The .NET Insider – Issue #8 ✨

Your Digest of .NET Updates, Tools, and Insights.

Author

Levan Jintcharadze
March 31, 2025

Deep Dive into .NET Updates.

Introducing Model Context Protocol (MCP) in Azure AI Foundry: Create an MCP Server with Azure AI Agent Service

Learn how to connect Azure AI Agents using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The guide walks through setup and communication between AI models and applications using MCP.

📝By Farzad Sunavala

Semantic Kernel Agent Framework RC2 | Semantic Kernel

The RC2 release of Semantic Kernel’s Agent Framework brings improvements in content safety, interoperability, and observability for AI-driven apps.

📝By Shawn Henry

Xbox + .NET Aspire: Transforming Local Development Practices - .NET Blog

Discover how Xbox teams improved development workflows and scalability using .NET Aspire. A great look into enterprise-scale usage of modern .NET tools.

📝By Craig Taylor

Introducing Visual Studio Hub - Visual Studio Blog

Visual Studio Hub is a new centralized space that simplifies team collaboration with improved access to shared resources and project coordination.

📝By Jacqueline Widdis

Exploring new .NET releases with Dev Containers - .NET Blog

Explore how .NET apps work seamlessly in Dev Containers, making development environments portable, consistent, and easier to manage.

📝By Mike Kistler

Use BrowserStack App Automate with Appium UI Tests for .NET MAUI Apps - .NET Blog

Test .NET MAUI apps at scale with BrowserStack + Appium. Learn how to automate UI tests across devices with ease.

📝By Gerald Versluis | Sweeky Satpathy

Debugging with the AI-powered IEnumerable visualizer - Visual Studio Blog

Visual Studio introduces an AI-enhanced visualizer for IEnumerable, making debugging collections smarter and faster.

📝By Junyu Wang

Building a Model Context Protocol Server with Semantic Kernel | Semantic Kernel

A practical guide on implementing a Model Context Protocol server using Semantic Kernel to enable AI model interaction.

📝By Sergey Menshykh

Level Up Your Razor Pages: Meet htmx, Your New Best Friend - Chris Woody Woodruff

Boost Razor Pages with HTMX for more dynamic, JavaScript-free interactivity and better UX.

📝By Dave Woodruff

Blazor Basics: Real-time Web Apps with WebAssembly & SignalR

Learn to create real-time features in Blazor apps using SignalR with a practical support ticket system demo.

📝By Claudio Bernasconi

Configuring dotnet core apps for OpenApi with SwaggerUi or Scalar

Compare Swagger UI vs Scalar for OpenAPI docs in .NET Core apps. Set up both for better API testing and documentation.

📝By Ravindra Devrani

Understanding Middlewares in ASP.NET Core - Everything you Need to Know! - codewithmukesh

A complete guide to middlewares in ASP.NET Core: how they work, where to use them, and how to create your own.

📝By Mukesh Murugan

C# Tip: An In-Depth Look at CallerMemberName (and some Compile-Time trivia)

Learn how the CallerMemberName attribute can simplify logging and debugging in C# by automatically capturing method names.

📝By Davide Bellone

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