If you have worked on microservices Architecture you must have experience with the work we need to do for consuming different APIS and using different Services.
Let’s take an example if we want to store data in a NoSQL database then we need to use services whether it is MongoAltlas, CosmoDB, or DynamoDB. for this, we need to again check any packages we have that support this service to use in the application which we are going to use. If you are using .Net Aspire then it is readily available in the form of NuGet packages.
Then we need to consume various APIS in the project or APIS which we have developed needs to be consumed by other applications for that we need to set up a Service Discovery Pattern. If you are using .Net Aspire Service Discovery Pattern is readily available to use.
Another thing is if we are working on Microservices there are lots of services right for monitoring these services we need to use third-party applications such as Datadog. But in .Net Aspire we have OpenTelemetry and Default health checks are readily available to use.
Service discovery is the process by which components in a distributed system locate and communicate with each other.
What Is .NET Aspire?
.Net Aspire is a new framework from Microsoft, a cloud-ready stack for building distributed applications.
.NET Aspire is delivered through a collection of NuGet packages that handle specific cloud-native concerns. Cloud-native apps often consist of small, interconnected pieces or microservices rather than a single, monolithic code base. Cloud-native apps generally consume many services, such as databases, messaging, and caching.
What are distributed applications?
A distributed application is a software program that is made up of multiple components that run on different computers or nodes within a network.
Why .NET Aspire if we have .Net Core?
.Net Aspire is focused on building a .Net Cloud Native application. It also provides a consistent, opinionated set of tools and patterns that help you build and run distributed apps.
Cloud-native is the software approach of building, deploying, and managing modern applications in cloud computing environments.
Orchestration: NET Aspire helps run and connect multiple projects and their dependencies for local development.
Integrations: Using NuGet packages which simplify connection with popular services we use such as Redis, MYSQL, SQL and PostgreSQL.
Tooling: Using Visual Studio, VS code and .NET CLI we can create .NET Aspire Projects.
Referenced from
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/aspire/get-started/aspire-overview
https://konghq.com/blog/engineering/what-are-distributed-applications