This week’s notes focus on where AI meets everyday development: Copilot and Azure for tighter, faster workflows, a thoughtful overhaul of Aspire’s deploy CLI, and a hands‑on look at building MCP servers in C#. Security threads through it all with practical DevSecOps and Shadow IT reminders plus podcast picks on teaching, acronyms, and tackling imposter syndrome.
AI
Introducing the azd extension to configure GitHub Copilot coding agent integration with Azure (Kristen Womack) - That's a great idea! Getting Copilot in this deployment tool will help improve security and pass some blockers.
Build & Leverage MCP Servers in C# for AI-Driven Development (Sam Basu) - This is a good post for learning the basics of the MCP server. And for C# dev, how to write one.
How I used AI to redesign Aspire’s deploy CLI command (Safia Abdalla) - A very interesting post that shares the entire process of this refactoring.
Programming
- Cozy Aspire Dashboarding (Victor Frye) - Interesting usage of the properties to customize the dashboard, love it
Podcasts
GitHub Spec Kit with Den Delimarsky (.NET Rocks!) - Happy to learn more about this Spec Kit, it looks very useful. Looking forward to trying it.
Mind the Gaps: Teaching Devs, Taming Acronyms, and Surviving Imposter Syndrome with Tim Corey (Coding After Work Podcast) - I really enjoy Tim's content online, and it was nice learning more about him and his passion for helping others.
Miscellaneous
- Stop Shadow IT: Shared Responsibility for DevSecOps (Alison Gunnels) - Nothing new here, to be honest. When people work together, it's always better. And it's good to hear it from time to time.
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.
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~frank