.NET 5 Migration: Real World Lessons

Migrating a large enterprise monolith to .NET 5 is different from upgrading a “Hello World” app. We share lessons learned from migrating 50+ microservices, including handling breaking changes in ASP.NET Core and Entity Framework. Breaking Change: JSON Serialization System.Text.Json is the default now. If you rely heavily on Newtonsoft.Json quirks, switching is painful. Target Framework […]

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Developer Predictions for 2021

Crystal ball time. Based on the trends of 2020, here is what I think 2021 holds for software developers. 1. Hybrid Work is the New Normal Companies will not go back to 100% office presence. Tools for async collaboration will explode. Docs-as-code and written culture will become essential skills. 2. Kubernetes vanishes (mostly) Developers are […]

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React Server Components: The Future of React?

Late 2020 brought a preview of “React Server Components” (RSC). This is a paradigm shift. Unlike Server-Side Rendering (SSR) which merely sends HTML, RSCs allow components to run exclusively on the server, never sending their code to the client bundle. Client vs Server Components The Zero-Bundle-Size Promise If a component uses a large library (like […]

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Azure Bicep: ARM Templates You’ll Actually Want to Write

Continuing our coverage of Project Bicep (now v0.3), this version introduces loops, conditional deployment, and modules, making it a viable replacement for ARM JSON in production. Loops Conditional Deployment Key Takeaways Bicep is transpiled to ARM JSON `bicep build main.bicep`. IntelliSense works for all Azure resources immediately. Much easier to read and review in Pull […]

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