Third-party middleware packages are no longer necessary thanks to native performance features included in modern.NET: While output caching significantly lowers database load by storing whole HTTP replies server-side, rate limitation shields your APIs against misuse and denial-of-service attacks. Step 1: Configuring Built-In Rate Limiting Rate limiting controls the frequency of requests clients can make to…
Author: Pablo Francesco
Best Practices for Authentication and Authorization in ASP.NET Core 10
One of the most important components of any online application is security. Protecting user identities, sensitive company data, and APIs becomes more crucial as apps develop. Even though ASP.NET Core offers a strong foundation for authorization and authentication, incorrect implementation can expose apps to security threats and illegal access. With its configurable authentication schemes, policy-based…
You Don’t Need to Create All Properties Inside a DTO to Successfully Deserialize
The example below might seem like very simple advice, but I found people across many codebases do not know this. This, in turn, leads to excessive usage of the JsonNode class, forcing developers to lose the benefits of compiler support in a strongly typed language. Example JSON Consider the JSON below: string json = “””…
Minimal APIs vs Controllers: The .NET Debate That Just Won’t Die
Picture this. It’s Monday morning, and your team lead drops a message in the group chat: “New service starting today. Minimal API or Controller?” A few seconds of silence follow. Then everyone starts typing at once. Even years after Minimal APIs were introduced, this question continues to divide .NET teams. Some developers prefer the simplicity…
ASP.NET Core Tutorial :: How to Manage Vendor-Neutral Feature Flags with OpenFeature?
Feature flags are becoming a crucial component of contemporary software development. They enable canary deployments, A/B testing, progressive feature releases, and the rapid disabling of troublesome functionality without requiring the deployment of new code. Vendor lock-in is a problem that many businesses face when using a feature flag platform, despite the fact that feature flags…