ASP.NET Core 2 and Angular 5: Full-Stack Web Development with .NET Core and Angular

Develop a simple, yet fully functional modern web application using ASP.NET Core MVC, Entity Framework and Angular 5.

About This Book

• Based on the best-selling book ASP.NET Core and Angular 2
• Easily build a complete single page application with two of the most impressive frameworks in modern development, ASP.NET Core and Angular
• Bring together the capabilities and features of both Angular 5 and ASP.NET Core 2 for full stack development
• Discover a comprehensive approach to building your next web project - from managing data, to application design, through to SEO optimization and security

Who This Book Is For

This book is for seasoned ASP.NET developers who already know about ASP.NET Core and Angular in general, but want to know more about them and/or understand how to blend them together to craft a production-ready SPA.

What You Will Learn

• Use ASP.NET Core to its full extent to create a versatile backend layer based on RESTful APIs
• Consume backend APIs with the brand new Angular 5 HttpClient and use RxJS Observers to feed the frontend UI asynchronously
• Implement an authentication and authorization layer using ASP.NET Identity to support user login with integrated and third-party OAuth 2 providers
• Configure a web application in order to accept user-defined data and persist it into the database using server-side APIs
• Secure your application against threats and vulnerabilities in a time efficient way
• Connect different aspects of the ASP. NET Core framework ecosystem and make them interact with each other for a Full-Stack web development experience

In Detail

Become fluent in both frontend and backend web development by combining the impressive capabilities of ASP.NET Core 2 and Angular 5 from project setup right through the deployment phase.

Full-stack web development means being able to work on both the frontend and backend portions of an application. The frontend is the part that users will see or interact with, while the backend is the underlying engine, that handles the logical flow: server configuration, data storage and retrieval, database interactions, user authentication, and more.

Use the ASP.NET Core MVC framework to implement the backend with API calls and server-side routing. Learn how to put the frontend together using top-notch Angular 5 features such as two-way binding, Observables, and Dependency Injection, build the Data Model with Entity Framework Core, style the frontend with CSS/LESS for a responsive and mobile-friendly UI, handle user input with Forms and Validators, explore different authentication techniques, including the support for third-party OAuth2 providers such as Facebook, and deploy the application using Windows Server, SQL Server, and the IIS/Kestrel reverse proxy.

Style and approach

More than just a technical manual, this guide takes you through the most important technical facets of developing with these two hugely popular frameworks and then demonstrates how to put those skills into practice. It s a book that recognizes that what s really important is the end product.

Table of Contents

1. Getting Ready
2. Backend with .NET Core
3. Frontend with Angular
4. Data Model with Entity Framework Core
5. Client-Server Interactions
6. Style Sheets and UI Layout
7. Forms and Data Validation
8. Authentication and Authorization
9. Advanced Topics
10. Finalization and Deployment

Valerio De Sanctis is a skilled IT professional with over 12 years of experience in lead programming, web-based development, and project management using ASP.NET, PHP, and Java. He previously held senior positions at a range of financial and insurance companies, most recently serving as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer at a leading after-sales and IT service provider for many top-tier life and non-life insurance groups.

In the course of his career, Valerio De Sanctis helped many private organizations to implement and maintain .NET-based solutions, working side-by-side with many IT industry experts and leading several frontend, backend, and UX development teams. He designed the architecture and actively oversaw the development of a wide number of corporate-level web application projects for high-profile clients, customers, and partners, including London Stock Exchange Group, Zurich Insurance Group, Allianz, Generali, Harmonie Mutuelle, AIG, QBE, Marsh & McLennan, Lloyd's, Honda Motor, FCA Group, Luxottica, ANSA, Saipem, ENI, Enel, Terna, Banzai Media, Virgilio, la Repubblica, and Corriere della Sera.

He is an active member of the Stack Exchange Network, providing advice and tips for .NET, JavaScript, HTML5, and other web-related topics on the StackOverflow, ServerFault, and SuperUser communities. Most of his projects and code samples are available under open source licenses on GitHub, BitBucket, NPM, CocoaPods, JQuery Plugin Registry, and WordPress Plugin Repository.

Starting from 2015, he also runs an IT-oriented, web-focused blog which features news, reviews, code samples and guides to help developers and enthusiasts worldwide. Between 2016 and 2017, he wrote two books on web development: ASP.NET Core and Angular 2, and ASP.NET Core: Cloud-ready, Enterprise Web Application Development, with over 5,000 copies sold worldwide.