Reading Notes #663

Here are my reading notes for the week: a mix of AI research and evaluation, .NET and Linux troubleshooting, testing framework changes, and JavaScript/TypeScript perspectives, plus a few podcast episodes on C#, work design, and software modernization that I found worthwhile. 

AI

• Introducing Research-Eval: A Benchmark for Search-Augmented LLMs (Reka Team) - One thing that has fascinated me since the beginning of this AI trend is how they test and measure the efficiency of those models. This post is going to go into details and share the benchmark (oss) and the results very interesting

Programming

• Fixing an old .NET Core native library loading issue on Alpine (Andrew Lock) - Great post that not only provides the solution but also explains the process of thought and experimentation to find that solution. I love it!

• Converting an xUnit test project to TUnit (Andrew Lock) - Like Andrew said in this post, changing your test framework is a big deal, but I will definitely consider TUnit for my next project. A very interesting post.

• JavaScript or TypeScript? How To Benefit From the Dichotomy (Ivan Velichko) - Interesting opinion for an interesting question, and the author has a lot of experience in many different types of language so it's a good read

Podcasts

• C# 14 with Dustin Campbell (.NET Rocks!) - Nice episode talking about C# and more precisely things that are related to Razor Pages. Always nice to listen to Carl and Richard.

• 10 Steps To A Manageable Podcast Social Media Plan (For You Or Your Assistant) (Feed Your Brand) - In this episode, she goes over all the steps to do our Podcast Social Media Plan. What to do or not, things to avoid, and this kind of details.

• How work design can reignite tremendous results (Modern Mentor) - Two Modern Mentor episodes this week, I love those shorter, concentrated episodes. This one focuses on ideas to help leaders redesign how work gets done.

• How to learn at work when there’s no time for learning (Modern Mentor) - That one is about bold ideas to spark new ideas and learn from them.

• The Transformation Trap: Why Software Modernization Is Harder Than It Looks (Screaming in the Cloud) - Interesting episode that covers interesting topics like AI in software development and upgrading legacy systems.

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

Reading Notes #662

From Docker's security practices to the latest in GPT-5 discussions, there's quite a mix of topics to dive into. I particularly enjoyed the thought-provoking piece about junior developers in the age of LLMs - it's a conversation we should all be having.

As always, grab your favorite beverage, and let's explore what caught my attention this week!

DevOps

• Practitioner's View: How Docker Enables Security by Default (Pedro Ignácio, Denis Cruz Rodrigues) - Improving the culture can be a challenge, but security is worth the effort. This post lists your first targets if you want to go that way, and explains why it's important.

AI

• Announcing the NuGet MCP Server Preview - .NET Blog (Jeff Kluge) - Oh! That's a cool one, looking forward to trying it and seeing if you can help me when I'm searching for a package but I don't know the name or don't remember the name

• Introducing MCP Support in AI Shell Preview 6 - PowerShell Team (Steven Bucher) - Cool way to have AI into your terminal; amazing good idea

• The GitHub Prompt Injection Data Heist | Docker (Ajeet Singh Raina) - Yes! This post talks about this injection story. But there is more! It shares how to prevent it, and all the things that we need to be aware of those dangers.

Podcasts

• Focus Friend by Hank Green is #1 in the App Store with Bria Sullivan (Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman) - Cool episode about that very and new mobile App. They talk about how it started and some technical challenges. Very interesting.

• SPI 884: Personal Branding is More Important than Ever with Rory Vaden (The Smart Passive Income Online Business and Blogging Podcast) - Interesting discussion about the personal brand, and how to build it and how it could be use to help you.

• SPI 885: What's Working on Social Media Right Now (The Smart Passive Income Online Business and Blogging Podcast) - Social medias are evolving and this podcast episode talk about how we should adapt and change the way we do business with it.

• 476: GPT-5 Is Here, What's next? (Merge Conflict) - As much as I like the new GPT-5, they made me realized that I was thinking exactly like them! I won't spoil anything but it is a great episode where James is in fire! ;)

Miscellaneous

• The role of junior developers in the world of LLMs (Oren Eini) - This is a great question. AI is definitely affecting the job market. However, this interesting post denies the annihilation of junior roles. What do you think?

• Your Twitch live stream graphics don’t really matter, but they can help (Salma) - Good advice for those who want to start doing videos or streaming. The best advice to get started is still just start and go! But after a little while, here what you can do to improve your setup.

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

Reading Notes #661

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