A practical method for finding hidden allocations, stalled async flows, and expensive abstractions.
The .NET Hot Path Audit: 7 Techniques for Leaner Backend Code
Razvan Mares··8 min read
Most .NET performance work should not begin with a rewrite, a new architecture, or a hunt for the fastest collection type. It should begin with a question:
> Which code runs often enough that small c...
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Use Claude Opus 4.8 to prioritize review attention without replacing engineering judgment.
Turn Pull Requests into Risk Maps with Claude Opus 4.8
Razvan Mares··8 min read
Most pull requests are not equally dangerous.
A one-line configuration change can expose an internal service. A 400-line refactor can be mechanically safe. A harmless-looking default value can alter ...
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Practical techniques for turning vague prompts into dependable engineering collaboration.
How to Get Better Results from Claude in Real Engineering Work
Razvan Mares··8 min read
Claude is often described as a coding assistant, but that framing is too narrow. In a real engineering workflow, it can act as a requirements analyst, debugging partner, test designer, architecture re...
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Design .NET agent systems as observable workflows instead of unpredictable chat loops.
Orchestrating AI Workflows with Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0
Razvan Mares··8 min read
AI agents are often introduced as conversational features: provide a prompt, call a model, invoke a tool, and return an answer. That framing is useful for a demo, but it is too small for a production ...
.NETcsharpAI/ML+2
A practical architecture for parallel agent work, isolated branches, and trustworthy integration.
Orchestrating Multi-Agent Coding Without Turning Git Into a Battlefield
Razvan Mares··8 min read
Software teams have always parallelized work. One engineer builds an API, another changes the UI, and a third prepares tests or deployment automation. Multi-agent coding extends that familiar pattern,...
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How I structure compute, networking, storage, and operations in a k3s homelab.
From Proxmox VMs to k3s Workloads: Designing a Practical Home Cloud
Razvan Mares··8 min read
A homelab can begin as a spare machine under a desk and quietly become something more ambitious: a small, imperfect cloud built from hardware you can hear working. My stack is centered on **Proxmox** ...