Semantic Search PDF Files Locally using .NET / C# and Build5Nines.SharpVector
The ability to extract and semantically search through unstructured documents is becoming not just a convenience, but a necessity. This is especially true for software…
C#
C# (pronounced “C-sharp”) is a modern, object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft for the .NET development framework. It is designed to be simple, yet powerful, enabling developers to build a wide range of applications for Windows, web, IoT, mobile, gaming, and cloud platforms. It supports multiple programming paradigms, including imperative, declarative, functional, and event-driven development. C# is widely used for building a variety of applications, including desktop software, web applications, mobile apps, and game development using frameworks like ASP.NET, Xamarin, and Unity. Its strong typing, component-oriented architecture, and extensive standard library make it a popular choice for developers working in the Microsoft ecosystem and beyond.
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Semantic Search in .NET / C# with Build5Nines.SharpVector
As developers, we often find ourselves building smarter, more context-aware applications. Whether it’s powering a document search tool or implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search…
Microsoft and Anthropic Collaborate to Develop Official C# SDK for Model Context Protocol
Microsoft has announced a partnership with Anthropic to develop an official C# Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This collaboration aims…
Big Thinkers: Scott Hanselman – Empowering Developer Community Worldwide
Few voices in the Microsoft and .NET space rise above the rest as much as Scott Hanselman. He’s a developer, teacher, speaker, and currently the…
Big Thinkers: Anders Hejlsberg – The Architect Shaping the Cloud’s Programming Future from C# to TypeScript
Few names carry as much respect and recognition among software developers as Anders Hejlsberg. As the creator of Turbo Pascal, the chief architect of Delphi,…
Enhanced In-Memory Text Vector Search in .NET with SharpVector and OpenAI Embeddings
The need to efficiently search and retrieve documents based on their semantic content is more important than ever—especially when building Generative AI systems that implement…
Organizing Azure Blob Storage with Virtual Directories in C#
Azure Blob Storage is designed as a flat storage system without a traditional hierarchical structure. However, by incorporating forward slashes (/) in blob names, you…
Build a Generative AI + RAG App in C# with Phi-3, ONNX, and SharpVector
By combining Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with Generative AI, you can create a more intelligent and context aware AI solution that can more accurately generate…
Perform Vector Database Similarity Search in .NET Apps using Build5Nines.SharpVector
The ability to efficiently search and retrieve documents based on their semantic content has become increasingly important; especially when it comes to building Generative AI…
Build a Generative AI App in C# with Phi-3 SLM and ONNX
The Microsoft Phi-3 SLM (small language model) is an AI model that you can run locally or in your applications hosted almost anywhere. I’ve been…
Read and Write Azure Blob Storage with C#
In this article, we’ll explore how to integrate the Azure Storage SDK into a .NET application. We’ll cover the steps to read and write blobs…
Azure Pipeline: Publish Unit Test and Code Coverage Results with .NET Solution using VSTest, Cobertura, and Coverlet
When setting up CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment) pipelines in Azure DevOps for .NET 7+ solutions, such as those using ASP.NET Core, it’s important…
Using Azure Storage Queues from C# and .NET Framework
Azure Storage Queues provide an easy to implement messaging communication mechanism for reliably passing messages to/from different components of a single application or multiple applications.…