How do you upload large files with progress in MVC?
PICTURE THIS: HOW TO EXPLAIN IT
Simple meaning
Chunked uploads or direct-to-blob with a short-lived SAS, plus a complete callback to the app.
WHY — Ajax instead of guessing?
Why interviewers care about Ajax:
question about Ajax.
trade-offs, and what you would actually do on a .NET MVC project - not buzzwords.
Name the idea, why it exists, then one short example.
End with when you use it and one common pitfall.
STEPS — What happens step by step?
Before you speak the answer, walk the interviewer through these steps:
- 1Chunked uploads or direct-to-blob
with a short-lived SAS, plus a complete callback to the app.
- 2Single huge multipart posts
time out.
- 3I validate and virus-scan
on completion.
- 4Give an example
One tiny concrete case you can say aloud.
- 5Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
- 6Close
When you pick this over the alternative.
EXAMPLE — See it in action
Here's a short line you can speak, broken into clear beats:
Note: Adapt this scaffold to your own project — keep it under 60–90 seconds.
Key takeaway
Chunked uploads or direct-to-blob with a short-lived SAS, plus a complete callback to the app. Single huge multipart posts time out.