ASP.NET Core Fundamentals

Q: What is the ASP.NET Core Fundamentals training about?

This training focuses on helping participants gain mastery over Microsoft's open-source ASP.NET Core framework, enabling them to develop cross-platform, lightweight, and cloud-ready web applications and APIs with outstanding performance. It covers fundamental concepts for building modern server-side web applications.

Q: Which version of ASP.NET Core will be covered in this training?

The course primarily focuses on the fundamentals of ASP.NET Core 5, which unifies the MVC and Web API frameworks. However, the program also incorporates updates and topics related to .NET 7 and ASP.NET Core 7, ensuring you learn the latest best practices and features.

Q: What are the prerequisites for attending this training?

Participants should have prior knowledge in web development, including familiarity with C#, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. While experience with WebForms or other ASP.NET versions is a plus, it is not required, as the training starts from the fundamentals of ASP.NET Core.

Q: How long is the training, and what is the daily program structure?

This is a 3-day training course. Day 1 covers .NET 7, ASP.NET Core MVC basics, creating your first page, and an introduction to Entity Framework Core. Day 2 delves into advanced concepts, navigation, form creation, ASP.NET Identity, and security. Day 3 focuses on creating APIs, understanding Blazor, unit testing, diagnostics, caching, performance, and deployment.

Q: Is this training hands-on, and will I build a practical project?

Yes, the training emphasizes a practical, 'learn by doing' approach. All participants will build an app prototype during the training with continuous support from the trainer. You will leave with a tangible piece of software that you can continue developing.

Q: What technical requirements or materials do I need to bring to the training?

You will need to bring your own laptop with the latest version of Visual Studio installed. Travel and accommodation are not included in the training fee.

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Microsoft has introduced the next version of ASP.NET: ASP.NET Core 5. The newly introduced version of MVC allows developers to build modern and future-proof server-side web applications, unifying the MVC and Web API frameworks. This new version introduced the most significant change to the platform since its inception many years ago.

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What will you learn?

ASP.NET Core 5 is Microsoft’s open-source framework for creating web applications and building web APIs. This course is focused on helping you gain mastery over this framework – helping you develop cross-platform, lightweight, Cloud-Ready apps with outstanding performance.

All participants build an app prototype during the training with their trainer’s support. This practical approach will teach you how to work with ASP.NET Core 5 yourself, and you will go home with a piece of software you can continue building.

Key takeaways

Gain proficiency in ASP.NET Core 5, enabling you to develop cross-platform web applications and APIs with exceptional performance.Leverage AWS services to make your infrastructure scalable, reliable, and highly available
Understand how ASP.NET Core 5 unifies the MVC and Web API frameworks, empowering you to build modern and future-proof server-side web applications. Make an AWS-based infrastructure more efficient to increase performance and reduce costs
Learn by doing! Develop an app prototype during the training with hands-on support, ensuring you leave with tangible software development skills.
Dive deep into the ASP.NET Core 5 fundamentals, covering topics like .NET 7, MVC configuration, Entity Framework Core, navigation, form creation, authentication with ASP.NET Identity, security, advanced concepts, Blazor, unit testing, diagnostics, logging, caching, performance optimization, and deployment.

Program

In this training course, you will get complete information on how to start building web applications with ASP.NET Core 5 MVC. This course will support you in building a strong foundational understanding of ASP.NET Core 5 and ASP.NET Core 5 MVC.

Day 1

Moving to .NET 7 and ASP.NET Core

This first module will give you an overview of the .NET 7 platform and its components. We will also look at the .NET Core CLI.

Finding your way around ASP NET Core MVC

In this module, we will create the File > new project together and see what is getting generated. You’ll learn about the latest files, workflow, and configuration options with ASP.NET Core.

Creating our first page

In this module, we’ll be building our first ASP.NET Core pages. We’ll start with basic configuration and add a first view, model, and controller. You’ll see how routing works and how we can allow users to authenticate with the site. After this module is complete, you’ll already understand how an ASP.NET Core MVC app is built, and you’ll be able to identify its primary building blocks, such as controllers, routing, and views.

Introduction to EF Core

ASP.NET Core MVC comes backed with the support of a new version of Entity Framework Core. This new framework version has been redesigned from scratch to target .NET Core. In this module, we are exploring the new framework. We’ll see how it focuses entirely on code-first approaches.

Day 2

Advanced concepts in ASP.NET Core

This chapter will cover several more advanced topics, such as model binding, custom and complex tag helpers, attribute routing, filters, etc.

Navigation and Routing

Routing is something specific to the ASP.NET Core MVC framework. In this chapter, you’ll learn about the options offered by the ASP.NET Core 5 MVC framework to navigate to pages and create well-formatted URLs for reasons of SEO.

Creating a Form

Creating the model requires some good thinking ahead as it forms the base of our application. This chapter covers model binding and validation, providing an option to give quick feedback to the user about erroneous input. We’ll together create a form that uses the model.

Introduction to ASP NET Identity

ASP.NET Core comes with ASP.NET Identity, a built-in framework that authenticates users from different sources. In this module, we’ll explore how we can authenticate and authorize users to perform actions within our site.

Tackling security risks with ASP.NET Core

ASP.NET sites will be under attack, that’s for sure. Therefore, as site developers, we must tackle risks before deploying anything. In this module, we’ll see how to tackle XSS CSRF… as our application’s most common security risks.

Day 3

Creating an API using ASP.NET MVC Core 7

ASP.NET Core MVC has now unified the API and regular controller model, simplifying the creation of APIs. In this module, we are therefore focusing on the aspects that are closely related to RESTful Web APIs.

Understanding Blazor apps

Blazor introduces a radical new way for .NET developers to build client-side applications. In this module, we will understand the concepts behind this new technology.

Building components with Blazor

Blazor uses components to build the UI. Using APIs, we can connect this component with live data. This module will show us how we can build these in detail.

Unit testing in ASP.NET Core MVC

Building enterprise applications without a good set of tests is far from a recommended approach. This chapter will explore how to write unit tests for an ASP.NET Core 5 MVC application using xUnit.

Diagnostics and Logging

Through middleware, ASP.NET Core 5 applications can be configured to give diagnostic information to the users. Also, ASP.NET Core comes with a built-in logging system that we’ll explore in this module. We’ll also add some third-party logging providers here (Serilog).

Caching and performance

Performance is vital for ASP.NET Core applications. In this chapter, we will learn how we can use different ways of adding caching to our site, including in-memory caching, distributed caching, and response caching.

Deploying and CI

This chapter will explore how we can deploy the application to Azure. Using VSTS (Visual Studio Team Services), we will also see how to automate the build and set up a continuous build and integration.

Who is it for?

Web developers with some prior knowledge in development. This is a foundation-level training, which means we start from the beginning. However, to get the most out of these three days, experience with C# and creating web applications (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) is a prerequisite for participation. WebForms or other ASP.NET Experience is a plus but not required.

Requirements

Familiarity with C# and basic web development skills.

Students new to MVC and seasoned ASP.NET developers seeking insights into the latest framework version.

Introduction to MVC (Model-View-Controller) for beginners, exploration of the latest version of the MVC framework, and an overview of new features and updates in this version of the framework.

Why should I do this training?

Stay at the forefront of web development.

Stay at the forefront of web development technologies by mastering cutting-edge technology.

Learn to develop web applications.

Learn to develop web applications that work seamlessly across platforms, giving you a competitive edge in the market.

Get hands-on experience.

Get hands-on experience during the training by building an app prototype with expert guidance, ensuring you leave with practical skills you can apply immediately. Future-Proof

What does it look like?

What else
should I know?

After registering for this training, you will receive a confirmation email with practical information. One week before the training, we will ask you about your dietary requirements and share literature if you need to prepare yourself. See you soon!

Course information

You will need your laptop with the latest version of Visual Studio.

Travel and accommodation are not included.

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