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Production debugging, logging, dependency failures, performance, rate limiting, and operational behavior.

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Correlation IDs

Use correlation IDs, structured logs, and logging scopes to make API failures traceable in production.

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1Correlation IDsRecommended startUse correlation IDs, structured logs, and logging scopes to make API failures traceable in production.Architecture scenarioMedium~10 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice 2

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1Correlation IDsUp next / Medium / ~10 min
2Dependency TimeoutsMedium / ~10 min
3Slow API DiagnosisHard / ~12 min
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Dependency TimeoutsBuilds dependency-specific timeout budgets that contain slow SQL, HTTP, and cache calls without creating unsafe retries or ambiguous writes.Architecture scenarioMedium~10 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#

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3Slow API DiagnosisInvestigate a slow API by checking database queries, blocking async, dependency latency, serialization, logging, and runtime pressure.Debugging scenarioHard~12 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

4401 vs 403 DebuggingDebugs ASP.NET Core authentication challenges and authorization forbids across schemes, token validation, policies, claims, tenants, and resource checks.Debugging scenarioMedium~10 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

5Broken ValidationInvestigate an endpoint accepting invalid data or returning inconsistent validation errors.Debugging scenarioMedium~10 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

6No Correlation IDHandle a production support case where logs exist but related request events cannot be connected.Debugging scenarioMedium~10 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

7Dependency Timeout IncidentInvestigate and mitigate API failures caused by a slow or failing downstream dependency.Debugging scenarioHard~12 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

8Rate LimitingDesign and debug rate limiting while protecting the API without blocking legitimate users and integrations.Architecture scenarioHard~12 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

9Duplicate Create RetryInvestigate and fix an API where client retries create duplicate orders, payments, or records.Debugging scenarioHard~12 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

10Thread Pool StarvationDiagnose an ASP.NET Core API that becomes slow because request threads are blocked or exhausted.Debugging scenarioHard~12 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

11API ObservabilityDefine logs, metrics, traces, alerts, and dashboards needed to operate an ASP.NET Core API in production.Architecture scenarioHard~12 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

12Batch Memory SafetyCovers chunking, bounded concurrency, scoped dependencies, progress, retries, and avoiding full-dataset memory spikes.Architecture scenarioHard~12 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

13Heap Dump ComparisonExplains when to capture dumps, what to compare, and how to use roots without turning dumps into guesswork.Debugging scenarioHard~12 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

14LOH PressureTurns LOH theory into an API investigation around large payloads, buffers, serialization, and concurrency.Debugging scenarioHard~12 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

15Memory MetricsIdentifies useful memory and GC signals for alerting without overwhelming the team with noisy telemetry.Concept questionMedium~7 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

16Upload Memory LeakUses file upload processing to practice bounded memory, stream ownership, temporary files, and retained buffers.Debugging scenarioHard~12 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

17Dump SecurityExplains why memory diagnostics need access control, retention limits, and careful handling of secrets and user data.Concept questionMedium~7 min.NETASP.NET CoreC#Practice

18Application Insights BaselineCovers useful request, dependency, exception, log, metric, and availability telemetry for a production .NET API.Concept questionEasy~5 min.NETApplication InsightsASP.NET CorePractice

19OpenTelemetry vs App Insights SDKCompares OpenTelemetry-based Azure Monitor instrumentation with older Application Insights SDK patterns for .NET services.Comparison questionMedium~7 min.NETApplication InsightsASP.NET CorePractice

20Correlation and TracingExplains correlation IDs, distributed tracing, dependency telemetry, message boundaries, and logs across App Service, queues, and downstream APIs.Concept questionMedium~7 min.NETApplication InsightsASP.NET CorePractice

21Azure Monitor AlertsCovers symptom-based alerting for latency, error rate, availability, dependency failures, queue length, and resource pressure.Concept questionMedium~7 min.NETApplication InsightsAzurePractice

22Scale-Out StateExplains scale-out bugs from in-memory sessions, local caches, background queues, uploaded files, and per-instance behavior.Debugging scenarioMedium~10 min.NETApplication InsightsASP.NET CorePractice

401 vs 403 Debugging

Medium / ~10 min

5Broken ValidationMedium / ~10 min

6No Correlation IDMedium / ~10 min

7Dependency Timeout IncidentHard / ~12 min

8Rate LimitingHard / ~12 min

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