Discuss advanced indexing strategies beyond single-column indexes, such as covering indexes, filtered indexes, and columnstore indexes. Explain what index fragmentation is and how to address it.
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Performance
Explain the concept of a second-level cache and how it can improve performance by caching query results outside of a single DbContext instance. Name a popular library for implementing it.
Explain how Span<T> and Memory<T> help to reduce memory allocations and improve performance. Discuss scenarios for their use, such as parsing and string manipulation.
Explain the difference between in-memory, distributed, and response caching. Discuss how to apply response caching profiles and how to configure response compression.
Explain what C# Source Generators are and how they can be used for compile-time metaprogramming to reduce boilerplate and improve performance.
Explain the differences between Server-Side Rendering, Static Site Generation, and Incremental Static Regeneration. Discuss the trade-offs and which to use for different types of web pages (e.g., a blog vs. a user dashboard).
Explain what Web Workers are and how they can be used to run scripts in the background to prevent a web page from becoming unresponsive during long-running tasks.
Explain different caching strategies (e.g., cache-aside, read-through, write-through, write-behind) and their trade-offs. Discuss distributed caching with tools like Redis.