This week post collects concise links and takeaways across .NET, AI, Docker, open source security, DevOps, and broader developer topics. From the .NET Conf call for content and Copilot prompts to Docker MCP tooling, container debugging tips, running .NET as WASM, and a fresh look at the 10x engineer idea.
Suggestion of the week
- .NET Conf 2025 - Announcing the Call for Content - .NET Blog (Jeffrey T. Fritz) - It's now open! .NET Conf has been one of my favourite conferences for years. The call for content is now starting get all the details in here.
AI
- 5 Copilot Chat Prompts .NET Devs Should Steal Today - .NET Blog (Wendy Breiding) - Five things that every developer should know; simple but very impactful
- How Docker MCP Toolkit Works with VS Code Copilot Agent Mode (Hamida Rebaï) - Learn more about this nice MCP tool that can be integrated and help you manage your code.
Open Source
- Levelling Up Security with the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund (Martin Costello) - Cool open source project program that definitely helps. Very happy for Poly
DevOps
- 5 Methods to Keep Docker Container Running for Debugging (James Walker) - A post that gives a lot of great tips to examine your container's health and find the cause of issue
Programming
- Running .NET in the browser without Blazor (Andrew Lock) - I never thought about it but it's true we can execute .NET code as WASM without Blazor. This tutorial shows you all the code.
Miscellaneous
- Are you chasing the 10x engineer dream — or building a 10x team? (Anastasija Uspenski) - The legendary 10x developer is it really the solution? This post shares why it's probably not
Sharing my Reading Notes is a habit I started a long time ago, where I share a list of all the articles, blog posts, and books that catch my interest during the week.
If you have interesting content, share it!
~frank