C# 6 and .NET Core 1.0 modern cross-platform development : create powerful cross-platform applications using C# 6, Net Core 1.0 ASP.NET Core 1.0 and Visual Studio 2015 / Mark J. Price.

Description based on online resource; title from cover (viewed April 11, 2016).

Includes index.

Annotation Create powerful cross-platform applications using C# 6, .NET Core 1.0, ASP.NET Core 1.0, and Visual Studio 2015About This Book Build modern, cross-platform applications with .NET Core 1.0 Get up-to-speed with C#, and up-to-date with all the latest features of C# 6 Start creating professional web applications with ASP.NET Core 1.0Who This Book Is ForAre you struggling to get started with C#? Or maybe you're interested in the potential of the new cross-platform features that .NET Core can offer? If so, C# 6 and .NET Core 1.0 is the book for you. While you don't need to know any of the latest features of C# or .NET to get started, it would be beneficial if you have some programming experience.What You Will Learn Build cross-platform applications using C# 6 and .NET Core 1.0 Explore ASP.NET Core 1.0 and learn how to create professional web applications Improve your application's performance using multitasking Use Entity Framework Core 1.0 and learn how to build Code-First databases Master object-oriented programming with C# to increase code reuse and efficiency Familiarize yourself with cross-device app development using the Universal Windows Platform and XAML Query and manipulate data using LINQ Protect your data by using encryption and hashingIn DetailWith the release of .NET Core 1.0, you can now create applications for Mac OS X and Linux, as well as Windows, using the development tools you know and love. C# 6 and .NET Core 1.0 has been divided into three high-impact sections to help start putting these new features to work.First, we'll run you through the basics of C#, as well as object-orient programming, before taking a quick tour through the latest features of C# 6 such as string interpolation for easier variable value output, exception filtering, and how to perform static class imports. We'll also cover both the full-feature, mature .NET Framework and the new, cross-platform .NET Core.After quickly taking you through C# and how .NET works, we'll dive into the internals of the .NET class libraries, covering topics such as performance, monitoring, debugging, internationalization, serialization, and encryption. We'll look at Entity Framework Core 1.0 and how to develop Code-First entity data models, as well as how to use LINQ to query and manipulate that data.The final section will demonstrate the major types of applications that you can build and deploy cross-device and cross-platform. In this section, we'll cover Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, web applications, and web services. Lastly, we'll help you build a complete application that can be hosted on all of today's most popular platforms, including Linux and Docker.By the end of the book, you'll be armed with all the knowledge you need to build modern, cross-platform applications using C# and .NET Core.Style and approachThis book takes a step-by-step approach and is filled with exciting projects and fascinating theory. It uses three high-impact sections to equip you with all the tools you'll need to build modern, cross-platform applications using C# and .NET Core.

Cover ; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET Core!; Setting up your development environment; Using alternative C# IDEs; Using Visual Studio 2015 on Windows 10; Installing Microsoft Visual Studio 2015; Choosing the default installation; Choosing the custom installation; Completing the installation; Signing in to Visual Studio; Choosing development settings; Updating extensions and products; Using older versions of Visual Studio; Understanding .NET Framework, .NET Core, and .NET Native

Understanding .NET Framework platformUnderstanding the Mono project; Understanding the .NET Core platform; Streamlining .NET; The future of .NET; Understanding the .NET Native compiler; Comparing .NET technologies; Writing and compiling code using the Developer Command Prompt; Writing code using Notepad; Compiling code using the Developer Command Prompt; Fixing compiler errors; Decompiling code using ILDASM; Disassembling compiled assemblies; Writing and compiling code using Microsoft Visual Studio 2015; Writing code using Visual Studio 2015; Compiling code using Visual Studio

Fixing mistakes with the error listExperimenting with C# Interactive; Other useful windows; Targeting the .NET Core; Understanding the .NET Portability Analyzer; Installing the .NET Portability Analyzer; Configuring the .NET Portability Analyzer; Analyzing a solution; .NET Portability and this book; Creating new projects for the .NET Core; Managing .NET Core development with Command Line Tools; Installing the .NET Command Line Tools; Creating a .NET Core application using Command Line Tools; Creating a .NET Core application using Visual Studio 2015; Managing source code with GitHub

Using the Team Explorer windowCloning a GitHub repository; Managing a GitHub repository; Practicing and exploring; Exercise 1.1 -- test your knowledge; Exercise 1.2 -- practice managing Visual Studio Windows; Exercise 1.3 -- practice coding anywhere; Exercise 1.4 -- explore topics; Summary; Chapter 2: Speaking C#; Understanding C# basics; The C# grammar; Statements; Blocks; The C# vocabulary; Writing the code; Verbs are methods; Nouns are types, fields, and variables; Counting types and methods; Declaring variables; Naming variables; Storing text; Storing numbers; Storing whole numbers

Storing real numbersStoring Booleans; The object type; The dynamic type; Local variables; Inferring the type of a local variable; Making a value type nullable; Storing multiple values in an array; Building console applications; Displaying output to the user; Getting input from the user; Importing a namespace; Simplifying the usage of the console in C# 6; Reading arguments and working with arrays; Operating on variables; Experimenting with unary operators; Experimenting with arithmetic operators; Comparison and Boolean operators; Practicing and exploring; Exercise 2.1 -- test your knowledge

Exercise 2.2 -- practice number sizes and ranges

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