10 ASP.NET Core Performance Tweaks Every Dev Should Know
10 ASP.NET Core Performance Tweaks Every Dev Should Know A.Radhakrishnan Most ASP.NET Core apps don’t need a full rewrite, They need these ๐ micro-tweaks: 1. Use Minimal APIs for Lightweight Endpoints Ditch MVC where it’s overkill. Less overhead, faster routing. 2. Avoid .ToList() Too Early Let EF Core compose the query — don’t force it prematurely. 3. Enable Response Caching Static content? Cache it and save the CPU for real work. 4. Use AsNoTracking() for Read-Only Queries Need blazing read speed? Stop EF from tracking changes you don't need. 5. Trim Middleware Each middleware = overhead. Audit your pipeline. 6. Compress Responses (Gzip/Brotli) Small payload = faster load. Your API will thank you. 7. Benchmark with BenchmarkDotNet Guessing is for gamblers. Profile your bottlenecks. 8. Pool DbContext in High-Load Apps DbContext pooling = fewer allocations = faster throughput. 9. Tune Kestrel Server Settings Thread count, lim...