.NET Fundamentals: Concepts, APIs, and Libraries in the .NET Framework

2h 26mIntermediate2023-03-23

Authors

Walt Ritscher

Programmer, UI Designer, Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning

Course details

.NET is the fundamental programming platform for the Microsoft developer ecosystem. Each release of .NET includes hundreds of standard code libraries and APIs. This course looks at the entire realm of .NET APIs. Join instructor Walt Ritscher as he examines the big picture, which means exploring the libraries in breadth, not in depth. Walt takes you through the data libraries, from LINQ to Entity Framework. Other sections examine threading and async, and topics on the file system and network protocols.

Join Walt in this course as guides you through the fundamental concepts of .NET, and learn about the interesting and useful libraries you can use to enhance your applications.

Skills covered

.NETSoftware Development ToolsMicrosoftSoftware DevelopmentDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Understanding Microsoft .NET
02 - Getting the most from this course

1. .NET Framework and SDK

03 - Terminology - Framework and library
04 - Terminology - SDK and API
05 - What is .NET
06 - A brief history of .NET Framework
07 - The Common Language Runtime (CLR)
08 - Installing .NET
09 - The big list of libraries
10 - Install additional libraries with NuGet
11 - The blurred line between .NET and C#

2. Essential Types and Concepts

12 - The Common Type System (CTS)
13 - Namespaces and assemblies
14 - Interfaces
15 - Generics
16 - Delegates and Lambda expressions
17 - Reflection and attributes
18 - Nullable value types
19 - Arrays and collections
20 - Events and event handlers
21 - Handling exceptions in .NET
22 - Strings and Chars
23 - C# records and .NET
24 - Auto memory management with garbage collection
25 - Command line and the SDK
26 - Publishing applications

Conclusion

27 - What s new in .NET and .NET Core
28 - Next steps