Writing
Testing the Service Interface
Interface tests verify wire conversion and exception translation at their owning boundaries. Controller Hooks, middleware checks, and hosted HTTP scenarios complement domain acceptance.
Topic
Boundary Validation
Checking untrusted input and output at system boundaries while keeping internal flows clear.
6 pages
Writing
Validating Formal Arguments? No Thank You!
Validate and clean data at the front and back doors; skip checks on internal formal arguments. Immutable DTOs preserve trust, one exception reports all errors, and black box tests exercise the doors.
Writing
Programming to Exceptions, Part 1: Method Contracts and Failure
Method contracts let callers rely on completed work and let failures propagate. C# examples distinguish retrieval from search, validate domain entry points, and assign handling to its owner.
Writing
The Configuration Provider: Roles and Responsibilities
A Configuration Provider hides the source and returns validated, typed settings. Useful exceptions and composed settings providers keep configuration rules in one place.
Writing
Intentional Model Design
A model should express required fields, genuine absence, and distinct variants in its type. Python unions and C# records encode those promises, while boundaries check external values.
Chapter
Method Design in C#
C# methods tell callers what they do through explicit visibility, truthful signatures, and returns that express action, query, and cardinality; their bodies orchestrate at one level.