Top 3 Aspire Features Every Developer Needs to Know | Aaron Powell & Matt Wicks

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Join Matt Wicks as he chats with Microsoft’s Aaron Powell about the latest updates in Aspire. Discover the top three quality-of-life improvements that are transforming the dev loop experience, custom endpoints, resource graphing, and GitHub Copilot integration. Watch live demos, troubleshoot cascading failures, and explore how Aspire helps diagnose issues across any tech stack using OpenTelemetry. A must-watch for devs looking to boost productivity and insight into their apps. MS is redefining content management with its open source Git-backed, headless CMS approach.

00:00 | Introduction
00:39 | Aspire’s new custom endpoint names
02:15 | Resource graph view: an underrated gem
04:28 | Interactive architecture & node management
06:10 | Simulating service failures for testing
08:32 | Real-time feedback from the Aspire dashboard
10:20 | GitHub Copilot integration in Aspire

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About the speakers

Matt Wicks

Matt is an elite SSW Solution Architect who runs the Newcastle office. Matt stands out in the tech landscape as a certified Scrum Master, an Octopus Insider, and is GitHub accredited. From the early days when .NET 2 was still in beta, Matt has been capitalizing on the full potential of the Microsoft stack, coding his way to ingenious solutions that deliver significant business value.

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