Getting Started with C# .NET

Prerequisites#

• Getting Started with Git

Initial Setup#

1. Install Chocolatey to manage all software in Windows
2. Install Visual Studio Code using Chocolatey

Get Familiar with Visual Studio Code#

• Using .NET in Visual Studio Code
• Configure Code Analysis
• Working with C#
• Create a console app
• Debug an app
• Publish an app
• Create a library
• Unit test a library
• Install and use a package

Introduction to .NET#

• Introduction to .NET
• About ASP.NET Core

Learn More:

• .NET fundamentals documentation
• What is ASP.NET?
• ASP.NET Core documentation

Learn C##

• Write your first code using C#
  • Write your first C# code
  • Store and retrieve data using literal and variable values in C#
  • Perform basic string formatting in C#
  • Perform basic operations on numbers in C#
  • Guided project - Calculate and print student grades
  • Guided project - Calculate final GPA
• Create and run simple C# console applications
  • Install and configure Visual Studio Code
  • Call methods from the .NET Class Library using C#
  • Add decision logic to your code using if, else, and else if statements in C#
  • Store and iterate through sequences of data using Arrays and the foreach statement in C#
  • Create readable code with conventions, whitespace, and comments in C#
  • Guided project - Develop foreach and if-elseif-else structures to process array data in C#
  • Challenge project - Develop foreach and if-elseif-else structures to process array data in C#
• Add logic to C# console applications
  • Evaluate Boolean expressions to make decisions in C#
  • Control variable scope and logic using code blocks in C#
  • Branch the flow of code using the switch-case construct in C#
  • Iterate through a code block using for statement in C#
  • Add looping logic to your code using the do-while and while statements in C#
  • Guided project - Develop conditional branching and looping structures in C#
  • Challenge project - Develop branching and looping structures in C#
• Work with variable data in C# console applications
  • Choose the correct data type in your C# code
  • Convert data types using casting and conversion techniques in C#
  • Perform operations on arrays using helper methods in C#
  • Format alphanumeric data for presentation in C#
  • Modify the content of strings using built-in string data type methods in C#
  • Guided project - Work with variable data in C#
  • Challenge project - Work with variable data in C#
• Create methods in C# console applications
  • Write your first C# method
  • Create C# methods with parameters
  • Create C# methods that return values
  • Guided project - Plan a Petting Zoo Visit
  • Challenge project - Create a mini-game
• Debug C# console applications
  • Review the principles of code debugging and exception handling
  • Implement the Visual Studio Code debugging tools for C#
  • Implement exception handling in C# console applications
  • Create and throw exceptions in C# console applications
  • Guided project - Debug and handle exceptions in a C# console application using Visual Studio Code
  • Challenge project - Debug a C# console application using Visual Studio Code

Learn More:

• C# documentation
• C# programming guide
• C# Cheat Sheet

Object Oriented Programming (OOP)#

• Intro
• Object Oriented Programming in C#
• Reference Type & Value Type
• Class & Object
• Fields & Properties
• Access Modifiers
• Constructor & Methods
• Static Class & Constructor
• Abstract Class & Member
• Sealed Class
• Interface

OOPS Principles#

• Intro
• Abstraction
• Encapsulation
• Inheritance
• Polymorphism
• Method Overloading
• Operator Overloading
• Method Overriding
• Method Hiding
• Base keyword in Child Class Method

Extension Methods#

• Intro
• Extension Methods
• Custom Extension Methods

Learn More:

• C# documentation

Build .NET applications with C##

• Write your first C# code
• Introduction to .NET
• Create a new .NET project and work with dependencies
• Interactively debug .NET apps with the Visual Studio Code debugger
• Work with files and directories in a .NET app

Build web apps with ASP.NET Core for beginners#

• Get started with web development using Visual Studio Code
• Learn the basics of web accessibility
• Create a web UI with ASP.NET Core
• Create a web API with ASP.NET Core controllers
• Build a web app with Blazor
• Publish a web app to Azure with Visual Studio

Windows Services#

• Create Windows Services using .NET 7

Learn More:

• Worker services in .NET