Developer Bootcamp C# and ASP.NET Core

Introduction to Software Development 101

Definition and importance of software development

Basic Understanding of Software

Role of Software in Various Industries

Fundamental Concepts in Software Development

Programming Languages

Development Environments such as IDE and Editors

Basic Programming Constructs

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Basic Algorithms and Problem Solving

Testing and Debugging

Web Development Basics

Introduction to Mobile Development

Database Fundamentals

Security in Software Development

Basics of networking and protocols

Introduction to Infrastructure

DevOps: Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Code Reviews and Documentation Standards

Software Development 101 Questions

Introduction to this section of understanding C#

History of C# by Microsoft

Key Concepts of C# - OOP, Type-Safe, managed code, modern features and more

What is .NET MAUI?

The .Net Framework Architecture

Theory - Installing the .Net Tools and System Requirements

Practical - Installing the .Net SDK's

Practical - Installing Visual Studio Code

Practical - Install Extension needed for Visual Studio Code and C#

How to use Visual Studio Code

Questions regarding C# introduction

Introduction to C# using Strings

Introduction to C# Basics

C# Basics - Agenda for this String section

Introduction to Strings

Practical - Write your first “Hello World” program

Using a String variable – Example 2

Working with strings – Example 3

Trimming Strings – Example 4

Replace & Case methods in strings – Example 5

Search strings – Example 6

The String Challenge

String Challenge – The Solution and Code

C# Basics using Strings Questions

Introduction to Numbers Section

Introduction to Numbers, the agenda and what Numbers are in C#

Working with Integers – Example 1

Double Type – Example 2

Decimal Types – Example 3

The Numbers Challenge

The Number Challenge - The solution

C# basics using Numbers

Introduction to this Arrays Section

Agenda for Arrays using C#

Single-dimension Arrays– Example 1

Multidimensional Arrays – Example 2

Jagged arrays – Example 3

Implicitly typed arrays – Example 4

The Arrays Challenge

The Arrays Challenge - The Solution

C# Basics - Using Arrays Questions

Introduction to the Conditional Logic Section

What is Conditional Logic and Decision Statements in C#

Decision Statements – Sample 1

If and else statement – Sample 2

Switch statement – Sample 3

Using the Loop Statement – Sample 4

Do while loop – Sample 5

The "for loop" statement – Sample 6

Nested loops – Sample 7

The Challenge - Combine conditions and loops

Combine conditions and loops - The Solution

C# Basics - Conditional Logic Questions

Introduction to the list collection section

List Collection - Agenda

What is Generics and what is lists in C#?

Create list – Sample 1

Modify list contents – Sample 2

Search and sort lists – Sample 3

Lists of other types – Sample 4

The Challenge – Using List Collections

The Solution - Using List Collections

C# Basics using List Collection Questions

Introduction to the functional programming section

Functional Programming - Agenda

Pattern matching and Casting – Sample 1

Explicit Casting – Sample 2

Using as Operator – Sample 3

Null Checks – Sample 4

Using Key Value Pairs – Sample 5

Challenge – List Filtering with Key Value Pair

The Solution - List Filtering with Key Value Pair

C# Basics - Functional Programming Questions

Introduction to the exception handling section

What is exception handling in C# and .Net?

Using an exception – Sample 1

Catch Blocks – Sample 2

Finally Blocks – Sample 3

Create and Throw Exceptions – Sample 4

Overview of Exception handling, Serilog, log4net and NLog - Theory

Install and use Serilog - Practical write to console

Use Serilog to log errors to files

The Challenge – Exceptions and Serilog

The Solution - Exceptions and Serilog

C# Error and Exception Handling Questions

Introduction to the OOP Section and Agenda

Introduction to OOP

What is a Class in C# - Sample

What is a Class in C# - Solution

What is members of a class?

Members – Fields & Constructors - Sample

Members – Fields & Constructors - Solution

Members – Constants - Sample

Members – Constants - Solution

Members – Properties – Sample

Members – Properties – Solution

Members – Methods – Sample and Solution

Members – Events – Sample

Members – Events – Solution

Members – Finalizers - Sample and Solution

Members – Indexers - Sample and Solution

Members – Operators - Sample and Solution

Members – Nested Types - Sample and Solution

Theory on what is Accessibility?

Encapsulation - Sample and Solution

Inheritance - Sample and Solution

Abstraction - Sample and Solution

Polymorphism - Sample and Solution

The SOLID Principles

The Challenge – OOP Programming

The Solution – OOP Programming

OOP programming Questions

Introduction to the database theory section

What is Databases?

Types of Database - Relational Databases

Types of Databases - Relational Databases Design and SQL

Three more database types - noSQL, Key-Value Store and Column-Oriented Databases

What is MySQL and SQLite Relational Databases and how does it compare?

What is ORM (Object-Relational Mapping)?

Database Theory questions

Introduction to SQLite Section

Setup VSCode and install SQLite

Demo Projects and Steps using Visual Studio Code

Demo how to use scaffold EF Migration in Visual Studio Code with SQLite

Introduction to building a Web Application Section

ASP.NET Core Agenda

What is ASP.NET Core and its key features and concepts?

ASP.NET Core Project Structure and MVC

Setup Environment for ASP.NET Core in Visual Studio Code

Sample 1 - Quick ASP.NET Web App

Sample 2 – Add and List Products

ASP.NET Core Project break down and detail explanations

Sample 3 - Product Web App – with SQLite Database

Sample 3 - Product App – with SQLite Database - Continue

Sample 3 - Product App – with SQLite Database - Add Create Screen

Debug your ASP.NET Code by enabling debugging

Challenge – Create an Online Shopping Web Application

The Solution – Online Shopping Web Application

ASP.NET Core Web Application Questions

Introduction to the version control section

What is Version Control and Git and Version Control Platforms to use?

Git Version Control Capabilities

Key concepts of Git

Agenda for the Demo using Github

How to create a GitHub account and create your first Repository

Install Git locally on your PC and enable it on Visual Studio Code

How to create branches on GitHub and pull to local and push back to GiHub

How to perform a pull request on GitHub

How to pull code from Visual Studio Code using the UI

How to clone a Repo from GitHub using Visual Studio Code

Git Flow Branching Model Best Practices

Version Control and using GIT Questions

Introduction to Security using Authentication and Authorization Section

Security using Authentication & Authorization in ASP.NET Core Web Application

Solution for Authentication and Authorization using ASP.NET Core Web Application

Security using Authentication and Authorization Questions

Introduction to Unit testing and TDD Section

Unit testing frameworks, mocking and TDD

Example of Using xUnit using Visual Studio Code

Unit Testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD) Questions

Introduction to the API's Section

What is API's, types of API's, key components and design principles

API's in ASP.NET Core and Create an ASP.NET Core Web API Project

Solution - ASP.NET Core Web API Project

API Questions

Introduction to Hosting ASP.NET Core Web Applications Section

Theory of Hosting ASP.NET Web Applications and various options of hosting

Example - Deploy a ASP.NET Core Web App to Azure App Services

Hosting ASP.NET Core Web Applications Questions

Introduction to LINQ

Theory about LINQ using C# Examples

Demo on creating a ASP.NET Core API application using LINQ queries

Final Words