Hein Taljaard
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Enabling my React and DotNet app to work in Teams
Introduction I have been working on a web app for a while and a client asked us if we can add the app to Teams as a personal app. Initially…
March 12, 2025
Logging with Serilog and Application Insights
Introduction We recently used a combination of Serilog and Azure Application Insights / Azure Monitor for structured logging. We had a…
January 23, 2025
Unit Testing Metrics for Open Telemetry
Introduction Recently, I was working on a project and got to the point where we wanted to write some tests for the Open Telemetry Metric…
January 16, 2025
Semantic Kernel Native Functions
Semantic Kernel Native Functions OK - this is probably the coolest thing about SK (speaking as a dev)...Native functions allow us to wrap…
November 01, 2024
Semantic Kernel Prompt Templates
Semantic Kernel Prompts Not everyone is a prompting prodigy. Let's be honest, it's a tough new skill to get used to - especially if you aren…
October 19, 2024
Getting started with Semantic Kernel
The world of Generative AI Solutions is vast and complex. It can be difficult to know where to start. In this blog post, we will walk you…
October 08, 2024