Mitch Denny: .NET Aspire Architecture – Episode 304

Challenges

  • Ensuring seamless integration between app components.
  • Managing dependencies in microservices applications.
  • Securing container deployments.

Solutions

  • Utilizing .NET Aspire for seamless component integration.
  • Automating deployments with Azure DevOps.
  • Implementing robust security measures for container deployments.

Benefits

  • Simplified cross-process integration.
  • Efficient management of microservices dependencies.
  • Enhanced security and reliability in deployments.

Mitch is a Principal Software Engineer on the .NET Cloud team working on .NET Aspire and ASP.NET Core. Previously Mitch has worked on Azure services, the Azure SDK, and Azure DevOps.

Topics of Discussion:
[02:46] Mitch’s career journey in the Microsoft ecosystem.
[05:46] What makes it .NET Aspire vs. .NET8?
[06:16] .NET Aspire focuses on seamless integration between app components.
[08:18] Making sure the core of Aspire is cloud-agnostic.
[10:48] Developer control plane.
[11:40] How Aspire simplifies cross processes.
[14:36] Using Aspire to manage dependencies in microservices applications.
[18:18] Automating deployments with Azure DevOps and easy mode for .NET Aspire.
[30:27] Securing container deployments.
[34:39] Using Azure DevOps for cloud deployment and configuration management.
[37:33] What are the best resources for people to dig in?
[40:03] Azure subscriptions inside Microsoft.
[43:43] They are only just getting started with Aspire, and with .NET 9 coming out in November.