Ebook: ASP.NET Core in Action, Third Edition

Build professional-grade full-stack web applications using C# and ASP.NET Core.

ASP.NET Core in Action, 3rd edition by Microsoft MVP Andrew Lock, is a fully updated edition, ideal for intermediate C# developers, and teaches you how to use your C# and .NET skills to build amazing cross-platform web applications. This revised bestseller reveals the latest .NET patterns, including minimal APIs and minimal hosting. Even if you have never worked with ASP.NET, you will soon start creating productive cross-platform web apps.

Features include:

• Build minimal APIs for serving JSON to client-side applications
• Create dynamic, server-side rendered applications using Razor Pages
• User authentication and authorisation
• Store data using Entity Framework Core
• Unit and integration tests for ASP.NET Core applications
• Write custom middleware and components

About the technology

Developers love ASP.NET Core for its libraries and pre-built components that maximize productivity. This awesome web framework empowers you to build web applications using HTTP APIs, server-side rendered HTML, and long-running server processes - all by using the same familiar structure and components. Version 7.0 takes full advantage of new C# features, easy-to-build minimal APIs, and big performance upgrades.