ProblemDetails Error Handling: RFC 7807 in ASP.NET Core
RFC 7807 ProblemDetails for API errors: IExceptionHandler setup, custom error mapping, validation responses, and sensitive data handling.
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Distributed Caching with Redis: Patterns That Scale
Redis caching patterns for ASP.NET Core: IDistributedCache configuration, cache invalidation strategies, TTL decisions, and connection resilience.
Database Transactions & Concurrency: EF Core Production Patterns
Transaction isolation levels, optimistic locking with RowVersion, DbUpdateConcurrencyException handling, and deadlock prevention in EF Core.
Concurrency Anti-Patterns: The Race Conditions That Ship
Race conditions, deadlocks, and thread-safety bugs that pass code review: shared state mutations, fire-and-forget hazards, and lock misuse.
EF Core Performance Mistakes That Ship to Production
The N+1 queries, missing projections, and tracking overhead that pass code review and slow down production systems.
Dependency Injection Anti-Patterns in ASP.NET Core
The 5 DI anti-patterns that pass code review: service locator, captive dependencies, over-injection, disposable transients, and lifetime mismatches.
Minimal APIs vs Controllers: A Decision Framework
A decision rubric for choosing between Minimal APIs and Controllers based on team size, complexity, and maintainability requirements.
Configuration Anti-Patterns: Secrets in Logs and Other Production Fires
The 6 configuration mistakes that cause production incidents: secrets in logs, missing validation, hardcoded values, environment leakage, and insecure defaults.
gRPC vs REST: A Decision Framework for .NET APIs
Performance comparison, streaming patterns, browser support, and decision criteria for choosing between gRPC and REST in ASP.NET Core applications.
Health Checks & Graceful Shutdown: Production-Ready ASP.NET Core
Readiness vs liveness probes, custom health checks, graceful shutdown with connection draining, and Kubernetes probe configuration.