C# 8 and .NET Core 3.1 Recipes, 2nd Edition

Leverage C# 8, .NET Core 3.1 and Visual Studio 2019 to build fast, enterprise-ready scalable web apps

Learn

Install and master Visual Studio 2019 and the latest, LTS version of .NET Core
Write less repeatable code by utilizing default interface methods, read-only methods and pattern matching
Stay up-to-date with the latest improvements in C#’s 8th iteration
Write event-driven C# programs and master Lambda Expressions
Apply SQL-like queries to objects and collections with LINQ
Learn how to map complex relationships to code-first models with EF Core
Enable authentication for your API with ASP.NET Core Identity
Master Dependency Injection and get the most out of your services
Avoid boilerplate code when building simple pages with Razor
Build native Windows applications with WPF on .NET Core

About

C# is a multi-paradigm programming language providing support for software engineering principles such as strong type checking, array bound checking, automatic garbage collection, and more. C# 8 comes with a host of new features to build powerful cross-platform applications. Also, ASP.NET Core is the web application framework through which you can develop enterprise-grade web apps.

In this course, you will learn quick and easy ways to develop apps using the latest features of C# 8 and .NET Core 3.1. Kitted out with those skills in your toolset, this course will then help you to make the most of the next sections focusing on advanced C# use cases that are particularly suited to real-world application development.

Moving further, you will get in-depth knowledge of ASP.NET Core 3.1 Web API framework along with authentication methods and Entity Framework Core, the de facto ORM for C# and .NET Core. Finally, you will work with the latest technologies in the .NET Ecosystem, primarily Razor Pages for quickly bootstrapping smart pages and Blazor for building C# apps for the browser. Finally, you will build a desktop application with WPF and .NET Core.

Please note that prior knowledge of C# and some experience with ASP.NET is assumed for taking this course.

All the code and supporting files for this course are available on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/C-8-and-.NET-Core-3.1-Recipes-2nd-Edition

Features

Dive deep into advanced C# concepts like events and attributes while also learning the fresh new stuff
Build blazingly fast, database-driven web APIs using the long-term .NET Core version
Quickly build new Razor Pages and fast client apps with Blazor