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Oct 10, 2026 · Backend Development

ASP.NET Core Middleware Pipeline: Delegates, Short-Circuiting & Execution Order

This article dissects the ASP.NET Core request pipeline, explaining how middleware delegates form a chain of responsibility, the three registration methods (Use, Run, Map), bidirectional request/response flow, short-circuiting for performance, critical ordering rules, and dependency injection patterns for custom middleware.