Architecting ASP.NET Core Applications

Architecting ASP.NET Core Applications aims to be a reference guide for building modern, reliable, and scalable web applications. This book guides you from foundational concepts to advanced techniques, ensuring a solid understanding of ASP.NET Core's architecture and capabilities.

This book provides a practical guide to mastering ASP.NET Core, from fundamental design principles like SOLID to advanced concepts such as modular architecture, SignalR for real-time communication, and deploying with Docker and Kubernetes. It explains when and how to apply these techniques, offering hands-on examples with repositories for solving real-world challenges. Readers will learn key topics like RESTful API design, Clean Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, Hexagonal Architecture, routing, middleware, CQRS, and modular monoliths. The book also covers Blazor for frontend development, Entity Framework Core for data access, automated testing, security, debugging, and performance tuning, ensuring well-rounded expertise in ASP.NET Core development.

By the end of this book, you will be equipped to design and implement sophisticated ASP.NET Core applications, confidently applying architectural principles, best practices, and advanced techniques to build high-quality web solutions.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
● Design scalable and maintainable applications using popular principles like SOLID, DRY, and KISS.
● Understand the architecture of systems and how to apply these principles in real life.
● Implement secure, high-performance APIs and advanced deployment techniques.
● Use Docker and Kubernetes for modern systems.
● Solve real-world business problems with practical coding examples.
● Build modular architectures with real-time communication using SignalR.

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
This book is for developers and aspiring architects with a basic understanding of C# and ASP.NET Core. Additionally, software design professionals will find this book to be a refresher on contemporary backend development practices.

1. Introduction to ASP.NET Core
2. Basics of ASP.NET Core
3. Architectures and Core Components
4. Designing RESTful APIs
5. Implementing Routing in ASP.NET Core
6. Middleware and Extensibility
7. Architectural Principles
8. GoF Design Patterns
9. CQRS in Architecture
10. Modular Monolith
11. SignalR in Real-time Web Applications
12. Automated Testing
13. Security in ASP.NET Core
14. Securing Web Applications Effectively
15. Error Handling
16. Containerization for Seamless Deployment
17. Building Responsive User Interfaces with Blazor
18. Advanced User Interfaces with Blazor
19. Debugging, Testing, and Performance Tuning

Dario Benevento is a senior software developer at a leading Swiss company in the machine tool sector, currently responsible for developing ASP.NET Core and the graphical interface with Blazor. With 40 years of software experience, including 30 professionally, he specializes in Microsoft technologies, software design, and system architecture. His curiosity, precision, and ability to adapt quickly to changes have elevated his professionalism to an excellent level.

For many years, he has participated in community events, and more recently, he has begun sharing his knowledge with others as a speaker at conferences on Blazor and .NET, thus sharing his passion and expertise. Writing this book represents another step in his journey of knowledge sharing.