C# 7 and .NET Core: Modern Cross-Platform Development - Second Edition

Mark J. Price

• Editore: Packt Publishing
• Anno: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781787120266
• Edizione: 2
• Argomento: Computer Science
• Categoria: Programming in C#

Modern Cross-Platform DevelopmentAbout This Book• Build modern, cross-platform applications with.NET Core• Get up to speed with C#, and up to date with all the latest features of C# 7• Start creating professional web applications with ASP.NET CoreWho This Book Is ForThis book is targeted towards readers who have some prior programming experience or have a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) background, and want to gain a solid foundation with C# and to be introduced to the types of applications they could build and will work cross-platform on Windows, Linux, and macOS.What You Will Learn• Build cross-platform applications using C# 7 and.NET Core• Explore ASP.NET Core and learn how to create professional web applications• Improve your application's performance using multitasking• Use Entity Framework Core and find out how to build code-first databases• Master object-oriented programming with C# to increase code reuse and efficiency• Familiarize yourself with cross-device app development using the Universal Windows Platform and XAML• Query and manipulate data using LINQ• Protect your data by using encryption and hashingIn DetailIf you want to build powerful cross-platform applications with C# 7 and.NET Core, then this book is for you.First, we'll run you through the basics of C#, as well as object-oriented programming, before taking a quick tour through the latest features of C# 7 such as tuples, pattern matching, out variables, and so on.After quickly taking you through C# and how.NET works, we'll dive into the.NET Standard 1.6 class libraries, covering topics such as performance, monitoring, debugging, serialization and encryption.The final section will demonstrate the major types of application that you can build and deploy cross-device and cross-platform. In this section, we'll cover Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, web applications, mobile apps, and web services. Lastly, we'll look at how you can package and deploy your applications so that they can be hosted on all of today's most popular platforms, including Linux and Docker.By the end of the book, you'll be armed with all the knowledge you need to build modern, cross-platform applications using C# and.NET Core.Style and approachThis book takes a step-by-step approach and is filled with exciting projects and fascinating theory. It uses three high-impact sections to equip you with all the tools you'll need to build modern, cross-platform applications using C# and.NET Core.

C# 7 and .NET Core: Modern Cross-Platform Development - Second Edition

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C# 7 and .NET Core: Modern Cross-Platform Development - Second Edition

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First published: March 2016

Second edition: March 2017

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Author Mark J. Price	Copy Editor Zainab Bootwala
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About the Author

Mark J. Price is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Microsoft Specialist: Programming in C# and Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions, with more than 20 years of educational and programming experience.

Since 1993, Mark has passed more than 80 Microsoft programming exams and specializes in preparing others to pass them too. His students range from professionals with decades of experience to 16 year old apprentices with none. He successfully guides all of them by combining educational skills with real-world experience in consulting and developing systems for enterprises worldwide.

Between 2001 and 2003, Mark was employed full-time to write official courseware for Microsoft in Redmond, USA. His team wrote the first training courses for C# while it was still an early alpha version. While with Microsoft, he taught "train-the-trainer" classes to get other MCTs up-to-speed on C# and .NET.

Currently, Mark creates and delivers training courses for Episerver's Digital Experience Cloud, the best .NET CMS for Digital Marketing and E-commerce.

In 2010, Mark studied for a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). He taught GCSE and A-Level mathematics in two London secondary schools. He holds a Computer Science BSc. Hons. Degree from the University of Bristol, UK.

Thank you to my parents, Pamela and Ian, for raising me to be polite, hardworking, and curious about the world. Thank you to my sisters, Emily and Juliet, for loving me despite being their awkward older brother. Thank you to my friends and colleagues who inspire me technically and creatively. Lastly, thanks to all the students I have taught over the years for motivating me to be the best teacher that I can be.

About the Reviewer

Fabio Claudio Ferracchiati is a senior consultant and a senior analyst/developer using Microsoft technologies. He works for React Consulting (www.reactconsulting.it). He is a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer for .NET, a Microsoft Certified Application Developer for .NET, a Microsoft Certified Professional, and a prolific author and technical reviewer. Over the past ten years, he's written articles for Italian and international magazines and co-authored more than ten books on a variety of computer topics.

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