"Obvious" if you've been around a while, but still needs broader awareness: > New tech typically has more known unknowns, and many more unknown unknowns > software that’s been around longer tends to need less care and feeding than software that just came out #UseWhatWorks boringtechnology.club

There’s no single “best” way to version APIs. Each strategy exists because it solves a different problem. The key is matching the strategy to your context.

How do you design a UI when the back-end system consists of dozens (or more) of microservices? In this video, Mauro Servienti shows how to use the concept of UI Composition to build a page without losing autonomy between services

If implicit ranking can silence a room of senior engineers during a training simulation, imagine what it is doing to your actual architecture design sessions. If we don't actively facilitate group dynamics and level the playing field, we lose the vital perspectives required to solve complex problems

This thread demonstrates how people may *think* they are representing the "problem space" when they are still subconsciously stuck in the "solution space". My recommendation is to delay naming things, using placeholders like colors in the interim - uncomfortable at first, yes, but helpful. Try it.

> There is only one way to have good open source projects... pay the maintainers. And there is only one way to pay the maintainers: pay the companies that fund them. #Open-Source #Funding #UseWhatWorks www.linkedin.com/posts/wmorga...

Yup, many people underestimate the "gravity" of data when doing legacy modernization. That and data quality issues.

With more and more open source projects switching to some sort of commercial licensing model with discounts for small business and community projects, the question keeps coming up: is a 100% discount the same as "free"? So I made a video about it. What do you think? www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpI8...

.NET 10 is out! Before you ask, you can already use .NET 10 in your #NServiceBus endpoints. We've run tests with the previews along the way to ensure you won't run into any issues when you change your target framework.

💻 Build cross-language integrations with ease! Watch the demo of a .NET producer and Python consumer using RabbitMQ transport with NServiceBus. ➡️ https://youtube.com/live/YWHY09R46m4 #RabbitMQ #Integration #NServiceBus #Microservices

Today at 1530 Eastern Time, I'll be talking about Clean Architecture with ASP.NET Core 10. Check it out, I have some new stuff to share. dotnetconf.com #dotnet

This talk is a must-watch for people in the Event-Driven space. I saw @noctovis.bsky.social giving it live at this year's DDDEU, and I truly believe that she nailed the versioning topic 👇🙂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TCb...

Companies don’t realize their developers often make decisions without leadership involved (to build their own infrastructure because it’s fun) that then burden the company with supporting such systems indefinitely. At the expense of a simpler more maintainable app.

"Rants and Raves" from @wildermuth.com > I think this is true whether it is an open source project, or a commercial product. It has felt like developers can get focused on “How hard could it be?”.

NSB now completely *free* for orgs under $1M ! PLUS significant discounts as you grow to $5M !! particular.net/blog/launchi...

🎉 Please join us in congratulating Irina Dominte (Scurtu) @irina.codes on being elected to the .NET Foundation Board of Directors! We look forward to your leadership and impact in the .NET community. 💫 #dotnetfoundation

Old but seems still relevant udidahan.com/2010/08/31/r.... Crazy how quickly everything changes in software :P

New in NServiceBus! Now you can use #CloudflareR2 to store large message bodies in #AmazonSQS systems, which may be more cost effective for your system.

A lot of really cool AWS .NET enhancements for NServiceBus. I especially appreciate the support for our Lambda Annotations framework. particular.net/blog/aws-enh...

New on the blog! We released a bunch of enhancements to our AWS-related components, including improvements to the #SQS transport, #DynamoDB persistence, and #Lambda hosting. Check out all the details here.

We can fall into a trap, believing things happen synchronously in a predefined order. They don't–at least not in scalable systems, and certainly not at Starbucks. "What Starbucks can teach you about (software) scalability" on our blog:

When you're trying to set culture, you need to prioritize high-trust environments and the delivery of feedback. You cannot let yourself be "casually cruel in the name of being honest" even just a little bit or trust and culture will degrade. - @rstephens.me @ #monktoberfest

Schemas are a great way to make versioning event-driven systems easier, and @ApacheAvro has the best schema evolution capabilities out there. And, you can use Avro with @NServiceBus too! Check out the samples: https://docs.particular.net/shape-the-future/avro #avro #schemaevolution #eda #serdes

And I draw on Mary Parker Follett’s work; it’s from ~100 years ago, but not only deserves a place in the formative history of the system design (and leadership) field, but in the discourse that helps shape our understanding and approaches today.

In this video, @mauroservienti analyzes the most common errors in building a (micro)services-based architecture. How do we avoid the hype and design systems with longevity as the primary goal?

Schemas are a great way to make versioning event-driven systems easier, and ApacheAvro has the best schema evolution capabilities out there. And, you can use Avro with NServiceBus too! Check out the samples: https://docs.particular.net/shape-the-future/avro #avro #schemaevolution #eda #serdes

Learn how message-based communication patterns can serve as a stealthy foundation for modernization. Hazel Bohon shows how to architect for scale while preserving operational continuity. Join in W06 on Wed, Sept 10 at 9:30AM at #VSLive https://vslive.com/events/san-diego-2025/home.aspx

"We are the Borg. Your messages have failed and will be assimilated. Resistance is futile." For Star Trek day this year, learn how to use the Borg's resiliency as an advantage using ServicePulse to manage when messages fail. particular.net/blog/resista...

If you're still unsure what the story is behind the #PostgreSQL popularity, then it's the right time to do something. Doing something means clicking the link below and signing up for my tomorrow's webinar! particular.net/webinars/pos... 1/

Are you using AsyncAPISpec in your event-driven system? We've built samples to show how AsyncAPI can work with NServiceBus! 🚀 Check them out all let us know what other use cases we should explore: https://docs.particular.net/shape-the-future/asyncapi #EventDriven #AsyncAPI #NServiceBus #DotNet

Likewise for me, a huge improvement for me was shifting from “I want to deliver impact by being right and building correct solutions” to “I want to deliver impact by helping us reach mutual understanding, healthy communication, and building the right environment” It makes a huge difference

Networks hiccup, databases time out, and that AI agent you’ve been using seems to hallucinate more each day 🤖. Kyle write about how you can use NServiceBus' features to recover from messaging failures. ⬇️ https://blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/recoverability-with-nservicebus/ #NServiceBus

.NET Aspire isn't just for C# resources! In our NServiceBus webinar, we mentioned that we had a Python script listening to RabbitMQ. We'll show how to set something like this up on 8/26: https://www.youtube.com/live/EllD0cqtLhE?si=S0Jk5HonFI0rrPLA #dotnet #dotnetAspire

Microservices gone wrong? Oh, we’ve seen it. 😏 @williambza.bsky.social shares his Top 5 disaster-techniques for microservices — so you can avoid them. 📅 27th August – Don’t miss it! www.meetup.com/net-usergrou... #TechTalk #Microservices

A key difference here is that while either can be incorrect, the structure of Wikipedia *creates context* and the structure of LLMs *destroys context* Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when An LLM just generates text

(1) methodologically, if you try to derive the “secret formula” by only studying iconic successes, then you’re doing social science wrong. It’s called selecting on the dependent variable. You have to also examine the failures if you want to identify differences.

Saving this for every study of software development practices based on "best in breed" companies.

Microsoft’s commitment to backwards compatibility is something else. Created this Windows 8 app 13 years ago (2012). Last updated 11 years ago (2014). Lost the source code soon after so couldn’t update since even if I wanted. And it still works on Windows 10 & 11. Just wow

Wondering how messages navigate distributed systems? Come chat with us ( Adam Wright, poornimanayar and Hazel Bohon) at the Particular Software booth, where messaging patterns meet real-world impact. We’ve got the answers (and some freebies too) #KCDC2025 https://www.kcdc.info/

After the summer break, we’re back! 🎉 @williambza.bsky.social is here to teach you how to destroy a microservice system (so you know how to save yours). 📅 27th August – Top 5 techniques for building the worst microservice system ever www.meetup.com/net-usergrou... #Microservices

"PhD-level experts in your back pocket" is a completely nonsensical description of AI but a pretty good description of social media if you follow the right people

This is my favorite thing about social media. I love being exposed to brilliant ideas by brilliant people and I feel so lucky to be a part of such fulfilling social circles 🥰❤️

Meet Poornima: Microsoft .NET MVP & tech community leader! Communities shaped her career & personal growth, fueled by lifelong learning & growth mindset. She uplifts the ecosystem via #OSS code/docs, articles, events, & speaking. hubs.li/Q03B1zpX0 @poornimanayar.bsky.social

Corporate change is hard. Coordinating departments is harder. At #KCDC2025, Hazel Bohon shares how message-based architecture can grease the skids quietly, cleverly, and effectively. https://www.kcdc.info/

🚨 Architect's Takeaway => Build your edge, not your infrastructure. Buy for repeatable plumbing, Go hybrid when you need adaptability without going full custom https://developersvoice.com/blog/low-code/build-vs-buy-dotnet-workflow-engines/

I'll be running an #azure messaging workshop at @techorama.bsky.social Netherlands. Join me for all the fun and knowledge techorama.nl/workshops/re...

i helped Sarah update some Aspire things yesterday in prep for her NService Bus webinar today - it's open to the public! in like 45 min! www.youtube.com/live/YWHY09R...

Atomicity trap: either DB write or message publish. Failure in between leaves ghost or zombie state. NServiceBus Transactional Session + outbox ensures commit of both or neither. via codeopinion https://codeopinion.com/distributed-systems-mistakes-nobody-warns-you-about-consistency/

🎓 Need quick, on-demand training for your devs? We've got 1-hour webinars on 🔹#CleanArchitecture 🔹#SoftwareDevelopment 🔹#Testing 🔹#DDDesign 🔹#SoftwareArchitecture & more! 🚀 Level up your team here 👉: https://nimblepros.com/on-demand-learning

Curious how to build distributed systems at scale with messaging and eventing patterns using #Azure services? Meet, mingle, and connect with other cloud computing practitioners and enthusiasts tomorrow evening at the Chicago Cloud Computing Meetup. ericboyd.com/events/chica...