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.
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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.
ASP.NET Core Authentication Patterns: Cookie vs JWT vs OIDC
When to use cookie, JWT, or OIDC authentication in ASP.NET Core - a decision framework with threat model considerations.
ASP.NET Core Middleware Pipeline: The Order That Actually Matters
Middleware order determines what works and what silently breaks. ForwardedHeaders before HTTPS, Authentication before Authorization, Routing before Rate Limiting.