"You're not a Software Engineer" - Nick Chapsas

Nick Chapsas opened his NDC Oslo keynote with a question: who are you? We sat outside the venue straight after and I asked him what happens when the answer stops being "software engineer". He thinks the job most of us trained for is gone, and not because AI writes better code. Because doing it by hand stopped being worth the time. So we spent an hour on what is left that is actually yours. Why everything built with an agent is starting to look the same, and what that says about identity. How Dometrain hires with no interviews, no job titles and no meetings. And how they put AI inside the product instead of just using it to build the product. One take, outside, no script. The seagulls are part of it and so is the audio. I'm also a Dometrain author, which is how Nick and I know each other. NICK YouTube: youtube.com/@nickchapsas Dometrain: dometrain.com #ai #aiengineering #softwaredevelopment

The First Rule of AI Solutions Architecture

Before you build an AI agent, ask whether your problem actually needs one. In Season 0, Episode 0 of my Enterprise AI Architecture series, I walk through the difference between a simple process, a workflow, a document-based chatbot, and an AI agent. Using practical examples, we explore when conventional software is enough and when a system may benefit from dynamically choosing its next steps. We start with filtering numbers and importing CSV files into a database, then move into invoice routing and a more open-ended request: finding invoice errors and deciding how to address them. Good architecture starts with understanding the problem. Adding AI should serve a clear purpose. In this episode: 0/ When ordinary code is the right solution 1/ Why a branching workflow does not automatically need an agent 2/ Where LLMs, skills, tools, and delegation fit 3/ How clarification helps with ambiguous requests 4/ Why an architect must be comfortable saying, “You don’t need AI for this.” CHAPTERS 00:00 Enterprise AI Architecture: Season 0, Episode 0 00:24 Why start with when NOT to use agents? 01:13 Processes, inputs, and outputs 02:54 The car analogy: unnecessary AI 04:00 When ordinary code is enough 05:03 CSV imports and database workflows 05:43 Adding invoice routing 06:34 An open-ended invoice request 07:47 LLMs, skills, tools, and delegation 09:32 Asking the user for clarification 10:36 Choosing the right kind of solution 11:46 Closing thoughts Where have you seen an AI agent proposed for something that ordinary software could handle? Share your example in the comments. Subscribe for more episodes on designing practical enterprise AI solutions. #AIAgents #SoftwareArchitecture #EnterpriseAI

.NET AI Community Standup: Interview Coach Evolves: MAF + GitHub Copilot SDK

* This content was pre-recorded. Bruno will join live in the chat! We just updated the Interview Coach! Join Bruno Capuano and Justin Yoo to explore the latest evolution of Interview Coach, a .NET sample built with Microsoft Agent Framework (MAF), now with GitHub Copilot SDK support. Discover how Copilot moves beyond the code editor to power an application where specialist agents review resumes, ask behavioral and technical questions, and deliver personalized feedback. The Copilot SDK handles model interactions and tool calls, while Agent Framework coordinates the agents and their handoffs. With shared MCP tools, a Blazor interface, and continued Microsoft Foundry support, this sample offers a practical starting point for your own agent-powered applications. ➡️ Explore the source code and continue learning with the companion walkthrough and hands-on workshop: https://aka.ms/mafinterviewcoach/repohttps://aka.ms/mafinterviewcoach/bloghttps://aka.ms/mafinterviewcoach/workshop 🔗 Links: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/collections/d4gkh1tee47wo?source=docs 🎙️ Featuring: Bruno Capuano https://www.linkedin.com/in/elbruno/, Justin Yoo https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinyoo #dotnet #MAF #GitHubCopilotSDK #Agents #AI

.NET MAUI Community Standup: Inside GnollHack: Cross-Platform Game Development with .NET MAUI

Join us for the next .NET MAUI Community Standup as we welcome Tommi and Janne, the creators of GnollHack! GnollHack is a cross-platform, turn-based rogue-like built on the classic NetHack codebase and modernized with animated graphics, music, sound effects, voiceovers, and touch-friendly mobile gameplay. We’ll explore how the team uses .NET MAUI to bring a deep, traditional roguelike experience to Android, iOS, and Windows. Hear about their development journey, the challenges of building a feature-rich cross-platform game, and the lessons they learned along the way. Bring your questions and join us live! 🔗 Links: https://www.theurlist.com/maui-standup-october26 🎙️ Featuring: Gerald Versluis (@jfversluis), David Ortinau (@davidortinau), Tommi Gustafsson, Janne Gustafsson #dotNETMAUI #dotNET #GameDev #GnollHack

.NET Data Community Standup: You won't believe what Chris is doing with EF interceptors 🤯

Join us for another show where Chris Klug shows us all the things he uses interceptors for! 🎙️ Featuring: Chris Klug, Jiri Cincura #ef #efcore #data #dotnet #interceptors

Production Ready: Observability, Governance and Deployment

In the last episode of this series, we'll cover what you need before any of this runs somewhere real. OpenTelemetry traces and logs show exactly what the agent did on each turn. Purview handles governance and data protection. Evaluation gives us a way to tell whether quality holds as the SDK keeps moving. Then we deploy to Foundry Hosted Agents so the thing runs as a service instead of a console app. We close by walking through the full refresh-prompt workflow as a maintenance pattern worth stealing. 📌 This event is part of a series. Learn more here: https://aka.ms/FMTA/series ⌚ Chapters: 0:00 Introduction and Welcome 2:32 Harness Series Recap 3:08 Answering User Questions: MCP Tools, Session Persistence, and Local Models 20:20 Production Ready Strategy Overview 24:52 Traceability and Observability with OpenTelemetry 34:52 Governance, Security, and Data Protection with Purview 41:26 Evaluation and Quality Management 45:52 Deployment to Foundry Hosted Agents 52:23 Summary and Final Recap 🔗 Learn more by exploring the resource: https://aka.ms/AgentHarness #MicrosoftReactor #LearnConnectBuild [eventID:27520]

.NET + Foundry, better together

What can you build with .NET and Microsoft Foundry? Let’s find out together! Join us for a series of practical explorations featuring new SDK capabilities, cool projects, and the latest Foundry features and services. With live demos, code, and plenty of curiosity, each episode offers something new for .NET developers looking to learn, experiment, and build with AI. 🔗 Learn more by exploring the resources: https://aka.ms/MSFTFoundryDoc https://aka.ms/AIappsfordotNETdev 📌 This event is part of a series. Learn more here: https://aka.ms/dotNET-Foundry #MicrosoftReactor #LearnConnectBuild #dotNET #MicrosoftFoundry #C# #AI #SDKs [eventID:27634]

.NET + Foundry, better together

What can you build with .NET and Microsoft Foundry? Let’s find out together! Join us for a series of practical explorations featuring new SDK capabilities, cool projects, and the latest Foundry features and services. With live demos, code, and plenty of curiosity, each episode offers something new for .NET developers looking to learn, experiment, and build with AI. 🔗 Learn more by exploring the resources: https://aka.ms/MSFTFoundryDoc https://aka.ms/AIappsfordotNETdev 📌 This event is part of a series. Learn more here: https://aka.ms/dotNET-Foundry #MicrosoftReactor #LearnConnectBuild #dotNET #MicrosoftFoundry #C# #AI #SDKs [eventID:27632]

.NET + Foundry, better together

What can you build with .NET and Microsoft Foundry? Let’s find out together! Join us for a series of practical explorations featuring new SDK capabilities, cool projects, and the latest Foundry features and services. With live demos, code, and plenty of curiosity, each episode offers something new for .NET developers looking to learn, experiment, and build with AI. 🔗 Learn more by exploring the resources: https://aka.ms/MSFTFoundryDoc https://aka.ms/AIappsfordotNETdev 📌 This event is part of a series. Learn more here: https://aka.ms/dotNET-Foundry #MicrosoftReactor #LearnConnectBuild #dotNET #MicrosoftFoundry #C# #AI #SDKs [eventID:27631]

.NET + Foundry, better together

What can you build with .NET and Microsoft Foundry? Let’s find out together! Join us for a series of practical explorations featuring new SDK capabilities, cool projects, and the latest Foundry features and services. With live demos, code, and plenty of curiosity, each episode offers something new for .NET developers looking to learn, experiment, and build with AI. 🔗 Learn more by exploring the resources: https://aka.ms/MSFTFoundryDoc https://aka.ms/AIappsfordotNETdev 📌 This event is part of a series. Learn more here: https://aka.ms/dotNET-Foundry #MicrosoftReactor #LearnConnectBuild #dotNET #MicrosoftFoundry #C# #AI #SDKs [eventID:27630]

Top 11 New Features in .NET 11 in 11 Minutes and 11 Seconds!!11!

What's new in C# 15, ASP.NET Core 11 and .NET 11 in a race against the clock! Read this video in textual form: https://www.edandersen.com/p/the-best-11-new-features-in-net-11 Code is here: https://github.com/edandersen/dotnet-11-whats-new 0:00 Intro 0:09 C# 15 Collection Expression Arguments 1:29 C# 15 Union Types 2:02 C# 15 Closed Class Heirarchies 3:10 C# 15 Extension Indexers 4:01 C# 15 Labelled Break and Continue 5:43 ASP.NET Core MVC Short Circuit Attribute 6:59 ASP.NET Core 11 Async Validation 8:14 ASP.NET Core 11 ZStandard HTTP Compression 9:20 ASP.NET Core 11 Dynamic Output Cache Policies 10:13 Runtime Async 10:54 Outtro and final joke #dotnet #csharp #coding

The Claude feature to validate your changes #claude #aiengineer #claudecode

Microsoft ignores C# and .NET... AGAIN

Another massive AI porting project at Microsoft decided to ignore C# and .NET and chose Rust... but why? And was it the right choice? 0:00 Intro 0:24 The Copilot Rust Migration 1:03 Community reaction 1:46 Architectural concerns 2:23 Rationale for choosing Rust 3:13 C# and native AOT capabilities 3:57 Performance and validity 4:23 AI generation and error analysis 5:33 Microsoft's broader rust adoption 6:47 Closing thoughts and critique #dotnet #csharp #rust

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