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How does LINQ affect API response design?
Updated May 16, 2026
Short answer
LINQ encourages projection-based DTO design for efficient API responses.
Deep explanation
Instead of returning full database entities, LINQ projections allow shaping data into API-specific DTOs, reducing payload size and decoupling database schema from API contracts.
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