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C# 8.0 and .NET Core 3.0 - Modern Cross-Platform Development: Build Applications with C#, .NET Core, Entity Framework Core, ASP.NET Core, and ML.NET Using Visual Studio Code
Publisher's Microsoft stops supporting .NET Core 3.1 in December 2022. The newer 7th edition of this book is available that covers .NET 7 (end-of-life May 2024) or .NET 6 (end-of-life November 2024), with C# 11 and EF Core 7.
Key FeaturesBuild modern, cross-platform applications with .NET Core 3.0Get up to speed with C#, and up to date with all the latest features of C# 8.0Start creating professional web applications with ASP.NET Core 3.0Book DescriptionIn C# 8.0 and .NET Core 3.0 – Modern Cross-Platform Development, Fourth 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 new chapters on Content Management Systems (CMS) and machine learning with ML.NET.
The book covers all the topics you need. Part 1 teaches the fundamentals of C#, including object-oriented programming, and new C# 8.0 features such as nullable reference types, simplified switch pattern matching, and default interface methods. Part 2 covers the .NET Standard APIs, such as managing and querying data, monitoring and improving performance, working with the filesystem, async streams, serialization, and encryption. Part 3 provides examples of cross-platform applications you can build and deploy, such as web apps using ASP.NET Core or mobile apps using Xamarin.Forms. The book introduces three technologies for building Windows desktop applications including Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, as well as web applications, web services, and mobile apps.
What you will learnBuild cross-platform applications for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and AndroidExplore application development with C# 8.0 and .NET Core 3.0Explore ASP.NET Core 3.0 and create professional web applicationsLearn object-oriented programming and C# multitaskingQuery and manipulate data using LINQUse Entity Framework Core and work with relational databasesDiscover Windows app development using the Universal Windows Platform and XAMLBuild mobile applications for iOS and Android using Xamarin.FormsWho this book is forReaders with some prior programming experience or with a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) background, who want to gain a solid foundation with C# 8.0 and .NET Core 3.0.
Table of ContentsHello, C#! Welcome, .NET!Speaking C#Controlling Flow and Converting TypesWriting, Debugging, and Testing FunctionsBuilding Your Own Types with Object-Oriented ProgrammingImplementing Interfaces and Inheriting ClassesUnderstanding and Packaging .NET TypesWorking with Common .NET TypesWorking with Files, Streams, and SerializationProtecting Your Data and ApplicationsWorking with Databases Using Entity Framework CoreQuerying and Manipulating Data Using LINQImproving Performance and Scalability Using MultitaskingPractical Applications of C# and .NETBuilding Websites Using ASP.
Key FeaturesBuild modern, cross-platform applications with .NET Core 3.0Get up to speed with C#, and up to date with all the latest features of C# 8.0Start creating professional web applications with ASP.NET Core 3.0Book DescriptionIn C# 8.0 and .NET Core 3.0 – Modern Cross-Platform Development, Fourth 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 new chapters on Content Management Systems (CMS) and machine learning with ML.NET.
The book covers all the topics you need. Part 1 teaches the fundamentals of C#, including object-oriented programming, and new C# 8.0 features such as nullable reference types, simplified switch pattern matching, and default interface methods. Part 2 covers the .NET Standard APIs, such as managing and querying data, monitoring and improving performance, working with the filesystem, async streams, serialization, and encryption. Part 3 provides examples of cross-platform applications you can build and deploy, such as web apps using ASP.NET Core or mobile apps using Xamarin.Forms. The book introduces three technologies for building Windows desktop applications including Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, as well as web applications, web services, and mobile apps.
What you will learnBuild cross-platform applications for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and AndroidExplore application development with C# 8.0 and .NET Core 3.0Explore ASP.NET Core 3.0 and create professional web applicationsLearn object-oriented programming and C# multitaskingQuery and manipulate data using LINQUse Entity Framework Core and work with relational databasesDiscover Windows app development using the Universal Windows Platform and XAMLBuild mobile applications for iOS and Android using Xamarin.FormsWho this book is forReaders with some prior programming experience or with a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) background, who want to gain a solid foundation with C# 8.0 and .NET Core 3.0.
Table of ContentsHello, C#! Welcome, .NET!Speaking C#Controlling Flow and Converting TypesWriting, Debugging, and Testing FunctionsBuilding Your Own Types with Object-Oriented ProgrammingImplementing Interfaces and Inheriting ClassesUnderstanding and Packaging .NET TypesWorking with Common .NET TypesWorking with Files, Streams, and SerializationProtecting Your Data and ApplicationsWorking with Databases Using Entity Framework CoreQuerying and Manipulating Data Using LINQImproving Performance and Scalability Using MultitaskingPractical Applications of C# and .NETBuilding Websites Using ASP.
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Published October 31, 2019
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About the author
Mark J. Price
33 books19 followersMark J Price is a former Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and current 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. Mark successfully guides all of them by combining educational skills with real-world experience 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. Mark's 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 Platform, the best .NET CMS for Digital Marketing and E-commerce.
In 2010 Mark studied for a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). He taught GCSE and A-Level mathematics in two London secondary schools. Mark holds a Computer Science BSc. Hons. Degree from the University of Bristol, UK.
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. Mark successfully guides all of them by combining educational skills with real-world experience 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. Mark's 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 Platform, the best .NET CMS for Digital Marketing and E-commerce.
In 2010 Mark studied for a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). He taught GCSE and A-Level mathematics in two London secondary schools. Mark holds a Computer Science BSc. Hons. Degree from the University of Bristol, UK.
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October 20, 2020
As the author claimed, it is a book for people who learn by doing. BUT:
1. It does not go deep into all the topics and rather it suggests you some links for more information (It might make sense in some level, because some of these materials are getting updated).
2. This book is not for an absolute beginner, I think it is for someone with some experience.
3. Not very helpful for someone like me, who needs to understand the concepts deeply.
4. This book scratches the surface of some new technologies and makes you go and learn more about them.
My recommendation grade for this book is 70%.
1. It does not go deep into all the topics and rather it suggests you some links for more information (It might make sense in some level, because some of these materials are getting updated).
2. This book is not for an absolute beginner, I think it is for someone with some experience.
3. Not very helpful for someone like me, who needs to understand the concepts deeply.
4. This book scratches the surface of some new technologies and makes you go and learn more about them.
My recommendation grade for this book is 70%.
December 28, 2020
This is introductory material, I bought it because I starting a new position as a full stack developer and I only have experience with typescript.
The book is well printed and sturdy, I usually bend it really hard and not a single page fell off. Usually, all Packt books are sturdy(so far).
The book covers a wide range of subjects. From basic of the language like variable declaration, class construction, interfaces, and some advanced topics like extension libraries. Fairly complete in that sense.
The book has some links that you have to write on your browser yourself where you can download some important material, like a database creation script that you have to use to write some examples.
There is a chapter about artificial intelligence, very basic, not sure it adds something to the book, it's interesting and doesn't hurt, but is too basic to be useful. Still, there is some code that you can play with.
There are also two chapters at the end of the book that I totally skip, one about developing windows applications, and the other about developing mobile applications. Totally out of the scope of my interests. Not sure if somebody will find them useful.
Overall a good book. The examples work as far as I was able to test. Recommended for beginers.
The book is well printed and sturdy, I usually bend it really hard and not a single page fell off. Usually, all Packt books are sturdy(so far).
The book covers a wide range of subjects. From basic of the language like variable declaration, class construction, interfaces, and some advanced topics like extension libraries. Fairly complete in that sense.
The book has some links that you have to write on your browser yourself where you can download some important material, like a database creation script that you have to use to write some examples.
There is a chapter about artificial intelligence, very basic, not sure it adds something to the book, it's interesting and doesn't hurt, but is too basic to be useful. Still, there is some code that you can play with.
There are also two chapters at the end of the book that I totally skip, one about developing windows applications, and the other about developing mobile applications. Totally out of the scope of my interests. Not sure if somebody will find them useful.
Overall a good book. The examples work as far as I was able to test. Recommended for beginers.
July 24, 2021
For a rich tech stack like .Net, I decided to delve into a book proper rather than relying on titbits of video tutorials to catch up on the latest trends. Mark's book proved to be worth every read. The organizational structure helped reinforce the basics and provides a good flow from topic to topic. Even more, he provides practical projects across mobile and web. It's a great reference to have for a ,Net developer.
January 28, 2021
This is a reference book to links that point to ms docs. What a waste of money+time. 0 explanations, he expects you to copy and paste all his code and your good to go?? Read Ms docs instead of wasting time on this scam
December 28, 2020
This book only scratches the surface, but I did enjoy how it points you to links to expand on topics.
What I disliked about this book is that it's NOT for beginners.
What I disliked about this book is that it's NOT for beginners.
June 6, 2021
Для новичков не подойдет.
В кучу перемешаны базовые и продвинутые знания.
Очень многие темы переданы сумбурно и очень кратко.
В кучу перемешаны базовые и продвинутые знания.
Очень многие темы переданы сумбурно и очень кратко.
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