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, 5th Edition

A comprehensive guide for beginners to learn the key concepts, real-world applications, and latest features of C# 9 and .NET 5 with hands-on exercises using VS Code

Key Features

• 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

Book Description

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.

What you will learn

• 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

Who this book is for

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.

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

(N.B. Please use the Look Inside option to see further chapters)