The C# Workshop: Kickstart your career as a software developer with C#

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Build your understanding and confidence with this hands-on guide to programming with C# 10 and .NET 6 Key FeaturesGain a solid foundation in C# and focus on coding real-world applicationsLearn how to write clean, effective code and think like a C# developerBuild your experience and confidence with hands-on exercises and activitiesBook Description C# is a powerful, versatile language that can unlock a variety of career paths. But, as with any programming language, learning C# can be a challenging process. With a wide range of different resources available, it's difficult to know where to start. That's where The C# Workshop comes in. Written and reviewed by industry experts, it provides a fast-paced, supportive learning experience that will quickly get you writing C# code and building applications. Unlike other software development books that focus on dry, technical explanations of the underlying theory, this Workshop cuts through the noise and uses engaging examples to help you understand how each concept is applied in the real world. As you work through the book, you'll tackle realistic exercises that simulate the type of problems that software developers work on every day. These mini-projects include building a random-number guessing game, using the publisher-subscriber model to design a web file downloader, creating a to-do list using Razor Pages, generating images from the Fibonacci sequence using async/await tasks, and developing a temperature unit conversion app which you will then deploy to a production server. By the end of this book, you'll have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to advance your career and tackle your own ambitious projects with C#. What you will learnUnderstand the fundamentals of programming with C# 10 and .NET 6Build your familiarity with .NET CLI and Visual Studio CodeMaster the fundamentals of object-oriented programming (OOP)Understand and implement concurrency to write more efficient codeCreate a database and handle data using C#, SQL, and Entity FrameworkBuild web applications using the ASP.NET frameworkRun automated unit tests with NUnit to validate your codeUse principles including SOLID, KISS, ACID, DRY, and design patternsWho this book is for This book is for aspiring C# developers. It is recommended that you already have a basic understanding of core programming concepts before you start. Prior experience of another programming language would be beneficial, though it is not absolutely necessary. Table of ContentsHello C#Building Quality Object-Oriented CodeDelegates, Events, and LambdasData Structures and LINQConcurrency: Multithreading Parallel and Async CodeEntity Framework with SQL ServerCreating Modern Web Applications with ASP.NETCreating and Using Web API ClientsCreating API Services