First: I am really proud of this blog post title. It’s for the girlies (IYKYK). Second: .NET 10 drops tomorrow, so I did a whirlwind tour of the big and small features I worked on this cycle. Third: go read it! #dotnet #aspnetcore 📰 :https://blog.safia.rocks/2025/11/10/aspnetcore-ten/

What's the killer tool for effectively managing GitHub notifications? I feel like the default UI is really holding back at this point and I'm not the type to do GH notifications over email. Octobox hasn't done the trick for me either.

I've been doing some hacking on a prototype that requires testing the bebavior of a REST API framework. It's so nice to use Hurl to write integration tests against a sample app that runs in my CI/CD pipeline. Nicer than unit tests in code even 🫣 hurl.dev

Rerunning a job on GitHub Actions feels like

Today’s post is a deep dive into how `aspire deploy` evolved from a simple callback to a full pipeline engine that models build and deployment orchestration in code. 🔗 : A peek at the future of distributed app orchestration: blog.safia.rocks/2025/11/03/a... #aspire @aspire.dev

Got the chance to try out @charm.land's VHS for recording terminal-based demos instead of my usual asciienema-based flow and I love the way it turned out. This is a demo of the new experience for publishing + deploying Aspire apps to Docker Compose.🚀 #aspire @aspire.dev

Not sure why it took me this long but TIL about the Feynman Technique: after you read about a topic, write about it as if you were explaining it to someone. Keep rereading and writing until your explanation is fluid.

Computing is literally so astounding. I just stopped for a moment to think about all the tech in place for me to do an OTP auth onto a website and freaked out. SMTP, DNS, TLS, HTTP, databases, queues, load balancers...all so a six-digit code can travel the world in seconds.

Spotted a nifty new feature on GitHub: automatic categorization of diffs in the PR. Total game-changer for quickly getting context on changes to review.

I appreciate the PSF for taking a principled stand on this front and decisively supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in open source. I've made a donation to the PSF and would encourage you to do the same if you can. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...

Deploying aspire.dev with Aspire - dogfooding at its finest. 🚀 Fast, reliable, and deployed on the tech we're creating. 🤓 #aspire #opensource #free #polyglot @aspire.dev davidpine.net/blog/aspire-...

.NET Aspire ❌ Aspire ✅🤌🏼 we're officially rebranding - starting with our shiny new website, aspire.dev 💫 join us for a special edition #AspiriFriday to wrap up the week and celebrate with the team! see you there 🎃

A redesigned UI for `aspire deploy` is shipping in Aspire 13! 🌟 Used Claude for UX brainstorming, Copilot for implementation, and got something that works great for both local dev and CI/CD. Read about the process: blog.safia.rocks/2025/10/27/a... #aspire @aspire.dev

I had to reset the "Days Since Monads Mentioned" counter today.

Rebuilt grove as a TypeScript CLI this weekend because npx-based distribution is bliss and macOS code signing is chaos. My release pipeline was turning into a horror movie. I chose peace! ✌️

Feeling comforted by the fact that converting an EPUB to a PDF is still a non-trivial thing to do locally in your machine.

I love Safari so much but why is github.com so trash on WebKit?!!? 😭

I picked up the 2nd edition e-book of Liz Price's Container Security last week and have been enjoying it! It lays out the principles of container tech and security in an approachable way for me as someone familiar with Linux, but not containers. bookshop.org/p/books/cont...

Nice one, Claude! Had me scratching my screen...

Merged a PR adding deployment state caching to aspire deploy! 🚀 No more re-entering parameters everytime you deploy: they’re cached + reused locally. It also lays the groundwork for managing state in our new pipelines feature. 📖: blog.safia.rocks/2025/10/20/a... #aspire @aspire.dev

I've submitted my entry for the Bad UX World Cup! A date picker where the values get populated by a snake game. The apple is a number that changes randomly. Try it out at safia.rocks/BadDatePicker/ 🤪

The urge to redesign your blog instead of writing stuff is no longer a hinderance because you can use Copilot to polish up your site in 47282829382% less time.

Had baked beans with breakfast for the first time in my life in honor of @blowdart.me and @sinclairinat0r.com

girls gone portugal @captainsafia.com @lyrichardson01.bsky.social

Time to do the thing at @azuredevsummit.bsky.social!

With .NET 10 GA around the corner, I’m writing on things I built this cycle: starting with XML doc comment support for OpenAPI. The source generator approach is novel/quirky and I’m excited by how doc IDs can bridge runtime and compile time. 🤔 blog.safia.rocks/2025/10/13/o... #dotnet #aspnetcore

The first PR to support deployment pipelines in Aspire just landed! 🌟 Model pipelines for your AppHost resources with support for parallel execution + dependency resolution. PR: github.com/dotnet/aspir... Notes from one of our design discussions: github.com/dotnet/aspir... #aspire @aspire.dev

Airport observations: 1. If you sneeze or cough into your hands, you’re awful. Sorry not sorry. 2. How long before they add AI to those background noise meme slop channels they play in chain bars and restaurants? You know the ones I’m talking about!

I'm really enjoying how much Claude Code helps me overcome inertia around building tools and learning new things. I used it to build a Go CLI for my Git worktrees workflow and it made iterating and learning the ecosystem at the same time so easy. github.com/captainsafia...

omg i forgot how good real housewives of potomac is and how beautiful these women are 🌸

If you create a Codespace from a PR that was started by the GitHub Copilot agent, the clone of the git repo/branch that will be in the codespace will be a *shallow* clone which makes it difficult to rebase/merge against the branch. You can fix this by running `git fetch --unshallow`.

Today’s blog post is a behind-the-scenes look around Aspire's publish and deploy commands: how they differ, where the tension lies (e.g. “ejecting” vs “auditing”), and how we might evolve them to be more composable, debuggable, and transparent. blog.safia.rocks/2025/10/06/a... #aspire @aspire.dev

Found at the local whiskey bar.

My deepest and sincerest respect to release engineers because I'm working on setting up a release pipeline for this side project and there are so many little details to think through. I discovered goreleaser and I am really vibing with it though ❤️ goreleaser.com

Saw someone made this cute little GitHub contribution graph on Reddit and I used it to visualziation the last 10 years of open source I've done 🥲 postspark.app/github-contr...

As part of this, I took on the work to update the nteract site from Flow (yes, lol) to TypeScript. I distinctly remember trying to do this 6 years ago and getting tired of the tedium. I just threw Claude Code at it and it one-shotted the migration in a single prompt. Amazing!

AI agents without the complexity. The Microsoft Agent Framework lets you: • Build agents quickly • Orchestrate multiagent workflows • Deploy with .NET hosting • Monitor with OpenTelemetry Start building smarter → msft.it/63325svaSW #dotnet 🤖

One of the reasons I've been blogging more lately is because my motivation around it has changed. I want a journal of the things I spent time working on so that when I am old I can read back through it all and marvel at the adventures. :')

OK, so I literally haven't done anything on nteract/Jupyter in years and despite how terrifying it is to step back into a project you feel guilty about lowkey kind of abandoning, I'll literally get over those feelings just so I can start moving things off of Vercel.

tired: it's always DNS inspired: ICANN feel it coming in the air tonight

I skeeted earlier about how ASP.NET Core’s source generator test infra makes verification easier for both devs and coding agents. Here’s more on how it's used to test run-time, compile-time, and incremental behavior: blog.safia.rocks/2025/09/29/s... #dotnet #aspnetcore

the jump scare when you ask Claude to analyze a CSV and it starts using JavaScript to do it 😆

I've had a HUGE amount of positive feedback on what @captainsafia.com and I discussed in this episode so far. Even folks who aren't in dev have reached out to say that they enjoyed and appreciated it. Definitely check this one out, friends.

New blessing just dropped today! 😭 🙏🏽 github.blog/changelog/20...

okay I have a new technical fixation now and it's understanding everything about databases

Aspire 9.5 has landed 🚀 and it's packed with updates across the dashboard, CLI, and more! Read the blog for some highlights or check out the What's New for the deep dive. Plus, join us at 4p PST for a live stream unboxing at youtube.com/@aspiredotdev! devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/annou...

not just one, but TWO streams this week!!! tomorrow at 7p EST, join us to celebrate the release of #aspire 9.5 (👀👀👀 stay tuned for more info), and for #aspirifridays we're going to try to deploy bingo AGAIN. subscribe!! see you soon! www.youtube.com/watch?v=29zI... www.youtube.com/watch?v=80ck...

It’s almost October so it's the perfect time to share I’ll be speaking at @azuredevsummit.bsky.social! Two back-to-back sessions where I’ll build a minimal API-style REST framework live from scratch. No Copilot, no docs, no snippets: just me and my editor 😉 🎟: azuredevsummit.com #dotnet

In college, I interned at a low-key startup run by a founder with 4 exits to his name. Over coffee, he shared how he learned his weaknesses and built a team that balanced them early on every time. Humility and self-awareness actually helped he succeed in a more impactful and meaningful way.