AI
OpenRouter in .NET: Multi-Model Routing, Fallbacks, and Cost Controls
A friendly guide to choosing between AI subscriptions, direct APIs, and routing platforms. It then builds a well-behaved .NET 10 gateway with OpenRouter.
25 min read
Architecture
AI
LiteLLM: Your Self-Hosted AI Gateway for Local and Cloud Models
Unify Azure AI Foundry, Ollama, LM Studio, and 100+ AI providers behind a single API with LiteLLM. Learn to deploy it locally with Docker Compose and PostgreSQL.
11 min read
Architecture
Plugin Architectures in .NET: MEF vs. Caliburn.Micro & Dependency Isolation
A deep dive into building modular .NET applications using MEF and Caliburn.Micro, and how to solve dependency conflicts using AssemblyLoadContext.
5 min read
AI
Hybrid AI: Combining Local and Cloud Models in .NET
Explore a hybrid AI architecture in .NET that uses local ONNX models for speed and privacy, while leveraging powerful cloud-based LLMs for complex reasoning.
5 min read