I have already burdened you with an episode about MCP. Now, I am digging into some actual code examples in dotnet (maybe I will try other languages later). What the heck is an MCP host? MCP client? MCP server?Well, take a listen to find out more!

A few links mentioned in this episode:

Microsoft partners with Anthropic to create MCP SDK

GitHub Repo of the MCP SDK and examples

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Indeed!

Azure Functions has been around for some time. Like AWS Lambda, it allows you to create the smallest piece of functionality for whatever code you need to build i.e. an API, a timer-based execution function and so on. Although you can build an extensive system with Azure functions, you can quickly become embroiled in some spaghetti code and communication between functions (similar to microservices etc.). Now, there is something called Azure Durable Functions - which I have to confess it has been a while since I looked into this, but the key aspect of durable functions was to orchestrate flow and so on between Azure functions.

Which now begs the question, using .NET Aspire within Azure Functions supersedes durable functions?

I am not sure, as I haven’t delved too deeply, but it certainly looks like a more modern approach to build distributed systems and, in this case, with Azure functions. This is not only available when building new Azure Functions, you can add the Aspire orchestration to existing functions too.

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Well, love it or hate it, consumer-based AI app building is here. I haven’t had chance to try Loveable as yet, but for today, we have Replit.

Replit is a new kind of online app building environments that you can use in your browser (or even from a mobile phone) without having to download any editor/development environment. Replit also takes the app building further by hosting your app and even allowing you to make money (bounties!) by selling your app or access or selling your services to help others build on their creations.

Certainly, as an all-in-one browser environment, it is pretty impressive, and I need to give myself more time to properly explore!

It is a strange new world building apps with AI but i think augmented development is here to stay for better or worse!

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