AI-Driven Development #2 — Planning a Production-Ready Architecture with AI | .NET & Next.js

In Episode 2 of the AI-Driven Development series, we move deeper into the planning phase and design the architecture for our Project Management System. Although we're building this project for learning, we're approaching it as a real production application—thinking about scalability, maintainability, security, separation of concerns, and how the system can evolve as requirements grow. In this episode, we use AI as an architectural planning assistant to help us reason through the structure of the application, evaluate technical decisions, and establish a solid foundation before we start writing features. We cover: Application and solution architecture Vertical Slice Architecture Structuring the .NET backend Next.js frontend integration Authentication with ASP.NET Core Identity .NET Aspire and application orchestration Database and infrastructure considerations Organizing features and responsibilities Designing for maintainability and future growth Using AI to challenge and refine architectural decisions Tech Stack .NET • ASP.NET Core • .NET Aspire • Next.js • ASP.NET Core Identity • Vertical Slice Architecture The purpose of this series isn't to let AI blindly generate an application. Instead, we're exploring how AI can become part of a developer's workflow—from requirements → planning → architecture → implementation → testing → review → production—while the developer remains responsible for the engineering decisions. Next, we'll take the architecture we've planned and begin turning it into a real application. #AIDrivenDevelopment #DotNet #SoftwareArchitecture #Aspire #NextJS #VerticalSliceArchitecture #ASPNetCore #CodingWithAI #SoftwareDevelopment #WebDevelopment