IoC Containers Advices

• Do NOT hide the container behind a common library for "easy switching". Minimal common denominator.

• Minimize the usage of the container by using dependency injection at the composition root, instead of service location.

• Favor constructor injection.

  • Consider property injection for edge cases

• Prefer interfaces over abstract classes for dependencies

• Tests are usually ignorant of the container (except for the tests of the container!)

  • Auto-mocking containers exist, though

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