ApiDeck: A Faster Way to Explore ASP.NET Core APIs

Muammar Siddiuqi — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:08:29 +0000

Ever opened Swagger on a large API and just waited… UI loading… scrolling lag… endpoints taking forever 😅

Swagger does the job, but on bigger projects it can start to feel heavy and slow — especially when all you want is a quick, clean view.

That daily frustration pushed me to build something lighter.

🚀** Meet ApiDeck.AspNetCore**

It generates a fast, lightweight API spec directly from ASP.NET Core metadata — no heavy UI, no lag. Just your APIs in a clean, structured format.

Setup is intentionally simple:

app.UseApideck();
That’s it.

📦** Why ApiDeck?**
• A lightweight alternative to Swagger UI
• Faster startup and API discovery
• Clean, structured API metadata output
• Built for modern ASP.NET Core

Install it in seconds:
dotnet add package ApiDeck.AspNetCore

👉 Try it out and let me know what you think! This is still evolving, and your feedback from real projects would be incredibly valuable.

NuGet:

 https://www.nuget.org/packages/ApiDeck.AspNetCore

dotnet #aspnetcore #swagger #nuget #csharp #backend #developers #opensource #api

Handling Time Zones in .NET Without the Pain – RegionTime

Muammar Siddiuqi — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 06:33:44 +0000

Time zones are one of the most common sources of bugs in production systems.

While working on real-world .NET applications, I needed a reliable way to:

Convert UTC to region-specific time

Handle Daylight Saving Time (DST) correctly

Avoid server-time dependency

Keep the API simple

Time zones are a silent source of production bugs.

After dealing with repeated timezone and DST issues in real .NET projects, I built RegionTime — a lightweight NuGet package that handles region-specific time correctly.

👉 RegionTime (NuGet)
https://www.nuget.org/packages/RegionTime/

Why RegionTime?

RegionTimeis a closed-source, production-ready NuGet package designed to remove timezone complexity from your application logic.

Key features:

✔ UTC to region conversion
✔ DST-safe
✔ Cross-platform
✔ Clean, minimal API
✔ Closed-source & enterprise-friendly

If your application serves users across multiple regions, RegionTime can save you both time and bugs.

About the Author

Built by Muammar Siddiqui, a .NET developer working on production-grade systems.

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ApiDeck: A Faster Way to Explore ASP.NET Core APIs

dotnet #aspnetcore #swagger #nuget #csharp #backend #developers #opensource #api

Handling Time Zones in .NET Without the Pain – RegionTime