Learning ASP.NET Core 2.0: Build modern web apps with ASP.NET Core 2.0, MVC, and EF Core 2 - Softcover

Oliveira, Jason De; Bruchet, Michel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1788476638 ISBN 13: 9781788476638

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

Learn how web applications can be built efficiently using ASP.NET Core 2.0 and related frameworks

Key Features

• Get to grips with the new features and APIs introduced in ASP.NET Core 2.0
• Leverage the MVC framework and Entity Framework Core 2 to build efficient applications
• Learn to deploy your web applications in new environments such as the cloud and Docker

Book Description

The ability to develop web applications that are highly efficient but also easy to maintain has become imperative to many businesses. ASP.NET Core 2.0 is an open source framework from Microsoft, which makes it easy to build cross-platform web applications that are modern and dynamic. This book will take you through all of the essential concepts in ASP.NET Core 2.0, so you can learn how to build powerful web applications.

The book starts with a brief introduction to the ASP.NET Core framework and the improvements made in the latest release, ASP.NET Core 2.0. You will then build, test, and debug your first web application very quickly. Once you understand the basic structure of ASP.NET Core 2.0 web applications, you'll dive deeper into more complex concepts and scenarios.

Moving on, we'll explain how to take advantage of widely used frameworks such as Model View Controller and Entity Framework Core 2 and you'll learn how to secure your applications. Finally, we'll show you how to deploy and monitor your applications using Azure, AWS, and Docker.

After reading the book, you'll be able to develop efficient and robust web applications in ASP.NET Core 2.0 that have high levels of customer satisfaction and adoption.

What you will learn

• Set up your development environment using Visual Studio 2017 and Visual Studio Code
• Create a fully automated continuous delivery pipeline using Visual Studio Team Services
• Get to know the basic and advanced concepts of ASP.NET Core 2.0 with detailed examples
• Build an MVC web application and use Entity Framework Core 2 to access data
• Add Web APIs to your web applications using RPC, REST, and HATEOAS
• Authenticate and authorize users with built-in ASP.NET Core 2.0 features
• Use Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Docker to deploy and monitor your applications

Who This Book Is For

This book is for developers who would like to build modern web applications with ASP.NET Core 2.0. No prior knowledge of ASP.NET or .NET Core is required. However, basic programming knowledge is assumed. Additionally, previous Visual Studio experience will be helpful but is not required, since detailed instructions will guide through the samples of the book.This book can also help people, who work in infrastructure engineering and operations, to monitor and diagnose problems during the runtime of ASP.NET Core 2.0 web applications.

Table of Contents

1. What is ASP.NET Core 2.0?
2. Setting Up the Environment
3. Creating a Continuous Integration Pipeline in VSTS
4. Basic Concepts of ASP.NET Core 2.0 - Part 1
5. Basic Concepts of ASP.NET Core 2.0 - Part 2
6. Creating MVC Applications
7. Creating Web API Applications
8. Accessing Data using Entity Framework Core 2
9. Securing ASP.NET Core 2.0 Applications
10. Hosting and Deploying ASP.NET Core 2.0 Applications
11. Managing and Supervising ASP.NET Core 2.0 Applications

About this title

About the Author

Jason De Oliveira works as a CTO for MEGA International, a software company in Paris (France), providing modeling tools for business transformation, enterprise architecture, and enterprise governance, risk, and compliance management. He is an experienced manager and senior solutions architect, with high skills in software architecture and enterprise architecture.

He loves sharing his knowledge and experience via his blog, speaking at conferences, writing technical books, writing articles in the technical press, giving software courses as MCT, and coaching coworkers in his company. He frequently collaborates with Microsoft and can often be found at the Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) in Paris.

Microsoft has awarded him for more than 6 years with the Microsoft® Most Valuable Professional (MVP C#/.NET) award for his numerous contributions to the Microsoft community. Microsoft seeks to recognize the best and brightest from technology communities around the world with the MVP Award. These exceptional and highly respected individuals come from more than 90 countries, serving their local online and offline communities and having an impact worldwide.

Feel free to contact him via his blog if you need any technical assistance or want to talk about technical subjects.

Jason has worked on the following books:

• .NET 4.5 Expert Programming Cookbook (English)
• WCF 4.5 Multitier Services Development with LINQ to Entities (English)
• .NET 4.5 Parallel Extensions Cookbook (English)
• WCF Multilayer Services Development with Entity Framework (English)
• Visual Studio 2013: Concevoir, développer et gérer des projets Web, les gérer avec TFS 2013 (French)

Michel Bruchet works as an application architect for MEGA International, a software company in Paris (France), providing modeling tools for business transformation, enterprise architecture, and enterprise governance, risk, and compliance management. He has more than 20 years of experience as a senior architect, working on complex projects in IT and development departments.

Michel has published several publications on the internet (SlideShare, LinkedIn, and more). He has worked for big companies in France, such as Sanofi, Pierre et Vacances - Center Parcs, Banque de France, BPCE, and BNP.

He is also the main driving force and mastermind behind the Ingenius Solution, which provides efficient ebusiness solutions to customers around the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1788476638
• ISBN 13: 9781788476638
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 516