Category: C#

  • .Net 10 LTS Unpacked: What’s New and Why It Matters for Everyday Development

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper Why .NET 10 Matters .NET 10 is a Long-Term Support (LTS) release, meaning it will receive support (patches, security updates) for three years. Microsoft Learn Because of that, many teams will adopt it as a baseline for stability, performance, and new features. It’s the successor to .NET 9. Microsoft…

  • Getting Started with .NET 9 in VSCode: Setup & First Project

    🔹 Why This Blog? Most developers still use Visual Studio for .NET development, but VSCode is lightweight, cross-platform, and perfect for cloud-native/containerized projects. Enterprises moving toward Docker + DevOps pipelines prefer VSCode-based workflows. This guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough of setting up .NET 9 development in Visual Studio Code (VSCode), using a real-world API project…

  • Top AI Language Models in Action: Real-World Examples with Python & C#

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper Artificial Intelligence has rapidly evolved over the last decade, and Large Language Models (LLMs) have become the core drivers of this revolution. From OpenAI’s GPT family to Meta’s LLaMA, Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini, and more — each ecosystem brings unique capabilities tailored for developers, researchers, and enterprises. In this…

  • Supercharging Your Azure OpenAI MCP Agent with LangChain (Python & C#)

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper As Generative AI takes the spotlight across industries, the need for structured, multi-step reasoning and tool-enhanced agents is more critical than ever. In this blog, I’ll explain how you can integrate LangChain with your Azure OpenAI-powered MCP Agent—not just in Python, but with a C# equivalent, too. This blog…

  • From Monolith to Microservices: 6 Architectures Powering Modern Apps in 2025

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper Every successful software project has one thing in common: a strong architectural foundation.Choosing the right architecture is like picking the right blueprint before building a skyscraper—it determines whether your system scales seamlessly or collapses under pressure. Let’s explore 6 software architectural styles that have shaped modern applications, with real-world…

  • Kafka Quick Guide: A Deep Dive into Event Streaming

    ✍️ By Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper Apache Kafka is a distributed event streaming platform that powers some of the largest data-driven applications in the world. From Netflix’s recommendation engine to LinkedIn’s activity feed, Kafka has become the backbone of real-time data pipelines and event-driven architectures. But what exactly makes Kafka so powerful? Let’s break it…

  • API Wars: REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC – and 8 More You Should Know

    ✍️ Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper APIs are the backbone of modern applications, enabling different systems, services, and devices to communicate seamlessly. Over the years, several API protocols and communication styles have emerged, each suited for specific use cases — from mobile apps fetching user data to IoT devices streaming sensor events. In this blog, let’s…

  • ⚡ Your .NET App Might Be Bleeding Performance — And You Won’t See It Until It’s Too Late

    ✍️ New Blog by Abhishek Kumar | hashtag#FirstCrazyDeveloper Performance problems in .NET applications are often invisible. Your app may look fine in dev or QA, but under real-world load, hidden inefficiencies silently drain CPU, memory, and throughput. By the time you notice slow response times or cloud bills shooting up, it’s usually too late. In…

  • 🚀 What’s New in .NET 9? A Developer’s Deep Dive

    by Abhishek Kumar | #FirstCrazyDeveloper Microsoft has officially shipped .NET 9, and it’s packed with updates across the ecosystem — from the C# language to ASP.NET Core, EF Core, and the brand-new .NET Aspire stack. If you’re a developer who loves staying ahead, this release is worth exploring. Let’s break it down piece by piece with…