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C# 7 and .NET: Designing Modern Cross-platform Applications

By : Mark J. Price, Ovais Mehboob Ahmed Khan
Book Image

C# 7 and .NET: Designing Modern Cross-platform Applications

By: Mark J. Price, Ovais Mehboob Ahmed Khan

Overview of this book

C# is a widely used programming language, thanks to its easy learning curve, versatility, and support for modern paradigms. The language is used to create desktop apps, background services, web apps, and mobile apps. .NET Core is open source and compatible with Mac OS and Linux. There is no limit to what you can achieve with C# and .NET Core. This Learning Path begins with the basics of C# and object-oriented programming (OOP) and explores features of C#, such as tuples, pattern matching, and out variables. You will understand.NET Standard 2.0 class libraries and ASP.NET Core 2.0, and create professional websites, services, and applications. You will become familiar with mobile app development using Xamarin.Forms and learn to develop high-performing applications by writing optimized code with various profiling techniques. By the end of C# 7 and .NET: Designing Modern Cross-platform Applications, you will have all the knowledge required to build modern, cross-platform apps using C# and .NET. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: • C# 7.1 and .NET Core 2.0 - Modern Cross-Platform Development - Third Edition by Mark J. Price • C# 7 and .NET Core 2.0 High Performance by Ovais Mehboob Ahmed Khan
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
16
Designing Guidelines for .NET Core Application Performance
Index

Creating a modern Windows app


We will start by creating a simple Windows app, with some common controls and modern features of Fluent Design like acrylic material.

To be able to create apps for UWP, you must enable developer mode in Windows 10.

Enabling developer mode

Go to Start | Settings | Update & Security | For developers, and then click on Developer mode, as shown in the following screenshot:

Accept the warning about how it "could expose your device and personal data to security risk or harm your device," and then close the Settings app. You might need to restart your PC.

Creating a UWP project

In Visual Studio 2017, open the Part3 solution, and choose File | Add | New Project....

In the Add New Project dialog, in the Installed list, select Visual C# | Windows Universal. In the center list, select Blank App (Universal Windows), type the name as FluentUwpApp, and then click on OK.

In the New Universal Windows Platform Project dialog, choose the latest version of Windows 10 for Target Version...