Every time I start a new ASP.NET Core project or attempt to quickly prototype a SaaS MVP, I hit the exact same brick wall: Setup Fatigue.
Before writing even a single line of custom business logic, I end up spending 3 to 4 hours executing the exact same mechanical setup:
📁 Folder Hierarchy: Setting up clean layers (Core, Infrastructure, Web)
🗄️ EF Core Infrastructure: Configuring DbContext, connection strings, and initial migration scripts
🔌 Dependency Injection: Wiring up services, repositories, and interfaces in Program.cs
🛡️ ViewModel Isolation: Crafting action-specific ViewModels to keep controllers thin and prevent over-posting vulnerabilities
🎨 UI Scaffolding: Building out basic CRUD Razor views or Blazor layout components
By the time the baseline architecture is running, half the momentum to build the actual product is gone.
⚡ Introducing DotBlazer
To fix this friction, I spent the last few months building DotBlazer—an AI-powered platform designed to turn plain English prompts into complete, compilable .NET 9 web applications.
Instead of generating disconnected C# snippets in a generic chat box, DotBlazer streams code across your entire solution, compiles it live in your browser preview, and syncs directly to your private GitHub repository.
🏗️ Architectural Decisions Under the Hood
When automating C# code generation, structure matters. Developers naturally distrust "AI slop" code that dumps everything into single-file scripts. Here is how DotBlazer structures generated solutions by default:
- Isolated ViewModels & Clean Controllers.
To maintain clean architecture standards, controllers remain thin. Incoming requests are strictly bound to action-specific ViewModels to keep ModelState validation explicit:
- Automatic Security Hardening Every generated baseline is audited automatically against common web vulnerabilities before running: Anti-Forgery: Mandatory [ValidateAntiForgeryToken] tokens on state-changing POST actions. XSS Defense: Proper encoding across Razor view bindings. SQL Injection Prevention: Pure EF Core parameterized query patterns with zero raw SQL concatenation.
3. Live In-Browser Compilation
Instead of requiring local setup with Visual Studio or the .NET SDK just to verify if generated code compiles, DotBlazer runs an in-browser compilation pipeline. You can interact with your live UI, test form inputs, and inspect database tables right inside your browser window.
🛠️ The Developer Workflow
[ Plain Text Prompt ]
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[ Architectural Blueprint (Models, Controllers, Views)]
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[ Live C# Streaming & In-Browser Compilation ]
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[ Interactive Preview ] ➔ [ Direct Sync to Private GitHub Repo ]
🧪 Try It Out & Share Your Feedback!
DotBlazer was built for the C# and .NET community, and I would genuinely love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and technical critiques.
We have free monthly build credits enabled on the platform—no credit card required:
👉 Try DotBlazer Free at dotblazer.com
💬 Let's Discuss:
What is the single most tedious setup task you wish was completely automated when starting a new C# project? Let me know in the comments below! 👇
Top comments (1)
Thanks for reading! 🛠️
I built DotBlazer specifically to eliminate the 3 to 4 hours of repetitive baseline setup (ViewModels, EF Core seeding, anti-CSRF, and clean folder structures) every time a new C# project is launched.
[ English Prompt ] ➔ [ Architecture Blueprint ] ➔ [ In-Browser Compilation ] ➔ [ GitHub Sync ]
I'd love your technical critique:
What default folder layout or architecture pattern do you rely on for your C# microservices / web apps?
What setup step is most tedious for you when starting an MVP?
If you give dotblazer.com a spin with free monthly credits, let me know what you think of the generated codebase! 👇