Introduction to .NET Aspire

.NET Aspire is a revolutionary stack created for building cloud-native microservices. It emerges as a game-changer, offering a streamlined, opinionated approach to simplify orchestrating the .NET microservices and connecting them to cloud services with ease.



The book explores the development of .NET Aspire, its core concepts, and a powerful manifest for defining the application's structure and integrations. With this foundation, you will explore practical patterns for seamlessly incorporating polyglot microservices, covering languages like Go, Python, and Node.js. You will gain hands-on experience in OpenTelemetry monitoring, Azure Developer CLI, and Dapr. You will also gain a deep understanding of unit testing practices and AI capabilities, including frameworks like TensorFlow and ML.NET, directly into your .NET Aspire solutions.



By the end of this book, you will possess the practical skills and in-depth knowledge to design, build, deploy, and effectively manage sophisticated, production-ready cloud-native applications, empowering you to excel in the world of distributed systems.

What you will learn

● Understand .NET Aspire fundamental and core architecture principles.

● Build polyglot microservices using C#, Go, Python, and Node.js.

● Deploy application using Azure Developer CLI.

● Integrate Dapr for enhanced distributed application capabilities.

● Build intelligent applications with LLM orchestration and Semantic Kernel.

● Apply best practices for unit testing Aspire components.

● Build resilient, observable, cloud-native .NET solutions.

Who this book is for

This book is for .NET developers, cloud engineers, and software architects aiming to build modern cloud-native applications. Readers should have basic knowledge of .NET development and an understanding of web APIs and containerization concepts.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to .NET Aspire

2. .NET Aspire Integrations

3. .NET Aspire and Other Languages

4. .NET Aspire Monitoring

5. Deployments Using azd

6. Integrating with Dapr

7. .NET Aspire Testing

8. .NET Aspire and AI

Naga Santhosh Reddy Vootukuri works for Microsoft as a principal software engineering manager in the Azure SQL product. He has more than 17 years of experience in designing and developing several products within Microsoft, ranging from SSIS to MDS, and currently in Azure SQL DB. He has deep knowledge in cloud computing, distributed systems, AI, microservice-based architecture, and cloud-native apps.