PKPatrick Kearnsindotnetdigest.com·1d ago · 14 min readShould Your .NET App Expose an MCP Server?AI features in .NET apps are starting to move past the simple chat box. At first, Devs usually adds one model call. The app sends a prompt, gets a response, and shows it to the user. That is easy enou21H
JJealousGxinblog.jealous.dev·5h ago · 4 min readHow I'd Scope a Project Before Writing a Single Line of CodeI used to think scoping was something you could skip if the work seemed simple enough. Two people, clear idea, why not just start building? Here's what actually happens when you skip it: everyone's ex00
LPLeon Penningsinblog.leonpennings.com·1d ago · 17 min readWhy Software Can't Tell You It's WrongSoftware architecture debates have a problem that most other engineering disciplines don't: the alternative was never built. When a bridge fails, the failure is physical, attributable, and measurable 30
VMVadim Matsotskyiinvadymmatsotskyi.hashnode.dev·20h ago · 11 min readWhy I Stopped Matching Products by Title and Started Comparing Their PhotosThe project that led to this library connected eBay listings to the same products as they appeared on Amazon, checking whether a listing a seller wanted to sell matched the item already priced and in 00
FAFaizan Aliinmadprogrammer1.hashnode.dev·12h ago · 20 min readPerformance vs Scalability: Understanding the DifferenceCode to Scale — Part 2 "Our application is fast." That's great. But can it handle 100× more users tomorrow? This is one of the most common misconceptions in software engineering. Developers often use00
OKOleh Keminblog.comparedge.com·22h ago · 6 min readWhy 70% of RAG Projects Never Reach Production in 2026The demo lies because the dataset is polite A 50-document RAG demo is almost designed to succeed. The documents are clean, the questions are friendly, and the person demoing the system knows what to a00
DGDeepak Goyalinblog.deepakgoyal.ai·18h ago · 6 min readAI's Value Compounds at the Task Layer, Not the Model LayerWhen a team sets out to add AI to something, the first real argument is usually about the model. Which provider, which version, this one or the one shipping next month. It feels like the decision ever10
CCodeTrussincodetruss.hashnode.dev·17h ago · 2 min readInherited Codebase Checklist for Freelancers and AgenciesTaking over a client codebase is risky because the first problems are usually invisible: missing environment variables, hidden coupling, weak tests, expired dependencies, and business logic nobody can00
HNHiroyuki Nakahatainblog.iroha1203.dev·1d ago · 15 min readThe Rising Sea of Software Engineering — Rebuilding the Discipline on Algebraic GeometryAI now writes code faster than humans can review it. That is not a prediction; it is the daily experience of most engineering teams. And here is the other daily experience: no matter how much you inve20
SMScott McMahaninaitransformeronline.hashnode.dev·19h ago · 2 min readAI Can Generate Code, But Can It Ship Production Software?AI coding assistants have transformed how developers write software. With a well-crafted prompt, it's possible to generate features, APIs, tests, and even complete applications in minutes. This new st00
