clean-architecture

Dependency inversion in .NET is enforced by keeping the domain layer free from infrastructure concerns and ensuring all dependencies point inward toward the domain. This preserves domain integrity by organizing your architecture so infrastructure depends on application, not the other way around.

Clean architecture for .NET projects is structured by separating your solution into Domain, Application, Infrastructure, and API layers. This layout places business logic inside Domain and Application layers with clear use-case handlers, exposing endpoints through a thin API layer.

Domain-owned rules are isolated by placing all business logic inside the Domain and Application layers with well-defined use-case handlers. A pluggable infrastructure layer handles I/O operations, ensuring the domain remains pure and independent of external data sources.

Clean architecture works for .NET solutions by exposing endpoints with minimal logic in a thin API layer while relying on Infrastructure implementations for I/O. This approach satisfies requirements for inward-facing dependencies and pluggable infrastructure across domain boundaries.

High coupling in .NET architecture happens when domain logic references infrastructure directly, violating dependency inversion. You resolve this by enforcing inward-facing dependencies where infrastructure implementations serve the application layer, keeping domain behavior isolated and intact.

Clean architecture may be unnecessary for simple .NET projects that do not require multi-layer solutions or strict domain-driven rules. It is designed for complex applications needing pluggable infrastructure and clear use-case separation across domain, application, and API boundaries.