Professional C# and .NET

GET THE LATEST COVERAGE OF THE NEWEST FEATURES IN C#9 AND .NET 5

In Professional C# and .NET: 2021 Edition, Microsoft MVP for Visual Studio and Development Technologies and veteran developer, Christian Nagel, delivers a comprehensive tour of the new features and capabilities of C#9 and .NET 5.

Experienced programmers making the transition to C# will benefit from the author’s in-depth explorations to create Web- and Windows applications using ASP.NET Core, Blazor, and WinUI using modern application patterns and new features offered by .NET including Microservices deployed to Docker images, GRPC, localization, asynchronous streaming, and much more.

The book also offers:

* Discussions of the extension of .NET to non-Microsoft platforms like OSX and Linux
* Explanations of the newest features in C#9, including support for record types, and enhanced support for tuples, pattern matching, and nullable reference types
* Integrating .NET applications with Microsoft Azure services such as Azure App
* Configuration, Azure Key Vault, Azure Functions, the Azure Active Directory, and others Downloadable code examples from wrox.com and github.com with online updates for C# 10 and .NET 6

Perfect for programmers with a background in C#, Visual Basic, Java, or C/C++, Professional C# and .NET: 2021 Edition will also earn a place in the libraries of software architects seeking an up-to-date and fulsome treatment of the latest C# and .NET releases.

CHRISTIAN NAGEL is a Microsoft MVP for Visual Studio and Development Technologies, software architect, and veteran developer who has been building solutions with .NET technologies since 2000. He has authored many acclaimed .NET books, and he also speaks at such international conferences as Ignite (formerly TechEd) and Tech Days. A supporter of .NET user groups, Christian is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Professional Developer for WinUI and .NET MAUI Apps, ASP.NET Core, and Microsoft Azure.

Introduction xxxix

PART I: THE C# LANGUAGE

Chapter 1: .Net Applications And Tools 3

Chapter 2: Core C# 24

Chapter 3: Classes, Records, Structs, And Tuples 59

Chapter 4: Object-Oriented Programming In C# 95

Chapter 5: Operators And Casts 119

Chapter 6: Arrays 153

Chapter 7: Delegates, Lambdas, And Events 177

Chapter 8: Collections 193

Chapter 9: Language Integrated Query 226

Chapter 10: Errors And Exceptions 263

Chapter 11: Tasks And Asynchronous Programming 288

Chapter 12: Reflection, Metadata, And Source Generators 307

Chapter 13: Managed And Unmanaged Memory 335

PART II: LIBRARIES

Chapter 14: Libraries, Assemblies, Packages, And Nuget 377

Chapter 15: Dependency Injection And Configuration 392

Chapter 16: Diagnostics And Metrics 419

Chapter 17: Parallel Programming 440

Chapter 18: Files And Streams 485

Chapter 19: Networking 52

Chapter 20: Security 558

Chapter 21: Entity Framework Core 582

Chapter 22: Localization 644

Chapter 23: Tests 668

PART III: WEB APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES

Chapter 24: Asp.Net Core 687

Chapter 25: Services 714

Chapter 26: Razor Pages And Mvc 752

Chapter 27: Blazor 779

Chapter 28: Signalr 801

PART IV: APPS

Chapter 29: Windows Apps 819

Chapter 30: Patterns With Xaml Apps 876

Chapter 31: Styling Windows Apps 899

Index 933