ASP.NET Core Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

ASP.NET Core Recipes is a practical guide for developers creating modern web applications, cutting through the complexities of ASP.NET, jQuery, React, and HTML5 to provide straightforward solutions to common web development problems using proven methods based on best practices. The problem-solution approach gets you in, out, and back to work quickly while deepening your understanding of the underlying platform and how to develop with it.

Author John Ciliberti guides you through the MVC framework and development tools, presenting typical challenges, along with code solutions and clear, concise explanations, to accelerate application development. Solve problems immediately by pasting in code from the recipes, or put multiple recipe solutions together to overcome challenging development obstacles.

What You'll Learn

• Take advantage of MVC's streamlined syntax
  
• Discover how to take full control over HTML
  
• Develop a simple API for creating RESTful web services
  
• Understand test-driven development
  
• Migrate a project from ASP.NET web forms to Core MVC, including recipes for converting DataGrids, Forms, Web Parts, Master Pages, and navigation controls
• Use Core MVC in combination with popular JavaScript libraries, including jQuery, React, Bootstrap, and more
• Write unit tests for your MVC controllers, views, custom filters, and HTML helpers
• Utilize the latest features in Visual Studio 2017 to accelerate your Core MVC projects
• Identify performance bottlenecks in your MVC application

Who This Book Is For

Web developers of all skill levels who are looking for a programming reference for ASP.NET Core MVC and would like to gain an understanding of the inner workings of the platform. In addition, parts of this book provide guidance to developers familiar with ASP.NET Web Forms who would like to update their skill set to include Core MVC.

John Ciliberti is an enterprise architect with over 14 years of professional experience in software engineering and architecture. After almost seven years with KPMG's Enterprise Architecture practice and five years of solutions architecture consulting, John has acquired strong business and communications skills backed up by a broad range of technical knowledge. He specializes in enterprise architecture, web application development technologies, and mobile device development.