx9
🎟️Frühbucher-Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/57zudayw
#csharp
🔗Session-Infos: https://tinyurl.com/3hd3smx9
🎟️Frühbucher-Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/57zudayw
#csharp
Map[OpenApi] vs Use[] methods by @captainsafia.com blog.safia.rocks/2025/11/20/a...
Anatomy of an API: the small but mighty MapOpenApi()
A deep dive into the design decisions behind ASP.NET Core’s MapOpenApi() method exploring why it’s modeled as an endpoint, how route templating enables YAML support, and the thoughtful details that ma...
blog.safia.rocks
November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Map[OpenApi] vs Use[] methods by @captainsafia.com blog.safia.rocks/2025/11/20/a...
Loving the new "Directory Files Node" feature in Visual Studio 2026. No longer I need to add solution folders for my configuration files with Grafana, Loki... The folders are just visible with the Solution Explorer! #visualstudio
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Loving the new "Directory Files Node" feature in Visual Studio 2026. No longer I need to add solution folders for my configuration files with Grafana, Loki... The folders are just visible with the Solution Explorer! #visualstudio
.NET 10 RC 2 is here! With updates for .NET MAUI, EF Core, Blazor, WPF, Windows Forms, and more! devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...
Announcing .NET 10 Release Candidate 2 - .NET Blog
.NET 10 Release Candidate 2 focuses on final quality, reliability, and stabilization across the runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET MAUI, and more.
devblogs.microsoft.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
.NET 10 RC 2 is here! With updates for .NET MAUI, EF Core, Blazor, WPF, Windows Forms, and more! devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotne...
Great information from @captainsafia.com about aspire publish and aspire deploy! blog.safia.rocks/2025/10/06/a...
Design flashpoint: aspire publish vs aspire deploy
Exploring the design decisions behind aspire publish and aspire deploy commands, and how they balance between ejecting from the Aspire ecosystem versus providing fine-grained deployment control.
blog.safia.rocks
October 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Great information from @captainsafia.com about aspire publish and aspire deploy! blog.safia.rocks/2025/10/06/a...
Reposted by Christian Nagel
⚡ SAVE THE DATE for .NET Conf 2025 ⚡
Celebrate and learn about what you can do with .NET 10 at the biggest .NET virtual event November 11 ‐ 13.
Add it to your calendar ➡️ msft.it/63326ss8un
Celebrate and learn about what you can do with .NET 10 at the biggest .NET virtual event November 11 ‐ 13.
Add it to your calendar ➡️ msft.it/63326ss8un
October 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
⚡ SAVE THE DATE for .NET Conf 2025 ⚡
Celebrate and learn about what you can do with .NET 10 at the biggest .NET virtual event November 11 ‐ 13.
Add it to your calendar ➡️ msft.it/63326ss8un
Celebrate and learn about what you can do with .NET 10 at the biggest .NET virtual event November 11 ‐ 13.
Add it to your calendar ➡️ msft.it/63326ss8un
Had a fantastic time at BASTA! in Mainz, discussing the latest C# features, exploring C# source generators, and delving into the world of .NET Aspire. Feel free to visit my GitHub repository for access to slides and samples! #BASTA #CSharp #DotNet #Aspire github.com/CNILearn/bas...
GitHub - CNILearn/bastamainz2025: Source code for BASTA! Mainz 2025
Source code for BASTA! Mainz 2025. Contribute to CNILearn/bastamainz2025 development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Had a fantastic time at BASTA! in Mainz, discussing the latest C# features, exploring C# source generators, and delving into the world of .NET Aspire. Feel free to visit my GitHub repository for access to slides and samples! #BASTA #CSharp #DotNet #Aspire github.com/CNILearn/bas...
The GitHub workflow for my website is now using the Aspire CLI: "aspire deploy" Great improvements with .NET Aspire 9.5!
September 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The GitHub workflow for my website is now using the Aspire CLI: "aspire deploy" Great improvements with .NET Aspire 9.5!
Blogged about a typical compiler error, the reasons, and how to resolve it while working with minimal APIs. The error, "The delegate 'RequestDelegate' does not take 'x' arguments," is explored in detail. Check out the insights and experiences shared: csharp.christiannagel.com/2025/06/05/e...
June 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Blogged about a typical compiler error, the reasons, and how to resolve it while working with minimal APIs. The error, "The delegate 'RequestDelegate' does not take 'x' arguments," is explored in detail. Check out the insights and experiences shared: csharp.christiannagel.com/2025/06/05/e...
After Microsoft Build, the next conference for me just started: Thrive in Slovenia www.thriveconf.com/en/Pages/Hom... Many Microsoft MVPs are here! I've three sessions about C# pattern matching, .NET Aspire, and telemetry with .NET (and of course .NET Aspire)!
Thrive
Conference about modern IT technologies
www.thriveconf.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:11 AM
After Microsoft Build, the next conference for me just started: Thrive in Slovenia www.thriveconf.com/en/Pages/Hom... Many Microsoft MVPs are here! I've three sessions about C# pattern matching, .NET Aspire, and telemetry with .NET (and of course .NET Aspire)!
Feature request for Office 365 Copilot with PowerPoint: create an animation as I explain what content should move to where in what order. Copilot understood exactly what I want to achieve, but explained "However, I cannot..." Maybe with the next version.
June 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Feature request for Office 365 Copilot with PowerPoint: create an animation as I explain what content should move to where in what order. Copilot understood exactly what I want to achieve, but explained "However, I cannot..." Maybe with the next version.
First AspiriFridays with David, Damian, and Maddy starts soon! Aspireifying Bitwarden
tomorrow, @damianedwards.com @davidfowl.com and I are hosting the first ever 💫AspiriFriday💫 where we'll try to aspireify real apps live on stream 😂 we're kicking things off with @bitwarden.bsky.social - tune in for the chaos friday @ 10PST / 1EST💫 www.youtube.com/live/UjQ-fVk...
AspiriFridays with David, Damian, and Maddy - Bitwarden
YouTube video by dotnet
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May 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
First AspiriFridays with David, Damian, and Maddy starts soon! Aspireifying Bitwarden
Github Copilot coding agent struggled changing Result to TypedResult with minimal APIs. I'll jump in for help :-)
May 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Github Copilot coding agent struggled changing Result to TypedResult with minimal APIs. I'll jump in for help :-)
Scott and Mark learn to... @scott.hanselman.com #MSBuild
May 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Scott and Mark learn to... @scott.hanselman.com #MSBuild
Build the next gen AI apps with .NET: Models, Data, Agents and more by Jeremy Likeness, Jon Galloway and Brady Gaster at Microsoft Build
May 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Build the next gen AI apps with .NET: Models, Data, Agents and more by Jeremy Likeness, Jon Galloway and Brady Gaster at Microsoft Build
Elevating Development with .NET Aspire: AI, Cloud, and Beyond by @davidfowl.com, @damianedwards.com , and @maddymontaquila.net at Microsoft Build
May 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Elevating Development with .NET Aspire: AI, Cloud, and Beyond by @davidfowl.com, @damianedwards.com , and @maddymontaquila.net at Microsoft Build
Developing and deploying compliant services inside Microsoft with .NET Aspire
May 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Developing and deploying compliant services inside Microsoft with .NET Aspire
How to setup .NET Aspire manually to existing projects: csharp.christiannagel.com/2025/05/08/w...
Why should I use .NET Aspire?
.NET Aspire is designed for both developers and DevOps, streamlining development and deployment processes. It simplifies infrastructure setup, offers tools for monitoring resource usage, and integr…
csharp.christiannagel.com
May 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
How to setup .NET Aspire manually to existing projects: csharp.christiannagel.com/2025/05/08/w...
Exciting updates with .NET Aspire! The source code of my Packt book "Pragmatic Microservices with C# and Azure" is updated as well, and I'm adding new features available with .NET Aspire. Check part 1: https://csharp.christiannagel.com/2025/04/12/pragmaticmicroervices-part1-aspire92/
April 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Exciting updates with .NET Aspire! The source code of my Packt book "Pragmatic Microservices with C# and Azure" is updated as well, and I'm adding new features available with .NET Aspire. Check part 1: https://csharp.christiannagel.com/2025/04/12/pragmaticmicroervices-part1-aspire92/