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C# 12 and .NET 8 – Modern Cross-Platform Development Fundamentals
C# 12 and .NET 8 – Modern Cross-Platform Development Fundamentals

C# 12 and .NET 8 – Modern Cross-Platform Development Fundamentals: Start building websites and services with ASP.NET Core 8, Blazor, and EF Core 8 , Eighth Edition

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C# 12 and .NET 8 – Modern Cross-Platform Development Fundamentals

Speaking C#

This chapter is all about the basics of the C# programming language. Over the course of this chapter, you’ll learn how to write statements using the grammar of C#, as well as being introduced to some of the common vocabulary that you will use every day. In addition to this, by the end of the chapter, you’ll feel confident in knowing how to temporarily store and work with information in your computer’s memory.

This chapter covers the following topics:

  • Introducing the C# language
  • Discovering your C# compiler version
  • Understanding C# grammar and vocabulary
  • Working with variables
  • Exploring more about console apps
  • Understanding async and await

Introducing the C# language

This part of the book is about the C# language—the grammar and vocabulary that you will use every day to write the source code for your applications.

Programming languages have many similarities to human languages, except that in programming languages, you can make up your own words, just like Dr. Seuss!

In a book written by Dr. Seuss in 1950, If I Ran the Zoo, he states this:

“And then, just to show them, I’ll sail to Ka-Troo And Bring Back an It-Kutch, a Preep, and a Proo, A Nerkle, a Nerd, and a Seersucker, too!”

C# language versions and features

This part of the book covers the C# programming language and is written primarily for beginners, so it covers the fundamental topics that all developers need to know, including declaring variables, storing data, and how to define your own custom data types.

This book covers features of the C# language from version 1 up to the latest version, 12.

If you already have some familiarity with older versions of C# and are excited to find out about the new features in the most recent versions of C#, I have made it easier for you to jump around by listing language versions and their important new features below, along with the chapter number and topic title where you can learn about them.

You can read this information in the GitHub repository at the following link: https://github.com/markjprice/cs12dotnet8/blob/main/docs/ch02-features.md

Understanding C# standards

Over the years, Microsoft has submitted a few versions of C# to standards bodies, as shown in Table 2.1:

C# version

ECMA standard

ISO/IEC standard

1.0

ECMA-334:2003

ISO/IEC 23270:2003

2.0

ECMA-334:2006

ISO/IEC 23270:2006

5.0

ECMA-334:2017

ISO/IEC 23270:2018

6.0

ECMA-334:2022

ISO/IEC 23270:2022

Table 2.1: ECMA standards for C#

The ECMA standard for C# 7.3 is still a draft. So don’t even think about when C# versions 8 to 12 might be ECMA standards! Microsoft made C# open source in 2014. You can read the latest C# standard document at the following link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/specifications.

More practically useful than the ECMA standards are the public GitHub repositories for making the work on C# and related technologies as open as possible, as shown in Table 2.2:

Description

Link

C# language design

https://github.com/dotnet/csharplang

Compiler implementation

https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn

Standard to describe the language

https://github.com/dotnet/csharpstandard

Table 2.2: Public GitHub repositories for C#

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Key benefits

  • Explore the latest additions to C# 12, the .NET 8 class libraries, and Entity Framework Core 8
  • Create professional websites and services with ASP.NET Core 8 and Blazor
  • Build your confidence with step-by-step code examples and tips for best practices

Description

This latest edition of the bestselling Packt series will give you a solid foundation to start building projects using modern C# and .NET with confidence. You'll learn about object-oriented programming; writing, testing, and debugging functions; and implementing interfaces. You'll take on .NET APIs for managing and querying data, working with the fi lesystem, and serialization. As you progress, you'll explore examples of cross-platform projects you can build and deploy, such as websites and services using ASP.NET Core. This latest edition integrates .NET 8 enhancements into its examples: type aliasing and primary constructors for concise and expressive code. You'll handle errors robustly through the new built-in guard clauses and explore a simplified implementation of caching in ASP.NET Core 8. If that's not enough, you'll also see how native ahead-of-time (AOT) compiler publish lets web services reduce memory use and run faster. You'll work with the seamless new HTTP editor in Visual Studio 2022 to enhance the testing and debugging process. You'll even get introduced to Blazor Full Stack with its new unified hosting model for unparalleled web development flexibility.

Who is this book for?

This book is for beginners as well as intermediate-level C# and .NET programmers who have worked with C# in the past and want to catch up with the changes made in the last few years. Prior exposure to C# or .NET is not a prerequisite. A general understanding of programming will help you to work through the book more comfortably, though the content is suitable for those completely new to programming. If you already have some C# and .NET skills and want to focus on developing practical apps, you can pick up Mark’s other .NET book, Apps and Services with .NET 8, instead.

What you will learn

  • Discover C# 12's new features, including aliasing any type and primary constructors
  • Try out the native AOT publish capability for ASP.NET Core 8 Minimal APIs web services
  • Build rich web experiences using Blazor Full Stack, Razor Pages, and other ASP.NET Core features
  • Integrate and update databases in your apps using Entity Framework Core models
  • Query and manipulate data using LINQ
  • Build and consume powerful services using Web API and Minimal API

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Table of Contents

17 Chapters
Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET! Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Speaking C# Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Controlling Flow, Converting Types, and Handling Exceptions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Writing, Debugging, and Testing Functions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building Your Own Types with Object-Oriented Programming Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Implementing Interfaces and Inheriting Classes Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Packaging and Distributing .NET Types Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Working with Common .NET Types Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Working with Files, Streams, and Serialization Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Working with Data Using Entity Framework Core Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Querying and Manipulating Data Using LINQ Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Introducing Web Development Using ASP.NET Core Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building Websites Using ASP.NET Core Razor Pages Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building and Consuming Web Services Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Building User Interfaces Using Blazor Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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