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Modern applications must handle millions of users, unpredictable traffic spikes, and continuous feature updates. To achieve this, businesses need scalable, resilient, and cloud-native architectures. This comprehensive guide explains how to build highly scalable applications using ASP.NET Core Microservices Architecture — including real scalability strategies used in production systems. 📚 Table of Contents 1. What Is Scalability? 2. Vertical vs Horizontal Scaling 3. Why Microservices Improve Scalability 4. Core Components of .NET Microservices 5. Advanced Scalability Techniques 6. Database Scaling Strategies 7. Caching & CDN Strategies 8. Asynchronous & Event-Driven Processing 9. Real-World Example 10. Best Practices Checklist 11. Final Thoughts 1️⃣ What Is Scalability? Scalability is th...

 <div class="container">     <header>       <p>         Extension methods are one of the most practical features in C#. They help you write cleaner ASP.NET Core Web API projects         by keeping <strong>Program.cs</strong> minimal, modular, and aligned with Clean Architecture principles.       </p>       <div class="meta">         <span class="pill">📌 Topic: <strong>.NET / ASP.NET Core</strong></span>         <span class="pill">🧱 Focus: <strong>Clean Architecture</strong></span>         <span class="pill">🔐 Includes: <strong>JWT Setup</strong></span>         <span class="pill">🧠 Level: <strong>Beginner → Senior</strong></span>       </div>   ...

1. EF Core: Core CRUD & Mapping Practice Goal: Master EF Core fundamentals and database mapping. Tasks: Create a .NET Core Web API project. Define DbContext and models with: Data annotations Fluent API mapping Implement basic CRUD for Employee , Project , Invoice . Practice relationship mapping : One-to-one One-to-many Many-to-many Explore shadow properties & computed columns . Use AsNoTracking() for read-only queries to test performance. Mini Coding Exercise: Build Employee-Project management API with CRUD. Test queries with tracking vs no-tracking and measure performance. 2. EF Core: Advanced Features & Performance Goal: Optimize queries and understand advanced EF Core behavior. Tasks: Query Optimization Include() , ThenInclude() for eager loading. Explicit loading vs lazy loading. Projection with Select() for DTOs. Batch Operations ExecuteUpdate , Execute...

Meaning: You don’t write OutboxPublisherWorker MassTransit automatically stores messages in SQL Server Publishes only after transaction commits Automatically retries delivery Clean + production-ready ✅ What You’ll Get in NEXT++ 1) MassTransit Transactional Outbox Your controller does: Save Order Publish Event (inside same transaction) MassTransit stores it in Outbox table Publishes after commit 2) Inbox (Idempotency) MassTransit can also handle duplicate protection. 3) Retries + Error queue Built-in. 1) Install Required Packages dotnet add package MassTransit dotnet add package MassTransit.RabbitMQ dotnet add package MassTransit.EntityFrameworkCore dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools 2) DbContext (Orders + MassTransit Outbox Tables) 📌 AppDbContext.cs using MassTransit; using MassTransit.EntityFrameworkCoreIntegration; using M...