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Optimizing Bulk Database Updates in .NET: From Naive to Lightning-Fast. This article by Milan Jovanović discusses 7 different approaches and their performance while optimizing for bulk updates in PostgreSQL milanjovanovic.tech/blog/optimizin…

Existing systems built with MassTransit can be integrated with new NServiceBus systems using a message pipeline behavior in the NServiceBus endpoints to translate incoming MassTransit messages into a shape that can be successfully processed. #samplecode docs.particular.net/samples/pipeli…

In this video, our partner Clear Measure shows you how to build .NET MCP servers to integrate AI agents with your existing systems clearmeasure.com/mcp-servers-tr…

Integrate PostgreSQL transport with your existing infrastructure seamlessly. Perfect for organizations already using PostgreSQL. docs.particular.net/transports/pos…

When workflows get complex, it’s easy to lose track of how messages actually move. Flow diagrams in the Particular Service Platform show the actual path messages take, removing the guesswork out of debugging. docs.particular.net/servicepulse/f…

Lock contention bugs are among the hardest production issues to reproduce, because they depend on timing, concurrency, and connection lifetime — none of which behave the same way in a staging environment with a single worker thread. Check out this example of how a lock contention bug got diagnosed and fixed so you're better prepared the next time your SQL Server seizes in prod. bartwullems.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-lo…

The Particular Service Platform can show you so much more about your distributed system particular.net/service-platfo…

Distributed systems can be easier to understand when you implement distributed tracing. In this sample, learn how to extend the NServiceBus pipeline to publish trace data to Azure Monitor Application Insights for analysis and visualization docs.particular.net/samples/open-t…

Publish/subscribe is often the first pattern teams adopt when moving toward asynchronous, message-based architectures. It’s a powerful way to decouple services and enable extensibility—but on its own, pub/sub doesn’t solve many of the problems that show up in real distributed systems, such as data loss, broken workflows, or systems that struggle under load. In this video from NDC London, @poornimanayar talks about the Outbox pattern, sagas for coordinating long-running workflows without distributed transactions, scatter-gather, competing consumers, retries, dead-letter queues, back pressure, and idempotency. particular.net/videos/beyond-…

Remember, not all software tests are the same, or are created for the same reasons. planetgeek.ch/2026/03/10/to-…

Interesting use of a vision model LLM to parse grocery receipts into structured JSON data. Not just "this looks like a receipt" and not just the total bill, but actually extracting line items, quantities, and prices into clean JSON. milanjovanovic.tech/blog/how-to-ex…

Switching between tools adds friction when diagnosing issues; the All Messages view in the Particular Service Platform keeps message review and filtering in one place. docs.particular.net/servicepulse/a…

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Start coding with #NServiceBus now and you could be sending messages in less than a half hour docs.particular.net/tutorials/nser…

Legacy systems are like ancient temples: full of mystery, danger, and long-forgotten knowledge. One wrong move and the whole thing might collapse. But somewhere deep inside lie years of embedded business logic, customer trust, and operational quirks that no rewrite can replace. Check out the video of William Brander's NDC talk - hat and whip optional… particular.net/videos/indiana…

Go beyond App Settings - learn how to use feature flags,. With Azure's FeatureManagment library, you can do things like apply a time window filter, a percentage of users filter, or target a specific user or group of users. Plus, the post talks about a bunch of other feature flag management options besides the Microsoft package so you can make the best choice for your team. blog.nimblepros.com/blogs/feature-…

Microsoft is shipping AI agent skills as a repository on GitHub! devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/extend-…

Want to give an #NServiceBus demo/presentation and show off the Platform tools as well? We have a portable version of the Platform that interacts with a Visual Studio solution using the Learning Transport just for that purpose! Here's how: docs.particular.net/platform/platf…

How do you decide between in-memory and distributed caching for your .NET APIs? Curious about cache invalidation, expiration, and avoiding stale data bugs? Alina Nabi explains the trade-offs and best practices—are your APIs ready to scale? dev.to/alinabi19/aspn…

DDD allows us to move faster and write high-quality code. In this video, @indualagarsamy shows us how to combine DDD with messaging to create microservices that are built for autonomy from the ground up particular.net/videos/practic…