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.NET Backend Development Patterns

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.NET Backend Development Patterns

Master C#/.NET patterns for building production-grade APIs, MCP servers, and enterprise backends with modern best practices (2024/2025).

When to Use This Skill

  • Developing new .NET Web APIs or MCP servers

  • Reviewing C# code for quality and performance

  • Designing service architectures with dependency injection

  • Implementing caching strategies with Redis

  • Writing unit and integration tests

  • Optimizing database access with EF Core or Dapper

  • Configuring applications with IOptions pattern

  • Handling errors and implementing resilience patterns

Core Concepts

  1. Project Structure (Clean Architecture)

src/ ├── Domain/ # Core business logic (no dependencies) │ ├── Entities/ │ ├── Interfaces/ │ ├── Exceptions/ │ └── ValueObjects/ ├── Application/ # Use cases, DTOs, validation │ ├── Services/ │ ├── DTOs/ │ ├── Validators/ │ └── Interfaces/ ├── Infrastructure/ # External implementations │ ├── Data/ # EF Core, Dapper repositories │ ├── Caching/ # Redis, Memory cache │ ├── External/ # HTTP clients, third-party APIs │ └── DependencyInjection/ # Service registration └── Api/ # Entry point ├── Controllers/ # Or MinimalAPI endpoints ├── Middleware/ ├── Filters/ └── Program.cs

  1. Dependency Injection Patterns

// Service registration by lifetime public static class ServiceCollectionExtensions { public static IServiceCollection AddApplicationServices( this IServiceCollection services, IConfiguration configuration) { // Scoped: One instance per HTTP request services.AddScoped<IProductService, ProductService>(); services.AddScoped<IOrderService, OrderService>();

    // Singleton: One instance for app lifetime
    services.AddSingleton&#x3C;ICacheService, RedisCacheService>();
    services.AddSingleton&#x3C;IConnectionMultiplexer>(_ =>
        ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect(configuration["Redis:Connection"]!));

    // Transient: New instance every time
    services.AddTransient&#x3C;IValidator&#x3C;CreateOrderRequest>, CreateOrderValidator>();

    // Options pattern for configuration
    services.Configure&#x3C;CatalogOptions>(configuration.GetSection("Catalog"));
    services.Configure&#x3C;RedisOptions>(configuration.GetSection("Redis"));

    // Factory pattern for conditional creation
    services.AddScoped&#x3C;IPriceCalculator>(sp =>
    {
        var options = sp.GetRequiredService&#x3C;IOptions&#x3C;PricingOptions>>().Value;
        return options.UseNewEngine
            ? sp.GetRequiredService&#x3C;NewPriceCalculator>()
            : sp.GetRequiredService&#x3C;LegacyPriceCalculator>();
    });

    // Keyed services (.NET 8+)
    services.AddKeyedScoped&#x3C;IPaymentProcessor, StripeProcessor>("stripe");
    services.AddKeyedScoped&#x3C;IPaymentProcessor, PayPalProcessor>("paypal");

    return services;
}

}

// Usage with keyed services public class CheckoutService { public CheckoutService( [FromKeyedServices("stripe")] IPaymentProcessor stripeProcessor) { _processor = stripeProcessor; } }

  1. Async/Await Patterns

// ✅ CORRECT: Async all the way down public async Task<Product> GetProductAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default) { return await _repository.GetByIdAsync(id, ct); }

// ✅ CORRECT: Parallel execution with WhenAll public async Task<(Stock, Price)> GetStockAndPriceAsync( string productId, CancellationToken ct = default) { var stockTask = _stockService.GetAsync(productId, ct); var priceTask = _priceService.GetAsync(productId, ct);

await Task.WhenAll(stockTask, priceTask);

return (await stockTask, await priceTask);

}

// ✅ CORRECT: ConfigureAwait in libraries public async Task<T> LibraryMethodAsync<T>(CancellationToken ct = default) { var result = await _httpClient.GetAsync(url, ct).ConfigureAwait(false); return await result.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<T>(ct).ConfigureAwait(false); }

// ✅ CORRECT: ValueTask for hot paths with caching public ValueTask<Product?> GetCachedProductAsync(string id) { if (_cache.TryGetValue(id, out Product? product)) return ValueTask.FromResult(product);

return new ValueTask&#x3C;Product?>(GetFromDatabaseAsync(id));

}

// ❌ WRONG: Blocking on async (deadlock risk) var result = GetProductAsync(id).Result; // NEVER do this var result2 = GetProductAsync(id).GetAwaiter().GetResult(); // Also bad

// ❌ WRONG: async void (except event handlers) public async void ProcessOrder() { } // Exceptions are lost

// ❌ WRONG: Unnecessary Task.Run for already async code await Task.Run(async () => await GetDataAsync()); // Wastes thread

  1. Configuration with IOptions

// Configuration classes public class CatalogOptions { public const string SectionName = "Catalog";

public int DefaultPageSize { get; set; } = 50;
public int MaxPageSize { get; set; } = 200;
public TimeSpan CacheDuration { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15);
public bool EnableEnrichment { get; set; } = true;

}

public class RedisOptions { public const string SectionName = "Redis";

public string Connection { get; set; } = "localhost:6379";
public string KeyPrefix { get; set; } = "mcp:";
public int Database { get; set; } = 0;

}

// appsettings.json { "Catalog": { "DefaultPageSize": 50, "MaxPageSize": 200, "CacheDuration": "00:15:00", "EnableEnrichment": true }, "Redis": { "Connection": "localhost:6379", "KeyPrefix": "mcp:", "Database": 0 } }

// Registration services.Configure<CatalogOptions>(configuration.GetSection(CatalogOptions.SectionName)); services.Configure<RedisOptions>(configuration.GetSection(RedisOptions.SectionName));

// Usage with IOptions (singleton, read once at startup) public class CatalogService { private readonly CatalogOptions _options;

public CatalogService(IOptions&#x3C;CatalogOptions> options)
{
    _options = options.Value;
}

}

// Usage with IOptionsSnapshot (scoped, re-reads on each request) public class DynamicService { private readonly CatalogOptions _options;

public DynamicService(IOptionsSnapshot&#x3C;CatalogOptions> options)
{
    _options = options.Value;  // Fresh value per request
}

}

// Usage with IOptionsMonitor (singleton, notified on changes) public class MonitoredService { private CatalogOptions _options;

public MonitoredService(IOptionsMonitor&#x3C;CatalogOptions> monitor)
{
    _options = monitor.CurrentValue;
    monitor.OnChange(newOptions => _options = newOptions);
}

}

  1. Result Pattern (Avoiding Exceptions for Flow Control)

// Generic Result type public class Result<T> { public bool IsSuccess { get; } public T? Value { get; } public string? Error { get; } public string? ErrorCode { get; }

private Result(bool isSuccess, T? value, string? error, string? errorCode)
{
    IsSuccess = isSuccess;
    Value = value;
    Error = error;
    ErrorCode = errorCode;
}

public static Result&#x3C;T> Success(T value) => new(true, value, null, null);
public static Result&#x3C;T> Failure(string error, string? code = null) => new(false, default, error, code);

public Result&#x3C;TNew> Map&#x3C;TNew>(Func&#x3C;T, TNew> mapper) =>
    IsSuccess ? Result&#x3C;TNew>.Success(mapper(Value!)) : Result&#x3C;TNew>.Failure(Error!, ErrorCode);

public async Task&#x3C;Result&#x3C;TNew>> MapAsync&#x3C;TNew>(Func&#x3C;T, Task&#x3C;TNew>> mapper) =>
    IsSuccess ? Result&#x3C;TNew>.Success(await mapper(Value!)) : Result&#x3C;TNew>.Failure(Error!, ErrorCode);

}

// Usage in service public async Task<Result<Order>> CreateOrderAsync(CreateOrderRequest request, CancellationToken ct) { // Validation var validation = await _validator.ValidateAsync(request, ct); if (!validation.IsValid) return Result<Order>.Failure( validation.Errors.First().ErrorMessage, "VALIDATION_ERROR");

// Business rule check
var stock = await _stockService.CheckAsync(request.ProductId, request.Quantity, ct);
if (!stock.IsAvailable)
    return Result&#x3C;Order>.Failure(
        $"Insufficient stock: {stock.Available} available, {request.Quantity} requested",
        "INSUFFICIENT_STOCK");

// Create order
var order = await _repository.CreateAsync(request.ToEntity(), ct);

return Result&#x3C;Order>.Success(order);

}

// Usage in controller/endpoint app.MapPost("/orders", async ( CreateOrderRequest request, IOrderService orderService, CancellationToken ct) => { var result = await orderService.CreateOrderAsync(request, ct);

return result.IsSuccess
    ? Results.Created($"/orders/{result.Value!.Id}", result.Value)
    : Results.BadRequest(new { error = result.Error, code = result.ErrorCode });

});

Data Access Patterns

Entity Framework Core

// DbContext configuration public class AppDbContext : DbContext { public DbSet<Product> Products => Set<Product>(); public DbSet<Order> Orders => Set<Order>();

protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
{
    // Apply all configurations from assembly
    modelBuilder.ApplyConfigurationsFromAssembly(typeof(AppDbContext).Assembly);

    // Global query filters
    modelBuilder.Entity&#x3C;Product>().HasQueryFilter(p => !p.IsDeleted);
}

}

// Entity configuration public class ProductConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<Product> { public void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<Product> builder) { builder.ToTable("Products");

    builder.HasKey(p => p.Id);
    builder.Property(p => p.Id).HasMaxLength(40);
    builder.Property(p => p.Name).HasMaxLength(200).IsRequired();
    builder.Property(p => p.Price).HasPrecision(18, 2);

    builder.HasIndex(p => p.Sku).IsUnique();
    builder.HasIndex(p => new { p.CategoryId, p.Name });

    builder.HasMany(p => p.OrderItems)
        .WithOne(oi => oi.Product)
        .HasForeignKey(oi => oi.ProductId);
}

}

// Repository with EF Core public class ProductRepository : IProductRepository { private readonly AppDbContext _context;

public async Task&#x3C;Product?> GetByIdAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
{
    return await _context.Products
        .AsNoTracking()
        .FirstOrDefaultAsync(p => p.Id == id, ct);
}

public async Task&#x3C;IReadOnlyList&#x3C;Product>> SearchAsync(
    ProductSearchCriteria criteria,
    CancellationToken ct = default)
{
    var query = _context.Products.AsNoTracking();

    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(criteria.SearchTerm))
        query = query.Where(p => EF.Functions.Like(p.Name, $"%{criteria.SearchTerm}%"));

    if (criteria.CategoryId.HasValue)
        query = query.Where(p => p.CategoryId == criteria.CategoryId);

    if (criteria.MinPrice.HasValue)
        query = query.Where(p => p.Price >= criteria.MinPrice);

    if (criteria.MaxPrice.HasValue)
        query = query.Where(p => p.Price &#x3C;= criteria.MaxPrice);

    return await query
        .OrderBy(p => p.Name)
        .Skip((criteria.Page - 1) * criteria.PageSize)
        .Take(criteria.PageSize)
        .ToListAsync(ct);
}

}

Dapper for Performance

public class DapperProductRepository : IProductRepository { private readonly IDbConnection _connection;

public async Task&#x3C;Product?> GetByIdAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
{
    const string sql = """
        SELECT Id, Name, Sku, Price, CategoryId, Stock, CreatedAt
        FROM Products
        WHERE Id = @Id AND IsDeleted = 0
        """;

    return await _connection.QueryFirstOrDefaultAsync&#x3C;Product>(
        new CommandDefinition(sql, new { Id = id }, cancellationToken: ct));
}

public async Task&#x3C;IReadOnlyList&#x3C;Product>> SearchAsync(
    ProductSearchCriteria criteria,
    CancellationToken ct = default)
{
    var sql = new StringBuilder("""
        SELECT Id, Name, Sku, Price, CategoryId, Stock, CreatedAt
        FROM Products
        WHERE IsDeleted = 0
        """);

    var parameters = new DynamicParameters();

    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(criteria.SearchTerm))
    {
        sql.Append(" AND Name LIKE @SearchTerm");
        parameters.Add("SearchTerm", $"%{criteria.SearchTerm}%");
    }

    if (criteria.CategoryId.HasValue)
    {
        sql.Append(" AND CategoryId = @CategoryId");
        parameters.Add("CategoryId", criteria.CategoryId);
    }

    if (criteria.MinPrice.HasValue)
    {
        sql.Append(" AND Price >= @MinPrice");
        parameters.Add("MinPrice", criteria.MinPrice);
    }

    if (criteria.MaxPrice.HasValue)
    {
        sql.Append(" AND Price &#x3C;= @MaxPrice");
        parameters.Add("MaxPrice", criteria.MaxPrice);
    }

    sql.Append(" ORDER BY Name OFFSET @Offset ROWS FETCH NEXT @PageSize ROWS ONLY");
    parameters.Add("Offset", (criteria.Page - 1) * criteria.PageSize);
    parameters.Add("PageSize", criteria.PageSize);

    var results = await _connection.QueryAsync&#x3C;Product>(
        new CommandDefinition(sql.ToString(), parameters, cancellationToken: ct));

    return results.ToList();
}

// Multi-mapping for related data
public async Task&#x3C;Order?> GetOrderWithItemsAsync(int orderId, CancellationToken ct = default)
{
    const string sql = """
        SELECT o.*, oi.*, p.*
        FROM Orders o
        LEFT JOIN OrderItems oi ON o.Id = oi.OrderId
        LEFT JOIN Products p ON oi.ProductId = p.Id
        WHERE o.Id = @OrderId
        """;

    var orderDictionary = new Dictionary&#x3C;int, Order>();

    await _connection.QueryAsync&#x3C;Order, OrderItem, Product, Order>(
        new CommandDefinition(sql, new { OrderId = orderId }, cancellationToken: ct),
        (order, item, product) =>
        {
            if (!orderDictionary.TryGetValue(order.Id, out var existingOrder))
            {
                existingOrder = order;
                existingOrder.Items = new List&#x3C;OrderItem>();
                orderDictionary.Add(order.Id, existingOrder);
            }

            if (item != null)
            {
                item.Product = product;
                existingOrder.Items.Add(item);
            }

            return existingOrder;
        },
        splitOn: "Id,Id");

    return orderDictionary.Values.FirstOrDefault();
}

}

Caching Patterns

Multi-Level Cache with Redis

public class CachedProductService : IProductService { private readonly IProductRepository _repository; private readonly IMemoryCache _memoryCache; private readonly IDistributedCache _distributedCache; private readonly ILogger<CachedProductService> _logger;

private static readonly TimeSpan MemoryCacheDuration = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1);
private static readonly TimeSpan DistributedCacheDuration = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15);

public async Task&#x3C;Product?> GetByIdAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
{
    var cacheKey = $"product:{id}";

    // L1: Memory cache (in-process, fastest)
    if (_memoryCache.TryGetValue(cacheKey, out Product? cached))
    {
        _logger.LogDebug("L1 cache hit for {CacheKey}", cacheKey);
        return cached;
    }

    // L2: Distributed cache (Redis)
    var distributed = await _distributedCache.GetStringAsync(cacheKey, ct);
    if (distributed != null)
    {
        _logger.LogDebug("L2 cache hit for {CacheKey}", cacheKey);
        var product = JsonSerializer.Deserialize&#x3C;Product>(distributed);

        // Populate L1
        _memoryCache.Set(cacheKey, product, MemoryCacheDuration);
        return product;
    }

    // L3: Database
    _logger.LogDebug("Cache miss for {CacheKey}, fetching from database", cacheKey);
    var fromDb = await _repository.GetByIdAsync(id, ct);

    if (fromDb != null)
    {
        var serialized = JsonSerializer.Serialize(fromDb);

        // Populate both caches
        await _distributedCache.SetStringAsync(
            cacheKey,
            serialized,
            new DistributedCacheEntryOptions
            {
                AbsoluteExpirationRelativeToNow = DistributedCacheDuration
            },
            ct);

        _memoryCache.Set(cacheKey, fromDb, MemoryCacheDuration);
    }

    return fromDb;
}

public async Task InvalidateAsync(string id, CancellationToken ct = default)
{
    var cacheKey = $"product:{id}";

    _memoryCache.Remove(cacheKey);
    await _distributedCache.RemoveAsync(cacheKey, ct);

    _logger.LogInformation("Invalidated cache for {CacheKey}", cacheKey);
}

}

// Stale-while-revalidate pattern public class StaleWhileRevalidateCache<T> { private readonly IDistributedCache _cache; private readonly TimeSpan _freshDuration; private readonly TimeSpan _staleDuration;

public async Task&#x3C;T?> GetOrCreateAsync(
    string key,
    Func&#x3C;CancellationToken, Task&#x3C;T>> factory,
    CancellationToken ct = default)
{
    var cached = await _cache.GetStringAsync(key, ct);

    if (cached != null)
    {
        var entry = JsonSerializer.Deserialize&#x3C;CacheEntry&#x3C;T>>(cached)!;

        if (entry.IsStale &#x26;&#x26; !entry.IsExpired)
        {
            // Return stale data immediately, refresh in background
            _ = Task.Run(async () =>
            {
                var fresh = await factory(CancellationToken.None);
                await SetAsync(key, fresh, CancellationToken.None);
            });
        }

        if (!entry.IsExpired)
            return entry.Value;
    }

    // Cache miss or expired
    var value = await factory(ct);
    await SetAsync(key, value, ct);
    return value;
}

private record CacheEntry&#x3C;TValue>(TValue Value, DateTime CreatedAt)
{
    public bool IsStale => DateTime.UtcNow - CreatedAt > _freshDuration;
    public bool IsExpired => DateTime.UtcNow - CreatedAt > _staleDuration;
}

}

Testing Patterns

Unit Tests with xUnit and Moq

public class OrderServiceTests { private readonly Mock<IOrderRepository> _mockRepository; private readonly Mock<IStockService> _mockStockService; private readonly Mock<IValidator<CreateOrderRequest>> _mockValidator; private readonly OrderService _sut; // System Under Test

public OrderServiceTests()
{
    _mockRepository = new Mock&#x3C;IOrderRepository>();
    _mockStockService = new Mock&#x3C;IStockService>();
    _mockValidator = new Mock&#x3C;IValidator&#x3C;CreateOrderRequest>>();

    // Default: validation passes
    _mockValidator
        .Setup(v => v.ValidateAsync(It.IsAny&#x3C;CreateOrderRequest>(), It.IsAny&#x3C;CancellationToken>()))
        .ReturnsAsync(new ValidationResult());

    _sut = new OrderService(
        _mockRepository.Object,
        _mockStockService.Object,
        _mockValidator.Object);
}

[Fact]
public async Task CreateOrderAsync_WithValidRequest_ReturnsSuccess()
{
    // Arrange
    var request = new CreateOrderRequest
    {
        ProductId = "PROD-001",
        Quantity = 5,
        CustomerOrderCode = "ORD-2024-001"
    };

    _mockStockService
        .Setup(s => s.CheckAsync("PROD-001", 5, It.IsAny&#x3C;CancellationToken>()))
        .ReturnsAsync(new StockResult { IsAvailable = true, Available = 10 });

    _mockRepository
        .Setup(r => r.CreateAsync(It.IsAny&#x3C;Order>(), It.IsAny&#x3C;CancellationToken>()))
        .ReturnsAsync(new Order { Id = 1, CustomerOrderCode = "ORD-2024-001" });

    // Act
    var result = await _sut.CreateOrderAsync(request);

    // Assert
    Assert.True(result.IsSuccess);
    Assert.NotNull(result.Value);
    Assert.Equal(1, result.Value.Id);

    _mockRepository.Verify(
        r => r.CreateAsync(It.Is&#x3C;Order>(o => o.CustomerOrderCode == "ORD-2024-001"),
        It.IsAny&#x3C;CancellationToken>()),
        Times.Once);
}

[Fact]
public async Task CreateOrderAsync_WithInsufficientStock_ReturnsFailure()
{
    // Arrange
    var request = new CreateOrderRequest { ProductId = "PROD-001", Quantity = 100 };

    _mockStockService
        .Setup(s => s.CheckAsync(It.IsAny&#x3C;string>(), It.IsAny&#x3C;int>(), It.IsAny&#x3C;CancellationToken>()))
        .ReturnsAsync(new StockResult { IsAvailable = false, Available = 5 });

    // Act
    var result = await _sut.CreateOrderAsync(request);

    // Assert
    Assert.False(result.IsSuccess);
    Assert.Equal("INSUFFICIENT_STOCK", result.ErrorCode);
    Assert.Contains("5 available", result.Error);

    _mockRepository.Verify(
        r => r.CreateAsync(It.IsAny&#x3C;Order>(), It.IsAny&#x3C;CancellationToken>()),
        Times.Never);
}

[Theory]
[InlineData(0)]
[InlineData(-1)]
[InlineData(-100)]
public async Task CreateOrderAsync_WithInvalidQuantity_ReturnsValidationError(int quantity)
{
    // Arrange
    var request = new CreateOrderRequest { ProductId = "PROD-001", Quantity = quantity };

    _mockValidator
        .Setup(v => v.ValidateAsync(request, It.IsAny&#x3C;CancellationToken>()))
        .ReturnsAsync(new ValidationResult(new[]
        {
            new ValidationFailure("Quantity", "Quantity must be greater than 0")
        }));

    // Act
    var result = await _sut.CreateOrderAsync(request);

    // Assert
    Assert.False(result.IsSuccess);
    Assert.Equal("VALIDATION_ERROR", result.ErrorCode);
}

}

Integration Tests with WebApplicationFactory

public class ProductsApiTests : IClassFixture<WebApplicationFactory<Program>> { private readonly WebApplicationFactory<Program> _factory; private readonly HttpClient _client;

public ProductsApiTests(WebApplicationFactory&#x3C;Program> factory)
{
    _factory = factory.WithWebHostBuilder(builder =>
    {
        builder.ConfigureServices(services =>
        {
            // Replace real database with in-memory
            services.RemoveAll&#x3C;DbContextOptions&#x3C;AppDbContext>>();
            services.AddDbContext&#x3C;AppDbContext>(options =>
                options.UseInMemoryDatabase("TestDb"));

            // Replace Redis with memory cache
            services.RemoveAll&#x3C;IDistributedCache>();
            services.AddDistributedMemoryCache();
        });
    });

    _client = _factory.CreateClient();
}

[Fact]
public async Task GetProduct_WithValidId_ReturnsProduct()
{
    // Arrange
    using var scope = _factory.Services.CreateScope();
    var context = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService&#x3C;AppDbContext>();

    context.Products.Add(new Product
    {
        Id = "TEST-001",
        Name = "Test Product",
        Price = 99.99m
    });
    await context.SaveChangesAsync();

    // Act
    var response = await _client.GetAsync("/api/products/TEST-001");

    // Assert
    response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
    var product = await response.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync&#x3C;Product>();
    Assert.Equal("Test Product", product!.Name);
}

[Fact]
public async Task GetProduct_WithInvalidId_Returns404()
{
    // Act
    var response = await _client.GetAsync("/api/products/NONEXISTENT");

    // Assert
    Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.NotFound, response.StatusCode);
}

}

Best Practices

DO

  • Use async/await all the way through the call stack

  • Inject dependencies through constructor injection

  • Use IOptions for typed configuration

  • Return Result types instead of throwing exceptions for business logic

  • Use CancellationToken in all async methods

  • Prefer Dapper for read-heavy, performance-critical queries

  • Use EF Core for complex domain models with change tracking

  • Cache aggressively with proper invalidation strategies

  • Write unit tests for business logic, integration tests for APIs

  • Use record types for DTOs and immutable data

DON'T

  • Don't block on async with .Result or .Wait()

  • Don't use async void except for event handlers

  • Don't catch generic Exception without re-throwing or logging

  • Don't hardcode configuration values

  • Don't expose EF entities directly in APIs (use DTOs)

  • Don't forget AsNoTracking() for read-only queries

  • Don't ignore CancellationToken parameters

  • Don't create new HttpClient() manually (use IHttpClientFactory)

  • Don't mix sync and async code unnecessarily

  • Don't skip validation at API boundaries

Common Pitfalls

  • N+1 Queries: Use .Include() or explicit joins

  • Memory Leaks: Dispose IDisposable resources, use using

  • Deadlocks: Don't mix sync and async, use ConfigureAwait(false) in libraries

  • Over-fetching: Select only needed columns, use projections

  • Missing Indexes: Check query plans, add indexes for common filters

  • Timeout Issues: Configure appropriate timeouts for HTTP clients

  • Cache Stampede: Use distributed locks for cache population

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