Fully updated to ASP.NET 5.0,
ASP.NET Core in Action, Second Edition
is a hands-on primer to building cross-platform web applications with your C# and .NET skills. Even if you’ve never worked with ASP.NET you’ll start creating productive cross-platform web apps fast. And don’t worry about late-breaking changes to ASP.NET Core. With this Manning Early Access Program edition you’ll get updates right up until it ships to the printer, so you’re always working with the latest version of the technology.
about the technologyASP.NET Core is a highly flexible, high performance cross platform web framework that’s entirely free and open source. ASP.NET Core developers enjoy choice without compromise, benefiting from both a mature, well-supported stack and the freedom to develop and deploy from and onto any cloud or on-prem platform. Now in version 5.0, the latest version of ASP.NET Core includes powerful new additions for building server-side apps and background services.
about the book ASP.NET Core in Action, Second Edition
opens up the world of cross-platform web development with ASP.NET Core. You’ll start with a crash course in .NET Core, immediately cutting the cord between ASP.NET and Windows. Then, you’ll begin to build amazing web applications step by step, systematically adding essential features like logins, configuration, dependency injection, and custom components. Along the way, you’ll mix in important process steps like testing, multiplatform deployment, and security. Fully updated to version 5.0, this new edition fully covers new features such as server-side apps with Razor Pages, and the new ASP.NET Core hosting paradigm.
what’s inside
Covers ASP.NET Core 5.0
Dynamic page generation with the Razor templating engine
Server-side apps with Razor Pages
Authentication and authorization
Unit tests and integration tests for ASP.NET Core apps
Create a Web API for serving JSON to client-side applications
Developing ASP.NET Core apps for non-Windows servers
about the readerReaders need intermediate experience with C# or a similar language.
about the author
Andrew Lock
is a Microsoft MVP who has been working with ASP.NET Core since before the first release. He has a PhD in digital image processing, and has been developing professionally using .NET for the last 10 years.
