PR preview environments
Sixth and final article in the series. We explore SWA’s preview environments: each pull request generates a complete environment with its own URL.
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Local development with the swa CLI
Fifth article in the series. We set up the swa CLI for local development with the proxy, the Functions API and authentication emulation.
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SWA's built-in authentication
Fourth article in the series. We explore SWA’s built-in authentication: the built-in providers, the /.auth/ endpoint, and how to get the user in Blazor and in the API.
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Adding an Azure Functions API
Third article in the series. We add an Azure Functions API to our Blazor WASM project, call it from the client without fighting CORS, and deploy the whole thing.
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The staticwebapp.config.json file
Second article in the series. We explore the staticwebapp.config.json file in depth: the fallback for Blazor, routes, redirects, headers and page protection.
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What is an Azure Static Web App?
First article in a series on Azure Static Web Apps with Blazor. We create a Blazor WASM project and deploy it to Azure in minutes.
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dotnet watch: you use it for hot reload. You should do more with it.
Every time I changed code, I’d Alt-Tab to the terminal, arrow up, Enter. dotnet test. Wait. Check. Back to the editor. Repeat.
It’s not the end of the world. But over a full day, it adds up, mostly in lost focus. The annoying part is that I already had dotnet watch in my workflow for hot-reloading a web app. I just never thought to ask what else it could do.
Microsoft Agent Framework: First Agent, MCP, and Multi-Agent Workflows
Microsoft Agent Framework replaces Semantic Kernel and AutoGen. Here’s how to create a local agent with Ollama, connect an MCP server, and orchestrate two agents in sequence.
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MCP in C#: Exposing Your Own Tools to Any AI Client
MCP standardises how AI clients call external tools. Here’s how to build a working MCP server in C#: with a complete weather example, ready to connect to Claude Desktop or VS Code Copilot.
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A Tour of My Public GitHub Repositories
A themed tour of my public GitHub repos, with a short description of each one.
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