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Master NLog in .NET with this complete guide. Learn targets, rules, layout renderers, structured logging, and performance optimization for C# applications.

Learn distributed tracing in .NET with OpenTelemetry: W3C trace context, Baggage, and traceparent headers linking spans across services, with C# examples.

Welcome to another issue of Dev Leader Weekly! In this issue, I discuss why I still build side projects and how a thin paid layer helps me actually finish them.

This week is a full deep dive into OpenTelemetry in .NET -- traces, metrics, logging, HttpClient instrumentation, ASP.NET Core setup, and exporters for OTLP, Prometheus, Jaeger, and Azure Monitor. Plus GitHub Copilot CLI workflows for .NET developers, testing and deploying C# MCP servers, and a hard look at modular monoliths, clean architecture, and moving back from microservices.

A practical guide to OpenTelemetry exporters in .NET -- configuring OTLP, Prometheus, Azure Monitor, and Jaeger with real C# examples for ASP.NET Core.

GitHub Copilot CLI vs Claude Code comparison for 2026: pricing, permissions, MCP, models, GitHub workflows, and how to choose the agent for your team.