An Opinionated Approach to ASP.NET Core

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Opinionated checklist for ASP.NET Core projects with concrete practices: use a root Solution with /src and /test folders, check in scripts and deployment ARM/Terraform templates, and version build YAML; configure logging in Startup constructor and prefer Serilog for structured events; keep ConfigureServices minimal via extension methods; treat controllers as facades and wire business via mediator for thin controllers; prefer use webpack and npm only for client bundling and Karma for JS tests; use TestHost + EF InMemory for fast integration-style tests.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:28Solutions and Projects
3. 8:11Startup
4. 14:38SphereLog
5. 17:22Project Structure
6. 20:27Controller Code
7. 27:52Views
8. 31:21Client Code
9. 33:58JavaScript Services
10. 36:07Command Prompt
11. 38:05Client Code Layout
12. 39:20NPM Only
13. 44:13Client Code Location
14. 44:54Instantiate React
15. 45:27Unit Testing
16. 46:04XUnit
17. 48:54InMemory Provider
18. 51:30Unit Tasks
19. 51:58Writing Integration Tests
20. 52:52Hand Messages
21. 53:16Environment Variables
22. 53:30Async Methods
23. 55:23Outro

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