Async Does Not Mean Scalable

async/await frees threads but doesn't reduce work. Message queues move the bottleneck, they don't remove it. Here's what actually limits throughput in .NET systems.

OpenTelemetry in C#: Setup, Spans, and Custom Instrumentation

Wire up OpenTelemetry tracing, metrics, and logs in ASP.NET Core, run Jaeger locally, and add custom spans around the business logic that actually matters.

OpenTelemetry for Developers: The Concepts Explained Simply

A beginner-friendly guide to what OpenTelemetry is and why it matters for .NET developers. Covers the three pillars, instrumentation, and exporters - no code yet.

Api Versioning - A deep dive

Competing Consumers Pattern: The Underrated Key to handling more load

MassTransit with Azure Service Bus - Error management

How to recover failed messages that end up in error queues, with MassTransit as the source

Getting started: Messaging in .NET with MassTransit

Learn about asynchronous messaging in .NET and how to implement it with MassTransit.

Adapter design pattern

When to use the Adapter design pattern. How to implement the adapter design pattern in C#. What are the adapter design pattern components