Full Description
Learn best practices for building modern cloud-native applications using the latest advancements in the .NET ecosystem and C# language. This book will help you build business applications that are maintainable, performant, and accessible.
You will begin with a review of the .NET ecosystem, including IDEs and Visual Studio. You will next go through the latest features of C# 14, and you will learn how to expand language analysis using the Roslyn platform. You are then ready to explore building web applications using ASP.NET Core and Web API, and you will see how to use supportive tools and platforms such as OpenAPI (formerly Swagger). You will also explore how to connect front-end applications using MAUI, Blazor, etc. Managing data with Entity Framework Core is discussed next, and you will review DbContext and new features. You will understand how client applications can be built for Windows and the Windows ecosystem.
You will then move on to learning how .NET code can be used to build native UI interfaces for various platforms, followed by exploring machine learning concepts and implementation through .NET 10. You will explore how to publish your code for internal use in your organization or across different communities. And you will learn how to build a DevOps pipeline and write scripts to automate their delivery using DevOps tools such as GitHub, GitLab, and Azure DevOps.
What Will You Learn:
Know how .NET integrates with Visual Studio, Azure, Office, mobile applications, and a suite of DevOps products
Write better applications using industry-standard best skills and patterns
Understand NET 10 and C# 14 offerings in terms of speed, performance, patterns, and developer experience
Know how to use .NET 10 to build cross-platform experiences on top of the MAUI (formerly Xamarin), WPF, Windows Forms, and ASP.NET Core frameworks
Who This Book Is For:
Software professionals using .NET
Contents
Part 1: Thinking Software.- Chapter 1: .NET Ecosystem.- Chapter 2: Languages Spoken.- Chapter 3: Development Environments.- Part 2: Software Architecture.- Chapter 4: Software Kinds.- Chapter 5: .NET Platforms.- Chapter 6: UI-driven Apps.- Chapter 7: Working with Data.- Chapter 8: Handling Events.- Chapter 9: Real-time Apps.- Chapter 10: Adding Security.- Chapter 11: Defining Contracts and APIs.- Part 3: Software Quality.- Chapter 12: Building for Testability.- Chapter 13: The Wild West.- Chapter 14: Third-party Testing Suites.- Chapter 15: Question Yourself!.- Part 4: Bundling Source Code Together.- Chapter 16: The MSBuild.- Chapter 17: Build Patterns.- Chapter 18: The Basic Build.- Chapter 19: Managing Dependencies.- Chapter 20: Artifacts Caching.- Chapter 21: Supply Chain Security.- Part 5: Going Live.- Chapter 22: DevOps and Infrastructure.- Chapter 23: Infrastructure as Code.- Chapter 24: Development Machine to Production.- Chapter 25: Environments and Promotions.- Chapter 26: Distribution Platforms.- Part 6: Observing Apps.- Chapter 27: Understanding Your Apps.- Chapter 28: Monitoring vs Observing.- Chapter 29: Traceability and Telemetry.- Chapter 30: Visualization.- Chapter 31: Adding Alerts.- Part 7: Firefighting.- Chapter 32: Firefighting Rules.- Chapter 33: What Defines an Incident?.- Chapter 34: Identify the Root Cause.
