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Health checks?

Q: Health checks?

Short answer: Health checks provide endpoints to report app health. Use Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.HealthChecks. Configure checks for databases, external services, dependencies. Useful for Kubernetes, load balancers. Real-world example (ShopNest) A ShopNest checkout request flows through middleware, hits a minimal API or controller, uses scoped services, and returns ProblemDetails on errors. Say this in the interview Define — one clear sentence (the short answer above). Example — relate it to a project like ShopNest or your real work. Trade-off — when you would not use it.

Short answer: Health checks provide endpoints to report app health. Use Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.HealthChecks. Configure checks for databases, external services, dependencies. Useful for Kubernetes, load balancers.

Real-world example (ShopNest)

A ShopNest checkout request flows through middleware, hits a minimal API or controller, uses scoped services, and returns ProblemDetails on errors.

Say this in the interview

Define — one clear sentence (the short answer above).
Example — relate it to a project like ShopNest or your real work.
Trade-off — when you would not use it.

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