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What is middleware in ASP.NET Core?

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Middleware forms a pipeline that handles each HTTP request: logging, auth, routing, endpoints.

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Middleware forms a pipeline
that handles each HTTP request: logging, auth, routing, endpoints.
2
Order in Startup or
Program matters.
3
Each piece can short-circuit
or call the next delegate.
4
Give an example
One tiny concrete case you can say aloud.
5
Common mistake
What juniors usually get wrong.
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Close
When you pick this over the alternative.

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“Order in Startup or Program matters.”

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OrderinStartuporProgrammatters

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Middleware forms a pipeline that handles each HTTP request: logging, auth, routing, endpoints. Order in Startup or Program matters.