.NET Training : ASP.NET Core MVC <br> Rev. 1.0

ASP.NET Core MVC
Rev. 1.0

.NET Training Overview

This course provides a practical hands-on introduction to developing Web applications using ASP.NET Core MVC 6 and C#. This Web development framework from Microsoft emphasizes separation of concerns in the architecture and testability of applications. This course covers development on Microsoft�s new .NET Core platform.

A major restructuring of the .NET platform, .NET Core is cross-platform, open source, and modular designed for creating modern web applications and services, libraries and console applications. It is available on Windows, Mac and Linux. .NET now is a family of frameworks, including both the classical .NET available on Windows and the new .NET Core package-based frameworks that are cross-platform.

This course covers the fundamentals of the Model-View-Controller design pattern and its implementation in ASP.NET Core MVC. This technology is compared with classical ASP.NET Web Forms. Visual Studio 2015 with .NET Core 1.0 is used as a productive platform for creating ASP.NET Core MVC applications. After presenting the fundamentals of the technology with several examples, the main components of Model, Controller and View are covered in detail. The discussion of the Model incorporates Microsoft technologies for persisting data, including XML Serialization and ADO.NET with SQL Server 2014. The routing mechanism of ASP.NET MVC is covered. The course includes an introduction to ASP.NET Web API.

Numerous programming examples and exercises are provided. The student will receive a comprehensive set of notes and all the programming examples.

.NET Training Learning Objectives

Gain a thorough understanding of the philosophy and architecture of Web applications using ASP.NET Core MVC

Gain a practical understanding of.NET Core

Acquire a working knowledge of Web application development using ASP.NET Core MVC 6 and Visual Studio 2015

Persist data with XML Serialization and ADO.NET with SQL Server 2014

Create HTTP services using ASP.NET Core Web API

.NET Training Prerequisites

The student should have a good working knowledge of C# and the .NET Framework. Basic knowledge of HTML and some prior exposure to .NET Core would also be helpful.

.NET Training Course duration

2 days

.NET Training Course outline

1. Introduction to ASP.NET Core MVC

Review of ASP.NET Web Forms
Advantages and Disadvantages of Web Forms
Model-View-Controller Pattern
ASP.NET Core MVC
.NET Core
Advantages and Disadvantages of ASP.NET MVC
Unit Testing

2. Getting Started with ASP.NET Core MVC

ASP.NET Core MVC Testbed
Using Visual Studio
Using Packages
Configuring for ASP.NET Core MVC
Rendering Views
Razor View Engine
Dynamic Output

3. ASP.NET MVC Architecture

The Controller in ASP.NET MVC
The View in ASP.NET MVC
The Model in ASP.NET MVC
Helper Methods for HTML
Form Submission
Model Binding
Input Validation

4. The Model

More Complex Models in MVC Programs
Microsoft Technologies for Model Persistence
Using XML Serialization
NuGet Package Manager
Using ADO.NET

5. The Controller

Controller Base Class
Actions
Retrieving Data from a Request
Action Results
Action Attributes
Serving Static Files
Filters

6. The View

View Responsibility
Using ViewBag
Using Dynamic Objects
Html Helpers
Validation Attributes

7. Routing

Routing in ASP.NET Core MVC
Properties of Routes
Parameters in Routing
Registering Routes
Attribute Routing

8. ASP.NET Core Web API

ASP.NET Core Web API
Representational State Transfer
REST and Web API
HTTP Services Using Web API
HTTP Testing Tools
Using Postman
HTTP Response Codes
ASP.NET Web API Clients

Appendix A. Learning Resources

System Requirements

Required software is Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 and VS 2015 Tooling Preview 2, which includes .NET Core 1.0.1. The free Visual Studio Community 2015 may be used. Visual Studio 2015 includes LocalDB, a lightweight version of SQL Server 2014 Express, which is used for one example in the course. The operating system should be Windows 7sp1 or more recent. The free Postman tool is used. It can be downloaded from the Web. See the course Setup Guide for details.

A good minimal hardware profile for this course would have a 1.8 GHz or equivalent CPU, 2 GB of RAM, and at least 10 GB of free disk space for tools installation and courseware.