Learning ASP.NET

Course details

ASP.NET boasts frameworks you can leverage to build robust web applications. In this course, Janan Siam helps you get up and running with this mature framework from Microsoft. Janan explores the framework and IDE, as well as the tools you need to manage data, build RESTful services, and establish real-time web connections. Learn how to build web applications with ASP.NET MVC, create dynamic web content with ASP.NET Web Pages and Razor syntax, work with ASP.NET SignalR, and more.

Learning objectives
Capabilities of the ASP.NET platform
Running and debugging a web application
Creating a Web Forms application
Building dynamic pages with Razor syntax
Working with models and forms in ASP.NET MVC
Data access with Entity Framework
Building RESTful services using ASP.NET Web API
Real-time web functionality with SignalR

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Introducing the ASP.NET framework
02 - What you should know
03 - Sample application introduction
04 - Using the exercise files for this course

1. Get Started with ASP.NET Development

05 - Explore the ASP.NET platform
06 - Web application framework overview
07 - Visual Studio basics
08 - Run and debug a web application

2. Build Dynamic Websites with ASP.NET Web Forms

09 - Introduction to Web Forms
10 - Create a Web Forms application
11 - Explore server controls and events
12 - Understand state management
13 - Challenge - Add a support form
14 - Solution - Add a support form

3. Programming with ASP.NET Web Pages

15 - Introduction to Web Pages
16 - Build dynamic pages with Razor syntax
17 - Create a consistent UI with layouts
18 - Challenge - Enhance site footer
19 - Solution - Enhance site footer

4. Build Web Applications with ASP.NET MVC

20 - The Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern
21 - Sample web application setup
22 - Implement controllers and views
23 - Work with models and forms
24 - Challenge - Course reviews
25 - Solution - Course reviews

5. Work with Data

26 - Introduction to data access technologies
27 - Entity Framework design approaches
28 - Data access with Entity Framework
29 - Querying data with LINQ
30 - Challenge - Course details
31 - Solution - Course details

6. Create RESTful Services with Web API

32 - Get started with ASP.NET Web API
33 - Web API with Ajax
34 - Consume a web API from a client
35 - Challenge - Courses API
36 - Solution - Courses API

7. Real-Time Web Functionality with SignalR

37 - Introduction to ASP.NET SignalR

Conclusion

38 - Next steps