C# 9 and .NET 5 - Modern Cross-Platform Development: Build intelligent apps, websites, and services with Blazor, ASP.NET Core, and Entity Framework Core using Visual Studio Code

by Mark J. Price

Overview

Publisher's Note: Microsoft stopped supporting .NET 5 in May 2022. The newer 7th edition of this book is available that covers .NET 7 (end-of-life May 2024) or .NET 6 (end-of-life November 2024), with C# 11 and EF Core 7.

• Explore the newest additions to C# 9, the .NET 5 class library, Entity Framework Core and Blazor

• Strengthen your command of ASP.NET Core 5.0 and create professional websites and services

• Build cross-platform apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android

In C# 9 and .NET 5 – Modern Cross-Platform Development, Fifth Edition, expert teacher Mark J. Price gives you everything you need to start programming C# applications.

This latest edition uses the popular Visual Studio Code editor to work across all major operating systems. It is fully updated and expanded with a new chapter on the Microsoft Blazor framework.

The book's first part teaches the fundamentals of C#, including object-oriented programming and new C# 9 features such as top-level programs, target-typed new object instantiation, and immutable types using the record keyword. Part 2 covers the .NET APIs, for performing tasks like managing and querying data, monitoring and improving performance, and working with the file system, async streams, serialization, and encryption. Part 3 provides examples of cross-platform apps you can build and deploy, such as websites and services using ASP.NET Core or mobile apps using Xamarin.Forms. The best type of application for learning the C# language constructs and many of the .NET libraries is one that does not distract with unnecessary application code. For that reason, the C# and .NET topics covered in Chapters 1 to 13 feature console applications. In Chapters 14 to 20, having mastered the basics of the language and libraries, you will build practical applications using ASP.NET Core, Model-View-Controller (MVC), and Blazor.

By the end of the book, you will have acquired the understanding and skills you need to use C# 9 and .NET 5 to create websites, services, and mobile apps.

• Build your own types with object-oriented programming

• Query and manipulate data using LINQ

• Build websites and services using ASP.NET Core 5

• Create intelligent apps using machine learning

• Use Entity Framework Core and work with relational databases

• Discover Windows app development using the Universal Windows Platform and XAML

• Build rich web experiences using the Blazor framework

• Build mobile applications for iOS and Android using Xamarin.Forms

This book is best for C# and .NET beginners, or programmers who have worked with C# in the past but feel left behind by the changes in the past few years. This book doesn't expect you to have any C# or .NET experience; however, you should have a general understanding of programming.

Students and professionals with a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) background can certainly benefit from this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781800560710
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Publication date:	11/10/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	822
File size:	26 MB
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About the Author

Mark J. Price is a Microsoft Specialist: Programming in C# and Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions, with over 20 years' experience. Since 1993, he has passed more than 80 Microsoft programming exams and specializes in preparing others to pass them. Between 2001 and 2003, Mark was employed to write official courseware for Microsoft in Redmond, USA. His team wrote the first training courses for C# while it was still an early alpha version. While with Microsoft, he taught "train-the-trainer" classes to get other MCTs up-to-speed on C# and .NET. Mark holds a Computer Science BSc. Hons. Degree.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET Core!
2. Speaking C#
3. Controlling Flow and Converting Types
4. Writing, Debugging, and Testing Functions
5. Building Your Own Types with Object-Oriented Programming
6. Implementing Interfaces and Inheriting Classes
7. Understanding and Packaging .NET Types
8. Working with Common .NET Types
9. Working with Files, Streams, and Serialization
10. Protecting Your Data and Applications
11. Working with Databases Using Entity Framework Core
12. Querying and Manipulating Data with LINQ
13. Improving Performance and Scalability with Multitasking
14. Introducing Practical Applications of C# and .NET
15. Building Websites Using ASP.NET Core Razor Pages
16. Building Websites Using the Model-View-Controller Pattern
17. Building Websites Using a Content Management System
18. Building and Consuming Web Services
19. Building Intelligent Apps Using Machine Learning
20. Building Web User Interfaces Using Blazor
21. Building Cross-Platform Mobile Apps Using Xamarin.Forms
22. Appendix A (Bonus Chapter)
23. Appendix B (Bonus Chapter)