The Real Difference Between Domain and Application Layer in Clean Architecture

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen developers struggle with this question: “Should this logic go in the Domain layer or the Application layer?” Clean Architecture diagrams make it look simple, but when you’re staring at your actual codebase, the lines blur fast. You know the situation. You’ve got a business rule to implement. You open your project, see both folders, and pause. Put it in the wrong place, and six months later you’re wrestling with a mess of tangled dependencies and logic that’s impossible to test. ...

November 22, 2025 · 12 min
An illustration of a Swiss Army knife with an absurd number of impractical tools, representing the "generic hell" of over-engineered generic repositories.

Building Maintainable EF Core Repositories Without Generic Hell

Most EF Core projects start with a generic repository that soon turns into a mess of type parameters and leaky abstractions. In this post, learn how to design maintainable, aggregate-specific repositories that are clean, testable, and production-ready.

November 13, 2025 · Last modified: November 25, 2025 · 10 min

How to Structure Your ASP.NET Core API for Clean Testing

A practical guide to structuring ASP.NET Core APIs for reliable integration and unit testing using clean architecture principles and minimal, production-ready C# code.

November 7, 2025 · 7 min
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