17 article(s)

• ASP.NET Core MVC Filters: Built-in and Custom with Examples

  The five filter stages, the built-in attributes you get for free, and custom action, exception, and result filters with dependency injection — verified outputs included.

  @llaxmikant · Jul 23, 2026
• Building Scalable Applications: Microservice Architecture Challenges

  While microservices architecture provides significant advantages in scalability, flexibility, and maintainability, it also introduces unique challenges that must be carefully considered when designing

  @llaxmikant · Jul 22, 2026
• AutoMapper in ASP.NET Core Web API — and the Modern Alternatives

  AutoMapper usage in ASP.NET Core Web API, its 2025 commercial licensing change, and the modern alternatives — hand-written mapping extension methods and the Mapperly source generator.

  @llaxmikant · Jun 12, 2026
• How to Use Areas in ASP.NET Core MVC

  Structure a growing MVC app with areas: folder conventions, the {area:exists} route, view resolution, cross-area links, and securing an area with a policy.

  @llaxmikant · Jun 11, 2026
• Getting Started with ASP.NET Core Web API and Entity Framework

  Build your first ASP.NET Core Web API on .NET 10 with Entity Framework Core — scaffold models from SQL Server, add an async controller, and test with the built-in OpenAPI document and Scalar.

  @llaxmikant · May 28, 2026
• Run MongoDB in Docker and Connect from .NET

  Skip the MongoDB installer — one docker run gives you a working database. From there the .NET driver takes over: documents, queries, atomic updates, transactions, and the small traps that catch you on the first try.

  @llaxmikant · May 26, 2026
• Structured Logging in ASP.NET Core with Serilog and Seq

  Wire Serilog into ASP.NET Core with console, rolling-file, and Seq sinks: request logging, enrichment, levels, and the named-placeholder habit that makes logs queryable.

  @llaxmikant · Apr 26, 2026
• Redirects in ASP.NET Core MVC: RedirectToAction, LocalRedirect and More

  Choose the right redirect: RedirectToAction for app flows, 301 permanents for SEO, LocalRedirect against open redirects, and named routes with RedirectToRoute.

  @llaxmikant · Apr 6, 2026
• How to Setup CORS Policies in ASP.NET Core Web API

  Configure CORS in ASP.NET Core Web API — default and named policies, origin/method/header restrictions, preflight requests, per-endpoint policies with RequireCors, and EnableCors/DisableCors attribute

  @llaxmikant · Mar 2, 2026
• Read appsettings.json in a .NET Class Library with Dependency Injection

  The options pattern done right: the host owns configuration sources, the library declares typed settings, and DI carries one to the other — with validation at startup.

  @llaxmikant · Jan 28, 2026
• ASP.NET Core Autocomplete — Native datalist, fetch, and jQuery UI

  Add autocomplete to ASP.NET Core pages with the native datalist element and fetch — debounced requests, capped suggestions, a custom dropdown variant, and the legacy jQuery UI hookup.

  @llaxmikant · Dec 7, 2025
• ASP.NET Core Application and Kestrel Web Server Settings

  Configure Kestrel in ASP.NET Core — endpoints and URLs, request limits verified with real 413s, HTTPS and reverse proxies, and which settings work in appsettings.json versus code.

  @llaxmikant · Nov 12, 2025
• Returning a File using FileResult in ASP.NET Core MVC

  Return downloads from ASP.NET Core with FileResult — byte arrays, streams, and physical files, content types, inline vs attachment, range processing, and serving user uploads safely.

  @llaxmikant · Sep 26, 2025
• Access SQL Server from a .NET Console Application

  Connect to SQL Server from a .NET 10 console app with Microsoft.Data.SqlClient: connections, parameterized commands, data readers, transactions, and where Dapper and EF Core fit.

  @llaxmikant · Sep 21, 2025
• ASP.NET Core MVC Model Binding

  How ASP.NET Core turns route values, query strings, forms, and JSON bodies into typed action parameters — binding sources, complex types, collections, and the classic empty-model gotcha.

  @llaxmikant · Aug 11, 2025
• Return Different Types of Content from ASP.NET Core Action Results

  Serve HTML, JSON, plain text, XML, files, and bare status codes from ASP.NET Core actions — with content negotiation, verified response headers, and guidance on choosing.

  @llaxmikant · Jul 17, 2025
• ASP.NET Core Controller Action Methods and Types of Action Results

  Controllers, action methods, and every action result type in ASP.NET Core — View, Json, Content, status codes, redirects, and FileResult — each verified with the actual HTTP response.

  @llaxmikant · Jul 1, 2025