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Mert Özen's blog posts on software development, backend, frontend, and DevOps.
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Backend
PART 01
Introduction to Web APIs with .NET 9: REST principles and why .NET?
The first article of the .NET 9 Web API series. We cover REST principles, resource-oriented thinking, HTTP methods, and why we chose .NET 9, in a plain, example-driven style.
5 Jul 2026
9 min
69
Backend
PART 02
Setting up the initial project: project structure, Program.cs, and a minimal hosting model.
We set up our first .NET 9 Web API project. We break down Program.cs line by line, and understand the minimal hosting model, the builder-versus-app split, and why middleware order matters.
5 Jul 2026
11 min
39