The Microsoft .NET Framework

The Common Language Runtime (CLR)

Language Interoperability

Managed Code

.NET Core and Cross-Platform Development

Components in .NET

Creating Class Libraries

Referencing and using Class Libraries

Overview of NuGet Packages and the NuGet Gallery

The Role of Packages, Metapackages and Frameworks in .NET

How Packages and Metapackages are Used in .NET Core

The Visual Studio Package Manager to Manage Packages in Solutions

Installing and updating Packages from the NuGet Gallery

Creating and reusable NuGet Packages

Migrating from .NET Framework to .NET Core

The .NET Framework features for Working with Directories and Files

Using Streams for Performing File I/O

Role of Serialization in Persisting and Transporting Objects

Comparing serialization features in .NET Core and .NET Framework

Using XML and JSON Serialization in .NET Core Programs

Using a popular JSON serialization Packge

Using Delegate Objects to Implement Callbacks

Using the Random Class to Generate Random Test Data

Using Aggregations of Delegate Objects

Using Delegate Objects to Implement and Handle Event Notifications

Garbage Collection in .NET

Implementing the Finalize/Dispose Pattern

Using the Process and Thread Model for .NET Applications

Process and Thread Isolation

Using the Process Class to Manage Processes in .NET Core Applications

Working with Command-Line Arguments

Overview of the .NET Framework Task Parallel Library (TPL)

Using TPL to Implement Multithreading in .NET Applications

Overview of the Task-based asynchronous programming

Using the Monitor Class to Program Safe Concurrent Access to Shared Data

Using the ThreadPool Class to Obtain Threads from a Pool that is Managed by the System

The Foreground and Background Threads

Advantages and Disadvantages of ASP.NET Web Forms

Funcametals of the Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern

Outlining the Parts of an ASP.NET MVC Application

Advantages and Disadvantages of ASP.NET MVC

Overview of ASP.NET Core

Overview of Unit Testing in ASP.NET MVC Applications

Creating/Maintaining ASP.NET Core MVC project in Visual Studio 2019

Understanding how Views are Rendered

Understanding the Razor View Engine in ASP.NET Core MVC

Understanding How Dynamic Output Works

Using Query String to interact with ASP.NET Core MVC Application

The Role of Model in ASP.NET MVC

The Role of View in ASP.NET MVC

The Role of Controller in ASP.NET MVC

Use of Helper Methods for HTML in ASP.NET MVC

How Form Submission, Model Binding and Input Validation Work in ASP.NET MVC

Working with More Complex Models in MVC Programs

Overview of the Model Data persistence using ADO.NET, LINQ, and Entity Framework

Using XML/JSON serialization to persist Model Data

Overview of the Entitity Framework Core NuGet Packages

Persisting the Model Data using ADO.NET and Entity Framework Core

Responsibility of the View

Using ViewBag as a Dynamic Type for Passing Data from a Controller to a View

How Dynamic Objects Can be Used in ASP.NET Core MVC

Using HTML Helpers (String, Link-Building, and Form)

Using the validation and templated HTML helpers

Using Validation Attributes in the Model

Overview of the MVC Controller base class

Overview of Action features (Methods, Results, Filters)

Overview of How Controllers Input and Output types

Using Attributes to Control How Actions are Invoked

Asynchronous Controller Action Methods and their usage

Overview of the Use of Routing in ASP.NET Core MVC

Overview of the Properties of Routes in ASP.NET Core MVC

Overview of the Use of Parameters in Routing

Overview of how to Register Routes and the Importance of Order

Using Attribute Routing to Map Actions Directly to Route Templates