Microsoft Agent Framework vs LangChain vs LlamaIndex in 2026
All three hit 1.0. Pick Microsoft Agent Framework if you live in Azure and .NET, LangChain/LangGraph for vendor-neutral graph orchestration, LlamaIndex for retrieval-grounded agents.
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Migrate a Blazor Server app to Blazor United (Blazor Web App) in .NET 11
A step-by-step checklist to move a standalone Blazor Server app to the unified Blazor Web App template on .NET 11, keeping every page on InteractiveServer with zero behaviour change.
Migrate from in-process Azure Functions to the isolated worker model (.NET 8 / .NET 11)
A step-by-step checklist to move a .NET in-process Azure Functions app to the isolated worker model before the November 10, 2026 retirement, with csproj diffs, signature rewrites, and a slot-swap rollout.
Migrate from Serilog to OpenTelemetry logging in .NET 11
A step-by-step guide to moving a .NET 11 app off Serilog and onto OpenTelemetry logging: the low-risk Serilog.Sinks.OpenTelemetry bridge, the full Microsoft.Extensions.Logging cut-over, what breaks, how to verify, and how to roll back.
Dart 3.12 Ships Primary Constructors Behind an Experiment Flag
Dart 3.12 adds an experimental primary constructors syntax that declares fields and a constructor in the class header, collapsing the classic three-line data class to one.
EF Core ExecuteUpdate vs loading entities and SaveChanges: which should you use?
A decision guide and real benchmark for EF Core 11: use ExecuteUpdate for set-based writes by a predicate, and the load-then-SaveChanges path only when you need the change tracker, interceptors, or a complex object graph.
MCP vs OpenAPI Plugins vs Custom Tool Calling for AI Agents: Which Should You Pick in 2026?
Use custom tool calling for one app you own end to end, MCP for any integration you want reused across Claude Code, Cursor, and ChatGPT, and OpenAPI plugins only as a bridge when you already have a spec. MCP is the cross-client standard in 2026; plugins are legacy.
Migrate EF Core 6 to EF Core 11: breaking changes that actually bite
A version-pinned migration guide from EF Core 6.0 to EF Core 11.0, walking the breaking changes across EF7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 that break real apps: Encrypt=True, OPENJSON Contains, PendingModelChangesWarning, the native json column, and the SqlClient 7.0 split.
Provider vs Riverpod vs Bloc for Flutter state management in 2026
Pick Riverpod for most new Flutter apps in 2026. Choose Bloc for large teams that want an enforced event-driven structure, and keep Provider only for legacy code.
BackgroundService vs IHostedService vs Hangfire for background jobs in .NET 11
Pick BackgroundService for in-process loops, raw IHostedService when you need fine lifecycle control, and Hangfire when jobs must survive a restart. A decision matrix with code and the one gotcha that picks for you.