A review of 'Clean Architecture with .NET' by Casey Crouse and Steve 'Ardalis' Smith (Packt). The book uses a realistic e-commerce project called Project Odyssey to demonstrate Clean Architecture principles in modern .NET, covering domain layer design, CQRS with MediatR, EF Core persistence, authentication/authorization, Azure integration, Blazor, and testing. Key takeaways include treating security as an architectural concern from day one, using dependency inversion for testability, and keeping domain logic independent of frameworks and databases. Recommended for .NET developers transitioning from feature writing to system design.
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