6 min read
ASP.NET Core Rate Limiting: Protect APIs Without Killing Real Users
Implement ASP.NET Core rate limiting middleware for Web APIs — fixed/sliding windows, per-user policies, 429 responses for Angular clients, and multi-instance pitfalls.
← All articles
Blog topic
Software Architecture
Architecture notes for .NET + Angular systems — Clean Architecture, CQRS-lite, and boundaries that survive healthcare, SaaS, and eCommerce delivery.
6 min read
ASP.NET Core Global Exception Handling for Angular APIs
Set up ASP.NET Core global exception handling with ProblemDetails so Angular forms show consistent errors — middleware vs IExceptionHandler, 400 vs 500, and what not to leak.
6 min read
IHttpClientFactory in ASP.NET Core: Stop Socket Exhaustion the Right Way
Use IHttpClientFactory in ASP.NET Core to avoid HttpClient socket exhaustion and stale DNS — named clients, typed clients, Polly retries, and mistakes that still break production APIs.
6 min read
Redis Caching in ASP.NET Core: When It Speeds Up APIs (and When It Lies)
Practical Redis caching in ASP.NET Core for Angular SPAs — IDistributedCache, cache keys, stampede control, invalidation, and the mistakes that make dashboards show stale data.
8 min read
Modular Monolith vs Microservices in .NET: Choose Boundaries, Not Hype
Modular monolith vs microservices for ASP.NET Core teams — when to split services, how to draw module boundaries, and how Angular frontends stay stable either way.
6 min read
Angular Auth Guard with ASP.NET Core JWT: Protect Routes the Right Way
How to implement Angular auth guards and role guards with ASP.NET Core JWT — canActivate, token expiry checks, and role claims from the API without brittle localStorage hacks.
8 min read
Freelance .NET + Angular Project Checklist Before You Start
A discovery-to-acceptance checklist for freelance ASP.NET Core and Angular client engagements — scope, auth, hosting, and handoff criteria that prevent costly surprises.
6 min read
Clean API Validation and Error Envelopes in ASP.NET Core
How I structure validation and consistent error responses in ASP.NET Core APIs so Angular forms, toasts, and interceptors can display failures predictably across healthcare and eCommerce apps.
6 min read
Repository Pattern in .NET — Useful vs Overkill
When the repository pattern earns its place in .NET with EF Core, when it becomes ceremony, and how I structure data access on healthcare SaaS and eCommerce products without lying about LINQ.
6 min read
Azure Blob Storage with ASP.NET Core File Uploads
Practical ASP.NET Core patterns for uploading files to Azure Blob Storage — validation, private containers, SAS, metadata, and Angular-friendly APIs.
7 min read
SignalR Real-Time Patterns in ASP.NET Core
How I ship SignalR with ASP.NET Core for auctions, notifications, and live dashboards — authenticated hubs, group strategy, scaling with Azure SignalR, and Angular clients that reconnect honestly.
7 min read
ASP.NET Core JWT Auth: A Practical Checklist
A production-ready checklist for JWT authentication in ASP.NET Core APIs — token lifetimes, refresh flows, policies, and Angular client habits from real client work.
7 min read
Clean Architecture in ASP.NET Core Without Over-Engineering
A senior engineer's guide to pragmatic Clean Architecture in ASP.NET Core — useful boundaries for eCommerce and SaaS without ceremony that slows delivery.
7 min read
IdentityServer vs ASP.NET Core Identity — When SSO Is Worth It
A senior engineer's decision guide for IdentityServer, OIDC, and SSO versus ASP.NET Core Identity alone — multi-app, SPA, and API scenarios from real healthcare and marketplace work.
7 min read
EF Core and SQL Server Performance — Queries That Hurt in Production
EF Core performance lessons from healthcare reporting and SaaS dashboards — N+1 queries, projections, indexes, AsNoTracking, and the SQL Server pain that only appears under real data volume.
7 min read
MediatR and CQRS-Lite in ASP.NET Core — Ceremony vs Delivery
When MediatR and a CQRS-lite structure help a product team ship faster in ASP.NET Core — and when extra handlers, behaviors, and folders slow healthcare and SaaS delivery down.
7 min read
Angular + .NET: Integration Habits That Reduce Rework
Contract-first habits for Angular and ASP.NET Core teams — DTO shaping, error envelopes, pagination, and delivery patterns from healthcare SaaS and eCommerce work.
7 min read
Dockerizing .NET API and Angular for Reproducible Local Dev
How I Docker Compose a .NET API, Angular SPA, and SQL Server for marketplace and eCommerce stacks — reproducible local environments without the 'works on my machine' tax.
7 min read
Deploying ASP.NET Core APIs to Azure App Service — What Actually Breaks
Lessons from shipping ASP.NET Core APIs to Azure App Service in healthcare and SaaS — configuration, deployment slots, secrets, health checks, and the failures that only show up after go-live.
6 min read
ASP.NET Core RBAC for Healthcare and Admin Portals: Policies Over Scattered Roles
Role and policy-based authorization in ASP.NET Core for healthcare and admin portals — why I replace scattered [Authorize(Roles)] attributes with named policies clients can audit.
7 min read
Angular JWT Interceptors: Bearer Tokens, Refresh, and 401 Handling That Survives Production
How I wire Angular HTTP interceptors for JWT access tokens, refresh rotation, and 401 recovery against ASP.NET Core and IdentityServer APIs — including memory vs localStorage tradeoffs.
7 min read
EF Core Specification Pattern for Catalog Queries (Filters, Paging, and When to Skip It)
How I use specifications and repositories for eCommerce-style catalog filters and paging in ASP.NET Core — and the cases where the pattern is not worth the ceremony.
7 min read
Fixing CORS Between Angular and ASP.NET Core (What I Actually Check on Client Projects)
Wrong origins, credentials, preflight, reverse proxies, and Azure App Service — the CORS failures I diagnose most often when Angular SPAs call ASP.NET Core APIs.