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Learning ASP.NET Core MVC Programming

By : Mugilan T. S. Ragupathi, Anuraj Parameswaran
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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

Installing ASP.NET 5


When we install the Visual Studio Community 2015 edition, ASP.NET 5 will be installed by default. As the ASP.NET Core application runs on top of ASP.NET 5, we need to install ASP.NET 5. There are a couple of ways to install ASP.NET 5:

  • Get ASP.NET 5 from https://get.asp.net/

  • Another option is to install from the New Project template in Visual Studio

This option is a bit easier as you don't need to search and install.

The following are the detailed steps:

  1. Create a new project by selecting File | New | Project or using the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + N:

  2. Select ASP.NET Web Application and enter the project name and click on OK:

  3. The following window will appear to select a template. Select the Get ASP.NET 5 RC option as shown in the following screenshot:

  4. When you click on OK in the preceding screen, the following window will appear:

  5. When you click on the Run or Save button in the preceding dialog, you will get the following screen asking for ASP.NET 5 Setup. Select the checkbox...