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Timing Minimal APIs vs Controllers

ASP.NET Core developers can choose between Minimal APIs and traditional MVC controllers, each offering unique structure and performance implications. This analysis highlights the request lifecycle differences and performance benchmarks. Generally, Minimal APIs are slightly faster, though real-world conditions often diminish the timing significance. Code organization also varies, with MVC providing inherent structure.

How the ASP.NET Runtime Works – part 2

This content outlines the request pipeline in an ASP.NET Core application, detailing its construction from the initial application builder through to the execution of requests. The process includes building and configuring middleware, managing endpoints, and handling requests with various delegate types. The final transition to live execution occurs upon calling Run, finalizing the pipeline.

How the ASP.NET Runtime Works – part 1

This article describes the startup process of an ASP.NET Core application, focusing on the WebApplication.CreateBuilder method that initializes the web host, configuration, dependency injection, and logging. It highlights server options like Kestrel and HTTP.sys, and the role of reverse proxies such as IIS, Nginx, and Apache in managing HTTP requests.

Model Binding in Minimal API

Model binding in web development is the process of mapping HTTP request data to programming objects. ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs automate this, handling types and validation seamlessly. It prioritizes binding methods: custom BindAsync, TryParse for simples, and property matching for complex types. Dependency injection is also streamlined, ensuring efficient handling of services.

Debunking ASP.NET Core Routing

Routing in ASP.NET Core is essential for request processing, evolving from traditional MVC patterns to Minimal APIs. The UseRouting middleware matches HTTP requests to defined endpoints, while UseEndpoints executes corresponding handlers. The system is unified and endpoint-driven, providing capabilities like model binding and automatic validation across different routing models.

Minimal APIs vs MVC Controllers: A Comparative Guide

In 2021, Microsoft launched Minimal APIs with .NET 6, presenting a streamlined approach to creating web services compared to traditional MVC Controllers. While they offer quicker request handling, both types share a common processing pipeline. Minimal APIs simplify routing and execution, but over time, their efficiency may align more closely with MVC controllers.

Why Testing in Production is Essential for Modern Software

In the realm of software development, testing is a crucial practice that ensures the reliability, performance, and correctness of applications. While traditional testing strategies often emphasize environments like development and staging, an increasingly advocated practice is testing in production (TiP). This concept might initially sound counterintuitive or risky, but when executed properly, it can leadContinue reading “Why Testing in Production is Essential for Modern Software”

The Importance of Empathy in Software Development

Software empathy emphasizes the importance of developers understanding the user’s needs and the purpose behind the code they write. By connecting with the users’ experiences, developers can create software that is intuitive, maintainable, and effective. This approach leads to better collaboration, innovation, and ultimately, higher-quality applications that resonate with users.

Compact C# Code: Syntactic Sugar Explained

In modern software development, code compactness enhances readability, maintainability, and reduces technical debt. C# has introduced features like pattern matching, expression-bodied members, and primary constructors that streamline code, improve performance, and foster collaboration. These syntactic sugar elements allow for more expressive coding, contributing to greater efficiency in development processes.

The Next Frontier of Conversational Application Programming

Conversational programming involves building software applications that understand and respond to natural language queries in various languages. Unlike traditional chatbots, it leverages Large Language Models (LLMs) to interpret user intent and interact with APIs for specific tasks. This enables seamless integration with backend functionalities and simplifies user interactions, as demonstrated in a backoffice task tracking scenario.