Blog
Mert Özen's blog posts on software development, backend, frontend, and DevOps.
Series
.NET Core Web API
36
Angular
31
JavaScript Basics
19
JavaScript Intermediate
18
JavaScript Advanced
16
TypeScript Basics
14
TypeScript Intermediate
14
TypeScript Advanced
12
Entity Framework Core
28
Dapper
16
Git & GitHub
29
Web Security (OWASP Top 10)
21
LLM Fundamentals
20
C# Fundamentals
20
Object-Oriented Programming in C#
16
C# Collections and Generics
11
LINQ
17
Asynchronous Programming in C#
17
Advanced C#
14
C# Versions
6
Solution Patterns
22
SOLID and Design Principles
12
Clean Code
13
Design Patterns
23
UML and Modeling
18
Introduction to Software Architecture
9
Clean, Onion and Hexagonal Architecture
8
Vertical Slice Architecture
6
Domain-Driven Design
12
CQRS and Event Sourcing
10
Messaging and Event-Driven Architecture
9
Modular Monolith
2
Microservices
10
UI Architecture Patterns
9
Architecture Decisions
7
System Design
15
Distributed Systems Fundamentals
11
Backend
PART 03
Program.cs and the Hosting Model in ASP.NET Core: WebApplication and Environments
The two phases of the minimal hosting model: preparing services, configuration and logging on the builder, then the pipeline and endpoints on the app. Environments, app.Run() and the Generic Host behind it all.
4 Nov 2026
7 min
38
Backend
PART 02
Your First ASP.NET Core Web API Project: .NET SDK, global.json and Project Structure
SDK versus runtime, multiple SDKs and global.json, how the dotnet new webapi template changed across versions, the csproj and TargetFramework, launchSettings.json and why the first request returns 307.
4 Nov 2026
8 min
36
Backend
PART 01
What Is an ASP.NET Core Web API? HTTP and REST Fundamentals
We meet the Web API through the HTTP window: request and response anatomy, methods and idempotency, status code families and resource-oriented URLs. We also lay out the series: a .NET 6 core, then version posts.
4 Nov 2026
9 min
32