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All Types of Caching in .NET: When to Use Each (Part 1)

Anton Martyniuk's new deep dive maps the caching options in .NET, from IMemoryCache and IDistributedCache with Redis to HybridCache, and explains when each one fits. It stresses that caching should come after fixing slow queries, and shows how a per-process cache can serve stale data once an API runs on several instances. Worth reading before you choose a cache for a scaled ASP.NET Core app.

Rate Limiting in ASP.NET Core: Four Algorithms Compared

A guide to the four built-in rate limiting algorithms in ASP.NET Core: fixed window, sliding window, token bucket and concurrency limiter. It shows how each one behaves under the same traffic and when to pick it for a given endpoint. Useful for any .NET developer who needs to protect an API from abusive or buggy clients.