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title: "Reducing Boilerplate Code in .NET Applications with Command Line Switches"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/reducing-boilerplate-code-in-net-applications-with-command-line-switches-6srkhuzso
source_url: https://nodogmablog.bryanhogan.net/2022/09/reducing-boilerplate-code-in-net-applications-with-command-line-switches
type: article
source: "No Dogma Blog (Bryan Hogan)"
published: 2026-05-31T07:47:13.852Z
updated: 2026-05-31T08:46:43.439Z
tags: [".net"]
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# Reducing Boilerplate Code in .NET Applications with Command Line Switches

**[No Dogma Blog \(Bryan Hogan\)](https://daily.dev/sources/bryanhogan)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A quick tip showing how to use `dotnet new` command line switches to reduce boilerplate code when scaffolding .NET Web API projects. By passing flags like `--no-https`, `--no-openapi`, `--use-minimal-apis`, and `--use-program-main`, you can cut the generated `Program.cs` from 14 lines down to 6, avoiding the need to manually delete unwanted code after project creation.

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