Articles by Robert Felkins

Building Modern, Observable .NET

In this article, I’ll walk you through how we’ve integrated OpenTelemetry, Scalar, and OpenAPI technologies into our .NET 9 solution to create a comprehensive observability and documentation strategy that scales with our microservices architecture.

How the Architect4Hire SOA Framework Powers Real .NET Aspire Applications in the Wild

If you’ve been paying attention to .NET’s evolution into a full-fledged cloud-native powerhouse, you’ve likely heard about .NET Aspire. Let’s talk about how it’s used in production by real teams, for real clients with a solid architecture that scales. At Architect4Hire, we’ve been pushing the limits of what ASP.NET Core 9 and .NET Aspire can do, and our latest framework implementation for BuddyNetworks is a showcase of modern software architecture done right.