C# 7 and .NET: The Open Source revolution of .NET Core

Explore C# and the .NET Core framework to create applications and optimize them with ASP.NET Core 2

Key Features:

- Get to grips with multi-threaded, concurrent, and asynchronous programming in C# and .NET Core

- Develop modern, cross-platform applications with .NET Core 2.0 and C# 7.0

- Create efficient web applications with ASP.NET Core 2.

Book Description:

C# is a widely used programming language, thanks to its easy learning curve, versatility, and support for modern paradigms. The language is used to create desktop apps, background services, web apps, and mobile apps. .NET Core is open source and compatible with Mac OS and Linux. There is no limit to what you can achieve with C# and .NET Core.

This Learning Path begins with the basics of C# and object-oriented programming (OOP) and explores features of C#, such as tuples, pattern matching, and out variables. You will understand.NET Standard 2.0 class libraries and ASP.NET Core 2.0, and create professional websites, services, and applications. You will become familiar with mobile app development using Xamarin.Forms and learn to develop high-performing applications by writing optimized code with various profiling techniques.

By the end of C# 7 and .NET: Designing Modern Cross-platform Applications, you will have all the knowledge required to build modern, cross-platform apps using C# and .NET.

This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products:

- C# 7.1 and .NET Core 2.0 - Modern Cross-Platform Development - Third Edition by Mark J. Price

- C# 7 and .NET Core 2.0 High Performance by Ovais Mehboob Ahmed Khan

What You Will Learn:

- Explore ASP.NET Core to create professional web applications

- Master OOP with C# to increase code reusability and efficiency

- Protect your data using encryption and hashing

- Measure application performance using BenchmarkDotNet

- Use design techniques to increase your application's performance

- Learn memory management techniques in .NET Core

- Understand tools and techniques to monitor application performance

Who this book is for:

This Learning Path is designed for developers who want to gain a solid foundation in C# and .NET Core, and want to build cross-platform applications. To gain maximum benefit from this Learning Path, you must have basic knowledge of C#.

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

Since 1993, Mark has passed more than 80 Microsoft programming exams, and he 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 Microsoft Certified Trainers up-to-speed on C# and .NET.

Currently, Mark creates and delivers classroom and e-learning training courses for Episerver's Digital Experience Cloud, the best .NET CMS for Digital Marketing and E-commerce. He is an Episerver Certified Developer (ECD) on Episerver CMS.

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.

Ovais Mehboob Ahmed Khan is a seasoned programmer and solution architect with over 14 years of software development experience. He has worked in organizations across Pakistan, the USA, and the Middle East. Currently, he is working for a government entity based in Dubai. A Microsoft MVP, he specializes mainly in Microsoft .NET, the cloud and web development. He has published technical articles on MSDN, TechNet, personal blog, and has authored two other books published by Packt: JavaScript for .NET Developers and Enterprise Application Architecture with .NET Core.