Want to learn how to build ASP.NET Core 1.1 MVC Web Applications?

Prerequisites:
* C# (Intermediate level)
* HTML5/CSS3 (Basic knowledge)

This book is primarily aimed at developers who want to learn how to build ASP.NET Core 1.1 MVC Applications. You should be an intermediate level C# developer with some experience in HTML5 and CSS3. The book presupposes that you have a solid C# foundation since the language won't be explained in any detail.

You will learn ASP.NET Core 1.1 by building two MVC applications. The first application will be built using an empty template. The goal is to get you familiar with ASP.NET Core 1.1 by adding middleware and services one piece at a time, building a basic application. Then you will build a second MVC application using a template that already contains support for MVC, Entity Framework Core, and user authentication. This application is a video course website, where users can register to gain access to video courses.

If you are already familiar with MVC 5, the content in this book can get you started with ASP.NET Core 1.1 in a fast, no-fluff way.

It's important to mention that this book is practical and tactical, where you will learn as you progress through the modules and build real web applications in the process. To spare you countless pages of fluff (filler material), only valuable information, pertinent to the task at hand, is discussed. The benefit is a shorter and more condensed book, which will save you time and give you a more enjoyable experience.

The goal is to learn ASP.NET Core 1.1 by building two web applications, one from scratch and one from an existing template. This experience is something you can put in your CV when applying for a job or a consultant position, or when negotiating a higher salary.

Technologies, frameworks and languages you will use:
* ASP.NET Core 1.1 MVC (The framework that you will use)
* Services (To provide you own functionality as a reusable service)
* Middleware (To provide you own functionality to HTTP Request pipeline)
* Entity Framework (To crate and communicate with a database)
* View Component (To render data in the _Layout view with model data)
* Razor syntax (To include server-side code in views)
* Bootstrap (Used for styling and to create a responsive design)
* LINQ (To query the database)
* Dependency Injection (To inject objects into constructors)
* Tag Helper (to clean up the HTML and enable re-use)
* HTML Helper methods (to clean up your HTML and enable re-use)
* Bower/NuGet (To install necessary front-end/back-end libraries)

What you will implement:
* Implement a web application from an empty template.
* Implement a web application from an existing template.
* Create a "real world" code-first database using Entity Framework Core.
* Add and modify models, views and controllers to perform CRUD operations against the database.
* Use client-side and server-side validation.
* Secure the controllers, actions and view content with authorization and roles.
* Styling HTML with CSS and Bootstrap.
* Create a responsive website.
* Register users with the site.
* Manage users and their video courses.

I hope you love the book!
Sincerely,
Jonas Fagerberg

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About the Author:

Jonas started a company back in 1994 focusing on teaching Microsoft Office and the Microsoft operating systems. While still studying at the university of Skovde in 1995, he wrote his first book about Widows 95, as well as a number of course materials.

In the year 2000, after working as a Microsoft Office developer consultant for a couple of years, he wrote his second book about Visual Basic 6.0.

Between 2000 and 2004, he worked as a Microsoft instructor with two of the largest educational companies in Sweden teaching Visual Basic 6.0. When Visual Basic.NET and C# were released, he started teaching those languages, as well as the .NET Framework. He was also involved in teaching classes at all levels, from beginner to advanced developers.

From the year 2005, Jonas shifted his career towards consulting once again, working hands-on with the languages and framework he taught.

Jonas wrote his third book, C# Programming, aimed at beginner to intermediate developers in 2013, and in 2015 his fourth book C# for Beginners - The Tactical Guide was published. Shortly thereafter his fifth book, ASP.NET MVC 5 - Building a Website: The Tactical Guidebook, was published.

Jonas has also produced a 24h+ video course titled Building a ASP.NET MVC 5 Membership Website (www.udemy.com/building-a-mvc-5-membership-website), showing in great detail how to build a membership website.

And a course on how to secure sensitive data in web applications titled Store Secret Data in a .NET Core Web App with Azure Key Vault is also available on Udemy.

All the books and video courses, including C# for Beginners - The Tactical Guide, MVC 5 - How to Build a Membership Website (book and video), Store Secret Data in a .NET Core Web App with Azure Key Vault, and this book, have been specifically written with the student in mind.