A walkthrough of building a production-ready CRUD application in ASP.NET Core using Clean Architecture and tactical DDD principles. Covers structuring the project into Domain, Application, Infrastructure, and API layers, creating rich (non-anemic) domain entities with behavior, using DTOs and repository patterns, configuring EF Core, and applying database migrations. Also discusses when a sophisticated architecture is justified versus when simplicity is preferable, such as for MVPs or simple admin panels.
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🚨 The Problem with Generic CRUDs🚀 Creating a CRUD Ready for ProductionArchitecture and Basic StructureRunning EF Core CommandsWhat Does the Final Structure Look Like?🤔 When Does a Complete CRUD Not Pay Off?🌱Conclusion and Next Steps1.7K Impressions