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Learning ASP.NET Core MVC Programming

By : Mugilan T. S. Ragupathi, Anuraj Parameswaran
Book Image

Learning ASP.NET Core MVC Programming

By: Mugilan T. S. Ragupathi, Anuraj Parameswaran

Overview of this book

ASP.NET Core MVC helps you build robust web applications using the Model-View-Controller design. This guide will help you in building applications which can be deployed on non-windows platforms such as Linux. In today’s age, it is crucial that you possess the ability to separate the programming and business logic, and this is exactly what ASP.NET Core MVC application will help you achieve. This version comes with a number of improvements that enable fast, TDD-friendly development to create sophisticated applications. You would also learn the fundamentals of Entity framework and on how to use the same in ASP.NET Core web applications. The book presents the fundamentals and philosophies of ASP.NET Core. Starting with an overview of the MVC pattern, we quickly dive into the aspects that you need to know to get started with ASP.NET. You will learn about the core architecture of model, view, and control. Integrating your application with Bootstrap, validating user input, interacting with databases, and deploying your application are some of the things that you will be able to execute with this fast-paced guide. The end of the book will test your knowledge as you build a fully working sample application using the skills you’ve learned throughout the book.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Learning ASP.NET Core MVC Programming
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
10
Building HTTP-based Web Services Using ASP.NET Web API

Chapter 2. Setting Up the Environment

In any development project, it is vital to set up the right kind of development environment so that you can concentrate on the developing the solution rather than solving environment issues or configuration problems. With respect to .NET, Visual Studio is the defacto standard IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for building web applications in .NET.

In this chapter, you'll be learning about the following topics:

  • Purpose of IDE

  • Different offerings of Visual Studio

  • Installation of Visual Studio Community 2015

  • Creating your first ASP.NET MVC 5 project and project structure