To get the most out of this book

You can develop and deploy C# and .NET apps using VS Code and the command-line tools on most operating systems, including Windows, macOS, and many varieties of Linux. An operating system that supports VS Code and an internet connection are all you need to follow along with this book.

If you prefer alternatives, then the choice is yours whether to use Visual Studio or a third-party tool such as JetBrains Rider.

Download the example code files

You can download solutions for the step-by-step guided tasks and exercises from the GitHub repository at the following link: https://github.com/markjprice/cs14net10.

If you don’t know how to download or clone a GitHub repository, then I provide instructions at the end of Chapter 1, Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET!.

We also have other code bundles from our rich catalog of books and videos available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing. Check them out!

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and X/Twitter handles. For example: “The Controllers, Models, and Views folders contain ASP.NET Core classes and the .cshtml files for execution on the server.”

A block of code is set as follows:

// storing items at index positions
names[0] = "Kate";
names[1] = "Jack";
names[2] = "Rebecca";
names[3] = "Tom";

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

// storing items at index positions
names[0] = "Kate";
names[1] = "Jack";
names[2] = "Rebecca";
names[3] = "Tom";

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

dotnet new console

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see on the screen. For instance, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. For example, “Clicking on the Next button moves you to the next screen.”