realworld-apps/aspnetcore-realworld-example-app

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An ASP.NET Core backend implementation of the RealWorld (Medium.com clone) spec, demonstrating CRUD, JWT authentication, pagination, and vertical-slice architecture. It serves as a reference codebase showing how to build a fully fledged API with CQRS, EF Core, FluentValidation, and Swagger.

Use cases

• learn how to build a real-world ASP.NET Core API
• reference implementation of vertical slice architecture in C#
• example of CQRS with Mediator in .NET
• JWT authentication example for ASP.NET Core
• compare backend implementations against the RealWorld API spec
• starting point for a Medium.com clone backend
• see Entity Framework Core with SQLite and SQL Server in practice

When to choose

• you want a spec-compliant RealWorld backend in ASP.NET Core
• you are learning modern .NET API patterns like CQRS and vertical slices
• you need a reference for JWT auth, validation, and Swagger setup in ASP.NET Core
• you want to pair a RealWorld frontend with a .NET backend

When to avoid

• you need a production-ready application rather than a reference/demo codebase
• your stack is not .NET/C#
• you need features beyond the RealWorld spec such as file uploads or real-time messaging

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