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Articles tagged with #caching

Cache Stampede in ASP.NET Core: IMemoryCache Race Conditions in Production — Root Cause and Fix
Cache stampedes are one of those production problems that look like an infrastructure failure until you dig into the code. Under normal load, your ASP.NET Core API responds fast, the cache does its jo
Jun 1, 202612 min read
The ASP.NET Core API Performance Checklist for .NET Teams (2026)
When an API slows down under load, the investigation typically leads to the same short list of culprits: unnecessary allocations, blocking calls, missing caching, oversized payloads, and uncontrolled
May 22, 202613 min read
7 Common ASP.NET Core Caching Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)
Caching is one of the highest-leverage tools in an ASP.NET Core developer's toolkit — but it is also one of the most misused. The gap between "we added caching" and "our caching actually helps" is wid
May 21, 202611 min read
Output Caching vs Response Caching in ASP.NET Core: Which Should Your Team Use in 2026?
ASP.NET Core offers two distinct HTTP-level caching mechanisms — Output Caching and Response Caching — and teams frequently conflate them or reach for the wrong one. Both serve the same broad goal (ca
May 5, 20268 min read8
ASP.NET Core Caching Interview Questions for Senior .NET Developers (2026)
Caching is one of the most frequently tested topics in senior .NET interviews — and with good reason. Done well, caching transforms sluggish APIs into high-throughput systems. Done poorly, it becomes
Apr 17, 202616 min read5
ASP.NET Core Caching Strategy: IMemoryCache vs IDistributedCache vs HybridCache — Enterprise Decision Guide
Caching is one of the highest-leverage decisions in any ASP.NET Core system — and one of the most misapplied. Most teams reach for IMemoryCache out of habit, bolt on IDistributedCache when they scale
Mar 18, 202611 min read17