ASP.NET Core 9: Using FastEndpoints in ASP.NET Core Applicaitons

In this article, we will understand the use of the FastEndpoints in ASP.NET Core Applicaitons. FastEndpoints is a lightweight REST API development framework built for ASP.NET 8 onwards. It is designed to be a developer-friendly alternative for Minimal APIs as well as MVC Controllers. This helps offering a clean and maintainable structure with minimal boilerplate code. Importance of FastEndpoints FastEndpoints follows the REPR design pattern, Request, Endpoint, Response that helps to organize code in a clear and modular way. It is especially suitable for vertical slice architecture, where each feature is self-contained that cuts through all layers of the application stack. In the vertical slice, instead of organizing code by technical layers like controllers, services, repositories, the code is organized by features or use cases. Following are important advantages of using FastEndpoints: Minimal Boilerplate : We can define endpoints without controller and its action method wit...