Your API is only as good as its speed. Slow endpoints lead to frustrated users, increased infrastructure costs, and scalability challenges. Fortunately, caching can be your secret weapon if you know how to use it effectively.

In this practical, code-rich session, you'll learn how to implement smart caching strategies in ASP.NET 10 Web API to deliver lightning-fast responses without compromising data accuracy or maintainability. We’ll cover everything from in-memory and distributed caches to response caching, cache invalidation patterns, and real-world scaling scenarios.

Whether you're building public APIs, internal services, or anything in between, this talk will equip you with the knowledge to design fast, reliable, and cost-effective APIs while avoiding the common pitfalls that can make caching seem more challenging than it needs to be.

Who Should Attend:
• ASP.NET Core Web API developers looking to optimize app performance
• Backend engineers handling high traffic or scaling systems
• Architects designing APIs for reliability, speed, and cost efficiency
• Devs tired of slow response times and over-complicated cache setups

Key Takeaways:
• The “why” behind caching: performance, resiliency, and scale
• Implementing in-memory, distributed, and response caching in ASP.NET 10
• Avoiding stale data: cache expiration, sliding windows, and invalidation strategies
• How to choose the right cache (MemoryCache, Redis, etc.) for your use case
• Caching API responses, database calls, and expensive operations
• Best practices for cache organization, observability, and fallbacks