Nullable warnings are design feedback, not noise

Treat nullable warnings as pressure to make object state and API contracts clearer.

July 5, 2026 · 2 min · Lukas Walter

Pass CancellationToken through real boundaries

Thread cancellation through every expensive operation instead of dropping it mid-chain.

July 5, 2026 · 2 min · Lukas Walter

Prefer health checks that test dependencies deliberately

Health checks should say something useful about readiness without turning every probe into production load.

July 5, 2026 · 2 min · Lukas Walter

Use OpenTelemetry before you need production debugging

Add traces, metrics, and logs while the system is still easy to reason about.

July 5, 2026 · 2 min · Lukas Walter

Why CancellationToken Matters More in .NET AI Systems

Why CancellationToken matters more in .NET AI systems, and how to pass it through LLM calls, streaming responses, embeddings, retrieval, and tool execution.

May 24, 2026 · 12 min · Lukas Walter