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👉 I just created something I wish I had 5 years ago. It will save you 120 hours of setup and development. I have created the best Modular Monolith project template for .NET developers you can ever find. This isn't your typical starter kit — it's a production-ready template that organizes your code into loosely coupled modules deployed as a single, maintainable application. This is the biggest thing I have ever given for free. Inside, you'll find: 📌 Production-grade architecture: ↳ Vertical Slice & Clean Architecture patterns ↳ Built-in authentication with JWT & refresh tokens ↳ OpenTelemetry, Validation, Logging, Error Handling and Tests out of the box. 📌 Modern tech stack: ↳ EF Core, FluentValidation, ASP .NET Core Minimal APIs ↳ Docker with PostgreSQL, Seq, and Jaeger 📌 High-quality code standards: ↳ Preconfigured .editorconfig and static code analysis ↳ Comprehensive unit, integration, and architecture tests 📌 Fully functional modules: ↳ Users Module: Secure authentication flows ↳ Shipments Module: Full lifecycle shipment management ↳ Carriers Module: Seamless carrier integration ↳ Stocks Module: Accurate inventory tracking And the most important part: No AutoMapper, MediatR, FluentAssertions and other unnecessary 3rd party packages. The code quality of this project meets the highest standards, equivalent to those I maintain in enterprise-level production applications. Why trust me? Each Tuesday, 𝟭𝟭,𝟱𝟬𝟬 developers receive my newsletter filled with practical tips on building robust, scalable .NET applications with high quality source code. I've poured all my experience into this template to help you deliver faster, better code. Skip all the boilerplate — start with a fully configured Modular Monolith template so you can focus on delivering business value from day one. Download the template here: antondevtips.com/templates/m… Ready to transform your .NET development? — ♻️ Repost to help others get the template ➕ Follow me ( @AntonMartyniuk ) for more #dotnet

New AKS Blog Post! This post details how to use Infiniband and RDMA to power HPC and AI workloads on AKS #aks #azure #kubernetes azure.github.io/AKS/2025/04/…

Execution is a skill. It's not enough to simply have an idea; executing on that idea, knowing when to do what, and adjusting your plans to accomplish the end goal is a distinct ability that must be developed.

OpenTelemetry Demo 2.0 just got announced. It includes a ton of CNCF projects and a rewritten #dotnet auto-instrumentation demo opentelemetry.io/blog/2025/o… #cncf #openTelemetry #cloudnative

Save the date, Aspire 9.1 release party! youtube.com/live/WnbDvuEjKaY… #dotnet #aspire

Obsidian is now free for work. Starting today, the Obsidian Commercial license is optional. Anyone can use Obsidian for work, for free. If Obsidian benefits your organization, you can still purchase Commercial licenses to support development. Nothing else is changing. No account required, no ads, no tracking, no strings attached. Your data remains fully in your control, stored locally in plain text Markdown files. All features are available to you for free without limits. Why make this change? Simplicity. The Commercial license terms were confusing and added unnecessary complexity to our pricing. Furthermore, as the Obsidian Manifesto states: "we believe that everyone should have the tools to think clearly and organize ideas effectively". This change brings us closer to that principle. People in over 10,000 organizations use Obsidian. Many work in high-security environments, like government, cybersecurity, and finance. Some of the largest organizations in the world, including Amazon and Google, have thousands of employees using Obsidian every day. These teams rely on Obsidian to think more effectively and keep total ownership over private data. Previously, people at companies with two or more employees were required to purchase a Commercial license to use Obsidian for work. Going forward, the Commercial license is no longer required, but remains an optional way for organizations to support Obsidian, similar to the Catalyst license for individuals. Organizations that support Obsidian are now featured on the Obsidian Enterprise page. Your organization can be showcased by purchasing 25 licenses or more. Along with Commercial and Catalyst support, our add-on services, Sync and Publish help Obsidian remain 100% user-supported. In the future, we hope to offer more services designed for teams. As always, these will be optional.

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API security posture management is now natively integrated into Defender CSPM and available in public preview at no additional cost. #DefenderCSPM #MicrosoftDefenderForCloud #Security techcommunity.microsoft.com/…

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Commanders vs Lions....punters get the day off...

Just merged support for messaging semantic conventions into the Kafka client integration for aspire! github.com/dotnet/aspire/pul… #dotnet #aspire

The #ADHD brain that wants the same food for a month and then never again...this month it's strangely Chicken Pot Pie...I have no idea

I just published Building Serverless AI Agents using Durable Functions on Azure link.medium.com/Kq7FZmLqWPb, something I worked on over the holiday break. It references a recent essay published by the Anthropic research team about the best practices for building effective AI agents.

PSA - Circling Back starts January 13th, not January 6th

Shout out to @Realrclark25. Talk about being a force multiplier for a team! He got the whole @ESPNNFL #Nflcountdown crew looking cleaner than the board of health! Looking at you @mspears96 - chefs kiss

Voting @ronnychieng to lead Government Efficiency...his research(as he actually did some) on this subject is unmatched

For Commit Your Code 2025, we are going to be adding a track. We just got the confirmation from the venue. We will be adding a C# .Net track 👀 So now - Java - JavaScript - Cloud And now, C# .Net! Going to need to update the CFP page soon!

🚀 Azure Upstream team is hiring in the US! Looking for Senior engineer to build cloud native OSS projects with #Kubernetes. 100% remote jobs.careers.microsoft.com/g… DMs open! #opensource #hiring

As we wrap up #KubeCon North America, we'll be posting about some of the cool projects we're working on in the community. As @Microsoft wraps the year with the 2nd highest number of contributions to all projects in the CNCF, @brendandburns reflects on our OSS philosophy and mentality, something you'll find in our DNA at @Azure #Kubernetes Service. youtube.com/watch?v=IzFp2QPV… opensource.microsoft.com/blo…