How do you validate DI registrations at startup?
PICTURE THIS: HOW TO EXPLAIN IT
Simple meaning
Build the provider with validate-on-build and validate-scopes enabled in Development.
WHY — DI instead of guessing?
Why interviewers care about DI:
question about DI.
trade-offs, and what you would actually do on a .NET 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:
- 1Build the provider with
validate-on-build and validate-scopes enabled in Development.
- 2Why it exists
It catches captive dependencies early.
- 3Production can keep lighter
checks for startup time.
- 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
Build the provider with validate-on-build and validate-scopes enabled in Development. It catches captive dependencies early.