Mastering LangChain: The Complete Getting Started Guide to Building Production LLM Applications

Introduction: LangChain has emerged as the de facto standard framework for building applications powered by large language models. Originally released in October 2022, it has grown from a simple prompt chaining library into a comprehensive ecosystem that includes LangChain Core, LangChain Community, LangGraph, and LangSmith. With over 90,000 GitHub stars and adoption by thousands of […]

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Production-Ready Agents: Observability, Security & Deployment – Part 8

Deploy AI agents to production with enterprise-grade observability, security, and resilience. Complete guide to OpenTelemetry, content safety, and Azure deployment.

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Visual Studio 2026 Transforms Developer Productivity with AI-Powered Intelligence and Cloud-Native Tooling

Introduction: After more than two decades working with Microsoft’s flagship IDE, I’ve witnessed Visual Studio evolve from a Windows-centric development tool into a comprehensive, AI-powered development platform. Visual Studio 2026, released alongside .NET 10, represents the most significant leap forward in the IDE’s history. This isn’t merely an incremental update—it’s a fundamental reimagining of how […]

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Microsoft Azure AI Foundry: The Complete Guide to Enterprise AI Development

Introduction: Microsoft Azure AI Foundry (formerly Azure AI Studio) represents Microsoft’s unified platform for building, evaluating, and deploying generative AI applications. Announced at Microsoft Ignite 2024, AI Foundry consolidates Azure’s AI capabilities into a single, cohesive experience that spans model selection, prompt engineering, evaluation, fine-tuning, and production deployment. With access to Azure OpenAI models, Meta […]

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The Dawn of .NET 10 and C# 14: A New Era of Performance and Language Innovation Arrives

November 2025 marks a watershed moment in the history of the .NET ecosystem. With the release of .NET 10, Microsoft has not only cemented the platform’s dominance in cloud-native performance but has also delivered the most requested language features in a decade with C# 14. This release focuses on “Zero-Cost Abstractions 2.0″—pushing the boundaries of […]

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Modern Python Patterns for Data Engineering: From Async Pipelines to Structural Pattern Matching

Introduction: Modern Python has evolved dramatically with features that transform how we build data engineering systems. This comprehensive guide explores advanced Python patterns including structural pattern matching, async/await for concurrent data processing, dataclasses and Pydantic for robust data validation, and context managers for resource management. After building production data pipelines across multiple organizations, I’ve found […]

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