Azure & DevOps Podcast

Mitch Denny: .NET Aspire Architecture - Episode 304

Jul 1, 2024

Principal Software Engineer Mitch Denny discusses .NET Aspire's cloud-agnostic focus, simplifying cross processes, managing microservices dependencies, automating deployments with Azure DevOps, securing container deployments, and upcoming .NET 9 release.

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Quick takeaways

.NET Aspire enhances seamless integration of app components for increased productivity.

Aspire omits explicit cloud dependencies for core libraries, promoting cloud-agnostic deployments.

Azure DevOps integration automates container deployment, streamlining the release process for developers.

Deep dives

Mitch Denny's Career Background and Involvement with .NET

Mitch Denny, a principal software engineer, recounts his journey in tech, starting his .NET experience from its early alpha days. He became an MVP through user groups, eventually joining Microsoft. His expertise spans Azure services, DevOps, and now focuses on .NET Aspire and ASP .NET Core.

Consistent Command Usage Across Environments

01:07

Seeking Resources for Aspire

01:24

Intro

2min

Journey with Microsoft and .NET Aspire Architecture

19min

Discussion on Deployment Process Changes and Deployment Pipeline Setup with AZD Commands

4min

Automation in Deployments and Management with AZD

11min

Exploring GitOps Integration with Aspire and Azure Developer CLI

2min

Exploring Aspire Architecture and Resources

6min

Discussing the Aspire Architecture and Future Plans

3min

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:

[2:46] Mitch’s career journey in the Microsoft ecosystem.

[5:46] What makes it .NET Aspire vs. .NET8?

[6:16] .NET Aspire focuses on seamless integration between app components.

[8:18] 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?