IDEAS, DECISIONS & LESSONS
Notes on AI, architecture and building useful products.
35 articles
23 Feb 2026 · 6 min read
ai
Part 8 of 11 — Practical GitHub Copilot setup for an ecommerce development team. Workspace instructions, custom instructions per task type, Copilot Chat for architecture, and the MCP server for Angular CLI.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 8 min read
angular
Part 4 of 11 — Wire Angular 21 to a .NET 10 Minimal API with type-safe Kiota client generation, JWT interceptors, Problem Details error handling, and SignalR real-time updates.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 8 min read
angular
Part 2 of 11 — Setting up an Angular 21 ecommerce project from scratch. Nx monorepo, feature-based folder structure, ESLint flat config, Vitest, and auto-generated Kiota TypeScript API client from .NET 10.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 15 min read
angular
Part 1 of 11 — A Technical Lead's honest assessment of Angular 21 (released Nov 2025), .NET 10 LTS, and GitHub Copilot for an Ecommerce project. Architecture decisions, ADR templates, and what nobody tells you on day one.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 7 min read
angular
Part 11 of 11 — The Tech Lead's honest retrospective on Angular 21 + .NET 10 for an ecommerce project. What this stack does well, where it struggles, the risk register, and practical advice for teams starting this journey.
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angular
Part 9 of 11 — A practical testing strategy for an Angular 21 + .NET 10 ecommerce project. Unit testing with Vitest and Angular Testing Library, .NET integration tests with xUnit, and Playwright E2E for the critical purchase flow.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 10 min read
angular
Part 3 of 11 — A practical training curriculum for .NET backend developers learning Angular 21. Mapping DI, Signals vs. RxJS, components, and common mistakes — written for someone who already understands clean code.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 23 min read
architecture
Part 7 of 7 — Taking Kids Learn to production with Docker, CI/CD, OpenTelemetry observability, performance optimization, Native AOT considerations, and an honest retrospective on what worked and what was over-engineered.
Read more23 Feb 2026 · 6 min read
angular
Part 10 of 11 — Production CI/CD pipeline for Angular 21 + .NET 10 ecommerce. GitHub Actions workflows for build, test, API codegen check, Docker, Azure Container Apps deployment, and dependency automation.
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