Most developers say: “Middleware handles requests.”
That’s not enough.
❌ Bad answer
It processes requests.
✅ Senior answer
Middleware is a component in the ASP.NET Core pipeline that handles HTTP requests and responses. Each middleware can process the request and either pass it to the next component or stop the pipeline.
app.UseAuthentication(); app.UseAuthorization(); app.MapControllers();
👉 Order defines behavior. Wrong order = bugs.
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