.NET in Action, Second Edition

Based on the bestselling .NET Core in Action, the new;.NET in Action, Second Edition has been completely rewritten and updated by original author Dustin Metzgar; an industry veteran who helped develop both the original .NET Framework and .NET Core. .NET in Action, Second Edition presents the big picture of .NET application development, introducing core concepts like: Designing applications to take full advantage of .NET 8 Integrating the latest C# and .NET features Building web services and applications with ASP.NET Core Working with data in files and remote services, and databases via Entity Framework Core Verifying code with unit and integration tests Make applications ready for internationalization Benchmarking and analyzing application performance .NET in Action, Second Edition offers a clear-headed introduction to implementing full-featured, cross-platform professional applications on the Microsoft .NET platform. It compiles the must-know skills of .NET into a format that's clear and easy to follow. In each chapter, you'll build new applications, pick up essential .NET skills, and test your knowledge against handy exercises.