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Calling third-party APIs properly
The HttpClient Trap and Why IHttpClientFactory is Essential
JWT + Refresh Tokens
How access and refresh tokens actually work together. Token rotation, revocation, and a few security decisions I made without fully realizing how important they were until I wrote this.
A playground project for practicing tools/libraries
A small project purely for practicing tools and patterns — some I already know but want to reinforce fresh, some I've never touched — no pressure for any of it to be production-correct.
API Versioning — URL segments + multi-version Swagger
Implemented URL-segment API versioning in my project with a Swagger dropdown per version.
FluentValidation — what it is, why, and how I use it
Why I use FluentValidation over default DTO attribute validation, and how I actually wire it in — controller-level and service-level, with manual validation instead of auto-validation.
Redis, MinIO, Docker — the local dev stack I'm learning
How I've actually wired Redis and MinIO into EventFlow, plus the Compose setup running them locally — solid on the integration code, still shaky on Docker itself.
Dapper vs EF Core — My Take After Using Both
My actual opinion after using both — not a neutral comparison, this is what I'd pick and why.
Testing Note
Just testing that the create → publish → render pipeline works correctly.
Health Checks in ASP.NET Core
Liveness vs readiness, manual vs pre-built health checks, and how to expose them for both orchestrators and humans.