The latest articles on DEV Community by Sahith Basani (@sahithbasani). https://dev.to/sahithbasani https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4011540%2Fa7a070e1-bc08-486a-b08e-7effcf95e9fc.jpg https://dev.to/sahithbasani en Sahith Basani Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:16:10 +0000 https://dev.to/sahithbasani/15-engineering-principles-that-matter-after-crud-4mdk https://dev.to/sahithbasani/15-engineering-principles-that-matter-after-crud-4mdk <h2> Connect With Me </h2> <p>Most REST API tutorials stop when CRUD works.</p> <p>Production systems begin where CRUD ends.</p> <p>After working on enterprise .NET applications, I realized the biggest engineering challenges aren't creating endpoints—they're designing APIs that remain secure, scalable, observable, and maintainable as systems grow.</p> <p>In this article, I share 15 practical engineering principles that have helped me build production-ready REST APIs using ASP.NET Core.</p> <p>If you found this article useful, I'd appreciate your feedback.</p> <h2> What You'll Learn </h2> <ul> <li>API Contracts</li> <li>Resource-Oriented Design</li> <li>API Versioning</li> <li>Validation</li> <li>Exception Handling</li> <li>Authentication &amp; Authorization</li> <li>Observability</li> <li>Pagination</li> <li>Performance</li> <li>OpenAPI</li> <li>Testing</li> <li>CI/CD</li> <li>Common Mistakes</li> <li>Production Checklist</li> </ul> <h2> Discussion </h2> <p>Which engineering principle has had the biggest impact on your production APIs?</p> <p>I'd love to hear your experience in the comments.</p> <p>🔗 GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/Sahithbasani" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/Sahithbasani</a></p> <p>🔗 LinkedIn: <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/sahithbasani" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://linkedin.com/in/sahithbasani</a></p> <p>🔗 Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@sahithbasani1" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://medium.com/@sahithbasani1</a></p> backend api dotnet softwareengineering