Brian Spann

Full Stack C# Developer based in Wake Forest, NC. 🌲 Passionate about .NET architecture, clean code, and solving complex problems with elegant software. Let's build something great!

Joined on Jan 29, 2026

Brian Spann

Mar 10

Running LLMs Locally on macOS: The Complete 2026 Comparison

#ai #macos #llm #ollama

6 min read

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Brian Spann

Mar 10

Multi-Agent Systems: Orchestrating Azure AI Agents with Semantic Kernel

#azure #csharp #dotnet #ai

11 min read

Brian Spann

Mar 9

Power Your Azure AI Agents: Function Calling, Code Interpreter, and File Search

#azure #csharp #dotnet #ai

14 min read

Brian Spann

Mar 2

Migrating from Semantic Kernel to Microsoft Agent Framework: A C# Developer's Guide

#azure #csharp #dotnet #ai

5 min read

Brian Spann

Mar 1

AI Agents in Semantic Kernel: ChatCompletionAgent, AgentGroupChat, and Orchestration

#csharp #dotnet #ai #semantickernel

8 min read

Brian Spann

Mar 1

Production RAG with Semantic Kernel: Patterns, Chunking, and Retrieval Strategies

#csharp #dotnet #ai #semantickernel

8 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 27

Semantic Kernel Memory: Vector Stores, Embeddings, and Semantic Search

#csharp #dotnet #ai #semantickernel

8 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 27

Semantic Kernel Plugins Deep Dive: From Native Functions to MCP Integration

#csharp #dotnet #ai #semantickernel

9 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 26

Semantic Kernel from First Principles: Understanding the Architecture

#csharp #dotnet #ai #semantickernel

6 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 24

Deploying Agent Framework to Production: Azure AI Foundry, Observability, and Scaling

#dotnet #ai #azure #csharp

11 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 23

Model Context Protocol in .NET: Building and Consuming Universal AI Tools

#dotnet #ai #csharp #azure

10 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 23

Agent Framework Workflows: Beyond Chat — Orchestrating Complex AI Tasks

#dotnet #ai #csharp #azure

9 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 18

Azure AI Agent Service Part 2: Extending Agents with Tools, Function Calling, and File Search

#azure #csharp #dotnet #ai

8 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 18

Azure AI Agent Service Part 4: Production Patterns—State Management, Sessions, and Observability

#azure #csharp #dotnet #ai

9 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 18

Azure AI Agent Service Part 5: Deploying Multi-Agent Systems to Azure AI Foundry

#azure #csharp #dotnet #ai

11 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 18

Azure AI Agent Service Part 3: Multi-Agent Orchestration with Semantic Kernel for .NET

#azure #csharp #dotnet #ai

9 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 18

Generative AI in C#: Building Provider-Agnostic LLM Applications with Microsoft.Extensions.AI

#csharp #dotnet #ai #azure

6 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 17

Azure AI Agent Service: Your First Production-Ready AI Agent in C#

#azure #csharp #dotnet #ai

9 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 16

Microsoft Agent Framework: The Future of .NET AI Agents Has Arrived

#dotnet #ai #csharp #azure

7 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 14

Azure Container Apps: Workload Profiles v2 Is Now the Default — What You Need to Know

#azure #containerization #devops #dotnet

5 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 13

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: Testing What Matters

#dotnet #cleanarchitecture #testing #unittest

6 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 11

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: Validation, Logging, and Production Polish

#dotnet #cleanarchitecture #logging #validation

4 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 10

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: The API Layer — Controllers vs Minimal APIs

#dotnet #cleanarchitecture #webapi #aspnetcore

6 min read

Brian Spann

Feb 9

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: The Infrastructure Layer — EF Core Without the Leakage

#dotnet #cleanarchitecture #efcore #database

6 min read

Brian Spann

Jan 29

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: The Application Layer — CQRS Without the Ceremony

#dotnet #cleanarchitecture #csharp #mediatr

7 min read

Brian Spann

Jan 29

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: The Domain Layer — Entities That Actually Have Behavior

#dotnet #cleanarchitecture #csharp #ddd

6 min read

Brian Spann

Jan 29

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: The Setup (And When It's Overkill)

#dotnet #csharp #tutorial #cleanarchitecture

6 min read

Brian Spann

Jan 29

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: Why Your Code Turns Into Spaghetti (And How to Prevent It)

#dotnet #cleanarchitecture #csharp #beginners

6 min read

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Running LLMs Locally on macOS: The Complete 2026 Comparison

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Multi-Agent Systems: Orchestrating Azure AI Agents with Semantic Kernel

Power Your Azure AI Agents: Function Calling, Code Interpreter, and File Search

Migrating from Semantic Kernel to Microsoft Agent Framework: A C# Developer's Guide

AI Agents in Semantic Kernel: ChatCompletionAgent, AgentGroupChat, and Orchestration

Production RAG with Semantic Kernel: Patterns, Chunking, and Retrieval Strategies

Semantic Kernel Memory: Vector Stores, Embeddings, and Semantic Search

Semantic Kernel Plugins Deep Dive: From Native Functions to MCP Integration

Semantic Kernel from First Principles: Understanding the Architecture

Deploying Agent Framework to Production: Azure AI Foundry, Observability, and Scaling

Model Context Protocol in .NET: Building and Consuming Universal AI Tools

Agent Framework Workflows: Beyond Chat — Orchestrating Complex AI Tasks

Azure AI Agent Service Part 2: Extending Agents with Tools, Function Calling, and File Search

Azure AI Agent Service Part 4: Production Patterns—State Management, Sessions, and Observability

Azure AI Agent Service Part 5: Deploying Multi-Agent Systems to Azure AI Foundry

Azure AI Agent Service Part 3: Multi-Agent Orchestration with Semantic Kernel for .NET

Generative AI in C#: Building Provider-Agnostic LLM Applications with Microsoft.Extensions.AI

Azure AI Agent Service: Your First Production-Ready AI Agent in C#

Microsoft Agent Framework: The Future of .NET AI Agents Has Arrived

Azure Container Apps: Workload Profiles v2 Is Now the Default — What You Need to Know

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: Testing What Matters

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: Validation, Logging, and Production Polish

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: The API Layer — Controllers vs Minimal APIs

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: The Infrastructure Layer — EF Core Without the Leakage

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: The Application Layer — CQRS Without the Ceremony

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: The Domain Layer — Entities That Actually Have Behavior

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: The Setup (And When It's Overkill)

Clean Architecture in .NET 10: Why Your Code Turns Into Spaghetti (And How to Prevent It)