AI & MLAdvanced
AI Agent Architecture Patterns for .NET: Orchestration, Memory and A2A
Design AI agents in .NET: single vs multi-agent, sequential, concurrent, handoff, group chat and Magentic orchestration, memory, approvals, durability and A2A.
Software Architecture
46 articles about Software Architecture: in-depth .NET and AI guides, senior interview questions and AI news on DotNet AI Hub.
Technologies 17
ArchitectureIntermediate
Clean Architecture in .NET: A Practical Guide
Clean Architecture in .NET 10 explained: layers, the dependency rule, project layout, use case handlers, validation, mapping, testing and vertical slices.
ArchitectureIntermediate
CQRS and the Mediator Pattern in .NET: MediatR and Beyond
CQRS and the mediator pattern in .NET: commands, queries, handlers, pipeline behaviors, MediatR's license change, Wolverine, Mediator and read models.
ArchitectureIntermediate
Design Patterns in Modern C#
Creational, structural and behavioral design patterns in modern C#, built with dependency injection and the patterns already inside the BCL and ASP.NET Core.
ArchitectureAdvanced
Domain-Driven Design in C#: Tactical and Strategic Patterns
Domain-Driven Design in C#: ubiquitous language, bounded contexts, aggregates, value objects as records, domain events and EF Core 10 mapping patterns.
ArchitectureAdvanced
Event Sourcing in .NET: Concepts and Implementation
Event sourcing in .NET explained: event stores, streams, projections, snapshots, upcasting, idempotency, Marten, KurrentDB and GDPR crypto-shredding.
ArchitectureAdvanced
Modernizing .NET Framework Applications to Modern .NET
A practical roadmap for modernizing .NET Framework apps: assessment, AI-assisted tooling, System.Web adapters with YARP, CoreWCF and EF6 migration.
ArchitectureAdvanced
Messaging in .NET: Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ, Kafka and MassTransit
Compare Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ and Kafka in .NET: delivery guarantees, idempotent consumers, the outbox pattern, dead-lettering and MassTransit.
ArchitectureAdvanced
Microservices Architecture with .NET
Microservices architecture with .NET: service boundaries, data ownership, gRPC and messaging, gateways, sagas, outbox, OpenTelemetry, Aspire and eShop.
ArchitectureIntermediate
Modular Monoliths in .NET: Structure, Boundaries and Evolution
Build a modular monolith in .NET: module boundaries, per-module schemas, in-process messaging and NetArchTest or ArchUnitNET rules that hold as it grows.
ASP.NET CoreBeginner
ASP.NET Core Architecture: Hosting, Kestrel and the Request Pipeline
Learn how ASP.NET Core architecture works: WebApplication hosting, Kestrel, IIS and reverse proxies, HTTP/3, endpoint routing, middleware and configuration.
ASP.NET CoreIntermediate
Blazor in .NET 10: Render Modes, Components and Architecture
Blazor in .NET 10 explained: static SSR, streaming, Interactive Server, WebAssembly and Auto render modes, lifecycle, state, forms, JS interop and auth.
ASP.NET CoreBeginner
Razor Pages vs MVC: Server-Rendered Web Apps in ASP.NET Core
Razor Pages vs MVC in ASP.NET Core: page models, controllers, tag helpers, view components, validation, antiforgery, htmx and when to choose Blazor SSR.
ASP.NET CoreIntermediate
REST API Design Best Practices with ASP.NET Core
REST API design best practices for ASP.NET Core: resource naming, HTTP semantics, status codes, ProblemDetails, pagination, ETags, idempotency and versioning.
Cloud-NativeAdvanced
Microsoft Orleans: Virtual Actors for Distributed .NET Apps
Build distributed .NET apps with Microsoft Orleans 10: grains, silos, clustering, persistence, reminders, streams, transactions and placement.
Platform & RuntimeIntermediate
Dependency Injection in .NET: The Complete Guide
Master dependency injection in .NET: service lifetimes, scope validation, captive dependencies, keyed services, open generics, decorators and anti-patterns.
Desktop & MobileBeginner
Choosing a .NET UI Framework: MAUI vs Avalonia vs Uno vs Blazor
MAUI, Avalonia, Uno Platform, Blazor, WPF and WinUI 3 compared: platforms, rendering, licensing and tooling, with a decision guide for a .NET UI stack.
Interview Questions 29
AI EngineeringArchitect
AI Agents and MCP Interview Questions
Architect-level interview questions on AI agents and MCP: the agent loop, tool design, orchestration, memory, human-in-the-loop and failure modes in .NET.
AI EngineeringArchitect
RAG and Vector Search Interview Questions
Architect-level interview questions on RAG: chunking, embedding choice, hybrid search, reranking, groundedness, stale data, permissions and cost control.
ArchitectureArchitect
Architecture Decision-Making and ADR Interview Questions
Architect interview questions on quality attributes, trade-off analysis, ADRs, fitness functions and communicating architecture decisions to stakeholders.
ArchitectureArchitect
Clean, Onion and Hexagonal Architecture Interview Questions
Architect-level interview questions on Clean, Onion and Hexagonal Architecture covering the dependency rule, ports and adapters and vertical slices.
ArchitectureArchitect
CQRS and Event Sourcing Interview Questions
Architect-level CQRS and event sourcing interview questions on projections, event versioning, snapshots, GDPR crypto-shredding and operations.
ArchitectureArchitect
Domain-Driven Design Interview Questions
Architect-level Domain-Driven Design interview questions on bounded contexts, aggregate sizing, domain events, anti-corruption layers and EF Core.
ArchitectureArchitect
Design Patterns Interview Questions for .NET Architects
Architect-level design patterns interview questions covering Strategy, Decorator, Factory, Mediator and real ASP.NET Core and BCL examples.
ArchitectureLead
Legacy .NET Modernization Interview Questions
Lead-level interview questions on modernizing .NET Framework applications, covering the strangler fig pattern, WCF and Web Forms migration, and risk management.
ArchitectureArchitect
Modular Monolith vs Microservices Interview Questions
Architect-level questions on modular monoliths vs microservices: decision criteria, Conway's Law, the distributed monolith smell and migration paths.
ArchitectureSenior
SOLID Principles Interview Questions at the Senior Level
Senior-level SOLID principles interview questions with real .NET examples, over-application pitfalls, testability, DI and refactoring guidance.
ArchitectureLead
Technical Debt and Large-Scale Refactoring Interview Questions
Lead-level interview questions on identifying and measuring technical debt, prioritization frameworks, refactoring safely at scale and preventing new debt.
ASP.NET CoreArchitect
API Gateway and Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) Interview Questions
Architect interview questions on API gateway responsibilities, YARP vs Azure API Management, BFF token security, aggregation and avoiding a gateway monolith.
ASP.NET CoreSenior
REST API Design Interview Questions for Senior Engineers
10 senior interview questions on REST API design: idempotency, versioning, cursor pagination, ProblemDetails, PATCH semantics, ETags and governance.
CLR InternalsSenior
Assembly Loading and Versioning Interview Questions
Senior .NET interview questions on probing, deps.json, AssemblyLoadContext isolation and unloading, diamond dependencies, strong naming and roll-forward.
CLR InternalsLead
.NET Framework vs Modern .NET Interview Questions for Lead Engineers
Ten lead-level interview questions comparing .NET Framework and modern .NET: architecture, removed APIs, support and deployment models.
Data & EF CoreArchitect
NoSQL and Polyglot Persistence Interview Questions
Architect-level interview questions on choosing data stores, Cosmos DB partition keys, RU costs, consistency levels and polyglot persistence trade-offs.
Data & EF CoreSenior
Repository and Unit of Work Pattern Interview Questions
Senior .NET interview questions on the repository and unit of work patterns, generic repository pitfalls, the specification pattern and CQRS reads.
Data & EF CoreArchitect
SQL Query Optimization Interview Questions for .NET Architects
Architect-level SQL Server interview questions on indexing, execution plans, parameter sniffing, statistics, Query Store, partitioning and sharding.
Distributed SystemsSenior
Actor Model Interview Questions: Orleans, Dapr and Akka.NET
Senior .NET interview questions on the actor model: Orleans virtual actors, turn-based execution, reentrancy, persistence, placement, Dapr and Akka.NET.
Distributed SystemsArchitect
CAP, Consistency Models and Idempotency Interview Questions
Architect-level interview questions on CAP, PACELC, eventual consistency, read-your-writes, idempotency keys, clock ordering and conflict resolution in .NET.
Distributed SystemsArchitect
Event-Driven Architecture Interview Questions
Architect-level interview questions on events vs commands, Kafka partitions and consumer groups, schema registries, Azure messaging services and event storming.
Distributed SystemsSenior
Messaging Patterns Interview Questions
Senior .NET interview questions on delivery semantics, idempotent consumers, the outbox and inbox patterns, ordering, poison messages and schema versioning.
Distributed SystemsArchitect
Microservices Design Interview Questions for .NET Architects
Architect-level .NET interview questions on service boundaries, data ownership, API contracts, shared libraries, service templates and independent deployability.
Distributed SystemsArchitect
Saga Pattern and Distributed Transactions Interview Questions
Architect .NET interview questions on choreography vs orchestration sagas, compensation design, saga state and MassTransit, NServiceBus and Durable Functions.
LeadershipArchitect
Behavioral Interview Questions for .NET Architects with STAR Answers
Behavioral interview questions for .NET architects with sample STAR answers on stakeholder conflict, failed projects, influence and mentoring.
LeadershipLead
Tech Lead Interview Questions for Senior .NET Engineers
Senior .NET tech lead interview questions on leading teams, technical direction, delegation, underperformance, coding balance and incident postmortems.
PerformanceArchitect
Caching Strategies Interview Questions for .NET Architects
Architect interview questions on cache-aside vs write-through, stampede prevention, HybridCache, TTL design, cache keys and Redis failure modes.
SecurityArchitect
Identity Architecture and Zero Trust Interview Questions
Ten architect-level interview questions on Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, workload identity federation, conditional access and Zero Trust design.
System DesignArchitect
System Design Interview: Payment Processing System in .NET
Senior .NET system design interview questions on payment systems: idempotency, double-entry ledgers, PSP integration, webhooks, sagas and PCI DSS scope.