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LLM Context Window: how it is consumed and why it matters

I inspected what actually goes into the context window of a coding agent, and the order explains a lot about how LLMs behave.

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2026-06-02

Caveman Skill Review: Does It Really Save Tokens?

I tested caveman in GitHub Copilot and found that the real savings depend heavily on task complexity.

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2026-05-24

GitHub Copilot pricing change: Is it still worth it?

Copilot is moving to AI credits. Here is what changes, who pays more, and whether it is still worth it.

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2026-04-28

Serilog & OpenTelemetry in .NET: React Demo UI

Drive checkout and warehouse flows with a React UI to generate logs in the SerilogDemo stack.

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2026-04-24

Serilog & OpenTelemetry in .NET: Tracing in Grafana

Follow a checkout flow in Grafana Drilldown and see how OpenTelemetry completes a Serilog-first observability setup.

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2026-02-14

Serilog: Enrichers for Better Context

Learn how enrichers turn logs into traceable narratives without cardinality traps, and make user flows visible in Grafana.

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2026-02-01

OpenClaw: Is AGI Closer Than We Think?

OpenClaw is taking the AI world by storm. Are these autonomous agents the first step toward AGI, or a dangerous experiment?

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2026-01-29

Serilog: Grafana + Loki for the Win

Run a complex scenario with .NET APIs, Loki, Grafana, NGINX, and k6 to learn the basics of Grafana Loki

2026-01-22

Serilog: Structured Logging Explained

Learn structured logging with Serilog: JSON formatting, message templates, and queryable log properties for better debugging.

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2026-01-14

Serilog: Configuration via appsettings.json

Learn how to move Serilog configuration into appsettings.json, use rolling file logging with retention, enrichment, and custom output templates.

2026-01-05

Serilog: Installation & Basics

Learn how to implement structured logging in ASP.NET Core Web API using Serilog. Replace the default .NET logger in minutes.

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2025-12-07

Gemini 3 Pro, Opus 4.5 or GPT-5.1?

Benchmarks tell one story, but daily usage tells another. Which AI model is actually the best for software engineers.

2025-10-13

.NET Framework stigma

Why does .NET Framework still carry negative perceptions among experienced developers?

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2025-09-25

Spec Kit is here

Do you want more control over what you AI assistant is doing? In this post you will find interesting approach to acive this

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2025-08-01

What the features?

What is and will be - I'm sharing the features of my blog and talk about feature enhancements.

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2025-08-01

First steps

Do you have an idea but struggle to make first steps and make it real? Let me show you how I created my blog.