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any of the above) to get started. |
Before you begin |
The code for the finished version of the application you'll build is |
available on GitHub: |
https://www.github.com/nbarbettini/little-aspnetcore-todo |
Feel free to download it if you want to see the finished product, or |
compare as you write your own code. |
The book itself is updated frequently with bug fixes and new content. If |
you're reading a PDF, e-book, or print version, check the official website |
(littleasp.net/book) to see if there's an updated version available. The |
very last page of the book contains version information and a changelog. |
Reading in your own language |
Thanks to some fantastic multilingual contributors, the Little ASP.NET |
Core Book has been translated into other languages: |
Turkish: https://sahinyanlik.gitbooks.io/kisa-asp-net-core-kitabi/ |
Chinese: https://windsting.github.io/little-aspnetcore-book/book/ |
Who this book is for |
If you're new to programming, this book will introduce you to the |
patterns and concepts used to build modern web applications. You'll |
learn how to build a web app (and how the big pieces fit together) by |
5 |
Introduction |
building something from scratch! While this little book won't be able to |
cover absolutely everything you need to know about programming, it'll |
give you a starting point so you can learn more advanced topics. |
If you already code in a backend language like Node, Python, Ruby, Go, |
or Java, you'll notice a lot of familiar ideas like MVC, view templates, and |
dependency injection. The code will be in C#, but it won't look too |
different from what you already know. |
If you're an ASP.NET MVC developer, you'll feel right at home! ASP.NET |
Core adds some new tools and reuses (and simplifies) the things you |
already know. I'll point out some of the differences below. |
No matter what your previous experience with web programming, this |
book will teach you everything you need to create a simple and useful |
web application in ASP.NET Core. You'll learn how to build functionality |
using backend and frontend code, how to interact with a database, and |
how to deploy the app to the world. |
What is ASP.NET Core? |
ASP.NET Core is a web framework created by Microsoft for building web |
applications, APIs, and microservices. It uses common patterns like MVC |
(Model-View-Controller), dependency injection, and a request pipeline |
comprised of middleware. It's open-source under the Apache 2.0 license, |
which means the source code is freely available, and the community is |
encouraged to contribute bug fixes and new features. |
ASP.NET Core runs on top of Microsoft's .NET runtime, similar to the |
Java Virtual Machine (JVM) or the Ruby interpreter. You can write |
ASP.NET Core applications in a number of languages (C#, Visual Basic, |
F#). C# is the most popular choice, and it's what I'll use in this book. You |
can build and run ASP.NET Core applications on Windows, Mac, and |
Linux. |