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What is Dependency Injection in ASP.NET Core and why is it built-in?

Senior .NET Core
Quick Answer ASP.NET Core's built-in DI removes the need for external IoC containers for most use cases. It supports constructor injection for controllers, services, middleware, and Razor Pages. Registering abstractions and concrete implementations enables runtime swap of implementations รขโ‚ฌโ€ critical for unit testing with mocks.

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ASP.NET Core includes a first-class DI container used across the entire framework: controllers, middleware, services. It promotes testable, modular, and maintainable architecture without external frameworks.

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