Building Console Apps with .NET Core

• Module Intro
• What to Install
• dotnet new
• dotnet restore, build, and run
• Create a .NET Core Console App in Visual Studio
• Visual Studio Calls the dotnet CLI
• How Code Executes with the .NET Framework
• How Code Executes with .NET Core
• Cross Platform and Open Source
• Modularity
• Project Uses All Files on Disk
• Default Package References from Microsoft.NETCore.App
• Adding Package References

ASP.NET Core Introduction

• Introduction
• What is ASP.NET Core?
• ASP.NET Core Features and its advantages.
• ASP.NET Core Framework Architecture
• ASP.NET Core vs. ASP.NET MVC vs. ASP.NET Web Forms
• Choose between .Net Core and .Net Framework Runtime.
• Choose between ASP.NET Core and ASP.NET.

Building Your First ASP.NET Core Application

• Environment Setup and Configuration options for ASP.NET Core Application.
• Understanding of ASP.NET Core Project Layout.
• Introduction to .NET Command Line Interface (CLI).
• Understanding of .NET CLI Commands.
• Creating and Running Project using .NET CLI.
• Understanding of .NET Core development using Visual Studio Code Editor.
• Understanding steps involved in Request Life Cycle of ASP.NET Core.
• Working with Multiple Environment.

Startup and Middleware

• Introduction
• How Middleware Works
• Using IApplicationBuilder
• Showing Exception Details
• Middleware to Match the Environment
• Serving Files
• Setting up ASP.NET MVC Middleware
• Summary

Controllers in the MVC Framework

• Introduction
• The Model View Controller Design Pattern
• Routing
• Conventional Routes
• Attribute Routes
• Action Results
• Rendering Views
• Summary

Models in the MVC Framework

• Introduction
• Models and View Models
• Understanding ASP.NET Core MVC Validation
• Need of Server Side and Client-Side Validation
• Accepting Form Input
• POST Redirect GET Pattern
• Model Validation with Data Annotations
• Summary

Razor Views

• Introduction
• Understanding of Razor View Engine.
• Difference between Razor View Engine and Web Form Engine.
• Understanding of Razor Syntax.
• Understanding of passing data from View to Controller.
• Introduction to Razor Pages in ASP.NET Core
• Understanding and Creating View Component.
• Layout Views
• _ViewStart
• _ViewImports
• Razor Pages
• An Edit Form
• Partial Views
• Summary

Helpers

• Understanding Html Helpers
• Types of Html Helpers
• Built-In Html Helpers
• Tag Helpers
• Inline Helpers
• Custom Helpers Url helpers

Using the Entity Framework

• Introduction
• SQL Server LocalDB
• Installing the Entity Framework
• Implementing a DbContext
• Configuring the Entity Framework Services
• Entity Framework Migrations
• Up and Running
• Summary

Dependency Injection in ASP.NET Core

• Understanding Dependency Injection.
• Advantages of Dependency Injection.
• Using of Dependency Injection in ASP.NET Core.

ASP.NET Core Authentication and Authorization

• Introduction
• An Overview of ASP.NET Identity
• An Overview of OpenID Connect
• Using Secure Connections and Registering the App
• OpenID Connect Configuration
• Authentication Services and Middleware
• User Authorization
• Identities and Claims
• Summary

Front End Frameworks and Tools

• Introduction
• Front End Tools
• Command Line vs. Visual Studio
• Setting up npm
• Serving File from node_modules
• Styling with Bootstrap
• Enabling Client-side Validation
• Using CDNs and Fallbacks
• Summary

Hosting and Deployment

• Host ASP.NET Core on Windows with IIS
• Host an ASP.NET Core app in a Windows Service
• Set up a hosting environment for ASP.NET Core on Linux with Nginx, and deploy to it
• Host ASP.NET Core in Docker containers
• Publish an ASP.NET Core web app to Azure App Service using Visual Studio