ASP.NET Core 8 Training Overview
This in-depth ASP.NET Core 8 training course teaches developers how to build modern, high-performance web applications using Microsoft's .NET 8 framework. Attendees learn how to create dynamic web interfaces with MVC and Razor Pages and build interactive real-time web apps with Blazor.
Location and Pricing
Accelebrate offers instructor-led enterprise training for groups of 3 or more online or at your site. Most Accelebrate classes can be flexibly scheduled for your group, including delivery in half-day segments across a week or set of weeks. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private corporate training on-site or online, please contact us.
In addition, some courses are available as live, instructor-led training from one of our partners.
Objectives
- Understand the goals and benefits of ASP.NET Core 8.0
- Learn to make good decisions about application architecture and data access technology
- Use ASP.NET’s routing system to achieve a REST-style architecture
- Learn how to build a compelling and maintainable HTML user interface using the Razor view engine and client-side JavaScript
- Gain experience building a service that makes data available via a modern web API
- Understand the advantages of the new Minimal API Framework
- Learn best practices for employing unit testing, logging, and error handling
- Understand different authentication choices for securing a web API
- Get an introduction to Blazor, Razor Pages, and gRPC
- Understand the different cross-platform deployment options available including via Docker containers
Prerequisites
- Experience with the C# programming language and object-oriented programming concepts
- Some knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript concepts
Outline
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Introduction
- Evolution of .NET and .NET Core
- .NET SDKs and Runtimes
- IDE Choices
.NET 8.0 SDK
- Installation
- Version Management
- Command-Line Interface (CLI)
Modern C# and What's New in C# 12.0
- Multi-paradigm C#
- Features from Functional Programming
- Evolution of Nullability in .NET
- Immutability
- Designing for Concurrency
- Deferred Execution
ASP.NET Core Application Architecture
- NuGet Packages
- Application Startup
- Hosting Environments
- Middleware and the Request Pipeline
- Services and Dependency Injection
Application Configuration
- Configuration Providers and Sources
- Configuration API
- Options Pattern
- HTTPS and HTTP/2
Request Routing
- RESTful Services
- Endpoint Routing
- Route Templates
- Route Constraints
- Route Template Precedence
- Attribute-Based Routing
Models
- Persistence Ignorance
- Dependency Inversion
- Asynchronous Data Access
- Object-Relational Mapping
- Entity Framework Core
- Dapper ORM
Controllers
- Responsibilities
- Requirements and Conventions
- Dependencies
- Action Results
- ApiController Attribute
Views
- Responsibilities
- Conventions
- Razor Syntax
- Layouts
- ViewData and ViewBag
- Strongly-Typed Views
- Partial Views
- HTML and URL Helpers
- Tag Helpers
- View Components
- Client-Side Dependencies
- Razor Pages
- View Models
HTML Forms
- Tag Helpers
- Form Submissions
- Model Binding
Input Validation
- Introduction
- Data Annotations
- Model Binding
- Input Tag Helpers
- Validation Tag Helpers
Application State
- Client-Side vs. Server-Side
- HttpContext.Items
- Session State
- TempData
Web APIs
- API Controllers
- Minimal APIs
- OpenAPI / Swagger
- Testing APIs
- Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)
Error Handling
- Best Practices
- HTTP Error Status Codes
- Developer Exception Page
Logging
- Configuration
- ILogger
- Serilog and Seq
Testing
- Unit Testing
- xUnit
- Testing Controllers
- Integration Testing
Security
- Authentication
- ASP.NET Identity
- Bearer Tokens
- Authorization
- Web API Authentication
- OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect
- Secrets Management
Remote Procedure Calls (gRPC)
- Introduction
- Protobuf
- Server
- Client
- Limitations
Blazor
- Razor Components
- Blazor Server vs.WebAssembly
- Render Modes in .NET 8
Deployment
- dotnet publish
- Kestrel
- IIS
- Docker
Conclusion
Training Materials
All ASP.NET Core training students receive comprehensive courseware.
Software Requirements
- .NET 8.0 SDK
- Visual Studio 2022 (17.8 or later), VS Code, or Rider
- Lab file bundle provided with the course
