Book Image

Apps and Services with .NET 7

By : Mark J. Price
Book Image

Apps and Services with .NET 7

By: Mark J. Price

Overview of this book

Apps and Services with .NET 7 is for .NET 6 and .NET 7 developers who want to kick their C# and .NET understanding up a gear by learning the practical skills and knowledge they need to build real-world applications and services. It covers specialized libraries that will help you monitor and improve performance, secure your data and applications, and internationalize your code and apps. With chapters that put a variety of technologies into practice, including Web API, OData, gRPC, GraphQL, SignalR, and Azure Functions, this book will give you a broader scope of knowledge than other books that often focus on only a handful of .NET technologies. It covers the latest developments, libraries, and technologies that will help keep you up to date. You’ll also leverage .NET MAUI to develop mobile apps for iOS and Android as well as desktop apps for Windows and macOS.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
22
Index

Practicing and exploring

Test your knowledge and understanding by answering some questions, getting some hands-on practice, and exploring this chapter’s topics with deeper research.

Exercise 11.1 – Test your knowledge

Answer the following questions:

  1. What transport protocol does a GraphQL service use?
  2. What media type does GraphQL use for its queries?
  3. How can you parameterize GraphQL queries?
  4. What are the benefits of using Strawberry Shake over a regular HTTP client for GraphQL queries?
  5. How might you insert a new product into the Northwind database?

Exercise 11.2 – Explore topics

Use the links on the following page to learn more details about the topics covered in this chapter:

https://github.com/markjprice/apps-services-net7/blob/main/book-links.md#chapter-11---combining-data-sources-using-graphql

Exercise 11.3 – Practice building .NET clients

In HomeController.cs, add an action method...