EF Core was released in June 2016 after more than 2 years of dedicated effort and following numerous alpha, beta, and even a few release candidate versions. It was originally named Entity Framework 7, but later its name was changed to Entity Framework Core. So what exactly is Entity Framework Core? The official Microsoft documentation (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/) describes Entity Framework Core as a lightweight and extensible version of Entity Framework. In other words, this is not simply an update from EF6; it's a brand new Entity Framework altogether. EF6 is still actively supported and will continue to have tweaks and fixes made to it, though for many reasons, all of the true innovation has gone into Entity Framework Core. Apart from new features that the team wanted to add to Entity Framework, there are also some critical and comprehensive themes for developing EF Core which align with ASP.NET Core and the underlying .NET Core. The idea...
.NET Core 2.0 By Example
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Overview of this book
With the rise in the number of tools and technologies available today, developers and architects are always exploring ways to create better and smarter solutions. Before, the differences between target platforms was a major roadblock, but that's not the case now. .NET Core 2.0 By Example will take you on an exciting journey to building better software.
This book provides fresh and relevant content to .NET Core 2.0 in a succinct format that’s enjoyable to read. It also delivers concepts, along with the implications, design decisions, and potential pitfalls you might face when targeting Linux and Windows systems, in a logical and simple way.
With the .NET framework at its center, the book comprises of five varied projects: a multiplayer Tic-tac-toe game; a real-time chat application, Let'sChat; a chatbot; a microservice-based buying-selling application; and a movie booking application. You will start each chapter with a high-level overview of the content, followed by the above example applications described in detail. By the end of each chapter, you will not only be proficient with the concepts, but you’ll also have created a tangible component in the application.
By the end of the book, you will have built five solid projects using all the tools and support provided by the .NET Core 2.0 framework.
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Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Title Page
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Free Chapter
Getting Started
Native Libraries in .NET Core
Building Our First .NET Core Game – Tic-Tac-Toe
Let's Chat Web Application
Developing the Let's Chat Web Application
Testing and Deploying – The Let's Chat Web Application
To the Cloud
Movie Booking Web App
Microservices with .NET Core
Functional Programming with F#
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Index
Customer Reviews