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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 - Fourth Edition

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 - Fourth Edition

Mark J. Price

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In 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.
  • 1. Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET!
  • 2. Speaking C#
  • 3. Controlling Flow and Converting Types
  • 4. Writing, Debugging, and Testing Functions
  • 5. Building Your Own Types with Object-Oriented Programming
  • 6. Implementing Interfaces and Inheriting Classes
  • 7. Understanding and Packaging .NET Types
  • 8. Working with Common .NET Types
  • 9. Working with Files, Streams, and Serialization
  • 10. Protecting Your Data and Applications
  • 11. Working with Databases Using Entity Framework Core
  • 12. Querying and Manipulating Data Using LINQ
  • 13. Improving Performance and Scalability Using Multitasking
  • 14. Practical Applications of C# and .NET
  • 15. Building Websites Using ASP.NET Core Razor Pages
  • 16. Building Websites Using the Model-View-Controller Pattern
  • 17. Building Websites Using a Content Management System
  • 18. Building and Consuming Web Services
  • 19. Building Intelligent Apps Using Machine Learning
  • 20. Building Windows Desktop Apps
  • 21. Building Cross-Platform Mobile Apps Using Xamarin.Forms
  • 22. Appendix (Bonus Chapter)
  • Title: 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 - Fourth Edition
  • Author: Mark J. Price
  • Original title: 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 - Fourth Edition
  • ISBN: 9781788471572, 9781788471572
  • Date of issue: 2019-10-31
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_2b0l
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing