C# 7 and .NET Core: Modern Cross-Platform Development - Second Edition by Mark J. Price

Key FeaturesBuild modern, cross-platform applications with .NET CoreGet up to speed with C#, and up to date with all the latest features of C# 7Start creating professional web applications with ASP.NET CoreBook DescriptionIf you want to build powerful cross-platform applications with C# 7 and .NET Core, then this book is for you.First, well run you through the basics of C#, as well as object-oriented programming, before taking a quick tour through the latest features of C# 7 such as tuples, pattern matching, out variables, and so on.After quickly taking you through C# and how .NET works, well dive into the .NET Standard 1.6 class libraries, covering topics such as performance, monitoring, debugging, serialization and encryption.The final section will demonstrate the major types of application that you can build and deploy cross-device and cross-platform. In this section, well cover Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, web applications, mobile apps, and web services. Lastly, well look at how you can package and deploy your applications so that they can be hosted on all of todays most popular platforms, including Linux and Docker.By the end of the book, youll be armed with all the knowledge you need to build modern, cross-platform applications using C# and .NET Core.What you will learnBuild cross-platform applications using C# 7 and .NET CoreExplore ASP.NET Core and learn how to create professional web applicationsImprove your applications performance using multitaskingUse Entity Framework Core and find out how to build code-first databasesMaster object-oriented programming with C# to increase code reuse and efficiencyFamiliarize yourself with cross-device app development using the Universal Windows Platform and XAMLQuery and manipulate data using LINQProtect your data by using encryption and hashingAbout the AuthorMark J. Price is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Microsoft Specialist: Programming in C# and Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions, with more than 20 years of educational and programming experience.Since 1993, Mark has passed more than 80 Microsoft programming exams and specializes in preparing others to pass them too. His students range from professionals with decades of experience to 16 year old apprentices with none. He successfully guides all of them by combining educational skills with real-world experience in consulting and developing systems for enterprises worldwide.Between 2001 and 2003, Mark was employed full-time 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.Currently, Mark creates and delivers training courses for Episervers Digital Experience Cloud, the best .NET CMS for Digital Marketing and E-commerce.In 2010, Mark studied for a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). He taught GCSE and A-Level mathematics in two London secondary schools. He holds a Computer Science BSc. Hons. Degree from the University of Bristol, UK.Table of ContentsHello, C#! Welcome, .NET Core!Speaking C#Controlling the Flow, Converting Types, and Handling ExceptionsUsing .NET Standard TypesDebugging, Monitoring, and TestingBuilding Your Own Types with Object-Oriented ProgrammingImplementing Interfaces and Inheriting ClassesWorking with Databases Using the Entity Framework CoreQuerying and Manipulating Data with LINQWorking with Files, Streams, and SerializationProtecting Your DataImproving Performance and Scalability with MultitaskingBuilding Universal Windows Platform Apps Using XAMLBuilding Web Applications Using ASP.NET Core MVCBuilding Mobile Apps Using Xamarin.Forms and ASP.NET Core Web APIPackaging and Deploying Your Code Cross-PlatformAnswers to the Test Your Knowledge Questions