ASP.NET Core

Overview

Choose the right ASP.NET Core application model, compose the host and request pipeline correctly, and implement features in the framework style Microsoft documents today.

Load the smallest set of references that fits the task. Do not load every reference by default.

Workflow

1. Confirm the target framework, SDK, and current app model.
2. Open references/stack-selection.md first for new apps or major refactors.
3. Open references/program-and-pipeline.md next for Program.cs, DI, configuration, middleware, routing, logging, and static assets.
4. Open exactly one primary app-model reference:
   • references/ui-blazor.md
   • references/ui-razor-pages.md
   • references/ui-mvc.md
   • references/apis-minimal-and-controllers.md
5. Add cross-cutting references only as needed:
   • references/data-state-and-services.md
   • references/security-and-identity.md
   • references/realtime-grpc-and-background-work.md
   • references/testing-performance-and-operations.md
6. Open references/versioning-and-upgrades.md before introducing new platform APIs into an older solution or when migrating between major versions.
7. Use references/source-map.md when you need the Microsoft Learn section that corresponds to a task not already covered by the focused references.